Wu found herself closely following the #MeToo movement in Hollywood, and decided to write something for women affected by sexual assaults in the entertainment industry. Asia is having its own #MeToo moment, with its homegrown entertainment industries grappling with many of the issues that have upended entertainment careers in the United States and elsewhere. That was before the #MeToo movement got under way in the United States. An emotional television interview with South Korean prosecutor Seo Ji-hyun in January 2018, in which she said she had been assaulted eight years earlier, is credited with starting the #MeToo movement there. But she adds: "In some way, the #MeToo movement has collectively empowered women without our knowing it, all over the world."

Source: ABC News July 17, 2019 04:41 UTC