Eva Longoria used her appearance on the Golden Globes red carpet, like many other stars Sunday evening, to promote the #TimesUp movement which calls out “sexual assault, harassment and inequality in the workplace.” And she also was the second star of the evening to call out E! Entertainment while on its red carpet show over not paying ex-host Catt Sadler equally to her male co-host.
“We support gender equity and equal pay,” Longoria said at the end of her interview with her “Big Little Lies” costars Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman. “And we hope that E! follows that lead with Catt as well. We stand with you, Catt.”
E! host Ryan Seacrest then chimed in with his support of Longoria’s statement: “I love Catt. We love her.”
At the beginning of E!’s “Live From the Red Carpet” special ahead of Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards, “Will and Grace” star Debra Messing shouted out Sadler, saying: “I was so shocked to hear that E! doesn’t believe in paying their female co-hosts the same as their male co-hosts. I miss Catt Sadler. So we stand with her. That’s something that can change tomorrow, you know. We want people to start having this conversation that women are just as valuable as men.”
The vast majority of stars at the Golden Globes wore black in solidarity with the #TimesUp movement, and social issues dominated the chatter on the red carpet, no surprise after a year in which scandal after scandal rocked men in Hollywood, exposing the long-festering male-dominated culture in a way it had never been exposed before.
Golden Globes: 5 Actresses Who Brought Activists to the Show (Photos)
With the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement in full effect on the red carpet, several of Hollywood's most powerful women showed up to the 75th Golden Globes with important activists by their side. Actresses Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, and Laura Dern -- among others -- used their arrival to shine a light on the changing post-Weinstein culture. From #MeToo creator Tarana Burke to activist Monica Ramirez, check out who the stars brought along to the show.
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Michelle Williams showed up with #MeToo movement founder and civil rights activist Tarana Burke -- who is also the senior director of the nonprofit Girls for Gender Equity.
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Laura Dern brought Monica Ramirez (not pictured), Deputy Director for the Labor Counsel for Latin American Advancement. Dern said Ramirez's letter, sent on behalf of 700,000 female farmworkers post-Harvey Weinstein scandal, was "extraordinary," and that she had to bring her along. “It’s time for us to make a difference, and everyone can make a difference and reach out and learn more at TimesUpNow.com," added Dern.
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Meryl Streep posed alongside Ai-jen Poo, an American activist and director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. "The Post" star said, "People are aware now of a power imbalance."
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Amy Poehler posed with Saru Jayaraman, workplace justice advocate for restaurant workers.
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Emma Stone brought tennis legend and gender-equality trailblazer Billie Jean King. King said it was "one of the highlights" of her life to attend on such an important night.
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#MeToo creator Tarana Burke walked the carpet with Michelle Williams, tennis legend Billie Jean King arrived with Emma Stone
With the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement in full effect on the red carpet, several of Hollywood's most powerful women showed up to the 75th Golden Globes with important activists by their side. Actresses Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, and Laura Dern -- among others -- used their arrival to shine a light on the changing post-Weinstein culture. From #MeToo creator Tarana Burke to activist Monica Ramirez, check out who the stars brought along to the show.