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‘Explosive’ secret list of abusers set to upstage women’s big week at Cannes film festival
Crisis management team reported to be in place as Meryl Streep heads roster of female stars and directors collecting accolades
As the cream of female film talent, including Hollywood’s Meryl Streep and Britain’s Andrea Arnold, prepare to receive significant career awards, a dark cloud is threatening. And on Sunday another influential British film personality will be saluted when diversity champion Dame Donna Langley, the chairman and chief content officer at NBCUniversal, is to be honoured with the Women in Motion Award at a lavish dinner. Rumours of the existence of a secret list of 10 men in the industry who have been abusive to women, including leading actors and directors, have been widespread in France in the run-up to the annual gathering on the Côte d’Azur.
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