September 2019

14 Women File Lawsuit Against Lyft After Reporting Drivers’ Sexual Assaults

Business /

Fourteen women who say they were raped, sexually assaulted or harassed while using Lyft’s ride-hailing app filed a lawsuit against the company Wednesday, claiming that Lyft has received nearly 100 reports of such violations over two years and has not adequately responded to them. The lawsuit argues that the company enables such attacks by luring […]

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Judge orders Anheuser-Busch to halt ‘corn syrup’ labels

Finance /

Big beer is still duking it out over corn syrup. A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Anheuser-Busch to stop using Bud Light packaging that implies rival brews made by MillerCoors contain corn syrup. The order extends an injunction issued in May that barred Anheuser-Busch from making those claims in television, billboard and print advertising. The

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Mental health: Girl’s ‘help me’ note before death inspires mum

Lifestyle /

A woman who found a note in her 16-year-old daughter’s bedroom after she had killed herself has said it inspired her to help children’s mental health. Maisie Cousin-Stirk died in 2017, leaving behind a piece of paper containing the words “I’m fine” but when turned 180 degrees read “help me”. Helen Cousin, 48, has had

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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Writer Adele Lim Quit Sequels Due To Unequal Pay: Report

Entertainment /

Crazy Rich Asians” co-writer Adele Lim has left the franchise. Lim reportedly will not be involved in future projects stemming from the 2018 blockbuster due to a huge disparity in pay offered to the Malaysian-born screenwriter and white co-writer Peter Chiarelli, according to an exclusive report from the Hollywood Reporter. The outlet reported that sources

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Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Streaming Platform Loses a Top Executive

Technology /

LOS ANGELES — Seven months ahead of its planned launch, Quibi, the short-form video platform from the film executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, experienced some backstage drama on Wednesday with the departure of one of its top executives, Janice Min. Ms. Min, the former co-president and chief creative officer of The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group, joined Quibi

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