A changing cultural climate in Hollywood beginning in the 2010s has led to unsavory revelations about many famous men and women, along with several arrests. People began speaking out, especially after the large social support generated by #MeToo. The landscape was much different than in 1989, when two women felt they needed to hide their names in order to write an exhibit about a famous director based on their own personal experiences with him and the experiences of 11 other women. That article in Spy actually featured a detailed fold-out chart of the Upper West Side in New York, visualizing where and women the director had approached women. That director, after many years of accusations, allegations, and legal bureaucracy, has now been ordered to pay $1.68 billion to 40 of his accusers.
After eight years, director James Toback was finally ordered by a jury to pay 40 of the many women who have accused him of assault. Read More