This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Activists Fly 'Hollywood: Stop Enabling Abuse' Banner Over Hollywood

Angelenos who managed to look up from the unending rounds of Harvey Weinstein-related news push notifications on their phones Tuesday morning found a message in the skies: a plane flying a banner that read "Hollywood: Stop Enabling Abuse."
Women’s advocacy group Ultraviolet arranged for the plane and banner to fly over Hollywood from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday. "The banner was commissioned after a report by The New York Times revealed that Harvey Weinstein spent decades paying off sexual harassment accusers," according to a statement from Ultraviolet. Weinstein was fired from the production company he co-founded on Sunday, and another bombshell New York Times story was released on Tuesday, along with a New Yorker story reporting 13 women's stories of being sexually harassed or assaulted by Weinstein (this number included three alleged rapes, one against Italian actress-director Asia Argento.)
Jodi Kantor, co-writer of the New York Times article that exposed Weinstein's history of alleged sexual harassment and prompted his firing, shared a photo of the banner on Twitter:
Activists flew this banner over the Hollywood sign today. pic.twitter.com/CXrAl3FlX6
— Jodi Kantor (@jodikantor) October 10, 2017
Hollywood passersby who saw the banner also took to Twitter to note the exhortation overhead:
A plane just flew over my school with a banner saying "Hollywood, stop enabling abusers" and that's what made me smile today
— 🌻Moni🌻 (@MaydayMoni) October 10, 2017
Ultraviolet co-founder Nita Chaudhary pointed out the hypocrisy of Weinstein's misconduct remaining an "open secret" in Hollywood for years, saying in a statement, "It is appalling that an industry would cover the tracks of a man who spent literally decades abusing his power by abusing women."
-
But Yeoh is the first to publicly identify as Asian. We take a look at Oberon's complicated path in Hollywood.
-
His latest solo exhibition is titled “Flutterluster,” showing at Los Angeles gallery Matter Studio. It features large works that incorporate what Huss describes as a “fluttering line” that he’s been playing with ever since he was a child — going on 50 years.
-
It's set to open by mid-to-late February.
-
The new Orange County Museum of Art opens its doors to the public on Oct. 8.
-
Cosplayers will be holding court once again and taking photos with onlookers at the con.
-
Littlefeather recalls an “incensed” John Wayne having to be restrained from assaulting her and being threatened with arrest if she read the long speech Brando sent with her.