mitsu movement that's right there had a french actress catherine deneuve and at least another one hundred women have signed an open letter criticizing me to will vent their cares that supporters of underestimating women's ability to say no and of ruining the lives the innocent men the tennis critics have condemned her remarks with some calling her an apologist for rape some french women are using satire to respond to sexism in their country. of a long. thousand rights message today as. are they used to say when i was inside the. us and unknown loser yes. but catherine deneuve isn't joking the french film icon has defended her country's culture of flirtation and gallantry for her and ninety nine other women the debate about sexual harassment goes too far in an open letter published in the newspaper le monde they say we defend the right to proposition one another it's essential for sexual freedom. this current campaign denounces men and creates a new puritanism. who know there's a great danger that no man will deficit use of women but even more so is the danger that some kind of new norm wi

the french actress catherine deneuve and at least one hundred other women have signed an open letter criticizing the me to movement they accuse its supporters of underestimating women's ability to simply say no and of ruining the lives of innocent men but the nerves critics have condemned her remarks saying she is an apologist for rape. that you and. we should mention be free to hit on women this response to recent feminist social media campaigns comes from catherine deneuve seen here patrolling an attractive housewife half a century ago of sexual double the leading french actress such that men have been some really punished or forced out of their jobs when all they did was touch someone sneak or try to still a kiss. to nurse and the other women's main target the me too movement which emerged from the rape allegations against hollywood producer harvey weinstein in october they say the movement amounts to puritanism and poses a threat to sexual freedom. their opinion trickett fetus reactions from french feminists who did now still lead to a substantial like the all quit work clique an

the french actress catherine deneuve attacks the #metoo movement.he accuses it of conducting a witchhunt against the memen. is she right? haveve the accuserers of abusers gone too far, or has she simply missed the point? ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have y you with us. a long day ahead and a lot of work to do. those were the only comments by politicians as they arrived this morning to begin day four of exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government here in germany. the parties have agreed not to brief the press for fear of discovering -- scuffering any deal. angela merkel's conservatives and center-left social democrats have set themselves a deadline of tomorrow to find out if they have enough common ground to start formal coalition talks to give germany a government. reporter: day four of the exploratory talks between chancellor merkel's conservatives and the social democrats. but much remains unclear. the parties have agreed on a news blackout, so information about any breakthroughs is scarce. as are statements from party lead

an apology from french film icon catherine deneuve after she bashed the #metoo movement. first, our top story live from paris. genie: iraq was rocked by twin suicide bombings today. at least 38 people died in the attacks in baghdad with close to 100 hertz.z. -- 100 hurt. no immediate claim of responsibility, but similar attacks have c come from the islamic state group. let's bring in our reporter in baghdad. what can you tell us about what happened today? that it is a very bloody baghdadad morning with te suicide bombers. they attacked the crowded square in downtown baghdad called tayran square. place forthering workers in the early morning. 10 minutes between the first attack and the second attack. spokesman talked to bob hours ago about the reach 40 people killed. few military and few policeman between them. center in baghdad has said 120 injured. genie: there has been no claim of responsibility so far officially, but this does look to be the work of the islamic state group. but the interior thattry spokesman said isis accounts on facebook claimed this possibility, and

and the actress catherine deneuve signs an open letter defending the right of men to hit on women.s just been confirmed at least 17 people have been killed by mudslides and flash floods in southern california. but with many unaccounted for, rescue workers fear dozens may still be trapped, and a desperate search for survivors is under way. many of those now affected are the very same people who had to flee last month from some of the biggest wildfires in the state's history. the latest extreme weather has hit carpinteria, santa barbara and montecito. from there, our correspondent james cook. on california's pacific coast, ordeal by the elements continues. first, they endured the largest fire in the state's history. next came torrential rain, more intense than anyone here can remember. and then, within minutes, destruction, caused by an unstoppable wall of mud and debris. 14—year—old lauren cantin survived, but even she doesn't know how. firefighters using rescue dogs heard her screams, and worked for hours to pull her from the wreckage of her home. her family's fate is unknown. ever

, but catherine deneuve to say this, but catherine deneuve is a powerful woman.can tell someone to back off. there are 99 other women who signed this letter. they are all in positions of power like catherine deneuve. they seem to be, you know, they seem to be prominent people albeit porn star, they seem to be women who have perhaps achieved something in the workplace otherwise they wouldn't be silgttries to the letter. one can assume they are people —— signatories to the letter. one can assume they have achieved confidence and that is not what the me too thing is about. it is about women in equal positions who feel they have got to go along with it because otherwise they may lose out in theirjobs or their careers. charlie, are there any points you agree with in the letter? there is not, no. ithink, iwouldjust agree with in the letter? there is not, no. i think, i would just like to reiterate what you are saying. this is influential women who do not reflect, like their views do not reflect, like their views do not reflect the view of the masses who we re pa rt of

out or there's a counter revolution the counter revolution has begun you're seeing with the catherine deneuve than the christian summers and so many other people the counter revolution is definitely here but how long do we have we have forever we are dismantling a system called patriarchy that has existed forever i think when nona talks about men and how they have to step up i think men must understand that this is patriarchy hurts them to patriarchy places the burden of what we now call toxic masculinity on men surely there are men that are around and i believe this because i know them who don't want to score who don't want to pursue women who want to have sex whether it's inside marriage whether it's outside of marriage whether it's with another man or another woman in a way that both partners or all partners involved are enjoying it and no one takes the next day as grace tech citizens and sorry to tell them that she felt violated and very exposed to let me ask you that question about the revolutionary moment moment of the revolution or do you believe this is a revolution a moment if so how

catherine deneuve intervention has triggered an online backlash. it's something on of is already knows all too well five years ago she started the hash tag outcry in germany. did of open letter rang through milieu are warning bells for her. these are the dynamics that we've seen so far in every debate on sexism just as we saw in the german sixes and deface. it is of course sad that someone has privileged as catherine deneuve sins and misses to victims that say's what they want what they are ask is too much or unreasonable the authors of the open letter say they're surprised by the massive rejection of their message this debate has exposed the split among french women in the battle against sexual harassment. and be a basketball is coming to europe at least for a game the boston celtics and philadelphia seventy six ers are getting ready for a showdown on thursday night in london's o two arena fans have flooded into the british capital from across europe to see two of the league's brightest young teams go head to head. the boston celtics season got of

it is of course sad that someone as privileged as catherine deneuve sends a message to victims that say's what they want what they are is too much or unreasonable the authors of the open letter say they're surprised by the massive rejection of their message this debate has exposed the split among french women in the battle against sexual harassment now china's economy was still running fast and furious last year but what about your thousand eight hundred card is here with more on that well thanks jim yes last year wasn't as bad as many have predicted growth slowed but the world bank's update says china's twenty seven thousand g.d.p. was still growing by six point eight percent driven by exports and a government supported construction boom for this year beijing forecasts six and a half percent growth and the world bank agrees business confidence is high as the government tries to transform the economy in part because of environmental concerns from low prize mass production to globally competitive quality exports shot so all those moderately well from a beijing perspective but political and

and the french actress catherine deneuve attacks the me too movement and accuses of its supporters of conducting a witch hunt against men because she writes have the abusers the accusers of abusers gone too far or has to know miss the point she. it's great to have you along. we start our broadcast in me and maher that country's military says its soldiers summarily executed ten were hinge of muslims in september referring to those killed as quote terrorists it's the first public admission of wrongdoing by the army since it began a crackdown campaign on ethnic were hinges last august the admission appears in a statement on the facebook page of the military's commander in chief on more than six hundred thousand were hinge i have fled their homes into neighboring bangladesh by the violence in states iowa meanwhile prosecutors in me and mark have charged two journalists from the reuters news agency with violating the country's official secrets act that's despite widespread international condemnation the pair say they were trying to report on the military's crackdown on ranch are muslims. j

been a backlash hasn't just come from men it's even come from some women too french actress catherine deneuve along with nearly one hundred other french women wrote a letter defending men's quote freedom to pastor response to a let alone in this climate it was outrageous maybe i couldn't believe it and it was an important moment to remind everyone it was a moment to remind everyone of just how powerful internalized misfortune is these are women who have internalized patriarchy and the power of patriarchy and these are women who are white and privileged and very affluent and very telling to me that they are white privileged affluent women who are basically saying the men who have the right to pester are white and affluent because while catherine deneuve were saying this we're talking about the rise of a horrendous fascist right wing across europe that wants to prevent migration especially on the basis of this so-called right or freedom to pester because the queues the hordes of men and these black hordes of men are basically going to europe to rape white women so it was an outrageous letter to

. >> that huge movie star is of course catherine deneuve. she is among 100 female celebrities here in france who have penned an article in le monde essentially condemning the me too movement as puritanism saying it is sexual harassment and what could be considered flirtatious behavior. a woman in the same day can manage a team of people and enjoy the sexual object of a man without being qualified as a or vile accomplice of the patriarchy, she says. gegenie: this has sparked an any backlash in the press. >> particularly from those at the me too movement. an italian actress in a tweet has accused catherine deneuve and others of "telling the world how their interior iced misogyny has lobotomized them to the point of no return. some very harsh fighting words. in the guardian one writer has slammed the article explaining that women are not angry because they are puritanical as the letter claims that because they seek joy from sexual content -- contact on their own terms, not through abuse or explication of the hands of men. chinese women are defy

but catherine deneuve vision joking the french film icon has defended the gaelic culture of flirtation end.

a group of feminist activists in france have criticised the actress catherine deneuve and other signatoriessexual harassment had gone too far. their letter on tuesday defended the right of men to pester women while condemning sexual violence and abuse of power. in response, the activists accused them of trying to put the lid back on the situation. hugh schofield in paris explains. there is a permanent strand in french thought, french intellectualism, which says, which feels that what comes from america, the sexist world, it is probably overstated, and what has happened here is an expression of that. they say there is puritanism out, very american, anglo—saxon concept of puritanism and we want to fight that. so it is a cultural difference. it has always been this feeling that american feminists are different from the french feminism because the french can understand femininity and sexuality in a different way. but one has to add to this that there is a generational issue here as well. these are all the women and there is a younger generation of feminists coming in behind who are very angry w

this is catherine deneuve, one of france's best known actresses, and she's caused quite a stir.oup of french women who have published this open letter in le monde newspaper. it isa it is a response to the harvey weinstein scandal and the fallout that has followed. it says men should be "free to hit on" women. they also argue... "men have been punished summarily, forced out of theirjobs when all they did was touch someone's knee or try to steal a kiss." anne—elizabeth moutet and farideh cadot are two of the 100 women who signed this letter. the letter starts by saying that rape is a crime, sexual harassment in the workplace is a crying and that this is not something we could condo. what we do condone is the way people find themselves subjected to a kind of one—minute hate multiplied ad infinitum on social media, they lose theirjobs and livelihoods, there is no due process, legal process in any way, and the sentences... it is the idea that women are so sentences... it is the idea that women are so stupid and weak that they can tell the difference between a rape and a man who, fran

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french actress catherine deneuve has criticised the b two movement for going too far saying men should feel free to make advances toward women while in an open letter published in france don't know of war and of a new puritanism as a result of the recent surge of sexual harassment scandals the actress is among one hundred women including journalists and intellectuals who signed the letter which to cry is the recent wave of allegations against powerful men as a witch hunt. to cyclingnews now britain's chris froome has been urged by the director of the two of the cost of the spell talk of a doping violation because stone appeared on the sets the thirty two year old must provide an explanation as quickly as possible from his blood was found to have twice the legal amount of an asthma drug during spain's twenty seventeen lovewell the tour which he went on to win while the if you fails to explain himself the four time total hans winner could face a ban from cycling. you're watching the news we still have a lot more to tell you about here's what's ahead our guest in business says germany's c

sunni with a controversy surrounding the mitsu movement that's right there had a french actress catherine deneuve and at least another one hundred women have signed an open letter criticizing me to movement they accuse that supporters of underestimating women's ability to say no and of ruining the lives so innocent men but critics have condemned her remarks with some calling her an apologist for rape some french women are using satire to respond to sexism in their country.

then you have catherine deneuve. she is saying we've got to pull back on this.ologize for saying maybe let's slow down. let's take a look at this. shows you how dangerous it is even for women to step out of line. that's a dangerous sign because if you are telling people to be quiet over a cause, that's going to lead to what margaret atwood said which is pure, unadulterated extremism, a massive panic. it looks like it's not stopping. aziz ansari was of noxious and that date but he never stopped her from leaving. she stayed the entire time. you've got to wonder. is it as an obnoxious date, is it the same as harvey weinstein? no. >> juan: i think we are conflating a bunch of things because it's convenient. >> kimberly: we are good at that. >> juan: we should be careful. you want to make sure women are heard. if you -- if somebody feels they have been abused or hurt, you want to make sure as a society -- historically we have not heard that voice from within. today we are talking about, like this comedian. that's a whole different situation. then someone being a boss

stars who have already graced the red carpet here in berlin include catherine deneuve. and i will be cruise. you've just been. robert practice in. berlin love celebrities and they love. film buffs are already on rolling their sleeping bags to make sure they can get tickets. some tickets are sold online but most are available at the box office three days before each screening that means queuing i one radio was free i was at the front of the queue berlin has its own feel it has its own energy and so that also gets translated into the film festival it's a very different cinema experience it's not about popcorn but about real film buffs coming together. speaking of popcorn one of the many berlin film festival sections is colin airy cinema first a movie featuring food is screened and afterwards gourmet chefs serve a menu inspired by a. beer fest two straight laced for you it's off to the bradley not a party they take place all over the city. this is where the industry insiders meet it's all about seeing and be seen. but it's also ideal for autograph hunters there's just one

french actress catherine deneuve has criticised the me too movement for going too far saying men should feel free to make advances towards women in an open letter published in france the new warned of a new puritanism as a result of the recent surge of sexual harassment scandal it's the actresses among one hundred women including journalists and intellectuals who signed a letter which decries the recent wave of allegations against powerful man as a witch hunt. for a bucket of letter has hit social media like a ball michelle frederica baggio from our social media desk has been following the online fight and joins us now with the blow by blow frederica your. alexandra nerves letter going down. well terry it is has of course opened up a huge this question and there is a solid majority of women who are saying deneuve is completely out of line here some people are calling her an apologist for rape we have of course the supporters of the need to movement there and particularly this is sandra muller who started the hash tag balanced the budget which is basically the french need to and means ex

french actress catherine deneuve finds itself under attack that is still to xi in ninety nine of the ten elected denouncing the hashtag me two movements. as a puritanical which sounds. and at least fifteen kills following mud slides in california rescue teams are still searching for survivors as thousands of course to be the homes. one person has died in over two hundred so been arrested after another day of persistent unity in. the government says fifty police officers were also injured system inspirations in towns and cities across the country to and violence. in the town of jericho witnesses say a mobile suit advantage reduced police presence to firebomb a jewish school on twenty four hours crystal reports from judas. things a quite a in a central chewed is up my what we have had over the last two nights are increasingly heavy. the processes the forces of law and order. in various locations as you said across the country or this started a week or so ago. as similar protests have in the pasta actually in some of cheeses a polar regions in the in syria and in the essensa. of the cou

french actress catherine deneuve will celebrate her seventy fifth birthday in october today dinner has starred in over one hundred films and she's still in demand today. rock n roll legends make jagger and keith richards also turn seventy five this year . they founded the legendary rolling stones in one thousand nine hundred sixty two . a talent composer ennio morricone will be ninety this year his film music helped earn spaghetti westerns like once upon a time in the west and a fistful of dollars into classics morricone has composed film scores for over five hundred films and is still going strong. so there we have it a lot of joyful events coming up this year including a royal wedding which will surely be a welcome to the economy in rex it lent. experts estimate prince harry's upcoming wedding to meghan markle could boost the british economy to the tune of five hundred fifty million euros. royal merchandise is already filling the shops in the town of windsor. marion megane will tie the knot at windsor castle on may nineteenth. the small town southwest of london is braced for a flood

partners the social democrats failure could trigger a new election is also coming up french actress catherine deneuve attacks the me too movement and accuses its supporters of conducting a witch hunt against men and she'd right have the accusers of abusers gone too far .

infantilize women over in france one hundred influential female artists are being led by actress catherine deneuve and signing an open campaign letter against me to rape is a crime but in system comes the floor is not a crime nor is gallantry ocean of a nest aggression now this liberation of speech has been turned on its head but the reaction to that was furious and another was forced to issue a hasty apology a few prominent men have also voiced their reservations one of them was actor liam neeson there is a bit of a witch hunt toppling famous people. accused of. touching some girls in the forest something their been dropped from their program or something and surprisingly nice those comments have also been less than well received by many the problem here seems to be that there's often a if you aren't with us you're against us mentality with movements such as me to those who are speaking out about their concerns are not condoning sexual assault nor attacking the campaign itself but more often than not their words are twisted or go unheard at what may have said it best herself in times of extremes

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a group of feminist activists in france have criticised the actress catherine deneuve and other signatoriesde campaign against sexual harassment has gone too far. the letter on tuesday defends the right of men to pester women, although it condemns sexual violence and abuse of power. the activists accuse them of trying to put the lid back on the situation. let's have a look at key events taking place today. talks on preserving the iran nuclear deal get under way in brussels shortly. then, in vienna, the organisation for security and co—operation in europe will be presenting the group's top priorities for the coming year. and, finally, a ceremony takes place in bulgaria to mark the beginning of the country's six—month presidency of the european union. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. i'm nick marshall—mccormack, and this is your sport briefing for thursday. novak is back, and we give you a glimpse of a kid who is destined for baseball fame. later on thursday, three—time defending champions barcelona host celta vigo in the last 16 of spanish football's copa del r

the french actress catherine deneuve has apologised to victims of sexual assault, after signing an opend the campaign against sexual harassment had gone too far. ms deneuve said she was sorry if she had offended victims of what she called hideous acts. the most active volcano in the philippines, mount mayon, has begun emitting lava in what is being described as a gentle eruption, after spewing out ash and steam over the last 2a hours. thousands of people were evacuated from the area over the weekend, after scientists warned the volcano could erupt in a matter of days. mayon last erupted in 2014. the british building contractor carillion‘s key creditors will meet government officials today to try to prevent the firm collapsing. the company, which employs 20,000 people in the uk and 43,000 worldwide, is contracted to maintain many government facilities such as schools, prisons, and homes on military bases. it has run up debts of £1.5 billion. justin urquhart stewart, director of seven investment management, joins me now. you are a familiar face but you are a familiarface but in unfamiliar

women like catherine deneuve were young when there was this sexual liberation era.e. it is something that can be heavy handed. the point has been made that most of the signatories to this risk are women who are established, professional, they have a confidence that comes with that. you said yourself that somebody tried to touch you, it was unwelcome and you told them what for. there are a lot of women who would find that much more difficult. maybe that is what this campaign is about? yes, but at the same time, i don't believe we should teach young women they are victims. when things happen to me on the metro, i was just somebody like anyone else. we ought to be able within reasonable barriers to fend for ourselves. i got out of the metro and thought, what an idiot. i'm not traumatised for the rest of my life. i've had more unpleasant things happening to me. these are not things that keep me. these are not things that keep me up at night. they have not blighted my life. i don't think it's got to do with the fact that i have an interesting job or a certain age, i thin