Fatima Sana Shaikh on not sharing her #MeToo story: Don’t want to expose that side of my life
6 years ago

Fatima Sana Shaikh on not sharing her #MeToo story: Don’t want to expose that side of my life

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Fatima Sana Shaikh said that because of the #MeToo movement, the perpetrators were scared of being shamed in public. Fatima Sana Shaikh, who was most recently seen in Thugs of Hindostan, spoke about not sharing her #MeToo story, and how sexual assault has been normalised to the extent that women tend to just accept it. Just like I won’t judge those who want to share their horror stories, I expect not to be judged for not sharing mine,” the actress told Pune Mirror. Fatima made her Bollywood debut alongside Sanya Malhotra in the sports drama Dangal, also starred Aamir Khan.

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Jilly Cooper recounts ‘terrifying’ attempted rape by a fellow author
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Jilly Cooper recounts ‘terrifying’ attempted rape by a fellow author

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking to interviewer Celia Walden, Cooper, 87, noted that “it is seriously awful for women – …

MeToo movement: A disturbing reality has been lurking behind women's stories. It's time to tell the whole truth.
1 year, 4 months ago

MeToo movement: A disturbing reality has been lurking behind women's stories. It's time to tell the whole truth.

Slate  

A few weeks after #MeToo exploded on the internet, an old friend and I did what so many women did during that time: We got on the phone and finally began to acknowledge what had happened to us. In an interview with Dazed, Amber Rose said, “I cannot even count how many times a famous guy touched me inappropriately.” On …

#MeToo movement, it turns out, was just a fleeting moment
1 year, 7 months ago

#MeToo movement, it turns out, was just a fleeting moment

Al Jazeera  

The #MeToo movement was, it would appear, nothing but a fleeting moment. Indeed, some six years after thousands of women started using the viral hashtag to publicise their experiences of sexual harassment and three years after powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was jailed for rape and sexual assault, sex-based violence is still endemic not just in Hollywood, but also in …

Alicia Vikander: ‘It makes me sad to say, but women are very harsh against one another’
2 years, 1 month ago

Alicia Vikander: ‘It makes me sad to say, but women are very harsh against one another’

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That’s probably why it sounds wrong.” open image in gallery The …

Column: Haunted by untold stories, five years after #MeToo
2 years, 4 months ago

Column: Haunted by untold stories, five years after #MeToo

LA Times  

“Says she was raped by producer.” Sometimes, when I least expect it, these words will float across my consciousness and saturate a few hours of my day with anxiety and guilt. It was the height of #MeToo, and like many media platforms the Los Angeles Times was deluged by women reaching out to report sexual harassment and assault by high-profile …

Where the #MeToo movement stands, 5 years after Weinstein allegations came to light
2 years, 4 months ago

Where the #MeToo movement stands, 5 years after Weinstein allegations came to light

NPR  

Where the #MeToo movement stands, 5 years after Weinstein allegations came to light Enlarge this image toggle caption Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images It was five years ago this month that the very first article by journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey broke the story of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's decades of sexual misconduct. Sexual …

The Parts of #MeToo That Still Endure
2 years, 5 months ago

The Parts of #MeToo That Still Endure

Slate  

Despite the catch-all name, I suspect we all have different definitions. Surveys of employees and human resources professionals conducted after #MeToo found that companies were taking new steps to prevent misconduct, workers were demanding more transparency around sexual harassment policies, and boards of directors were taking an interest in the issue for the first time. While much has been made …

Five years of Harvey Weinstein expose: How #MeToo reshaped media coverage on sexual abuse
2 years, 5 months ago

Five years of Harvey Weinstein expose: How #MeToo reshaped media coverage on sexual abuse

Firstpost  

According to a study conducted by the Women’s Media Center feminist organisation, the media coverage of #MeToo and sexual assault jumped 52 per cent in 2018 after the initial ‘The New York Times’ and ‘New Yorker’ stories dropped New York The Harvey Weinstein exposes and the #MeToo campaign that followed triggered an avalanche of allegations against powerful figures — and …

Explained: How the #MeToo movement helped women around the world
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: How the #MeToo movement helped women around the world

Firstpost  

The #MeToo movement, which started in the United States in October 2017, gave millions of women around the world a powerful rallying cry to denounce sexual violence Paris: The birth of #MeToo in the United States in October 2017 gave millions of women around the world a powerful rallying cry to denounce sexual violence. AFP spoke to five women here: …

A MeToo reckoning can’t come too soon in the NHS... says JENNI MURRAY
2 years, 8 months ago

A MeToo reckoning can’t come too soon in the NHS... says JENNI MURRAY

Daily Mail  

Why am I not surprised by the launch of an online campaign by two female doctors hailed as healthcare’s own #MeToo moment. Under the banner ‘Surviving In Scrubs’, GP Dr Becky Cox and emergency medicine trainee Dr Chelcie Jewitt are encouraging other female healthcare staff to share their stories of harassment and abuse. Jenni Murray is surprised by the launch …

Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: What have we learnt from #MeToo?
2 years, 9 months ago

Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: What have we learnt from #MeToo?

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As if rape reporting rates aren’t …

With the release of Beyond #MeToo by Dr Tanushree Ghosh, a rational storm begins
3 years, 2 months ago

With the release of Beyond #MeToo by Dr Tanushree Ghosh, a rational storm begins

Deccan Chronicle  

Dr. Tanushree Ghosh, a Cornell graduate with a Ph. As the Visakha fight showed in the case Bhanwari Devi – decades prior to MeToo – a women’s lack of safety in her workplace affects her socio-economic parity, and the equality metrics of the entire society. Apart from global comparisons, in depth historical and contemporary analyses, and facts and stats, the …

China's #MeToo victims face abuse, payback for going public
3 years, 3 months ago

China's #MeToo victims face abuse, payback for going public

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the most high-profile case, former Chinese tennis star …

It’s not just Peng. China is cracking down on MeToo movement
3 years, 3 months ago

It’s not just Peng. China is cracking down on MeToo movement

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Huang Xueqin, who publicly supported a woman when she accused a professor of sexual assault, was arrested in September. “They’re publicly excluding us from the legitimacy, from the legitimate public space,” said Lu Pin, an activist who now lives in the U.S. but is still active on women’s rights issues in China. “This society’s middle ground is …

Will academia ever have its #MeToo moment?
3 years, 4 months ago

Will academia ever have its #MeToo moment?

Al Jazeera  

Recent reporting from Al Jazeera has revealed that prominent male academics at elite universities in the United Kingdom have sexually harassed multiple students and staff, and that this has continued unabated for decades, across different institutions and even continents. Subsequently, we published a study of women’s experiences of trying to report sexual harassment from staff, finding that the process was …

Never Have I Ever’s Poorna Jagannathan: ‘I love the ferocity of the MeToo movement in India’
3 years, 7 months ago

Never Have I Ever’s Poorna Jagannathan: ‘I love the ferocity of the MeToo movement in India’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s so hard to imagine yourself as the centre of the story,” the star of …

Hollywood since the #MeToo Movement
3 years, 8 months ago

Hollywood since the #MeToo Movement

The Hindu  

With the news currently boiling over with stories of sexual assault, rape, and abuse by people in power across industries, be it entertainment, religious institutions, or politics, safe spaces in media consumption are of prime importance in order for individual and collective healing to be possible. From shows like I May Destroy You to The Morning Show, here are some …

Sri Lanka’s belated #MeToo movement starts from its newsrooms
3 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka’s belated #MeToo movement starts from its newsrooms

Al Jazeera  

Government orders probe into sexual harassment in media after a string of allegations from female newsroom staff. Sri Lanka’s government has ordered an investigation into sexual harassment in the media after a string of #MeToo allegations from female newsroom staff. Journalist Sahla Ilham said she was sexually abused by a “famous editor” at a now-defunct paper who had pressured her …

When Sushmita Sen Recounted Her #MeToo Incident of Being Touched Inappropriately by a 15-year-old
3 years, 11 months ago

When Sushmita Sen Recounted Her #MeToo Incident of Being Touched Inappropriately by a 15-year-old

News 18  

Back in 2018, the global #MeToo movement against sexual abuse and harassment perpetrated on women by men gained momentum in India. Bollywood actress and philanthropist Sushmita Sen, who is known for voicing her opinions eloquently on public platforms, also shared such an incident. In 2018, when the actress was asked to speak on the issue of women’s safety in an …

When We Refer to #MeToo as a Movement, We Become Complicit in Diminishing Its Efficacy: Ghazala Wahab
4 years ago

When We Refer to #MeToo as a Movement, We Become Complicit in Diminishing Its Efficacy: Ghazala Wahab

News 18  

One question that I have been repeatedly asked over the last two years is, ‘what is the future of the #MeToo movement.’ To different people I have tried to give a different answer. While ‘Me Too’ has been an enabler that encourages women to not let their oppressors hide behind the smokescreen of complicit silence, the hashtag has ensured a …

Re-establishing the relevance of #MeToo
4 years, 1 month ago

Re-establishing the relevance of #MeToo

Deccan Chronicle  

Despite garnering enough buzz in the country, the #MeToo movement, regardless of ground-breaking revelations against powerful men, failed to cause tangible legal results for the sexually abused. However, journalist and author Priya Ramani’s recent victory in the MJ Akbar v/s Priya Ramani defamation case seems to have led to a paradigm shift in India’s legal justice system. In his verdict, …

For millions of Indian women, this landmark MeToo ruling is an emotional moment of validation
4 years, 1 month ago

For millions of Indian women, this landmark MeToo ruling is an emotional moment of validation

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Journalist Priya …

'Woman Can't Be Punished For Raising Voice Against Sex Abuse' : Priya Ramani's Acquittal A Victory For 'MeToo' Movement
4 years, 1 month ago

'Woman Can't Be Punished For Raising Voice Against Sex Abuse' : Priya Ramani's Acquittal A Victory For 'MeToo' Movement

Live Law  

The verdict on journalist Priya Ramani's acquittal in former Union Minister MJ Akbar's defamation case against her, delivered by ACMM Ravindra Pandey of Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi, may well be a long due shot in the arm for rights of sexual harassment survivors in the country. Be it the initial uncertainty, the difficulties faced from within and around oneself, …

Full text: Priya Ramani acquitted in MJ Akbar defamation case; FP report cited in verdict
4 years, 1 month ago

Full text: Priya Ramani acquitted in MJ Akbar defamation case; FP report cited in verdict

Firstpost  

The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on Wednesday acquitted journalist Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation complaint filed against her by former Union minister MJ Akbar for making sexual misconduct allegation against him. The court, in its order, also made some important observations on sexual harassment, its effect on the survivors and the social stigma attached to it. Here are …

#Metoo: I Was the Victim Who Had to Stand up in Court As Accused, Says Elated Priya Ramani
4 years, 1 month ago

#Metoo: I Was the Victim Who Had to Stand up in Court As Accused, Says Elated Priya Ramani

News 18  

Journalist Priya Ramani, who was acquitted on Wednesday by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation case lodged by MJ Akbar, said she felt vindicated on behalf of all the women who have ever spoken out against sexual harassment at work place. Reacting to the judgment by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey, who dismissed the complaint filed by …

Priya Ramani acquitted in MJ Akbar defamation case: 'Happy and proud', 'watershed moment'; journalists hail Delhi court's verdict
4 years, 1 month ago

Priya Ramani acquitted in MJ Akbar defamation case: 'Happy and proud', 'watershed moment'; journalists hail Delhi court's verdict

Firstpost  

Ramani had made allegation of sexual misconduct against Akbar in the wake of the #MeToo movement in 2018. Akbar had filed the complaint against Ramani on 15 October, 2018, for allegedly defaming him by accusing him of sexual misconduct decades ago The acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation case filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar by …

'We won this': Twitter hails Priya Ramani's acquittal in MJ Akbar's #MeToo defamation case
4 years, 1 month ago

'We won this': Twitter hails Priya Ramani's acquittal in MJ Akbar's #MeToo defamation case

India Today  

Dismissing Rajya Sabha MP MJ Akbar's criminal defamation suit against journalist Priya Ramani, a Delhi court on Wednesday ruled that the right to dignity takes precedence over the right to reputation. Journalist Ismat Ara quoted Priya Ramani as saying, "This is a big moment for the #MeToo movement." Sexual harassment has got the attention it deserves.’ What an important victory …

Indian Woman Sued For Defamation Over #MeToo Complaint Against Her Boss Is Acquitted
4 years, 1 month ago

Indian Woman Sued For Defamation Over #MeToo Complaint Against Her Boss Is Acquitted

NPR  

Indian Woman Sued For Defamation Over #MeToo Complaint Against Her Boss Is Acquitted Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP A court in New Delhi delivered a verdict Wednesday in one of India's most high-profile #MeToo cases. In 2018, when journalist Priya Ramani accused her former editor of sexually harassing her in a hotel room two decades earlier, it triggered …

MeToo: Priya Ramani Had No Right to Accuse Me of Sexual Harassment as She Had No Proof, Akbar Tells Court
4 years, 2 months ago

MeToo: Priya Ramani Had No Right to Accuse Me of Sexual Harassment as She Had No Proof, Akbar Tells Court

News 18  

Former Union minister M J Akbar told a Delhi court on Thursday that journalist Priya Ramani had no right to accuse him of sexual misconduct that allegedly took place decades ago as she could not prove it. Akbar made the submission before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar through senior advocate Geeta Luthra during the final hearing in a criminal …

#MeToo: Women speaking up against MJ Akbar required celebration, Priya Ramani tells court
4 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo: Women speaking up against MJ Akbar required celebration, Priya Ramani tells court

India Today  

The journalist, facing trial in a defamation case filed by the former union minister for allegedly defaming him by accusing him of sexual misconduct 20 years back, asserted that speaking up on the #MeToo platform was not a crime and that these are “acts of extreme courage that require celebration”. Women who spoke about the sexual misconduct of former union …

Survey: In Hollywood, few believe harassers will be punished
4 years, 5 months ago

Survey: In Hollywood, few believe harassers will be punished

Associated Press  

Disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein may well spend the rest of his life in prison. “Things have improved, but not nearly enough,” Hill said in an interview ahead of the survey’s Tuesday release. And they DO believe there will be retaliation — whether you’re a victim or a bystander, there’s a belief you will be retaliated against if you complain.” In …

Importance Of The #MeToo Movement Can't Be Contested: Senior Advocate Rebecca John Argues In MJ Akbar's Defamation Case Against Priya Ramani
4 years, 6 months ago

Importance Of The #MeToo Movement Can't Be Contested: Senior Advocate Rebecca John Argues In MJ Akbar's Defamation Case Against Priya Ramani

Live Law  

While making her final arguments on behalf of journalist Priya Ramani who's facing a criminal defamation case for sharing her experience with MJ Akbar, Senior Advocate Rebecca M John categorically stated that the Ramani's statements were made in the context of the #MeToo movement and the importance of this movement can't be contested. To argue that raising a voice against …

#MeToo in the age of coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

#MeToo in the age of coronavirus

Live Mint  

Even before the lockdown started on 25 March, AJ’s colleagues at her PR firm had begun to work from home. “I really could catch a break.” In January, she had approached the office internal complaints committee and shown the lewd messages she had received from her boss. “Most of his messages were on texts, which meant he could have continued …

Leena Manimekalai on India's #MeToo movement, fighting defamation case: 'Absolute truth is my absolute defence'
5 years ago

Leena Manimekalai on India's #MeToo movement, fighting defamation case: 'Absolute truth is my absolute defence'

Firstpost  

Poet and filmmaker Leena Manimekalai, who has just finished the tenth hearing of the case filed against her on 7 March by Tamil film director Susi Ganesan, says the MeToo movement in India is an example of how the society consistently continues to fail the women. Poet and filmmaker Leena Manimekalai, who has just concluded the tenth hearing of the …

Sexual harassment at work remains 'alarmingly high' after #MeToo, warns union organisation
5 years, 1 month ago

Sexual harassment at work remains 'alarmingly high' after #MeToo, warns union organisation

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cases of sexual harassment remain “alarmingly high” despite societal progressions, a new …

Radhika Santhanam reviews She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey
5 years, 1 month ago

Radhika Santhanam reviews She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey

The Hindu  

In She Said, an unputdownable, thrilling account of TheNew York Times ’ investigation into the sexual allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey are less interested in Weinstein the predator and more eager to draw attention to how the system enables perpetrators. Tale of cover-ups But first, getting women to speak even off the record …

14% Rise In Sex Crime Reporting After MeToo Movement: Study
5 years, 3 months ago

14% Rise In Sex Crime Reporting After MeToo Movement: Study

ABP News  

New York: The MeToo movement that took the world by storm has led to a 14 per cent rise in reporting of sexual crimes during its first three months across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. The MeToo movement started on October 15, 2017 after sexual misconduct allegations against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein became public following a …

14% rise in sex crime reporting after MeToo movement: Study
5 years, 3 months ago

14% rise in sex crime reporting after MeToo movement: Study

India TV News  

The MeToo movement that took the world by storm has led to a 14 per cent rise in reporting of sexual crimes during its first three months across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. The MeToo movement started on October 15, 2017 after sexual misconduct allegations against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein became public following a tweet by …

Where Does the #MeToo Movement Stand Post the Utsav-Mahima Spat?
5 years, 3 months ago

Where Does the #MeToo Movement Stand Post the Utsav-Mahima Spat?

The Quint  

Almost a year after the #MeToo movement struck India, a rash of accused perpetrators have started making their sometimes-sly, sometimes-loud comebacks. YouTuber Utsav Chakraborty, who was called out by a number of women for sexual misconduct and sexual harassment in the wake of the #MeToo movement in October 2018, took to Twitter last month to come out ‘clean’. After his …

How investigative journalism sparked off the #MeToo movement
5 years, 4 months ago

How investigative journalism sparked off the #MeToo movement

Live Mint  

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s book She Said: Breaking The Sexual Harassment Story That Ignited A Movement has over 30 pages of footnotes. “We need a pattern.” They turned up at the houses of Weinstein’s victims at dinner time, drove across the UK to trace other victims, spent two weeks meeting a Deep Throat-style whistle-blower within Miramax, painstakingly fact-checked all …

A year of talking about #MeToo: What has changed in the internal lives of women since the movement's second wave?
5 years, 5 months ago

A year of talking about #MeToo: What has changed in the internal lives of women since the movement's second wave?

Firstpost  

What if we understand #MeToo not through where the outed men are, but through how it has affected women’s internal lives — our time, our work, our relationships? It has been one year since a second wave of women’s #MeToo narratives took over social media in India, and two years since the “List” of sexual harassers in academia was first …

Anonymity is a necessary tool for India’s #MeToo movement
5 years, 5 months ago

Anonymity is a necessary tool for India’s #MeToo movement

Al Jazeera  

On September 30, the High Court of Delhi ordered the Scene and Herd Instagram account, which posted anonymous testimonials about sexual harassment and gender-based violence in India’s art industry, to be shut down. As one person explained to me: “Even the most powerful believe they are in positions of precarity, daring not to speak out against abusers lest they burn …

Opinion | If not closure, #MeToo movement has given women freedom from fear
5 years, 6 months ago

Opinion | If not closure, #MeToo movement has given women freedom from fear

Live Mint  

For a long time, India has been a patriarchal society and crimes against women have been underreported. In India, the #MeToo movement really took off about a year ago when Tanushree Dutta and Vinta Nanda alleged sexual harassment by well-known film personalities. One of the concerns about the #MeToo movement is that often there is no evidence, and that an …

'Its Unfortunate That Women Who Faced Sexual Harassment Have To Defend Criminal Proceedings For Telling The Truth': Priya Ramani Tells Court
5 years, 6 months ago

'Its Unfortunate That Women Who Faced Sexual Harassment Have To Defend Criminal Proceedings For Telling The Truth': Priya Ramani Tells Court

Live Law  

Priya Ranani gave her statement under section 313 of Criminal Procedure Code, before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal, at the Rouse Avenue Court. Ms Ramani also stated that her article in Vogue Magazine was not intended to harm the reputation of Mr Akbar but only to bring about the stories of multiple women who have faced sexual harassment …

The MeToo evolution
5 years, 8 months ago

The MeToo evolution

BBC  

The MeToo evolution Piero Zagami and Michela Nicchiotti How a worldwide movement has changed – and is still changing – the workplace as we know it. Entering the zeitgeist in late 2017 when the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke, the movement has snowballed far beyond Hollywood to multiple industries, including the restaurant world and sport. As time has passed, it’s sparked …

Never Heard of #MeToo Allegations Against MJ Akbar: Witnesses
5 years, 8 months ago

Never Heard of #MeToo Allegations Against MJ Akbar: Witnesses

The Quint  

The court has posted the matter for further proceedings on 2 August. Akbar, who had resigned as a minister on 17 October 2018 following the allegations leveled during the campaign, had told the court that, "Ramani's tweets used language that was deeply offensive, maligning, in bad faith, and a web of fabrication spun out of the lies." Akbar filed a …

#MeToo in India: Speaking up against non-sexual harassment should be the next logical step for the movement
5 years, 8 months ago

#MeToo in India: Speaking up against non-sexual harassment should be the next logical step for the movement

Firstpost  

Are women in India dropping off the workforce because of bullying and bias? My mother, one of India’s first women cops, often tells me, “You are lucky. “Men are judged on potential, women are judged purely on performance,” she says, but “in conversations and meetings, men are often given credit for ideas women had offered. “Some women join the boy’s …

Ten commandments of Bollywood's #MeToo: What I learnt, and what you need to unlearn
5 years, 9 months ago

Ten commandments of Bollywood's #MeToo: What I learnt, and what you need to unlearn

India TV News  

How do you prove you have been sexually harassed? A Bollywood actor and former Miss India kickstarted a firestorm when she slapped veteran actor Nana Patekar with charges of sexual harassment. Alok Nath stopped shooting for a project he had undertaken, the crew members of 'Houseful 3' disassociated themselves from Nana Patekar, Vikas Bahl was robbed of direction credits for …

Fatima Sana Shaikh on sexual harassment: ‘I’m dealing with it, don’t want to be judged for not sharing’
6 years ago

Fatima Sana Shaikh on sexual harassment: ‘I’m dealing with it, don’t want to be judged for not sharing’

Hindustan Times  

Thugs of Hindostan actor Fatima Sana Shaikh has said that sexual assault has been normalised to such an extent that women accept abuse as normal. Asked if she had ever faced sexual harassment, Fatima told Mumbai Mirror in an interview, “I don’t want to expose that side of my life… I’m dealing with it, speaking to people I’m close to. …

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