Tag: The Hunting Ground
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Jerry Lewis Co-Stars Accuse Actor and Comic of Sexual Assault: ‘He Grabbed Me. He Began to Fondle Me.’
Two former co-stars of Jerry Lewis, actresses Karen Sharpe and Hope Holiday, have accused the late comic legend and actor of sexual assault and harassment in a new feature published by Vanity Fair. The interviews were conducted by documentarians Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick, the filmmakers who tackled sexual abuse allegations against Woody Allen in…
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Mia Farrow Initially Didn’t Want to Do ‘Allen v. Farrow,’ Fears How Woody Allen Will React
The upcoming HBO docuseries debuting Sunday night, “Allen v. Farrow,” is bound to be one of the year’s most talked-about shows, shedding new light on a controversy that has fascinated the public consciousness for nearly three decades. The documentary provides a four-part window into allegations that Woody Allen molested his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, in…
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Diane Warren Wants to Write a Song for Lady Gaga and Celine Dion
Social media exploded last week when Celine Dion showed up at Lady Gaga’s new Enigma show in Las Vegas. Not only was the “My Heart Will Go On” songstress in the audience, but fans captured her on video dancing like no one was watching.Later, Gaga posted a photo of her and Dion backstage on her…
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Netflix ‘The Bleeding Edge’ Filmmakers Respond to Bayer Attack on Film
The team behind “The Bleeding Edge,” the Netflix exposé on questionable practices in the medical-device industry, have issued a response to criticisms about the film’s alleged inaccuracies leveled by Bayer, the multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical giant.“We are not surprised that Bayer has attacked our film, which reveals the serious complications caused by its flawed implantable birth control…
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‘The Bleeding Edge’ Review: Netflix Documentary Proves That the Medical Device Industry is Destroying Lives — Tribeca
Activism can take many forms — on one extreme, the empirical argument, appealing to reason above all else; on the other, the pure visceral nature of an emotional response. “The Bleeding Edge” oscillates between those two extremes. The latest alarming documentary from “The Invisible War” and “The Hunting Ground” director Kirby Dick is a shocking…