Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Writer sues the creator of media men list for defamation
As the #MeToo movement was building, a secret list began circulating online among women in the media industry. It was a crowdsourced spreadsheet of sexual assault and harassment allegations against men in the media industry.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readAs the #MeToo movement was building, a secret list began circulating online among women in the media industry. It was a crowdsourced spreadsheet of sexual assault and harassment allegations against men in the media industry. The sheet eventually leaked. Writer and filmmaker Stephen Elliott was on the list, accused of rape and sexual assault by an unnamed person -- or people. Now he’s suing the list’s creator for libel.
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The full episode
3 of 5Immigrant in LA recreates Persian recipes of her youth- 0:00What does Khashoggi revelation mean for US business ties with Saudi Arabia?
- 8:54Lawsuit against Harvard puts affirmative action on trial
- 18:41Writer sues the creator of media men list for defamationYou’re reading this
- 24:24In ‘Bottom of the Pot,’ Persian recipes and memories of youth
- 41:02Why cats aren’t as likely to fight rats these days