sexual assault

Stone, the new-ish band fronted by former Expire guitarist Zach Dear, have been kicked off of the Knocked Loose / Terror / Jesus Piece tour following multiple accusations of sexual assault against Zach Dear. Year of the Knife were added in their place.

”I took her words to heart,” Aziz Ansari says. ”I continue to support the movement that is happening in our culture. It is necessary and long overdue.”

Accusations resurfaced against former ‘Silicon Valley’ and ‘Gorburger’ star TJ Miller from his college days, where he allegedly sexually and physically assaulted a woman. Miller ”denies any wrongdoing.”

At the Drive In’s Cedric Bixler Zavala responded to Masterson’s denial, saying, “he’s had about 15 years to make this statement. Every time he had a chance he laughed at the victims. He is surrounded by enablers.”

As allegations of sexual conduct against powerful men continue to come out, the New York Times has published the accounts of nine women accusing Israel Horovitz, a playwright, screenwriter, and also father of Adam Horovitz aka Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys.

Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons was accused of sexual assault, which he first denied and then later apologized to “any women from my past who I may have offended.” Since then, screenwriter Jenny Lumet shared a detailed account via The Hollywood Reporter of Simmons assaulting her in 1991, and Simmons has now given his own statement…

”I have made choices that have offended some of the women in my life. It’s not cool to be a playboy and a new consciousness understands this.”