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“Master Of None” And “Parks And Recreation” Star Aziz Ansari Accused Of Sexual Misconduct

Just days after winning a Golden Globe and participating in a national anti-sexual-harassment campaign called Time’s Up, Aziz Ansari has been accused of sexual assault, according to various news reports. The accusation was made by a woman who is being identified as a 23-year-old photographer named “Grace,” according to Babe, the entertainment news outlet who first reported the claim. The woman met Ansari while she was taking photos at the Emmy Awards after party and eventually went on a date in late September which ended at his apartment. When the woman saw Ansari wearing a “Time’s Up” pin at the Golden Globes, she decided to tell her story.

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Netflix’s New Series “Altered Carbon” Releases First Trailer

The first trailer for one of 2018’s most anticipated sci-fi shows is here. Altered Carbon is Netflix’s adaptation of Richard K Morgan’s acclaimed cyberpunk novel, and will be available on the streaming service on February 2. Altered Carbon stars James Purefoy, Joel Kinnaman,, and Will Yun Lee. The story focuses on the world’s wealthiest man, who is murdered; but when his mind is transferred, he hires an ex-soldier to investigate who killed him.

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Michael Douglas Preemptively Denies Sexual Misconduct Allegation

In a new interview, Michael Douglas is denying what he says is an upcoming claim of sexual harassment against him. The veteran actor claims that The Hollywood Reporter is pursuing a story about him in which a former employee claims Douglas masturbated in front of her, used improper language in her company, and prevented her from getting other work in the entertainment industry.  Douglas denied the allegation of a sexual nature and the claim of retaliation, though he added “I will fess up to colorful language.”  Douglas also said his accuser is a woman who worked in development at his company approximately 32 years ago and was fired “for the work she was doing.”  The actor said he chose to preemptively talk about the sexual harassment claim, in hopes of limiting the story’s potential impact.

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James Franco Speaks Out And Denies Sexual Misconduct Claims

James Franco has addressed the sexual misconduct allegations made against him. The actor appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert where Colbert asked Franco about allegations that were made by several women on Twitter after the Golden Globes awards ceremony, including Ally Sheedy, who accused him of misconduct in tweets that have since been deleted. Franco denied the claims being made against him and says they’re not accurate; however Colbert pressed him and asked if there is perhaps another arena, besides social media, for these claims to be addressed. Franco says that if he’s done something wrong, he “will fix it” but says that the point of this larger sexual misconduct conversation is to “listen.” In light of these recent allegations made against Franco, the New York Times canceled a TimesTalk that was scheduled to take place.

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Tonya Harding Goes Head-To-Head With Piers Morgan During ‘Good Morning Britain’ Interview

Former Olympic ice skater Tonya Harding is making the rounds helping to promote the biopic about her life, I, Tonya, and on Tuesday morning Harding participated in an interview with Good Morning Britain.  I, Tonya largely portrays Harding as a sympathetic figure who was forced into figure skating by her cruel mother and later abused by her husband, Jeff Gillooly, who helped mastermind the attack on Nancy Kerrigan. Harding said that she hoped her movie would help others, however GMB host Piers Morgan accused her of playing the victim card. “Maybe it suits you to play the victim, but the victim in all this wasn’t you, it was Nancy Kerrigan who had her Olympic dream shattered,” Morgan interjected. After he refused to drop the line of questioning, Harding attempted to end the interview. “Thank you so much I appreciate being on your show, but I think I’m going to have to say have a good night,” she told him.