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SAG-AFTRA, Gloria Allred join forces to combat sexual harassment: 'We have reached the tipping point'

LOS ANGELES - "We have reached the tipping point," Gloria Allred declared Tuesday night in Los Angeles, kicking off a post-Harvey Weinstein forum on sexual harassment and abuse at SAG-AFTRA's headquarters, where members of Hollywood's performers' union packed the first in a series of educational seminars for the guild. "Sexual harassers and abusers must face the consequences of their actions."

Allred's advice to anyone experiencing harassment in the workplace: Keep an incident log, track witnesses' names and complain to your employer in writing. Receipts, receipts, receipts.

Accountability comes in many forms, the lawyer and women's rights activist told the standing room-only audience of more than 200, many of

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