Amy Schumer Dances Around the Kurt Metzger Situation With Charlie Rose

In an appearance on Charlie Rose Thursday, Amy Schemer paddled around the whole Kurt Metzger situation like someone assiduously avoiding a strange warm spot in a public swimming pool.
Another Bill Cosby Lawyer, Monique Pressley, Drops Out
One of Bill Cosby’s lawyers has once again dropped out of representing him in his sexual assault case. After months spent defending Cosby in the public, Monique Pressley is no longer part of his legal team, according to court documents.
Nate Parker Speaks on Rape Accuser's Suicide: 'I Am Filled With Profound Sorrow'
Nate Parker, the director of the forthcoming film The Birth of A Nation posted a statement to Facebook about the 2012 death of the woman who accused him of rape in a 1999 trial that is now coming to light ahead of the film’s release.
How Hollywood Is Dealing With Nate Parker's 1999 Sexual Assault Charge
The overwhelming support for the forthcoming film The Birth of A Nation has made Nate Parker a Hollywood rarity: a black filmmaker who’s earned major acclaim before his movie even hits theaters. While anyone who dares to make a movie about Nat Turner’s slave rebellion wants people to talk, the conversations around…
What The Hell Do We Say About Juanita Broaddrick?
BuzzFeed’s Katie J.M. Baker just published an excellent, nuanced and confounding profile of Juanita Broaddrick, the 73-year-old Arkansas woman who has said for years that Bill Clinton raped her. Baker outlines both Broaddrick’s deep and clearly very genuine desire to be believed, as well as the rabid political frenzy…
Federal Government Is Investigating BYU for Mishandling Title IX Complaints
Earlier this week, Brigham Young University announced that the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights is investigating the university for how it handles sexual assault complaints.
NME Issues Apology For Confusing 'Rate' for 'Rape' in Lyrics of Giggs' 'The Process'
British music magazine the NME has issued an apology to London rapper Giggs for mistaking the lyric “man rates her” as “man rapes her” on a recent track called “The Process.” Yikes.
Two More Women Allege That Bill Cosby Sexually Assaulted Them
Two additional women reportedly accused Bill Cosby of sexual assaulting them in the ’80s, according to court documents, which brings the total number of reported accusers to 60, per The Washington Post.
Elite Prep School St. George's Will Settle with 30 Former Students Who Allege Sexual Abuse
St. George’s School, an elite boarding school in Rhode Island, announced Wednesday that it would compensate the 30 of the former students who allege that they were sexually abused as students. In a statement, the school announced that it would provide an “undisclosed sum” to a group representing the victims. The…
Judge in Brock Turner Case Under Fire Over Sentencing of a Domestic Abuse Defendant the Same Day
The controversy over Judge Aaron Persky’s sentencing of Stanford rapist Brock Turner continues, with The Guardian reporting that another wealthy defendant received a light sentence in his courtroom on the same day. Ming Hsuan Chiang, who beat his fiancée until she was bruised and bloody, was offered a 72-day plea deal…
Bill Cosby Has Dropped His Breach-of-Contract Lawsuit Against Andrea Constand
Bill Cosby, accused serial rapist who may or may not be “completely blind,” has dropped the breach-of-contract suit against Andrea Constand, one of the many women who has publicly accused him of assault.
A Father Allegedly Drugged a Student For His Son to Assault at Campus Orientation
Students met last week at Illinois State University for a two day orientation to get familiar with the campus before classes begin in August, some accompanied by their parents. One woman is accusing a man named Shawn Childs Sr. of giving her drugs that made her vulnerable to an attack by his son, 19-year-old Shawn…
A Rape Victim Was Thrown In Jail for a Month After Breaking Down On the Stand
In December of 2015, a woman named only as Jenny was a star witness in the case against serial rapist Keith Hendricks, who was eventually given two life sentences for his crimes. Jenny is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and when she took the stand, the trauma of being questioned caused a mental breakdown. She ran…
Survivors of Sexual Abuse in India Are Using Snapchat Filters to Disguise Their Identity
Yusuf Omar, mobile editor of the Hindustan Times, gave survivors of sexual assault in Mysore, India, the option of a Snapchat filter to obscure their features. It was technologically savvy attempt to give them a sense of safety while they told their stories.
German Parliament Creates 'No Means No' Legislation
In response to 467 reports of sexual assault that allegedly took place in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, Germany has addressed some of the major flaws in their definition of rape.
