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At The Golden Globes, Not Just Another Red Carpet

This year, industry reports of sexual harassment and abuse echoed on the red carpet. Some celebrities chose to wear black to convey their support for people who have reported misconduct.
Activist Rosa Clemente (far left), actors Susan Sarandon and Michelle Williams and activist Tarana Burke (far right), arrive to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Clemente is an organizer, political commentator and independent journalist. Burke is the founder of the #MeToo. movement and co-founder of Just Be You Inc.

The reputation of the Golden Globes is that they're the Oscars' rowdier, tipsier, weirder cousin — sometimes refreshingly so. And while awards season is always the most intense time of year for celebrity fashion, this year the allegations — and, in some cases, admissions — of sexual harassment and assault added, aimed at fighting sexual harassment in and outside of Hollywood, also called on women to wear black on the red carpet.

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