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Time's Up will be a part of Oscar show, but no dress code

By SANDY COHEN there," Rhimes said. lives at work.
AP Entertainment Writer Besides the black dresses at It's not just about sexual
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. the Globes, Time's Up sup- harassment, organizers
(AP) — The organizers of porters wore white roses at said, but about illuminating
Time's Up say the move- the Grammy Awards. No what it takes to create fair
ment to eradicate discrimi- such uniformity is planned and equitable workplaces
nation in the workplace will for the Oscars. where people of all races,
have a presence at Sun- Formed after the Harvey genders and ethnicities
day's Oscar show, but there Weinstein scandal re- are recognized and val-
are no plans for a red-car- vealed widespread sexual ued. It's about seizing on
pet dress code. harassment in Hollywood, the momentum generated
Shonda Rhimes, Ava Du- Time's Up has grown into by the outrage over Wein-
Vernay, actresses Laura an international, multifac- stein and those like him
Dern and Tessa Thompson, eted and multipronged and channeling it toward
producer Katie McGrath approach to fighting work- change.
and attorney Nina Shaw place discrimination, orga- Branches of the Time's Up
talked about the move- nizers said. They outlined In this Oct. 14, 2017 file photo, Ava DuVernay arrives at the 15th movement have been
ment's progress and next the various avenues of the annual Hammer Museum Gala in the Garden in Los Angeles. meeting regularly since the
steps with news reporters effort at Thursday's news Associated Press beginning of the year.
Thursday. conference. Various sectors of the ini-
They stressed that while A key element is the legal House Council on Women Representatives for farm, tiative are dealing with
Time's Up made a splashy defense fund, which has and Girls. More than 1,200 domestic and restaurant men, people of color and
appearance at the Gold- amassed $21 million and of those cases have al- workers have been active- people overseas, organiz-
en Globes earlier this year, scores of attorneys to date. ready been referred to at- ly involved in the expand- ers said.
with most women wearing In partnership with the Na- torneys, she said. ing movement, she said. Hollywood men have held
black and several actresses tional Women's Law Cen- The movement may have On Friday, Time's Up is an- their own Time's Up meet-
walking the red carpet with ter, the fund connects started in Hollywood, but nouncing its new Story- ings, organizers said, and
activists, the movement is victims of harassment or it's become global, Rhimes Corps initiative. international outreach
bigger and broader than discrimination with attor- said, with participation in StoryCorps is a storytelling continues to grow.
awards shows. neys, who are either vol- Kenya, South Korea, Paki- collective that invites ordi- No invitation is needed to
"We're trying to build some- unteering their services or stan and Kuwait. nary people to share tales participate, either, they
thing that's sustainable, last- having their fees underwrit- From the tech sector to from their lives, which are said. Like all grass-roots
ing and serious," DuVernay ten by donations. farm workers, women are eventually uploaded into movements, it grows with
said Thursday at the meet- Since Time's Up was found- coming together to de- a Library of Congress col- personal interest.
ing at the Sunshine Sachs ed about two months ago, mand fair treatment, she lection aimed at foster- "There's actual work be-
publicity firm's offices in it has received some 1,700 said. ing greater human under- ing done," DuVernay
West Hollywood, California. requests for legal assis- "The intention really is that standing. said. "It's not just a press
Time's Up was "launched tance, said attorney Tina a large portion of our lead- The Time's Up partnership opportunity... It's not just
on the red carpet, but Tchen, a lawyer and for- ership will come from other invites women and men an awards-show protest
was never intended to live mer director of the White industries," Rhimes said. to share stories about their movement."q
CNN's Lemon says he 'misspoke'

on claim about Fox News

By DAVID BAUDER week questioning whether To that claim, Fox
AP Media Writer CNN had scripted ques- White House corre-
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN's tions in its town hall on spondent John Roberts
Don Lemon said Thursday gun control. But when the tweeted in response:
that he "misspoke" the father of a Florida school "Whaaaaaaaa????" He
night before in an attempt shooting survivor told The later detailed the times he
to make a broader point Associated Press that he had reported it on the air.
when he claimed that Fox had omitted words in an "Don Lemon is not our as-
News Channel did not re- email sent to media out- signment editor," said Fox
port on White House com- lets that may have falsely News spokeswoman Carly
munications director Hope given that impression, Fox's Shanahan.
Hicks' resignation. Tucker Carlson and Sean The most extensive discus-
Turned out that Fox had, Hannity corrected the re- sion in the evening was on
several times — every hour cord. Martha MacCallum's show.
from when the story broke Lemon, during a discus- Hannity offered Hicks some
after 4 p.m. through mid- sion of the Hicks story on career advice: "She can
night. It did not get the his show Wednesday, said work at the Fox News
wall-to-wall attention it re- he'd been watching news Channel, she's good," he
ceived on CNN and MSN- networks in his office and said. In this Feb. 13, 2018 file photo, Don Lemon attends a special
BC, however. that "Trump TV, or state-run Fox said it had requested screening of "Black Panther" in New York.
Lemon tweeted out a cor- TV" was not even reporting Lemon make an on-air cor- Associated Press
rection on Thursday after- the story. rection. port that the liberal media prime-time shows gave to
noon. "I should have been Trump supporters who Lemon's broader point watchdog Media Matters stories about Trump son-in-
more specific," he wrote. watch Fox aren't even about the lack of time Fox for America had issued law Jared Kushner, includ-
Things have been testy be- aware of negative stories spends on stories damag- Wednesday. ing his lack of a full secu-
tween CNN and Fox lately. about the administration, ing to Trump may have Media Matters wrote about rity clearance at the White
Fox aired segments last he said. been influenced by a re- the lack of coverage Fox's House.q