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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 7 december 2017
‘Silence Breakers’ named Time magazine’s Person of the Year

NEW YORK (AP) — The harassment allegations. sexual violence. Milano has 2015 Person of the Year,
“Silence Breakers” — “Today” host Savannah said she wasn’t aware of said through a spokesman
those who have shared Guthrie acknowledged Burke’s contributions when that this year’s winners
their stories about sexual Wednesday that this year’s she made her initial tweet should be thanked for
assault and harassment — winner hits “close to home” and has since publicly “having the courage
have been named Time and mentioned Lauer by credited her. to break the silence on
magazine’s Person of the name. Milano and Burke sexual assaults and for the
Year. Women who spoke out, appeared together worldwide discussion that
Numerous women have initially against Hollywood Wednesday on the they have launched.”The
spoken out publicly since mogul Harvey Weinstein “Today” show. two runners-up for Person
October about sexual and then others, helped “This is just the start. I’ve of the Year were Chinese
misconduct by dozens to spawn the #MeToo been saying from the President Xi Jinping and
of high-profile men in movement, with millions beginning it’s not just a President Donald Trump,
entertainment, media, of people telling stories moment, it’s a movement,” himself accused of sexual
business and sports. Time of sexual misconduct on Burke said. “Now the work misconduct by numerous
praised those who have social media. really begins.” women. He has denied
given “voice to open The tweets, Instagram and This image provided by Time “As women, we have to any wrongdoing.
secrets, for moving whisper Facebook posts began magazine, shows the cover support each other and Trump, Person of the Year
of the magazine’s Person
networks onto social after actress-activist Alyssa of the Year edition as “The stand together and say, in 2016, tweeted recently
networks, for pushing Milano followed on a Silence Breakers,” those who ‘That’s it. We’re done. No that the magazine had
us all to stop accepting suggestion from a friend have shared their stories more,’” Milano said. “It’s told him he “probably”
the unacceptable.” The of a friend on Facebook about sexual assault and vital to me that we really would be named again if
magazine’s cover features and tweeted: “If you’ve harassment. The magazine’s set in some actionable he agreed to an interview
Ashley Judd, Taylor Swift, been sexually harassed or cover features Ashley Judd, things that we can do to and photo shoot. Trump
Taylor Swift, Susan Fowler and
Susan Fowler and others assaulted write ‘me too’ others who say they have continue this momentum.” added that he “took a
who say they have been as a reply to this tweet.” been harassed. German Chancellor pass.” Time has disputed
harassed. The hashtag was tweeted Associated Press Angela Merkel, Time’s his account.q
Time’s announcement nearly a million times in 48
was made Wednesday on hours. #MeToo was actually
NBC’s “Today” show, where founded by activist Tarana
longtime host Matt Lauer Burke a decade ago to
was fired last week amid raise awareness about
Helen Mirren to get

Movies For Grownups

career honor

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mirren says she is “greatly
AARP the Magazine says honored” by the award,
its Movies for Grownups adding that she considers
Awards will be televised film a high art form and
for the first time next “the ultimate mirror up to
year, when Helen Mirren nature.” She joins previous
will receive its lifetime Career Achievement
achievement honors. honorees including Morgan
The magazine announced Freeman, Susan Sarandon,
Wednesday that Mirren Robert Redford and Sharon
will accept the Career Stone. AARP established its
Achievement Award at a Movies for Grownups series
ceremony on Feb. 5, 2018. in 2002 to celebrate and
The 17th annual Movies recognize filmmaking for
for Grownups Awards will audiences with “a grown-
premiere on PBS on Feb. 23. up state of mind.”q

In this Nov. 11, 2017 file photo, Helen Mirren arrives at the 9th
annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles.
Associated Press