Golden Globes Red Carpet 2018: Actresses Bring Activists For Women’s Equality As Guests To Ceremony

Golden Globes Red Carpet 2018: Actresses Bring Activists For Women’s Equality As Guests To Ceremony

The Golden Globes kicked off awards season for 2018 on Sunday (7 January), allowing A-listers to show their solidarity with the Time’s Up movement, hoping to tackle abuse and discrimination against women.

But while the stars on the red carpet were all seen wearing black outfits as a silent protest to show their support, a number of others took things a step further by showing up to the ceremony with activists who’ve worked towards women’s equality as their guest.

Michelle Williams was pictured on the red carpet with the founder of #MeToo, which gives a voice to women and men who have been the victims of sexual abuse.

#MeToo movement.

“I am moved beyond measure to be standing next to this woman, I have tears in my eyes and a smile on my face.”

Similarly, Meryl Streep posed for photographers next to Ai-jen Poo, while Emma Stone, Emma Watson, Amy Poehler and Laura Dern also had women who’ve been working towards making a change in the world at their side on the red carpet.

Find out a bit more about the activists in attendance below…

Tarana Burke and Michelle Williams

Tarana founded the #MeToo movement more than 10 years ago, giving a voice to those who have been affected by sexual assault or harassment.

The movement garnered a lot of attention in 2017, in the wake of the wave of allegations made against key figures in Hollywood, sparked by initial accusations surrounding mogul Harvey Weinstein.


Marai Larasi and Emma Watson

Marai is the executive director of Imkaan, a women’s organisation which specifically aims to tackle violence against BAME women in the United Kingdom.

Ai-jen Poo and Meryl Streep

Ai-jen Poo is best known as the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, which aims to ensure that domestic workers have all the rights they’re entitled to.

Throughout her career, she’s also worked to make sure elderly people in America have access to affordable care and works closely with female migrant workers.


Mónica Ramírez and Laura Dern

Mónica has worked for more than 20 years to promote gender equality and help combat violence against women, particularly against immigrant women and those working in agriculture.

Calina Lawrence and Shailene Woodley, with ‘Reese Witherspoon and Eva Longoria

Calina, a member of the Suquamish Tribe, is an activist for the Native Treaty Rights.

Rosa Clemente and Susan Sarandon

Rosa’s work centres largely around helping political prisoners and getting young people engaged in politics.

Saru Jayaraman and Amy Poehler

Sara Jayaraman is the co-founder of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United), who spends her time protecting those working in the food industry.

Billie Jean King and Emma Stone

The former tennis pro who later founded the Women’s Tennis Association. Her story is told in the film ‘Battle Of The Sexes’, in which she is portrayed by Emma Stone.

Check out all the red carpet snaps from this year’s ceremony below…

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Golden Globes 2018 Fashion: Claire Foy’s Suit Set Twitter Alight

Golden Globes 2018 Fashion: Claire Foy’s Suit Set Twitter Alight
Claire Foy’s entrance on the  Golden Globes’ red carpet was accompanied by an outpouring of emotion on Twitter, as fans could not get enough of her Stella McCartney trouser suit.

Foy was accompanied by her ‘The Crown’ co-star Matt Smith at the 75th annual awards ceremony on Sunday 7 January.

She dressed head-to-toe in black, in keeping with the Time’s Up protest, sporting a double breasted blazer and wide-leg trousers, which flared out to cover her shoes.

Eagle-eyed fans were also pleased to see she accessorised her look with a badge on her sleeve that says “Actresses Equal Representation” and “50:50.”

Claire Foy is in a suit, solidifying her place as queen of my heart. #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/6np1AoXnsq
Oh. My. God. Claire Foy with that perfectly tailored suit please just take my soul, it’s all yours, just take it away queen! #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/rOSLBlUnGu

January 7, 2018
Perhaps Foy was paying tribute to Jane Fonda – one of the first women to wear a plain black, off-the-rack suit (Yves Saint Laurent) to the Oscars in 1972, according to Vogue.

“I felt it suited the somber times,” Fonda once said of the outfit.

“Besides, I wasn’t into buying fancy dresses when the Vietnam War was still being fought.

“I wore something that made a statement. It was not a time for showy dresses. It was a time for seriousness.”

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Golden Globes: Darum tragen die Stars schwarz

Golden Globes: Darum tragen die Stars schwarz

  • Hollywood-Stars setzen ein Zeichen gegen sexuelle Gewalt

  • Und auch Männer tragen deshalb schwarz 

Die Golden Globes werden am Sonntagabend in Los Angeles (Ortszeit) verliehen. Der Filmpreis gilt als der wichtigste nach den Oscars.

Auf dem roten Teppich schreiten die Stars entlang. Große Namen, elegante Roben – und vermutlich viel schwarz. 

 Weibliche Stars wollen als Protest gegen Missbrauch schwarze Abendkleider statt Glitter und Farbe tragen. Es ist ein Statement zum Thema sexuelle Übergriffe in Hollywood. 

Dies ist ein Moment der Solidarität, kein Fashion-Moment
Eva Longoria, Schauspielerin, in der “New York Times”

“Diesmal kann die Industrie nicht erwarten, dass wir hingehen und herumwirbeln. Darum geht es in diesem Moment nicht”, sagte Eva Longoria der “New York Times” dazu.

Und auch ein paar Männer sollen sich der Bewegung #GlobesBlackout anschließen wollen. Namen wie Tom Hiddleston und Dwayne Johnson sind in diesem Zusammenhang zu lesen.

Eva Longoria steht hinter der Aktion.

Es ist ein stilles Zeichen – dem auch Worte folgen sollen.

“Viele der Frauen auf dem roten Teppich werden darüber sprechen, warum es ihnen wichtig ist, zu protestieren und warum sie schwarz tragen”, sagt Rashida Jones (“Parks and Recreation”) laut dem Magazin “InStyle”.

Und es ist nicht die einzige Konsequenz, denn einige nach dem Harvey-Weinstein-Skandal gezogen haben:

►  Hollywood-Größen wie Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep und Reese Witherspoon kündigten die “Time’s Up”-Initiative an, berichtet das “Stern”-Magazin. Sie soll Frauen in jeder Branche helfen, sich gegen sexuelle Gewalt zu wehren. 

Aniston unterstützt die Aktion auch finanziell.

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‘McMafia’ Episode 3 Review: Nine Questions It Left Us Asking

‘McMafia’ Episode 3 Review: Nine Questions It Left Us Asking
‘McMafia’ continued apace on Sunday (7 January) night, with its third episode in the space of a week.

And if your head was still swirling from all the goings-on in the last two instalments, bosses decided to move the action forward by a number of weeks to make it even harder to keep up.

With Dimitri having recovered from his suicide attempt, his story was explored more with the revelations he has been having an affair, but that wasn’t the only curious thing that was served up about his character…

Meanwhile, Vadim’s business was taking a hit from Benes and Semiyon’s operations, and he set out on the hunt for answers as to why.

And when Alex found himself invited to the South of France by a mysterious man who he was supposed to have gone to university with, the plot took a fresh twist with a shock basement discovery…

Here’s all the questions episode three left us asking:

What was Dimitri in prison for?

After it was revealed Dimitri had been having an affair with Masha, she asked a curious question about tattoos, in which she referenced his time in prison.

While we’ve always known he has been a less than stand-up guy, it’s the first time we’ve heard anything about him doing bird. To bring it up must mean the crimes that sent him there must be significant, right?

Has anything happened to the real Antonio Mendez?

We’re assuming ‘Antonio’ stole his identity from the random guy in the Harvard Yearbook, but did he do anything to him first?

What has ‘Antonio’ done with Alex and Rebecca’s passports?

Something tells us he was up to more than ‘checking them in at reception’…

Why did Semiyon not want to work with ‘Antonio’ before?

‘Antonio’ explained to Alex he had been wanting to use Semiyon’s ships to smuggle cocaine, but was turned down. Now, he wants to move his products into Europe and needs Semiyon’s infrastructure to help him do so, which will also help bring Vadim’s smuggling business down in the process – a bargaining chip ‘Antonio’ used to help get Alex on board and persuade Semiyon to work with him.

However, what we don’t know is why Semiyon turned down his previous offer, and what he personally stands to gain from this new proposed deal.

What is Antonio’s real identity?

Even when his plans are revealed, we’re still none the wiser who ‘Antonio’ really is, or why he has been using someone else’s identity.

What is going to happen to Benes?

Hancil split the beans on who had paid him to cover up Reznick’s death moments before Vadim fatally bludgeoned him. This means Vadim now knows who is trying to destroy his business, so how long does Benes have before Vadim catches up with him, and will it put Alex and Semiyon’s plans in jeopardy?

How did ‘Antonio’ manage to capture Boris’s killer?

‘Antonio’ had somehow caught one of the heavies who killed Alex’s uncle, keeping him locked in the basement of his French villa. He then gifted him to Alex to do whatever he wanted with, as he attempted to persuade him to get Semiyon on side for his drug smuggling plan. 

But just how did ‘Antonio’ know who killed Boris? That is, of course, assuming he had nothing to do with it himself…

Is there more to Antonio’s plans than just taking Vadim down?

‘Antonio’ seems to know a lot about the shipment of heroin Vadim is planning, but where exactly is he getting this information from? Could his real identity unmask him as a double agent who is actually working for Vadim? That would certainly explain how he knew who killed Boris, and suggest he was using him as bait to trap Alex and Semiyon.

Why hasn’t anyone told Semiyon that budgie smugglers went out of fashion years ago?

Our eyes!

′McMafia′ continues next Sunday (14 January) at 9pm on BBC One.

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Diana Ross Danced to Diana Ross at West Hollywood Gay Bar ‘The Abbey’ Last Night: WATCH

Diana Ross Danced to Diana Ross at West Hollywood Gay Bar ‘The Abbey’ Last Night: WATCH
Diana Ross



Diana Ross hit up West Hollywood gay bar The Abbey with her son Evan and was treated to her hit “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, TMZ reports. The track was re-released in 2017 after being remixed by Eric Kupper, Stonebridge, and Chris Cox, among others.

RELATED: Gay Iconography: Diana Ross Is A Supreme Icon

Ross seemed as though she was in a great mood, flirting with the go-go boys on the dance floor.

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Diana Ross Danced to Diana Ross at West Hollywood Gay Bar ‘The Abbey’ Last Night: WATCH

Ex-Berater Bannon knickt im Streit mit Trump ein

Ex-Berater Bannon knickt im Streit mit Trump ein

Donald Trumps Ex-Breater Steve Bannon hat die Auswirkungen seiner Äußerungen bedauert, mit denen er im Enthüllungsbuch “Fire and Fury” zitiert wird.

Das ist passiert:

► In einer der Nachrichten-Webseite “Axios” zugeleiteten Erklärung bekundete Bannon “unerschütterliche Unterstützung” für den US-Präsidenten und dessen Agenda.

► Ausdrücklich lobt er darin auch Trump-Sohn Donald Jr., der ein “Patriot und ein guter Mann” sei.

► Allerdings bestreitet Bannon in seiner Erklärung nicht, dass die ihm im Buch zugeschrieben Äußerungen auch tatsächlich so gefallen sind.

Darum ist es wichtig:

Bei der Schilderung chaotischer Zustände im Weißen Haus stützt sich der Buchautor Michael Wolff unter anderem auf Bannon.

In den vergangenen Tagen drohte der Streit zwischen Trump und Bannon zu eskalieren. So wollte Trump das Buch sogar verbieten lassen. Ein offener Konflikt hätte beiden Männern wohlmöglich erheblichen Schaden zufügen können – vermutlich gibt auch deshalb Bannon nun klein bei. 

Was ihr auch wissen müsst:

 

In der “Axios” vorliegenden Erklärung bekräftigt Bannon aber seine Kritik am Vorgehen von Trumps ehemaligen Wahlkampfmanager Paul Manafort beim berüchtigten Treffen mit einer russischen Anwältin – bei der auch Trump Jr. und Trumps Schwiegersohn Jared Kushner anwesend waren.

Manafort hätte wissen müssen, so Bannon, wie die Russen operierten und dass sie nicht Freunde der USA seien. “Ich bedauere, dass meine verspätete Antwort auf den inakkuraten Bericht bezüglich Don Jr. die Aufmerksamkeit von den historischen Errungenschaften im ersten Jahr der Präsidentschaft abgelenkt hat.”

Dem Treffen mit der Anwältin kommt besonderes Gewicht zu, weil ein Sondermittler untersucht, ob es zwischen dem Trump-Lager und Russland Absprachen zu einer Wahlbeeinflussung gegeben hat.

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BBC China Editor Carrie Gracie Quits Job Over Broadcaster Paying Men More Than Women For Same Job

BBC China Editor Carrie Gracie Quits Job Over Broadcaster Paying Men More Than Women For Same Job
A top BBC journalist has quit her job with the broadcaster over men getting paid more than women at the corporation for doing the same job.

Carrie Gracie, the BBC’s China editor, blasted the Beeb for having a “secretive and illegal pay culture” in a damning open letter.

Gracie left her role as editor of the corporation’s Beijing bureau last week, but will remain with the BBC.

She has made the stand after it was revealed two-thirds of BBC stars earning more than £150,000 were male.

In the letter, first published by Buzzfeed News on Sunday night, it made clear Gracie’s anger over how salaries are apparently weighted against women.

Citing her own experience, she said she was being paid 33% less than male international editors, and has since turned down an “unequal pay rise”.

She wrote: “With great regret, I have left my post as China editor to speak out publicly on a crisis of trust at the BBC.

“I believe you have a right to know that it is breaking equality law and resisting pressure for a fair and transparent pay structure.”

She added: “It is not men earning more because they do more of the jobs which pay better. It is men earning more in the same jobs or jobs of equal value. It is pay discrimination and it is illegal.”

Gracie continues that “for far too long, a secretive and illegal BBC pay culture has inflicted dishonourable choices on those who enforce it”. “This must change,” she adds.

Quitting the role she has held since 2013, Gracie said she would stay with the BBC and return to her former role in the BBC News Channel newsroom.

In July, some of the BBC’s most high-profile personalities demanded the corporation tackle its gender pay gap after it revealed the on-screen staff who earn more than £150,000 and exposed unequal pay between men and women.

Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis, Today programme hosts Mishal Husain and Sarah Montague, journalist Victoria Derbyshire and presenter Clare Balding were among 44 women who signed an open letter to director general Tony Hall urging change.

Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans was the top earner at the BBC on more than £2m, while the highest paid woman was Strictly’s Claudia Winkleman in the substantially lower £450,000 – £499,999 pay bracket.

A BBC spokesman said “fairness in pay is vital”, adding: “A significant number of organisations have now published their gender pay figures showing that we are performing considerably better than many and are well below the national average.

“Alongside that, we have already conducted a independent judge led audit of pay for rank and file staff which showed ‘no systemic discrimination against women’.

“A separate report for on air staff will be published in the not too distant future.”

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