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The Schmooze Aly Raisman Still Struggling To Train After The Effects Of The Larry Nassar Trial
In a recent interview with the New York Post, Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman has confessed that since speaking during Larry Nassar’s sentencing in January, she has “barely been able to work out”. Raisman’s whole career centers on her physical strength and gymnastics training. So the profundity of this statement is indicative of the immense emotional…
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The Schmooze Monica Lewinsky Says She Still Feels ‘Trauma’ From Bill Clinton #MeToo Interviews
Monica Lewinsky has stated that she still experiences “trauma” in response to the backlash she has experienced since her 90’s affair with then-President Bill Clinton. “Despite the amount of trauma work I’ve done for the past 20 years, there’s still a pattern that gets tapped into or triggered,” Lewinsky told InStyle on Tuesday. The so-called…
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The Schmooze Michael Douglas Embraces #MeToo Even Amid Potential Accusation
Michael Douglas is in a unique position. The actor is an avid, outspoken fan of the #MeToo movement. He is enthusiastic about recognizing wrongdoing in his industry and enforcing equal hiring practices and making more women’s voices heard. “I support the movement wholeheartedly,” Douglas told the Associated Press on Monday. Douglas also has reason to…
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The Schmooze Ron Perlman Peed On His Hand Before Shaking Harvey Weinstein’s
Is it okay to secretly urinate on your hand before shaking another person’s hand if that person is an alleged sexual tyrant? For a book that’s almost infinity pages long, the Talmud is surprisingly quiet on this issue. Ron Perlman, the leonine actor you may have enjoyed in such films as “Hellboy” or “Hellboy II,”…
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The Schmooze Zoey Deutch Slams James Franco’s Kissing Skills Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
Zoey Deutch’s verdict on James Franco’s kissing skills are in. “Meh,” she deadpans on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.” After test driving his lips in a scene on “Why Him,” she candidly describes his bad breath and mediocre smooching talent. When prompted, she confirms that it was nothing memorable. As a teen, I…
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The Schmooze Sandra Bullock Says Men Are Now Afraid In Hollywood, After Harvey Weinstein
Sandra Bullock has spoken out for the first time about Harvey Weinstein. She had a few things to say. Bullock told the Sunday Times that she never personally had a bad experience with Weinstein, but she knew that other people did. “I heard about Harvey and I was afraid of him,” she said. Imagine Sandra…
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News Sex Abuse Prevention Program Targets Orthodox Camps
This summer, as parents pack their children’s things for Orthodox Jewish sleep away camps, their soon-to-be counselors are preparing in a different way: By taking a sex abuse prevention course. The course, created two years ago by an Israel-based nonprofit called ASAP, will be in use this year at over a hundred summer camps, mostly…
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News Ex-Camper Accuses Female Orthodox Counselor Of ‘Traumatic’ Sex Abuse
When Leah Sokolovsky was 15, she spent many Friday nights sleeping over at the home of the 20-year-old assistant head counselor of her ultra-Orthodox summer camp. The two had not been particularly close at camp. But during the school year that followed, the counselor, an ultra-Orthodox woman named Gittie Sheinkopf, cultivated Sokolovsky. Sokolovsky says Sheinkopf…
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