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Gooding also faced charges from three other incidents in which he stood accused of forcible touching or abuse. Getty Images / AFP
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Lawyer Tom Ajamie, seen here with Lila Feinberg, is arguably the bee that woke the #MeToo bear. Getty Images
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Former amfAR chairman Kenneth Cole and Harvey Weinstein at amfAR's 2010 Cinema Against Aids benefit gala at the Hotel du Cap in Antibes, France. Getty Images
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Mr Ajamie said that his financial questions about Weinstein often led to allegations of sexual misconduct against the producer. Getty Images
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis is in court this week facing a publicist who claims that he raped her. AP
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Publicist Haleigh Breest has accused Mr Haggis of raping her. AP
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Five years after lighting the #MeToo fuse, American actress Alyssa Milano is pleased to see women refusing to be silent and has "great hope" for the future. AFP
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#MeToo founder Tarana Burke attends the Time100 Gala celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world. AP
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Italian actress Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, who taped Weinstein harassing her, says she did not understand what she was signing when she was presented with a non-disclosure agreement because her English was poor and the document was in 'legal' language. Getty Images
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Actor Danny Masterson was charged with raping three women about 20 years ago. AP
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Five years after sexual misconduct allegations ended his Hollywood career, Kevin Spacey appeared in a New York court to face a civil lawsuit brought by actor Anthony Rapp, who accuses the disgraced Oscar winner of assaulting him as a teenager. AFP
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Rapp arrives at the Manhattan Federal Court for the civil sex abuse trial against Spacey. Reuters
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Marilyn Manson in March filed court proceedings against ex-fiancee Evan Rachel Wood for conspiracy, fraud and defamation after the actress accused him of raping her. AFP
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Esme Bianco has sued Manson, alleging sexual, physical and emotional abuse. AP
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Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr pled guilty to charges of the forcible touching and sexual abuse of Kelsey Harbert. Getty Images / AFP
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Gooding also faced charges from three other incidents in which he stood accused of forcible touching or abuse. Getty Images / AFP
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Lawyer Tom Ajamie, seen here with Lila Feinberg, is arguably the bee that woke the #MeToo bear. Getty Images
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Former amfAR chairman Kenneth Cole and Harvey Weinstein at amfAR's 2010 Cinema Against Aids benefit gala at the Hotel du Cap in Antibes, France. Getty Images
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Mr Ajamie said that his financial questions about Weinstein often led to allegations of sexual misconduct against the producer. Getty Images
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis is in court this week facing a publicist who claims that he raped her. AP
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Publicist Haleigh Breest has accused Mr Haggis of raping her. AP
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Five years after lighting the #MeToo fuse, American actress Alyssa Milano is pleased to see women refusing to be silent and has "great hope" for the future. AFP
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#MeToo founder Tarana Burke attends the Time100 Gala celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world. AP
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Italian actress Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, who taped Weinstein harassing her, says she did not understand what she was signing when she was presented with a non-disclosure agreement because her English was poor and the document was in 'legal' language. Getty Images
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Actor Danny Masterson was charged with raping three women about 20 years ago. AP
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Five years after sexual misconduct allegations ended his Hollywood career, Kevin Spacey appeared in a New York court to face a civil lawsuit brought by actor Anthony Rapp, who accuses the disgraced Oscar winner of assaulting him as a teenager. AFP
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Rapp arrives at the Manhattan Federal Court for the civil sex abuse trial against Spacey. Reuters
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Marilyn Manson in March filed court proceedings against ex-fiancee Evan Rachel Wood for conspiracy, fraud and defamation after the actress accused him of raping her. AFP
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Esme Bianco has sued Manson, alleging sexual, physical and emotional abuse. AP
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Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr pled guilty to charges of the forcible touching and sexual abuse of Kelsey Harbert. Getty Images / AFP
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Gooding also faced charges from three other incidents in which he stood accused of forcible touching or abuse. Getty Images / AFP
How a Lebanese-American lawyer helped take down Harvey Weinstein
Questionable financial move put Tom Ajamie on trail of Weinstein, now a convicted sex offender
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