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#MeToo

Founded by Tarana Burke more than a decade ago, #MeToo came to new prominence in October 2017, after dozens of women came forward with allegations of sexual harassment and assault by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. The movement has continued to evolve ever since; here’s where it stands today.

The #MeToo movement and its evolution, explained

By Anna North

Who I was when it happened and who I am now

By Vox First Person

Feminists from 3 different generations talk #MeToo

By Elizabeth Velez, April Sizemore-Barber, and 1 more

The rise of #MeToo in India

By Jen Kirby

Why women are worried about #MeToo

By Anna North

The backlash against Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, explained

By Alex Abad-Santos

When you can’t separate art from artist

By Constance Grady

Why effective altruism struggles on sexual misconduct

By Kelsey Piper

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How do you make a movie about a monster?

By Alissa Wilkinson

Why the Depp-Heard trial is so much worse than you realize

By Aja Romano

Congress just passed an extremely important bill protecting victims of sexual misconduct

By Ian Millhiser

What Peng Shuai’s rape accusation says about China

By Ellen Ioanes

Why on earth is Biden’s DOJ backing Trump in a rape denial case?

By Ian Millhiser

The complicated case of Allen v. Farrow, in one timeline

By Vox Culture

Andrew Yang’s campaign is cutting ties with a fundraiser once accused of sexual misconduct

By Theodore Schleifer

Woody Allen’s strange, delayed new movie, explained

By Alissa Wilkinson

What Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest could mean for the Epstein case

By Ella Nilsen

“We are correcting the erasure of black lives”: What On the Record’s subjects say about Me Too

By Alissa Wilkinson

The agonizing story of Tara Reade

By Laura McGann

In his new memoir, Woody Allen maintains he really doesn’t have a thing for young girls

By Constance Grady

Some say the Me Too movement has gone too far. The Harvey Weinstein verdict proves that’s false.

By Constance Grady

Harvey Weinstein’s night out looks a lot like the groundwork for a comeback

By Constance Grady

The way forward for Me Too, according to founder Tarana Burke

By Morgan Jerkins

7 positive changes that have come from the #MeToo movement

By Anna North

Why Bob Woodward was booed during his Q&A with reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey

By Constance Grady

The Brett Kavanaugh allegations and the problem with “boys will be boys”

By Constance Grady

What’s next in the Jeffrey Epstein case? A former federal prosecutor explains.

By Jane Coaston

Why E. Jean Carroll doesn’t use the word “rape” to describe her accusations against Trump

By Constance Grady

Jim DeRogatis broke the R. Kelly story in 2000. Now he’s compiled a damning case against Kelly.

By Constance Grady

The terrific new novel Women Talking asks what justice looks like in the post-#MeToo age

By Constance Grady

K-pop is being rocked by a sex scandal. It’s part of a bigger societal problem.

By Fareehan Elgakhlab

Inside the fight to make the European Parliament take sexual harassment seriously

By Nicole Fallert

Sen. Martha McSally coming forward about her rape could be a watershed moment for Republican women

By Emily Stewart

Watch: R. Kelly mounts an unconvincing defense in an emotional interview with Gayle King

By Constance Grady

The Michael Jackson estate airs rare concert films to try to distract from Leaving Neverland

By Aja Romano

Emma Thompson won’t work with disgraced Pixar chief John Lasseter

By Constance Grady

R. Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse

By Constance Grady

Multiple women, including Mandy Moore, have accused musician Ryan Adams of emotional abuse

By Constance Grady

Aziz Ansari says he hopes he’s “become a better person” since being accused of sexual misconduct

By Aja Romano

Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly and its explosive reception, explained

By Constance Grady

R. Kelly’s music label has reportedly dropped him

By Constance Grady

Lady Gaga is taking her R. Kelly collaboration off streaming and iTunes

By Constance Grady

R. Kelly reportedly faces a new criminal investigation after Lifetime’s docuseries

By Constance Grady

Chance the Rapper: “Making a song with R. Kelly was a mistake”

By Constance Grady

Time’s Up was at the center of the 2018 Golden Globes. What has come of it?

By Constance Grady