We Need To Talk About Anthony Anderson Hosting The Emmys

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Television Academy sparked backlash online when Anthony Anderson was announced as the host of this year’s Emmy Awards, which aired on Monday. I can’t emphasize enough how many capable people there are to host the Emmys who are not Anthony Anderson https://t.co/3DTQM8l7db — Heben Nigatu January 16, 2024 It’s pretty wild that Anthony Anderson is making sexualized jokes about various actors in his #Emmys2024 opener when he has had multiple sexual assault allegations against him pic.twitter.com/Y0ch4q8fj0 — Raven Brunner January 16, 2024 anthony anderson has multiple sexual assault allegations against him stop fucking booking him why that just ruined my night — َ January 16, 2024 In 2004, the first woman alleged that she was “lured” into a trailer on the set of “Hustle and Flow” where Anderson and assistant director Wayne Witherspoon “began removing her clothes” and “sexually assaulted her,” according to the complaint published by The Smoking Gun. The report goes on to state that a witness heard the woman’s screams and unlocked the trailer door, after which she “ran from the trailer naked.” Anderson was charged with aggravated rape, but a Memphis judge dismissed the charges against Anderson and Witherspoon. After Monday’s ceremony, he told TMZ, “Of course, I want to host the Oscars.” On this week’s “I Know That’s Right,” I discuss my concern for how much we’re disregarding sexual assault the further away from the Me Too Movement we get: