Cate Blanchett says that the #MeToo movement “got killed very quickly” in remarks at the Cannes Film Festival
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Cate Blanchett says that the #MeToo movement “got killed very quickly” in remarks at the Cannes Film Festival
Cate Blanchett has said it’s “distressing” the way the #MeToo movement never “took root” in Hollywood. Cate Blanchett says that the #MeToo movement " got killed very quickly " in remarks at the Cannes Film Festival. She lamented in a wide-ranging staged conversation that the tide of #MeToo has been turned in Hollywood, where she has been outspoken about gender equality.
Get the latest news from the 79th Cannes Film Festival, including coverage of the red carpet, the jury, and more. She also praised British stars Marisa Abela and Emma Corrin.
Newsbreak reported the story as "Cate Blanchett 'distressed' that #MeToo movement never ...." The Seattle Times reported the story as "What it's like inside the amfAR Gala, which has raised millions for AIDS research." Daily Mail US reported the story as "Cate Blanchett says #MeToo movement 'got killed very quickly' and men still outnumber women more than seven to one on film sets."
Coverage is split across the political spectrum: 3 left-leaning outlets, 19 center outlets, 2 right-leaning outlets. L1FE compares the framing across these sources rather than amplifying any single outlet's interpretation.
24 sources have covered this story, including The Seattle Times, The Independent, Daily Mail US and Newsbreak and 20 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.
Source accounts have not fully aligned on every figure tied to this story (different reports cite 57,, 55,, 36); the published L1FE summary holds those specifics open until more sources converge.
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 24 independent outlets across the spectrum.
[02] CorroboratedKey facts corroborated by mainstream + wire desks.
Where they stand
Framings — how each side is covering it
Mainstream Liberal
3 outlets
Mainstream Conservative
2 outlets
Center / Wire
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