The actresses Eva Longoria, Laura Dern, Brie Larson, Natalie Portman and Reese Witherspoon wore protest T-shirts before the Golden Globe awards in Los Angeles last night in support of the Time’s Up campaign to fight sexual harassmentThe Hollywood awards season began last night with the annual rite of self-congratulation overshadowed by the Harvey Weinstein scandal. The Golden Globes, held in Los Angeles, is the first significant ceremony since allegations emerged of how the producer, once hailed in Tinseltown as the “Oscar king”, exploited his power to abuse dozens of women. Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, Emma Stone and Emma Watson were among a group of eight actresses who said that they would be accompanied at the awards show by activists. Watson was due to be joined by Marai Larasi, who heads Imkaan, a British network of groups formed to end violence against minority women. Streep, who was nominated for her role in The Post, said: “People are aware now of a power…

Source: The Times January 08, 2018 00:05 UTC