Friday, April 30, 2021

30 April 2021: British Equivalent of Oscar/Emmy Award Revoked Over Sexual Harassment Allegations

BAFTA Suspends Award for Actor Noel Clarke Amid Harassment Allegations

We have to admit this is a very odd entry for a timeline dedicated to documenting the twists and turns in New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's COVID nursing home deaths scandals, but bear with us. Here's the meat of the story as reported in the New York Times, which dedicates an incredible amount of its limited resources to covering these kinds of stories:

The body that awards Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars has suspended a prominent actor and director weeks after he received one of its top awards, following accusations of sexual assault, sexual harassment and bullying from 20 women.

No word on whether the actor has also contributed to the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands of nursing home residents because of a deadly directive their administration implemented or if they also tried to cover-up the deaths of thousands more for months afterward.

By comparison, in addition to these other scandals, Governor Cuomo has been accused of sexual harassment by no fewer than nine women, including several former aides and at least one current aide who accuses Governor Cuomo of groping her.

And yet, the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which awarded an Emmy to Governor Cuomo, remains silent on whether it will likewise revoke the prize it gave to him.

Here's more history from the timeline:

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