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The #metoo movement has been a polarizing movement over the past two and a half years since it gained major steam in 2017. The phrase #metoo comes form victims of sexual assault telling stories of their assaults and listeners realizing they too have been assaulted. Then those listeners telling their own stories of sexual assault.  The movement has touched many different fields and is not unique to any small sect of work or people. The sports industry with Larry Nassar, entertainment with Bill Cosby, media with Matt Lauer and politics with Al Franken. It's great that people are speaking out and holding their assaulters accountable and responsible for the actions/behaviors. There has been so much outpour and stories coming out and it's unfortunate for the people with real experiences of assault when others come out with fabricated ones. One of the founders of the French #metoo movement Sandra Muller is paying thousands of dollars in defamation because of her accusation that a man named Eric Biron was making lewd comments about her. The comment made was a tweet that roughly translates from French to "squeal your pig". Biron does not deny making the tweet and admits that it was inappropriate and actually apologized Muller the next day over text to no response. Biron is claiming defamation due to the characterization that his tweet was sexual assault and also due to her claim that it was sexual assault in the wake of the Metoo movement he has been harassed for an innapportiate comment. Muller will not be appealing to the court's decisions.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/25/europe/french-metoo-founder-defamation-intl/index.html

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