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Olivia Munn takes on Woody Allen for his 'Witch Hunt' remarks

Responding to director Woody Allen's 'witch-hunt atmosphere' rema... Read More
Responding to director Woody Allen's 'witch-hunt atmosphere' remark, actor Olivia Munn said the system is complicit for letting predators back into the mainstream. Allen, an Oscar-winning director, had voiced his concern about

Hollywood

slipping into a

'witch-hunt'

culture in the aftermath of Harvey Weinstein scandal where multiple women accused the producer of sexual misconduct.

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"The possibility of an over correction is much less worrisome than all of the injustices that led us to this moment. Woody's gut instinct to fear what this might become would be better suited to a gut instinct to hold back an urge that could be wrong," Munn wrote in an op-ed for popular magazine.

Munn was one of six women who came forward with accusations against

Ratner

, as initially published in newspaper. The star claimed the director once masturbated in front of her and made sexually aggressive comments to her in public. "When people ask how these men in powerful positions were able to hurt so many people for so many years, I look to the people at the top and ask those questions."

"The system that lets men like (Brett) Ratner and Allen back in, is the same system that creates disparity. It's tilted to roll back into their favour while the rest of us are saddled with a Sisyphean task," she wrote. The

'X-Men: Apocalypse'

actor called for a

'zero- tolerance policy'

for sexual assault, harassment and misconduct in Hollywood.

"This is not a 'women's' issue, this is an abuse-of-power issue and until we eradicate the diseased roots of our infrastructure and make foundational, systemic changes, nothing will change." "We can use this moment to create a lasting shift. We should create a zero-tolerance policy with actionable consequences for sexual assault and any other forms of abuse," she added.

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The

actor

also advocated equal pay for women in the industry as a way to prevent them from feeling inferior. "Heads of studios, bosses, and CEOs should enforce equal pay because continuing to pay us less perpetuates a bias that women are inferior," she added.


Weird habits of celebrities that will shock you!

Sunny Leone has an unusual habit of washing her feet repetitively. Sunny can’t resist doing and apparently leaves the sets every 15 minutes during the shooting to go and clean her feet.

The gorgeous Hollywood actress Megan Fox has this weird habit of not flushing after using a washroom. In an interview to a magazine, the actress revealed that she doesn’t believe in cleanliness. She forgets to flush after using washroom and said that her friends often complain about this bad habit of hers.
Deepika Padukone has this creepy habit of watching people specially when she's waiting at an airport. She probably enjoys people-watching.
Alia Bhatt once confessed that she only uses men's perfumes. Smell is a big deal breaker for her, and that if a guy smells nice it's an instant attraction.
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, who made headlines by walking the ramp for Lakme Fashion Week post pregnancy, apparently cannot keep herself from biting her nails.
You will be shocked to know that American singer-songwriter Kesha claimed that she used to drink her own urine. But she has stopped doing that after she realized that drinking pee doesn’t get anyone into kick-ass shape.
Padmavati actor Shahid Kapoor is so addicted to coffee that he ends up drinking about 10 cups a day.
Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock has confessed she uses pile cream to stop getting a wrinkly face.
Bollywood actress Ameesha Patel is totally obsessed with pink colour. Even her wardrobe flaunts her favourite colour and she is often spotted wearing it.
American singer Jessica Simpson has this weird habit of not brushing her teeth. She often uses mouth fresher instead of brushing. This habit of Jessica really bothers her colleagues.

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