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Cate Blanchett: lack of change in Hollywood after #MeToo ‘quite distressing’


The Oscar-winning actor has spoken of her disappointment in how the movement lost its momentum in the industry seemingly before it got started

The Oscar-winning actor Cate Blanchett has said she finds the lack of change following the inception of the#MeToo movement eight years ago “quite distressing”. In an interview with Porter magazine, Blanchett, 55, reflected on her involvement with the Time’s Up initiative to champion victims of sexual harassment in the wake of the revelations about Harvey Weinstein. “I’m just amazed by, not only their aliveness of their point of view, but also their technical reserves in ways that I couldn’t have even imagined having or possessing when I was their age.”

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