Kimberly White/Getty In 2015, I was lead defense counsel in a trial in which Ellen Pao, a junior investing partner, sued Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, a highly respected venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, for gender discrimination and retaliation. When the jury returned a defense verdict, exonerating Kleiner, the courtroom was packed, including with […]
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Kate Winslet Defended Working With Woody Allen And Roman Polanski And People Aren't Happy
Allen continuously denied the allegations, and was never charged, but in 2014 the New York Times published an open letter from Dylan, maintaining that she had been abused and calling Allen “a living testament to the way our society fails the survivors of sexual assault and abuse.” In response, he gave the paper another lengthy […]
An Asian Actor Defended Her Decision To Change Her Surname And People Love Her Honesty
Bennet wrote: “DAMN, that’s a man. Thank you @edskrein for standing up against hollywoods continuous insensitivity and flippant behavior towards the Asian American community. There is no way this decision came lightly on your part, so thank you for your bravery and genuinely impactful step forward. I hope this inspires other actors/film makers to do […]
The Judge In The Brock Turner Sexual Assault Case Defended Himself In An Anti-Recall Letter
The judge who faced intense criticism last year for sentencing a former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman to six months in jail, has spoken out in his own defense for the first time. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky filed the letter Friday with the Santa Clara County Registrar […]
Emma Watson Defended Her Comments About Beyoncé's Feminism
1. Last week, Emma Watson caused ~controversy~ after appearing in Vanity Fair in a semi-sheer top and no bra. View this image › 2. Last week, Emma Watson caused ~controversy~ after appearing in Vanity Fair in a semi-sheer top and no bra. 3. Criticism poured in, from people suggesting she was compromising her feminism by […]