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Johnny Depp, Alleged Abuser, Gets 7-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes: 'I Don't Feel Boycotted'

I guess when you're an actor, director, model, and artiste, people forget you're also an alleged abuser.

Audra Heinrichs

PublishedMay 17, 2023

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Entertainment

Adèle Haenel Quits Acting, Writes Scathing Letter on French Film Industry Protecting Rapists

“It bothers them that the victims make too much noise," wrote the Portrait of a Lady on Fire actress. "They…

Kylie Cheung

PublishedMay 10, 2023

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The César Awards Bans Sex Criminals From Ceremony, But Not From Winning

The Oscars of France will no longer allow convicted and alleged sex perverts to attend the awards ceremony. However,…

Kady Ruth Ashcraft

PublishedJanuary 3, 2023

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Why Is Will Smith the Only Man Still Apologizing?

Smith, ever the peacemaker, says he understands if fans aren’t ready to see his new film Emancipation after he…

Rodlyn-mae Banting

PublishedNovember 28, 2022

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Why We’re Still Dressing Up as the Playboy Bunny

It is the sexy, storied Halloween costume that will never die.

Emily Leibert

PublishedOctober 28, 2022

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In Depth

Pregnancy Is Uncomfortably Perfect Fodder for Horror Movies

We don't talk enough about how scary and gross pregnancy is, one expert on the genre tells Jezebel. Horror films are…

Kylie Cheung

PublishedOctober 18, 2022

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I Can't Stop Thinking About This Viral Thread About Johnny Depp

The same day Netflix announced a new deal with Depp, a Twitter thread laying bare his many sordid exploits went…

Audra Heinrichs

PublishedJuly 8, 2022

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Academy Bans Will Smith for 10 Years, Solving All of World's Problems

The King Richard star cannot win an Oscar for the next decade, so everyone can rest easy now.

Laura Bassett

PublishedApril 8, 2022

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<em>'Secrets of Playboy'</em> Is Proof Playboy Shouldn't Exist Anymore

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'Secrets of Playboy' Is Proof Playboy Shouldn't Exist Anymore

The A&E docuseries parses through Hugh Hefner's messy legacy.

Audra Heinrichs

PublishedMarch 18, 2022

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5/26/21

Vanessa Redgrave Has Recused Herself From the Kevin Spacey Conversation

Vanessa Redgrave is indisputably the best part of the lion’s share of movies in which she’s appeared, but one movie…

Emily Alford

PublishedMay 26, 2021

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Kate Winslet Finally Says She Regrets Working With Woody Allen

Kate Winslet has (finally) expressed regrets over starring in films directed by alleged sexual abuser Woody Allen…

Justice Namaste

PublishedSeptember 10, 2020

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8/25/20

Roman Polanski Denied Request to be Reinstated as a Member of the Academy

On Tuesday, a judge denied the request of convicted child rapist Roman Polanski to be reinstated to the Academy of…

Justice Namaste

PublishedAugust 25, 2020

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2/29/20

Women Walk Out After Convicted Child Rapist Roman Polanski Wins Another Award

I’m furious to report that again, just as Jezebel’s own Emily Alford wrote back in September of 2019, Roman…

Garrett Schlichte

PublishedFebruary 29, 2020

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2/13/20

Entire Board of French Film Awards Resigns After Giving Roman Polanski Film 12 Nominations

On Thursday, the board that is responsible for overseeing the César Awards (the French equivalent to the Oscars) anno…

Justice Namaste

PublishedFebruary 13, 2020

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11/11/19

French Actor Valentine Monnier Accuses Roman Polanski of 'Violent Rape'

Convicted child rapist Roman Polanski has been accused of “violently raping” another woman, totaling at least six…

Maria Sherman

PublishedNovember 11, 2019

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9/7/19

Roman Polanski, Convicted Child Rapist, Has Been Given Yet Another Award

Roman Polanski, who pled guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor in 1978 and has yet to serve a single…

Emily Alford

PublishedSeptember 7, 2019

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8/29/19

Sure, Roman Polanski's 'Controversial' Image is Because of His Filmmaking, Not His Rape of a Child

Incredibly, Roman Polanski is still talking.

Kelly Faircloth

PublishedAugust 29, 2019

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10/29/18

Sigourney Weaver Says She Would Work With Roman Polanski Again

The Hollywood Reporter did a lengthy interview with Sigourney Weaver that focused heavily on the entertainment…

Frida Garza

PublishedOctober 29, 2018

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Entertainment

Anniversary Edition of Rosemary's Baby Conveniently Ignores That Roman Polanski Directed It

Rosemary’s Baby is a very good movie, and Roman Polanski is a very bad man, but we can’t collectively erase the fact…

Hazel Cills

PublishedOctober 24, 2018

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9/29/18

Guess Which Celebrated Director and Convicted Child Rapist Is Making a Movie About a Wrongly-Accused Male Victim

I hesitate to call this a “comeback” because Roman Polanski, like Woody Allen, never really went away. In Polanski’s…

Whitney Kimball

PublishedSeptember 29, 2018

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