London Police Are Investigating Fired Talent Agent for Teen Sexual Assault

Actor Jack Edwards has filed a criminal complaint against Tyler Grasham.

www.advocate.com/crime/2017/11/10/london-police-are-investigating-fired-talent-agent-teen-sexual-assault

I’m dedicated to teaching my students to always stand up for what they know is right
Thank you so much for allowing regular people to be a part of this movement. As a high school teacher , I’ve witnessed the damaging effects that hateful comments and events have on my students and the world around us, which is why I’ve established a classroom environment built around tolerance , acceptance , and respect . It’s important for students in high

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Teacher suspended for educating 11-year-olds on ‘bottoming’
A middle school teacher from upstate New York has been suspended from her job after going a little too in-depth during a recent sex ed lesson.

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Labour MP Kerry McCarthy Accuses Kelvin Hopkins Of Years Of ‘Unwanted Attention’
Labour’s Kerry McCarthy has become the latest woman to accuse suspended MP Kelvin Hopkins of inappropriate behaviour.

The former shadow environment secretary said on Friday that she suffered unwanted attention from her colleague over period spanning 20 years.

McCarthy said the Luton North MP sent her a series of letters and cards commenting on her appearance, including one in which he described having a dream about her.

Hopkins was suspended by the Labour Party earlier this week over allegations of sexual harassment.

McCarthy is the first MP to make specific claims of inappropriate behaviour since the Westminster scandal erupted.

McCarthy, who represents Bristol East constituency, told the Press Association she found his behaviour “upsetting” but did not feel she had anywhere to turn to about it.

She said she had been reassured and encouraged by the response she received after raising it with chief whip Nick Brown last Friday and party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s office on Monday.

But in a statement, Hopkins said McCarthy’s complaint had caused him “immense personal hurt and utter dismay” from someone he counted as a friend.

He added: “I cannot understand why a Parliamentarian of such experience and standing, who is also such a long term friend, would not have told me that she was unhappy with any aspect of our friendship rather than going straight to the national press.

“At a minimum I would have expected a Parliamentary colleague to raise any complaint through normal channels, allowing me due process and a fair chance to defend myself, if necessary.”

McCarthy said she believed Hopkins, who, she says, urged her in two of the notes to “dispose” of them, knew his actions were wrong.

“I never responded in any way, I never gave him any encouragement in any way, I tried to keep my distance as much as possible,” she said.

“I absolutely believe he knew this behaviour was unacceptable. It made me feel uncomfortable in his presence and was quite upsetting.”

She said she decided to go public after the “bravery” of a young activist, Ava Etemadzadeh, who complained last week about the behaviour of Hopkins.

He was suspended by Labour after Etemadzadeh contacted the party again with fresh information following an initial complaint over dealings with the MP in 2014 and 2015.

Hopkins was reprimanded at the time by then chief whip Dame Rosie Winterton but was appointed shadow culture secretary in 2016.

He “categorically denies” any inappropriate conduct in relation to Etemadzadeh.

McCarthy, 52, first met Hopkins, 76, when she was in her late 20s and they were both involved in Labour politics in her home town of Luton.

In 1994, when she was chairwoman of Luton North constituency Labour Party (CLP) and he chaired Luton South CLP, they went out for lunch, with McCarthy believing it was solely to discuss political issues.

He later sent her a card saying he had invited her “because you are attractive, intelligent and charming” before urging her to “dispose” of the note.

McCarthy said she went to another lunch with Hopkins because she found it awkward to say no to the invitation. He sent a card afterwards suggesting it “would be nice to meet again”.

On another occasion, also believed to be in 1996, McCarthy said Hopkins placed his hand on hers when she was not looking as she was getting out of a car.

A note sent in the run-up to the 1997 general election said: “You know I think you are lovely … but I never see enough of you … after May 1st perhaps … K x”

A final letter was sent some time in 2015/16 but it is not clear if it was written after he was reprimanded for the incident involving Etemadzadeh.

In it, he described having a dream about McCarthy and said she remained a “very attractive woman”.

“I was upset by the unwanted attention. When it returned, I felt very angry,” she told the Press Association.

The Labour MP said it was important, as an older woman, to back up Etemadzadeh.

“You have a young woman who has been brave enough to speak out and is getting a hard time from some quarters about it,” she said.

“It is up to every woman to decide if they want to speak out or not. I chose not to in the past but I didn’t feel I could stay silent when my experience was so similar to hers.”

Although some of the complaints being made about sexual abuse and harassment in Westminster have been dismissed as low level by some commentators, McCarthy said the actions were part of a wider cultural problem which could deter young women from entering politics.

She added: “I have spoken to the chief whip and Jeremy Corbyn’s office about this but this was something they could not have been expected to know about until I brought it to their attention.”

Hopkins’ statement continued:

“If Kerry McCarthy MP raises a complaint with the Labour Party in the normal and fair way, I will of course fully cooperate with any investigation. “However I do ask, on my behalf and on behalf of all other individuals and their families dealing with allegations, that these matters are dealt with by proper due process and not by unfair, humiliating one-sided trial by media. “I am a 76-year old man and the stress this has caused me and my family is unbearable. “All I ask for is proper due process and not to be convicted and vilified by the press before the details of the allegations are even investigated and put to me properly if they need to be.”

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kerry-mccarthy-kelvin-hopkins-labour_uk_5a0614a5e4b01d21c83e7e4b

‘Sordid Lives’ Actor Alleges Mogul Benny Medina Tried to Rape Him

Jason Dottley says the renowned talent manager and inspiration behind The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air attacked him and later threatened him via text message.

www.advocate.com/crime/2017/11/10/sordid-lives-actor-alleges-mogul-benny-medina-tried-rape-him

Alabama’s only gay legislator unleashes on Roy Moore and his pathetic defenders
“Men need to shut up defending him and listen to the women’s pain.”

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Louis CK, Aly Raisman, Emmanuel Macron, Steve Bannon, Taylor Swift, George Papadopoulos, Lava: HOT LINKS

LOUIS CK. The latest Hollywood creep to be hit with disgusting sexual assault allegations.

GEORGE PAPADOPOULOS. I lied to FBI out of loyalty to Trump: ‘Trump had publicly denied that there had been any contact between his campaign and Russian officials, and Papadopoulos did not want to contradict the official line, the source said. “It’s all fake news,” Trump said of any alleged connections in January. “It’s phony stuff. It didn’t happen.” Papadopoulos met with the FBI agents investigating those alleged ties shortly thereafter, and he later acknowledged that he lied during that meeting about the timing of certain contacts.’

SCIENTOLOGY. Trump wants to pull its tax-exempt status.

ALY RAISMAN. Olympic gymnast says she was sexually assaulted by team coach: “Aly Raisman, a six-time Olympic medalist and two-time national team captain, said she was sexually abused by former Michigan State and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, according to CBS’ “60 Minutes.” Nassar already faces 22 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and could receive a sentence of life in prison.”

EMMANUEL MACRON. French president says tweeting “not compatible” with being president: “It’s not compatible with the kind of distance you need to govern and to preside,” Macron said. “To be president, you need some distance from events, from the permanent flows of news and reactions.”

IT WAS VERY TRIPPY. Rosie O’Donnell opens up about Trump’s hostility toward her.

STEVE BANNON. Compares the Roy Moore allegations to pussygate, says it proves the media is the opposition party. “The Bezos-Amazon-Washington Post that dropped that dime on Donald Trump, is the same Bezos-Amazon-Washington Post that dropped the dime this afternoon on Judge Roy Moore. Now is that a coincidence? That’s what I mean when I say opposition party, right? It’s purely part of the apparatus of the Democratic Party. They don’t make any bones about it. By the way, I don’t mind it. I’ll call them out every day.”

RAINBOW RAILROAD. Meet the Canadian fighting Chechnya’s gay purge: “Powell is the executive director of Rainbow Railroad, an organization that helps evacuate LGBTQ refugees from countries where they face persecution. The organization has teamed with the Russian LGBT Network, which is helping relocate Chechen refugees to safehouses in Russia. The refugees say they were kidnapped and tortured by the Chechen government and live in secrecy with nowhere to go.

CORPORATE EQUALITY INDEX. 609 companies earn perfect scores in Human Rights Campaign’s annual index.

SONG DEBUT OF THE DAY. Taylor Swift “New Year’s Day”.

KATHY GRIFFIN. On Stockard Channing and inequality in Hollywood.

WORLD RECORD OF THE DAY. Real Life Iron Man

SURVIVAL VIDEO OF THE DAY. This GoPro.

FRIDAY FLASH. Dillon Powell.

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Carwyn Jones Calls For Inquiry To Examine His ‘Actions And Decisions’ In Relation To Carl Sargeant
Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones has asked for an independent inquiry to examine his “actions and decisions” in relation to Carl Sargeant, a spokesman has said.

It comes after Sargeant’s family called for an independent inquiry to start “immediately”.

Sargeant was removed as a Welsh Government minister and suspended from the Labour Party because he was facing allegations of “unwanted attention, inappropriate touching or groping”.

The Alyn and Deeside AM is understood to have taken his own life four days after the claims emerged.

On Thursday, Jones said he had “no alternative” over his handling of claims against the former Communities Secretary and said he had acted “by the book”.

In a statement released on Friday, his spokesman said it would be “proper” to ask for an independent inquiry.

A spokesman for Jones said in a statement:

“Further to the First Minister’s comments yesterday about the need for independent scrutiny of his actions and decisions in relation to Carl Sargeant, he agrees that there should be an independent inquiry and it would be proper to ask a senior QC to lead that work. “To ensure this happens separately from his office, the First Minister has asked the Permanent Secretary to begin preparatory work for this inquiry, and to make contact with the family to discuss the terms of reference and the identity of the QC. “It is our understanding that such an inquiry should not take place before the outcome of a Coroner’s Inquest – but we will take further advice on this matter.”

Earlier today, a statement was released on behalf of Sargeant’s family, which said that the First Minister’s suggestion on Thursday that the answers the family seek should be dealt with a coroner’s inquest was “deeply concerning” .

The family said a coroner’s inquest cannot apportion guilt or attribute blame.

The statement continued: “An independent inquiry will ask all the questions that need to be asked and have not been answered, and will determine the reasons for the serious failings in following the correct procedures, practices and protocols, and the reasons for the complete abdication of responsibility and duty of care that was owed to Carl.”

Jones, who is Wales’ most senior politician, has faced to calls to step down.

A friend of Sargeant said Jones’ treatment of his former minister had been “unforgivable” and he should “do the right thing and resign”.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/carwyn-jones-inquiry-carl-sargeant_uk_5a05e554e4b01d21c83e57c3