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Tasmanian comedienne Hannah Gadsby has called out "good men" during her acceptance speech at the The Hollywood Reporter’s 2018 Women in Entertainment Gala.

She voiced her opposition to the way in which certain men discuss their 'bad' male counterparts, and essentially still have the power over women.

"All men believe they are good", she stated, explaining the unbalanced narrative surrounding misogynistic behaviour.

She elaborated on the issue of good men speaking on behalf of all women, therefore having the power to draw boundaries;

“I want to speak about the very big problem I have with the good men, especially the good men who take it upon themselves to talk about the bad men,” she said.

“I find good men talking about bad men incredibly irritating, and this is something the good men are doing a lot of at the moment.”

A line which especially caught the media's attention was regarding the "Jimmy's and the David's and the other Jimmy's" of the world.

Her references to infamous talk show hosts Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel, are in relation to their previous comments surrounding the #MeToo era.

Gadsby believes the duo can only regard bad men in two ways: either as extreme perpetrators of sexual violence such as Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby, or as friends who have taken a misstep but are well-meaning, such as Aziz Ansari.

“We need to talk about how men will draw a different line for a different occasion,” she said.

“They have a line for the locker room; a line for when their wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters are watching; another line for when they’re drunk and fratting; another line for nondisclosure; a line for friends; and a line for foes.

“You know why we need to talk about this line between good men and bad men? Because it’s only good men who get to draw that line.

“And guess what? All men believe they are good.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The comedienne's candour has been applauded by numerous people, who appreciate her honesty in the face of such a difficult audience.

Her Netflix stand-up show Nanette was released earlier in the year to widespread critical acclaim, and faced tough issues such as rape, sexual assault and homophobia.

We have SO much respect for this badass lady, what a woman.

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Lady Gaga is officially of the market, and we are delighted she's found love with major Hollywood agent fiancé Christian Carino.

It's now time to focus on the MASSIVE ROCK that's been chilling on her finger for the last few months.

The A Star is Born lead and songstress has publicly confirmed her engagement at the Elle 25th Women in Hollywood event, where she gave an emotional speech about her experience as a woman in the industry and survivor of sexual assault.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Lady Gaga and Christian Carino were first reported to be dating when they were spotted kissing after her 2017 Superbowl performance.

The ring has been sitting on her finger for quite some time, but due to the fact that she has never addressed their relationship until now, the pink accessory was never assumed to be an engagement ring.

We must have been too busy belting out the tunes from A Star is Born…

She even wore it to the 2018 Grammy awards in January, probably assuming we'd all notice.

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According to the President of WP Diamonds, Andrew Brown, the pink bling is actually a sublime and rare type of jewel. 

He disclosed to E! that the stunning piece of jewellery a "6-7 carat pink sapphire with a diamond halo totalling 3-4 carats." 

It's also worth a reported whopping $-300'000- $400'000. Yep, pick your jaws up off the floor.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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That ring is serving us Pink Panther vibes 24/7, perfect for a woman as glam as Gaga.

Diamonds are forever, which means Lady Gaga should be blessing us with her empowering presence for a long time.

Fair play, Christian Carino. 

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Zoe Saldana has been making a name for herself as one of the most in-demand women in Hollywood.

She has a jam-packed schedule ahead of her, with the filming of movies such as Star Trek 3, the Avatar sequels and Guardians of the Galaxy 2.

Midst her busy workload, the 37-year-old has two beautiful twin boys whom she gave birth to just seven months ago. But Zoe has revealed some of the difficulties of being a mother and working in Hollywood.

“Let me tell you something, it will never be the right time for anybody in your life that you get pregnant,” the Star Trek star explained to USA Today.

“The productions I was slated to work on sort of had a panic. I heard through the grapevine there was even a conversation of me being written off of one of the projects.”

While the star thankfully didn’t lose out on any roles because of her pregnancy, she has had a really tough time getting the studios to bring in child care.

Ms Saldana is livid because of the discrepancy that occurs between the benefits for male and female actors.

She claims that studios “spend more money sometimes ‘perking’ up male superstars in a movie,” paying for their private jets, assistants and extravagant lifestyles, whereas she has to fight just to get childcare.

“But then a woman comes in going, ‘OK, I have a child. You’re taking me away from my home. You’re taking my children away from their home. And you’re going to make me work a lot more hours than I usually would if I was home. Therefore, I would have to pay for this nanny for more hours – so I kind of need that.”

To which Ms Saldana said the studios reply with, “Nope, we don’t pay for nannies.”

It is certainly clear that stereotypical gender roles do not play a big part in the Saldana household. When the actress married her husband, Marco Perego, in 2013, he took her last name.

 

 

Marco's dancing always puts these two in a good mood #6monthstoday #twinning

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When Zoe tried to talk him out of the decision because she felt he would be emasculated, he simply replied, “Ah Zoe, I don’t give a s**t.”

We love him already! 

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