‘He grabbed my thigh, saying "I like all of that right there"': Journalist claims she was sexually harassed by Rev Jesse Jackson

*A female journalist on Tuesday accused the Rev Jesse Jackson of groping her thighs during a picture-taking session 

*Danielle Young, a writer for The Root, penned an article in which she alleges that Jackson touched her inappropriately while also making a crude sexual remark

*‘As I walked within arm’s reach of him, Jackson reached out a hand and grabbed my thigh, saying, “I like all of that right there!”'

*Jackson then 'gave my thigh a tight squeeze,' she writes

*Although Rev Jackson does not recall the meeting, he profoundly and sincerely regrets any pain Ms. Young may have experienced,’ Jackson's rep said

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Jackson a married "Reverend" already has a mistress and one love child (that we know of). I guess that wasn't enough... he needed to expand the congregation.

Bet if Jesse wasn't a man of the cloth he could have made it in Hollywood.

Anyone remember when Rev Jackson was counseling Bill about his affairs?

Like Timothy Leary preaching to Charlie Sheen about drug use. 

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A female journalist on Tuesday accused the Rev Jesse Jackson of groping her.

Danielle Young, a writer for the online site The Root, penned an article in which she alleges that Jackson touched her inappropriately while also making a crude sexual remark during an encounter in Chicago three years ago.

‘I walked toward Jackson, smiling, and he smiled back at me,’ Young wrote.

‘His eyes scanned my entire body. All of a sudden, I felt naked in my sweater and jeans.

‘As I walked within arm’s reach of him, Jackson reached out a hand and grabbed my thigh, saying, “I like all of that right there!” and gave my thigh a tight squeeze.’

The article includes a number of photographs of the encounter. Although there is no picture of Jackson touching Young’s thighs, the civil rights leader is seen hugging and embracing Young.

Young wrote that even though she is seen smiling and laughing in the photos, it was simply a defense mechanism. ‘I did what most women in an uncomfortable position do: I giggled,’ Young wrote

‘I was shocked, to say the least,’ she wrote.

‘Even though Jackson had had his hand reached out, I had no idea that he would touch me in a sexual way.’

Young claimed that the incident was witnessed by people who were there.

'A few of my co-workers saw Jackson’s hand grip my thigh as it was happening, and they laughed harder than I did,' she wrote. 

‘I admired this man who marched alongside the Rev Martin Luther King Jr, a man who represented our ability to overcome, a man who is really…just a man,' she wrote

'Their laughter didn’t feel like the same type of nervous laughter I had when my thigh was in his hand. 

'Theirs was as if they had just heard the best joke ever. It was almost an encouragement of Jackson’s behavior. 

'I’m not blaming them; I’m just curious as to why most of them thought what happened was more funny than alarming. That’s concerning.'

‘He grabbed my thigh, saying "I like all of that right there"': Journalist claims she was sexually harassed by Rev Jesse Jackson

James Comey officially joins Twitter, ditches 'secret' handle

The former FBI director finally changed his @FormerBu Twitter handle on Monday to @Comey and said he is “glad to be part of the Twitterverse” — officially. (Reuters)

James Comey is no longer Reinhold Niebuhr on Twitter.

The former FBI director finally changed his @FormerBu Twitter handle on Monday to @Comey and said he is “glad to be part of the Twitterverse” — officially.

“Here’s my new handle. Glad to be part of the Twitterverse. Grateful to Reinhold for the cover these last few years,” Comey tweeted Monday morning.

The account included a blue “verified” check mark and a headshot of Comey. He also changed the cover photo to an image of his new book, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership.”

Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership?

...Lies are the only 'trait' that would pertain to Comey.

To make the account even more official, the Twitter bio stated: “Formerly @FormerBu, past FBI Director, current husband, and father, writing and speaking about ethical leadership, taller and funnier in person.”

James Comey officially joins Twitter, ditches 'secret' handle

Sexual Harassment... analyzed

Sexual Harassment... analyzed

U.S. Army's Bergdahl spared prison time for deserting

This is a travesty!!! 

In the annals of injustice, this will go down with the infamous Clinton emails, OJ, and Casey Anthony. 
Sgt Andrew Tahmooressi spent more time in a Mexican jail for making a wrong turn! Truly unbelievable.

 The article below mentions soldiers who were injured looking for Bergdahl. 

What about those who died?

The 6 U.S. Soldiers Who Died Searching for Bowe Bergdahl

Was this story a lie?

Must have shown up for the verdict decked out in pink panties and got the Chelsea Manning treatment. 

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FORT BRAGG, N.C., Nov 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl on Friday was spared prison time for endangering fellow troops when he deserted his post in Afghanistan in 2009, but a military judge ordered he should be dishonorably discharged from the service.

Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban and spent five years under brutal captivity by the insurgent group. He had faced up to life in prison after pleading guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.

The 31-year-old Idaho native trembled in a military courtroom at Fort Bragg in North Carolina as he waited to hear his punishment.

Army Colonel Jeffery Nance delivered the sentence in a hearing that lasted just two minutes, and did not comment on his decision. He also recommended Bergdahl be demoted to private.

Bergdahl and lawyers in the case had no immediate comment.

Prosecutors had asked Nance to send Bergdahl to prison for 14 years for the hardships and injuries endured by service members who searched for the soldier after he left his combat outpost in Paktika province in June 2009 without permission.

Defense lawyers had said Bergdahl, who experts testified has several mental health conditions, should not go to prison.

Bergdahl's case made him a polarizing figure. He drew withering criticism from political leaders in Washington and fellow soldiers, both for the dangerous efforts to find him and the 2014 Taliban prisoner swap brokered by the Democratic Obama administration that secured his release.

During his successful campaign for the presidency last year, Republican Donald Trump called Bergdahl "a no-good traitor who should have been executed."

Nance, acting on a defense motion, ruled that Trump's comments had not influenced him nor affected Bergdahl's chances of a fair sentence, but said he would consider them a mitigating factor.

Defense attorneys argued at Bergdahl's sentencing hearing that he was a young, hardworking soldier who did not understand the full consequences of his actions when he deserted.

Bergdahl, who has said he wanted to report problems in his unit, apologized in court this week for the suffering he caused his comrades and admitted he had made "a horrible mistake."

Prosecutors, however, said Bergdahl knew his disappearance would trigger an alarm in the war zone.

Prosecutors acknowledged that Bergdahl suffered during his years as a prisoner of the Taliban, but argued that did not diminish the pain of fellow service members who were injured during the futile hunt for him.

U.S. Army's Bergdahl spared prison time for deserting

Kevin Spacey, Dustin Hoffman, Jeremy Piven, Brett Ratner Accused of Sexual Misconduct

They're coming out of the woodwork!

If they had an Academy Award for all those who WEREN'T engaged in sexual harassment no one would be there to accept the Oscar.

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by Kalhan Rosenblatt

New sexual misconduct accusations have been leveled against several Hollywood A-listers as the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein scandal continues to roil the film industry. 

Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, "Entourage" star Jeremy Piven and "Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner all face new accusations of sexual misconduct. 

Additionally, a second actor has come forward to accuse Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct. 

Mexican actor Roberto Cavazos wrote on Facebook that he encountered Spacey at the Old Vic theater in London where Spacey was serving as artistic director — a tenure that lasted from 2004 until 2015 — and speculated that the number of Spacey's accusers could be similar to that of Weinstein, which is in the dozens. 

In a previous statement to NBC News, a spokesperson on behalf of Weinstein said, "Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein." 

"There are many of us with a 'Kevin Spacey story,'" Cavazos wrote in a post that has been translated from Spanish. 

Spacey would invite men to talk about their careers, Cavazos said, and when the men arrived, they would find a "picnic with champagne on the stage, all beautifully lit up." He said Spacey would be in the bar of the theater and "squeez[e] whoever caught his attention." 

Cavazos said he never let it go further than that, but said others were more afraid to stop him. Cavazos only had knowledge of his own encounter and did not witness any encounters others had with Spacey — in his statement he said he only heard about the incidents after-the-fact. 

Related: Kevin Spacey Rebuked for Coming Out Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations

Spacey's representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding Cavazos' accusations. 

In a statement, the Old Vic said it was "deeply dismayed" by the allegations made against Spacey during his time as creative director. 

"Inappropriate behavior by anyone working at The Old Vic is completely unacceptable. We aim to foster a safe and supportive environment without prejudice, harassment or bullying of any sort, at any level," the statement said. 

Kevin Spacey at the Juilliard School in New York in 2017. Ryan Pfluger / the New York Times via Redux Pictures

The latest allegation against Spacey comes days after actor Anthony Rapp accused the "House of Cards" star of making sexual advances when Rapp was 14 years old. Rapp first made the allegations to BuzzFeed News. 

"I'm beyond horrified to hear his story. I honestly do not remember the encounter, it would have been over 30 years ago," Spacey wrote in a statement posted to Twitter. "But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years." 

Netflix, which produces "House of Cards," announced on Tuesday that it would be suspending production of the series' sixth season as it investigated accusations against Spacey. In a separate announcement a day earlier, Netflix confirmed that season six would be the show's last but said the decision was not due to the allegations. 

And Spacey was just one of many Hollywood power players facing the fallout of newly-surfaced accusations. 

On Wednesday, The Los Angeles Times published an article detailing six women who claimed director Brett Ratner had behaved inappropriately with them. 

Related: Hollywood's Other 'Open Secret' Is the Abuse of Child Actors

In the article, the Times spoke with actresses Olivia Munn, Katharine Towne, Jamie Ray Newman, Natasha Henstridge, Jorina King and model and singer Eri Sasaki, who described to varying degrees accusations of how the director behaved inappropriately with them.

Brett Ratner arrives at the Wolfgang Puck's Post-Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony Celebration in Beverly Hills, California on April 26, 2017. Willy Sanjuan / Invision/AP file

Henstridge and Munn both told The Times about separate occasions early in their careers when Ratner masturbated in front of them. 

Munn's story, she said, took place in 2004 when she was delivering food as a favor to what she believed was Ratner's empty trailer. She said she was startled to find the director inside. 

"He walked out ... with his belly sticking out, no pants on, shrimp cocktail in one hand and he was furiously masturbating in the other," Munn told The Times. "And before I literally could even figure out where to escape or where to look, he ejaculated." 

Martin Singer, Ratner's attorney, staunchly denied each woman's allegations, and called Munn's story "a complete lie." 

Ratner said in a statement Wednesday that "In light of the allegations being made, I am choosing to personally step away from all Warner Bros.- related activities." 

"I don't want to have any possible negative impact to the studio until these personal issues are resolved," Ratner said in the statement. 

Dustin Hoffman arrives at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Grants Banquet in Beverly Hills, California on Aug. 2, 2017.Jordan Strauss / Invision/AP file

Shortly after The Times published its story, The Hollywood Reporter published a first-person account from a woman who said that when she was a 17-year-old production assistant on the 1985 film adaptation of "Death of a Salesman," Dustin Hoffman grabbed her and used sexually explicit language with her. 

Anna Graham Hunter wrote that as a teen, she coveted the attention from celebrities she met on set, including Hoffman. 

"And yes, I loved the attention from Dustin Hoffman. Until I didn't," Graham Hunter wrote. 

In copies of letters she wrote to her sister during her five weeks on set, Graham Hunter detailed the alleged unwelcome comments and touching from Hoffman. 

"Today, when I was walking Dustin to his limo, he felt my ass four times. I hit him each time, hard, and told him he was a dirty old man," Graham Hunter wrote in a letter on January 31, 1985. 

She also describes Hoffman asking her for a foot massage and talking about her sex life. 

Hoffman responded to the story, saying, "I have the utmost respect for women and feel terrible that anything I might have done could have put her in an uncomfortable situation. I am sorry. It is not reflective of who I am." 

Jeremy Piven attends the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2017. Mike Blake / Reuters

Earlier this week, "Entourage" star Jeremy Piven denied allegations of sexual misconduct made by actress and reality television star Ariane Bellamar. Bellamar tweeted that Piven groped her on the set of the show. 

"Hey @jeremypiven! ‘Member when you cornered me in your trailer on the #Entourage set? ‘Member grabbing my boobies on the [couch] without asking??" Bellamar tweeted.

Piven responded in a statement to TODAY saying the allegations against him are false. 

"I unequivocally deny the appalling allegations being peddled about me. It did not happen," Piven said. "It takes a great deal of courage for victims to come forward with their histories, and my hope is that the allegations about me that didn't happen, do not detract from stories that should be heard."

Kevin Spacey, Dustin Hoffman, Jeremy Piven, Brett Ratner Accused of Sexual Misconduct