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Thursday, October 5, 2017
Harvey Weinstein Taking Leave of Absence Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
Harvey Weinstein allegedly asked Ashley Judd if he could give her a massage during a business meeting — that’s just one of the multiple sexual harassment allegations pushing the Hollywood honcho to step down temporarily. The Weinstein Co.…
Miranda Lambert: Blake Shelton Ruined My Life!
Sometimes, exes get along. Not so for Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton. Even two years later.
That might make great fodder for Country music, but their conflict and hurt feelings can’t be great for them, personally — even though they’re both moving on with their lives, careers, and new partners.
But Miranda Lambert has reportedly given a no-holds barred interview about exactly what she thinks of Blake and how he ended their marriage, and we have a little preview of that.
Before Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani started dating, before they became one of the most publicized couples in the entertainment industry, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were a Country music power couple.
They weren’t the most widely reported on — Country music as a genre is usually in its own little world.
But since they were both big enough to have name-recognition by people who don’t consume Country music, they were both big deals on their own.
Together, they were unstoppable.
Until they stopped.
Both Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are alleged to have cheated on the other.
Gwen Stefani’s account of how she first began to bond with Blake Shelton says that it was after she shared with her costars that she and Gavin Rossdale had split — and she shared why they had split.
Blake had come up to her and revealed that he had been through the same thing.
Keep in mind that Gavin Rossdale reportedly had an affair with the couple’s nanny, which Gwen is said to have discovered after a personal message between Gavin and the nanny was synced to a tablet that she viewed.
Having only had one serious boyfriend before she married Gavin, Gwen Stefani is the sort who takes marriage very seriously. Some spouses might have worked on the relationship. A few would have just ignored it.
Not Gwen, though.
So if Blake alleged that Miranda Lambert had put him through something similar, then he accuses her of cheating.
There was fallout among their friends and among their Country music peers.
Even though Miranda Lambert and boyfriend Anderson East (Miranderson?) recently celebrated two years together — just last month! — it’s more than plausible that Miranda still has a lot of unresolved anger over how their split went down.
According to Life & Style, Miranda Lambert is speaking out — two years later — in a no-holds barred new interview.
As reported by their insider, she talks about how Blake wronged her during their breakup and how that impacts her to this day.
“Blake blindsided her with the divorce and drove her out of their home.”
Remember — her belongings were literally placed outside.
That might be a very dramatic or even funny or satisfying scene in a romantic comedy, but that’s not appropriate in real life.
“It hurt her badly and profoundly changed her outlook on life.”
That’s so sad, but unfortunately not surprising.
Love can change your life, but a bad breakup can totally transform how you see the world.
Oh, and remember how we mentioned that there was fallout from that split?
“She was painted as the villain. And a lot of their friends in the industry took his side.”
We look forward to hearing her interview in which she says that.
We wonder if (and hope that) it will make the fake friends who started treating Miranda Lambert differently squirm in their seats a little differently, you know?
These days, at least, they’re moving on.
If the latest reports are to be believed, Miranda Lambert and Anderson East may elope rather than plan an elaborate wedding.
That could happen as early as this winter, during the holiday season.
There are theories that they might be racing towards marriage so that they can beat Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani to the punch.
And with hint after hint that Blake and Gwen want to tie the knot, including Blake Shelton’s new song that’s all about weddings, Miranda and Anderson will need to race against the clock if they want to reach that milestone first.
Harvey Weinstein: Decades of Sexual Harrassment Detailed in Scathing New York Times Piece
Since rising to fame as one of the central figures of the indie film renaissance in the early 1990s, Miramax and the Weinstein Company co-founder Harvey Weinstein has enjoyed a spot at the very top of the Hollywood food chain.
Weinstein is such a powerful figure that tales of him wielding his clout to secure everything from favorable reviews to Academy Awards are the stuff of legend within the movie industry.
Unfortunately, as is the case with so many powerful men in far too many fields, there’s a dark side to Weinstein’s ascendance that’s come to light slowly thanks to a number of brave women and their willingness to share their stories.
Weinstein’s been accused of sexual assault and harassment several times over the years, but he’s survived each scandal due largely to the tremendous amount of media influence he’s accrued over the years.
In October of 2015, actress Ashley Judd claimed she was harassed by an unnamed producer who was widely assumed to be Weinstein.
“I was sexually harassed by one of our industry’s most famous, admired-slash-reviled bosses,” Judd revealed in an interview with Variety.
“I was making Kiss the Girls at the time, and here I was, a declared feminist … It took years before I could evaluate that incident and realize that there was something incredibly wrong and illegal about it.”
As the account followed closely on the heels of a different Weinstein sexual assault scandal, many believed that Judd was hinting that she had been assaulted by the then-Miramax chief.
Now, the allegations have been confirmed in a scathing New York Times exposé that Weinstein reportedly tried to prevent from being published.
In addition to detailing the abuse against Judd, the Times has published allegations from several women who worked for Weinstein and claim they were groped, harassed, or otherwise abused during their time in his employ.
An investigation by the Times revealed several undisclosed allegations against Weinstein across a thirty-year period.
The mogul has reportedly reached out-of-court settlements with his accusers on eight separate occasions.
The Times piece includes accusations from a temporary Miramax employee who says she was forced to massage Weinstein while he was naked, an episode that left her “crying and very distraught.”
The Times also excerpted a letter written by Weinstein colleague Lauren O’Connor to several execs at TWC that addresses the issue of Weinstein’s ongoing misconduct:
“There is a toxic environment for women at this company,” O’Connor wrote.
“I am a 28 year old woman trying to make a living and a career. Harvey Weinstein is a 64 year old, world famous man and this is his company. The balance of power is me: 0, Harvey Weinstein: 10.”
In a statement issued to the Times this afternoon, Weinstein did not deny the allegations against him, saying:
“I appreciate the way I’ve behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain, and I sincerely apologize for it. Though I’m trying to do better, I know I have a long way to go.”
Sources say Weinstein will be taking an indefinite hiatus from his company.
We’ll have further updates on this developing story as more information becomes available.
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