#MeToo is smashing the Hollywood casting couch

A sign at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, Hollywood is trying to end a history of sexual exploitation. PHOTO: NYTIMES
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NEW YORK • A basketball court at the Park City, Utah, Municipal Athletic and Recreation Centre has been converted into a screening room, as have a nearby synagogue and the auditorium at the local high school.

The roads of this old mining town are gagged with standstill traffic.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 04, 2020, with the headline #MeToo is smashing the Hollywood casting couch. Subscribe