BAFTA Joins Time’s Up In Calling For UK Industry Summit To Address Historical Sexual Misconduct Claims

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EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA has become the latest influential UK industry body to call for a high-level summit to address historical sexual misconduct allegations amid a growing #MeToo movement in television.…

the creation of an independent authority for dealing with sexual misconduct allegations. This authority, it said, would be a safe space for people to report allegations and it would have the power to investigate when the evidence points to a pattern of behavior.

She added: “BAFTA is accelerating its work with industry partners to encourage employers to adopt the bullying, harassment and racism prevention guidance that we developed in partnership with the BFI and other organisations in response to these issues.” BAFTA’s intervention is significant, given the organization has itself been caught in the crosshairs of historical sexual misconduct claims against

 

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BAFTACEO Hilarious as they gave other perpetrators of abuse towards woman awards this year after refusing Noel Clarke his award but I guess one or two claims still mean fuck all to most.

BAFTACEO Is such a misogynist, sexist and bully fit to work in your organization.👇

BAFTACEO Dear BAFTACEO I was really encouraged to read this article not even week ago. However, 24 hours ago I came across a BAFTA member RajeshThind viciously abusing the DuchessofCambridge with grotesque sexist, misogynistic, classist remarks.

It’s a start. But the problem here is that “key industry players”, like WME Endeavor’s Patrick Whitesell, are known as enablers of abuse & harassment in the work place. They break confidentiality, protect the guilty party and throw the victim under a bus BAFTA WME Endeavor

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