Abuse scandals in Hollywood

Although the affair surrounding Harvey Weinstein is one of the latest episodes of the scandals of the film and television machinery, the Hollywood director is not the first to exploit his power position unrestrained. Oh-so-famous.de has put together the most shocking scandals from Hollywood and Co..

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Not everything in the world of stars and starlets is as glamorous as it seems: Sex scandals repeatedly shake Hollywood and Co. – and not only since the allegations of abuse around Harvey Weinstein .

Harvey Weinstein

The scandal surrounding film producer Harvey Weinstein unfolded on October 5 – after the New York Times published a detailed article about the director’s years of abuse. In particular, actresses report on assaults and personalities, among them Rose McGowan and Ashley Judd.

Decades of abuse

After the first accusations were published, new women arose daily who claimed to have been harassed by Weinstein. The consequence was not only his suspension, but also the separation from his wife and the taking of police investigations. After the revelation waves, Weinstein announced to take a break to his "demons" to fight.

Woody Allen

One of the people who commented on the tartar scandal was director Woody Allen, who warned against a witch hunt on tartar. But even Allen can not look back on a flower-like vest.

Abuse of adopted daughter

Allegations of his adoptive daughter Dylan According to Woody Allen the girl at the age of only seven years repeatedly sexually abused. To date, she can not pronounce the name of her adoptive father and suffers from the consequences of the incidents.

Bill Cosby

Another act of abuse surrounds the entertainer Bill Cosby. Looking back on a long and fulfilling career, the first allegations against the American actor came to light already at the turn of the millennium, but were discontinued for years due to lack of evidence or out of court settlements.

60 women speak out

New Ride took up his case but a few years ago, as more and more women claimed allegations of abuse by Cosby. The scam often seems to have been the same: the entertainer drugged the women and then abused her. A trial in June 2017 was again terminated without judgment due to disagreement of the jury, but new negotiations have already been scheduled.

Roman Polanski

The 13-year-old Samantha Geimer can hardly believe her luck when Roman Polanski announces one day in 1977 to take photos with her for the French edition of the "Vogue" to shoot. However, after he has picked her up and brought her to the empty house of his friend Jack Nicholson, the story takes an unexpected turn.

"Definitely rape"

Like the now over 50-year-old Samantha Geimer (photo) in her book "The Girl: My life in the shadow of Roman Polanski" describes, the 30-year-old director gave her alcohol and drugs and then raped her. After being indicted, Polanski has been held in custody for 42 days, but assures that the sex was consensual – until today. When he ends up with a prison sentence of more than 50 years, Polanski decides to flee to France, where he still lives today.

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin is well-known for his humor and the black-and-white films in which he participated. But his funny sides could not prevent his dark shady sides were exposed to the public: When the then only 15-year-old actress Lita Gray of him was pregnant, he married her out of fear of a charge.

Only a few years later, the young Gray filed a divorce suit because she felt cruel and inhumane by Chaplin. But it is not an individual case in the young Lita Gray – Chaplin had previously married a 16-year-old, who also expected a child from him. His fourth and final marriage at the age of 54 with 18-year-old Oona O’Neill (left). His life was overshadowed by the numerous scandals but probably to the end.

German stars also speak up.

After the Weinstein affair, more and more women and men also spoke up in the German star business in order to report on the distressing conditions in the industry. As the mirror reported, there are also enough accusations in this country about abuse on the set, in casting and similar occasions. Except for the public Nina Brandhoff and others but have little chance of retaliation – the cases are usually barred before the victims turn to third parties.

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