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The Golden Globes: and were the on Sunday night, but was the shift in the industry sparked by last year’s reports of the producer Harvey Weinstein’s abusive behavior. Among the many women who used the awards show as against sexual harassment in Hollywood and beyond, Oprah Winfrey, accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her contributions to the world of entertainment, called for women to “become the leaders who take us to the time when nobody ever has to say ‘me too’ again.” Her speech (you can read a transcript ) moved some people to call for her to run for president—posing a potential

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