#In Wake of Russell Brand Allegations, U.K. to Introduce Independent Body to Address Bullying and Harassment in Creative Industries

#In Wake of Russell Brand Allegations, U.K. to Introduce Independent Body to Address Bullying and Harassment in Creative Industries

Britain will launch a new, independent standards body to help fight bullying and harassment in the creative industries that will be ready starting next year, Lucy Frazer, U.K. secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, announced Friday. The body, the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA), is intended as an authority where concerns…

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#Russell Brand Allegations Highlight Need for “Critical Intervention” for Raising Concerns in U.K. Creative Sectors

#Russell Brand Allegations Highlight Need for “Critical Intervention” for Raising Concerns in U.K. Creative Sectors

The allegations that have been raised against Russell Brand — who has been accused of multiple counts of sexual assault in a major investigation — have further underlined the need for an independent organization within the U.K.’s creative sector where concerns about behavior can be raised. So claims the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA), the proposed…

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#Time’s Up to Halt Operations

#Time’s Up to Halt Operations

Time’s Up to Halt Operations Time’s Up will formally cease its operations by the end of January and direct its remaining $1.7 million in funds to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund (TULDF), The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The gender rights organization, which had launched to great fanfare at the Golden Globes in 2018, has…

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#Golden Globes addresses lack of black members amid backlash

#Golden Globes addresses lack of black members amid backlash

“#Golden Globes addresses lack of black members amid backlash” Amy Poehler and Tina Fey got straight to the point. During the 2021 Golden Globes broadcast, the co-hosts and former “SNL” queens immediately addressed the lack of black members in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association following a damning report that led to a Time’s Up protest….

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