Hollywood Breakdown
The #MeToo movement, one year later
It's been just about a year since two exposes brought down mogul Harvey Weinstein. There's been a huge push for change in the intervening months, but so far, a mixed report card.
By Matthew Belloni • • 3m ListenThe floodgates opened, and several people who committed alleged sexual misconduct have been purged from the industry. For some of them, it's taken a long time--like the 'NCIS: New Orleans' showrunner Brad Kern, who was finally fired from CBS after years of reported incidents. On the other hand, there remain people like a director of photography at the ABC-produced show 'Criminal Minds' who are still in place after several people have reported him for groping and lewd statements. And at the talent agencies themselves, there have been changes, but the two top agencies--WME and CAA have both recently had to fire top male agents for incidents of groping other men.
