Background In July 2016,
Fox News television host
Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit against the station's chairman
Roger Ailes, which led to his removal and encouraged journalists to pursue rumors about Weinstein's conduct and political commentator
Bill O'Reilly. Similar revelations and
a lawsuit led to O'Reilly being fired in April 2017. Both Ailes (who died in May 2017) and O'Reilly denied any wrongdoing. • Animators
John Lasseter,
John Kricfalusi,
Chris Savino,
Kyle A. Carrozza (actions caught by police), Bolhem Bouchiba (convicted of rape), and
Justin Roiland; • Actors such as
Russell Brand,
Bill Cosby,
Ben Affleck,
Casey Affleck,
Kevin Spacey,
Jeffrey Tambor,
James Franco,
Cuba Gooding Jr.,
Louis C.K.,
Danny Masterson (convicted of rape),
Chris Noth,
Gérard Depardieu,
Ron Jeremy,
T.J. Miller,
Warren Beatty,
Bill Murray, and
Dustin Hoffman; • R&B singer
R. Kelly (convicted of
sex trafficking); • Writer/author
Neil Gaiman; • Professional wrestling promoter
Vince McMahon; • YouTubers
Andrew Callaghan and
Andy Signore; • Voice actors
Vic Mignogna and
Chris Niosi; • Countertenor
David Daniels; • Conductor/pianist
James Levine; • Filmmakers such as
Francis Ford Coppola,
Bryan Singer,
Brett Ratner,
Max Landis,
Paul Schrader,
James Toback, and
Rob Cohen. has been
accused of sexual assault by multiple people and was arrested by federal agents in September 2024. In the journalism industry, allegations led to the firing of editors, publishers, executives, and hosts, including high-profile television figures such as
Charlie Rose,
Mark Halperin, and
Matt Lauer. Two supporters of the #MeToo movement were also accused.
CBS chairman and CEO
Leslie Moonves was one of Hollywood's most prominent supporters of the movement and a founding member of the "Commission on Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace", formed in late 2017 to "tackle the broad culture of abuse and power disparity". On July 27, 2018, six women, including actress
Illeana Douglas, accused him of sexually harassing them. On August 19, 2018, an article published in
The New York Times detailed allegations that
Asia Argento sexually assaulted
Jimmy Bennett, a then-17-year-old actor and musician, in a California hotel in 2013, and arranged to pay $380,000 to her accuser. Bennett was under California's
age of consent, which is 18 years of age, and says he was given alcohol under the age of 21. Argento was a leading Weinstein accuser and prominent #MeToo movement leader. The Weinstein effect was felt outside the United States, especially but not solely in the
English-speaking world. In the United Kingdom,
allegations of sexual misconduct against many British politicians became a public scandal involving dozens of women accusers across decades and political parties. It led to the resignations of Defence Secretary
Michael Fallon,
Cabinet Secretary Damian Green, and Welsh minister
Carl Sargeant (who died by suicide four days after his dismissal). In January 2018, reports of sexual harassment at the high-society
Presidents Club charity dinner caused another scandal. In Canada, accusations against
Just for Laughs comedy festival founder
Gilbert Rozon led to his resignation, and 15 people accused Quebec radio host
Éric Salvail of sexual misconduct. Broadcaster and former baseball player
Gregg Zaun was fired. ==Analysis==