Faces of the #MeToo movement
Soon after against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein surfaced in October 2017, a hashtag that started on Twitter exploded into a symbol of sexual harassment and assault both in and outside of the workplace. #MeToo, coined in fact by activist Tarana Burke 10 years prior, was the phrase that actress (and men) to reveal just how prevalent of an issue this is.
As a result, hundreds of thousands of people on social media came out to show solidarity with #MeToo, including many celebrities. Within 24 hours on Facebook, 4.7 million people around the world had engaged in the #MeToo conversation. This momentum has carried the movement to countries like the U.K. and South Korea, and has provided a path to more . French speakers use #balancetonporc, Spanish speakers use #YoTambien and Arab countries use the hashtags 賵兀賳丕_賰賲丕賳# and 鈥徺堌з嗀丕賷囟丕#.
With this in mind, 麻豆原创 found 50 high-profile celebrities who have come forward or made an impact on the #MeToo movement. Though they're just a few in a sea of voices, these individuals all played a role in further publicizing the #MeToo movement.
Tarana Burke
Social activist Tarana Burke on Myspace in 2006 in order to promote 鈥渆mpowerment through empathy鈥 for women of color who are victims of sexual abuse. to the Washington Post, 鈥渟he was inspired to use the phrase after being unable to respond to a 13-year-old girl who confided to her that she had been sexually assaulted. Burke later wished she had simply told the girl, 鈥榤e too.鈥欌 She has in its more evolved form today, as well.
Alyssa Milano
The activist and former Charmed actress ignited the more recent #MeToo wave, that 鈥淚f all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote 鈥楳e too鈥 as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem.鈥 Milano has since said that she hopes people will continue to support the movement in the future.
Gabrielle Union
Actress and author Gabrielle Union has long been outspoken against sexual assault (and has been at the age of 19). Union has also come forward with that has resonated with many women as well. She argues that the floodgates have opened due in large part to the efforts of white women, and that women of color, , have been ignored until now.
Asia Argento
The Italian actress and model was one of the women who came , alleging that Weinstein had sexually assaulted her in the 鈥90s. Unfortunately, Argento received a lot of backlash for the revelation, and was . She continued to speak candidly about the toxicity of Hollywood culture .
Ashley Judd
Actress Ashley Judd has long been outspoken about women's rights, and was also included in . She was named by 鈥攁 group of women lauded for their positive influence on the #MeToo movement.
Patricia Arquette
Academy Award-winning actress Patricia Arquette spoke out when director Oliver Stone came to . She (and ) that Stone had made unwanted sexual advances towards her.
Gabby Douglas
About a month after the #MeToo movement began, that she was one of the hundreds of young gymnasts sexually . After a lengthy trial with dozens of statements given by the victims, Nassar was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.
Uma Thurman
鈥Kill Bill鈥 actress Uma Thurman that Weinstein had made unwanted sexual advances towards her on more than one occasion. She also alleged that her rebuking led to the end of her professional relationship with director Quentin Tarantino, on set.
Terry Crews
Actor and former athlete Terry Crews has been one of the most vocal men of the #MeToo movement. Emboldened by those affected by the Weinstein scandal, that he was groped by a but hasn鈥檛 yet named him for fear of retaliation.
Rose McGowan
A former Charmed actress and co-star to Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan was one of the first women to formally . McGowan continues to be a of the movement, and an .
Jessica Barth
Actress Jessica Barth making unwanted sexual advances as well as inviting her to his hotel room under false pretenses. Her encounter at the 2013 Oscar nominations ceremony.
Viola Davis
Viola Davis delivered a to attendees of the Los Angeles Women鈥檚 March earlier this year. She said of the movement, "I am speaking today not just for the 'Me Toos,鈥 because I was a 'Me Too,' but when I raise my hand, I am aware of all the women who are still in silence," she said.
America Ferrera
The former 鈥淯gly Betty鈥 star shared a personal story on Twitter, at the age of nine. , 鈥淟adies, let鈥檚 break the silence so the next generations of girls won鈥檛 have to live with this bullshit.鈥
Brendan Fraser
In an in early 2018, actor Brendan Fraser that a the former Hollywood Foreign Press president groped him in 2003.
Sarah Hyland
After , the Modern Family actress gave a speech during the LA Women's March along with other celebrities, and is an active member of the . The group has set up a "provides subsidized legal support to those who have experienced sexual harassment, assault or abuse in the workplace."
Angelina Jolie
During the production of her 1998 film 鈥淧laying by Heart,鈥 that Weinstein had made sexual advances towards her in a hotel room. She told the New York Times that she decided never to work with him again on those grounds.
Nikki Dubose
The #MeToo movement has drawn members from a diverse group of communities, including authors. Writer and mental health advocate Nikki Dubose revealed that she was sexually assaulted by family members as a child, on set as a model and harassed by the director of her agency when she tried to come forward.
Isa Dick Hackett
This writer for the Amazon Studios show The Man in the High Castle revealed that Amazon programming chief at Comic-Con. Price is said to have propositioned her repeatedly, and ignored her protests. Amazon suspended Price after Hackett told her story to the press.
Cara Delevingne
Model and actress Cara Delevigne in which Weinstein called her to ask about her sexual preferences, then later invited her to a hotel room in which he asked her to kiss another woman. She in the hopes of inspiring others to share their stories.
Laura Dern
Actress Laura Dern has been a leading activist in Time's Up, and was at the Feminist Majority Fund's Global Women's Rights Awards. She has also expressed the importance of representing intersectionality when discussing these issues, and explained how .
Amber Liu
Amber Liu, a member of the Korean pop girl band f(x), to show her support for the #MeToo movement and underscore that sexual harassment and assault are not only American issues. , 鈥渋t happens everywhere, even here. I want to add my voice as well."
Lupita Nyong鈥檕
Nyong鈥檕 wrote a about several encounters with Weinstein 鈥 one in which he asked her to give him a massage and another in which he invited her up to his hotel room. He told her that 鈥淚f [she] wanted to be an actress, then [she] had to be willing to do this sort of thing." He said he had "dated famous actress X and Y and look where that had gotten them.鈥
Rosario Dawson
After , Rosario Dawson recorded providing more details about the molestation she faced as a child.
Reese Witherspoon
In October 2017, Reese Witherspoon opened up about her experience with sexual assault at the event. She said that a director assaulted her when she was only 16, and she that raising consciousness about these issues would help them gain the support of allies in Hollywood.
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence to say that she has been groped and harassed by executives and producers in Hollywood. She once had to
Jessica Chastain
Zero Dark Thirty actress to advocate for equal pay in Hollywood, among other disparities. Chastain she is supportive of the #MeToo movement, and has to start their own Time鈥檚 Up movements.
Bjork
Icelandic singer Bj枚rk with details about the from Danish director Lars Von Trier. She said that she 鈥渂ecame aware that it is a universal thing that a director can touch and harass his actresses at will, and the institution of film allows it.鈥 , but called the #MeToo movement 鈥渂rilliant.鈥
Ana DuVernay
A Wrinkle In Time director Ava DuVernay is one of the members of the Women of Color subcommittee within Time鈥檚 Up. She to show her support for those who
Evan Rachel Wood
In February 2018, Westworld actress Evan Rachel Wood was in front of Congress about her experience as a victim of sexual assault and post-traumatic stress disorder. The goal was for Congress to expand the Sexual Assault Survivors鈥 Bill of Rights Act beyond federal level and into all 50 states. Wood has also , who finds the strength to stage a rebellion in season two of the popular HBO show.
Jenny Slate
, comedian and actress Jenny Slate discussed the "gray areas" of sexual interactions. She suggested that students seek out society's hidden injustices and, "have a conversation about how coercion has somehow been built into what is a 'normal' sexual experience."
Gwyneth Paltrow
When Gwyneth Paltrow was working on the Weinstein-produced movie 鈥淓mma,鈥 the Hollywood mogul and she refused his advances. She kept quiet until #MeToo, because she was afraid he would ruin her career鈥攁 feeling shared by many of the women who have come forward.
Molly Ringwald
, 鈥80s teen movie actress Molly Ringwald revisited her experience watching her film 鈥淭he Breakfast Club鈥 with her 10-year-old daughter in light of the #MeToo movement. Ringwald reveals that a scene in which her character is touched without her consent now feels uncomfortable and inappropriate.
Amber Tamblyn
Actress Amber Tamblyn telling people in Hollywood about the sexual harassment and abuse she鈥檇 faced, only to be told to keep quiet. She has become even more vocal in her support for Time鈥檚 Up and activism .
Debra Messing
Will and Grace actress Debra Messing and was 鈥渟hocked to hear the news.鈥 Furthermore, she has said that the fallout from the movement has helped her realize how many times and hadn鈥檛 fully understood it.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A and strong supporter of the #MeToo movement, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and has said that she is "cautiously optimistic" about the movement's ability to spark lasting change. She told The Guardian, "It's either the beginning of a revolution, or it is going to be a fad. We just don't know."
Sheryl Crow
Country artist Sheryl Crow that she had experienced her #MeToo moment as a backup singer. The tour manager had told her to keep quiet because he could help her career, which she wrote about in a few songs later on her first album. She also for diversity and female inclusion.
Chris Evans
Best-known for playing Captain America in the Marvel movie franchise, Chris Evans in the #MeToo movement is to 鈥渓isten more and speak less.鈥
Busy Philipps
After controversial director Roman Polanski in 2003, actress Busy Philipps to disavow Tarantino and detail a bad audition experience she had with him.
James Van Der Beek
In October 2017, Dawson鈥檚 Creek star James Van Der Beek of being groped and harassed as a young man in Hollywood. that he 鈥渦nderstands the unwarranted shame, powerlessness and inability to blow the whistle,鈥 adding, 鈥淭here鈥檚 a power dynamic that feels impossible to overcome.鈥
Charlyne Yi
After comedian and actress Charlyne Yi in October 2017, , in which he verbally harassed her and made racist jokes. Cross has since said that the exchange was a misunderstanding and .
Emily Ratajkowski
The model and actress is vocal about her support for the #MeToo movement, but posting on social media isn鈥檛 enough and that women and men need to take action (like voting) to create real, tangible change.
Mira Sorvino
Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino was one of the of Harvey Weinstein nearly two decades ago, but was ignored and kept quiet until The New Yorker piece was published in 2017. , 鈥渁fter [she and a few other women] rejected Weinstein鈥檚 advances or complained about them to company representatives, Weinstein had them removed from projects or dissuaded people from hiring them.鈥
Monica Lewinsky
Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky鈥檚 in light of the #MeToo movement. Lewinsky of her affair with the president: 鈥淯ntil recently (thank you, Harvey Weinstein), historians hadn鈥檛 really had the perspective to fully process and acknowledge that year of shame and spectacle. [...] I now see how problematic it was that the two of us even got to a place where there was a question of consent.鈥
Rupi Kaur
Rupi Kaur is an Indian-Canadian poet and author who has . the #MeToo movement leads to an 鈥渁buse-free鈥 world.
Ambra Battilana Gutierrez
After Weinstein groped her in 2015, Filipina-Italian model Ambra Battilana Gutierrez went to the police and admitting to his behavior. When she went public with this information, however, she found that Weinstein had used his connections to discredit her in the tabloids. Her story was one of the most detailed in Ronan Farrow's New Yorker piece.
Javier Mu帽oz
Actor Javier Mu帽oz, who starred as Alexander Hamilton in 鈥淗amilton,鈥 that he, , had been sexually harassed and assaulted over the course of his career.
Elizabeth Warren
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with several others, on NBC鈥檚 Meet the Press in October 2017. She said a senior faculty member at the school where she worked as a law professor sexually harassed her and tried to assault her. "What it means now that so many people have spoken out is that it's a way to say 鈥榳e're here for each other,鈥欌 Warren added.
Anna Faris
that a director once slapped her behind on set. She says that she didn鈥檛 know how to react to it, but that it 鈥渕ade her feel small.鈥 She also discussed objectification in the industry, and that what used to be dismissed as the status quo is being re-examined for the harassment it really is.
Jenna Elfman
Actress Jenna Elfman started her by thanking her husband for his respect and support. She also shared that many men had tried to physically force themselves on her, and she felt she had to 鈥渟tay loyal鈥 to them. She attested that men and women both need to call out bad behavior, and keep each other accountable.
Katie Couric
Earlier in April 2018, reporter and TV host that she would be tackling many of the issues of the moment鈥攊ncluding #MeToo鈥攊n a new docuseries called "America Inside Out." Couric has also she has experienced throughout her career at CNN and The Today Show, including being and treated in other "marginalizing" ways.