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A prominent 52-year-old South Korean actor was found dead of an apparent suicide on Friday, just days before he was supposed to present himself to police for questioning in an ongoing sexual misconduct investigation.

Jo Min-ki, pictured above in a screenshot from his role in the well-known Korean film The Attorney (2013), was found by his wife hanged in a parking lot at his home in Seoul.

Related: Women Have Been Swapping #MeToo Stories For Decades…

Jo was a well-known TV and film actor and a university drama teacher at Cheongju University in Korea.

Several months ago, he was accused of

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Today marks the release of the very first episode of The goop Podcast from Gwyneth Paltrow, and the star brought on arguably the best guest you could possibly get for a long interview like this: Oprah Winfrey.

The two had an hour-long conversation about a ton of different topics (you can listen to the full thing HERE), but the key takeaway centers on Oprah really opening up about her relationship with disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Related: The NYPD Is Ready To Arrest Harvey Weinstein!

Winfrey has known Weinstein for a long time, and even as seemingly un-ending sexual misconduct allegations came out against him over the past several months, many have wondered whether Oprah ever knew exactly what was going on behind closed doors.

Well, the TV legend set the record straight for Paltrow and everyone else today, acknowledging this (below):

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Bros before Dylan Farrow.

While half of Hollywood distanced themselves from Woody Allen after those messy molestation accusations caught a second wind under the #MeToo movement, Alec Baldwin has stuck by the filmmaker's side.

The Donald Trump impersonator also, more controversially, rallied behind James Toback following the flood of harassment allegations that came out against him in recent months.

Video: Evan Rachel Wood Details "Sick Rituals" Of Sexual Abuse

So, why is the 30 Rock star seemingly the only person in showbizness still clinging to these alleged abusers? Because they're his pals!

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the 59-year-old explained:

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Sounds like Ryan Seacrest is going to have a lonely Oscars Sunday…

E! has confirmed that the longtime media personality will still host the red carpet this weekend, despite the damning allegations of sexual misconduct against him from the network's former stylist.

Even though he was cleared of any wrongdoing, publicists are telling Page Six that they will still encourage their clients to avoid the American Idol host while doing interviews at the Academy Awards.

Related: Bellamy Young Apologizes After Ryan Seacrest Comments

One PR rep explained to the outlet:

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After accusations of sexual harassment by his assistant and a guest star, Jeffrey Tambor was the subject of an internal investigation by Amazon — and eventually fired from Transparent.

The Emmy-winning actor did not react well to the news, calling the investigation "deeply flawed and biased toward the toxic politicized atmosphere that afflicted our set."

He has even found some backup in colleagues like Arrested Development costar David Cross, who said he finds Amazon's investigatory methods "curious" and less than, well, transparent.

Related: Ryan Seacrest's Former Stylist Breaks Silence About Alleged Sexual Misconduct

Now one of the women accusing Tambor is calling B.S. on his response.

Van Barnes, whom reality TV fans might recognize from her appearances on I Am Cait, released a lengthy statement to The Hollywood Reporter, calling her former boss's claims he knew nothing about this "completely ludicrous."

See the entire statement to get her side of the investigation (below):

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Keep Meryl Streep's name out of your mouth, Harvey Weinstein!

The celebrated actress fired back at the disgraced producer after his lawyers used her name and positive experience with him in an attempt to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed against him in December.

Weinstein's lawyers filed the motion on Tuesday, arguing the class action status of the allegations was invalid because the claims would apply to "all women who ever met with Weinstein, regardless of whether they claimed to have suffered any identifiable harm," including the 21-time Oscar nominee.

Related: Natalie Portman Regrets Signing Petition To Release Roman Polanski

Along with mentioning Streep by name, the motion used a recent statement, in which the actress said Weinstein "had always been respectful to her in their working relationship," to defend the accused rapist.

Naturally, the 68-year-old was outraged to discover her good name was being used in attempt to negate the experiences of over 80 women, and made it clear she finds the tactic "pathetic and exploitative."

She said in a statement on Wednesday:

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Sexual harassment allegations continue to roll in.

In a series of since-deleted tweets, Charlyne Yi claims Marilyn Manson harassed "just about every woman" while visiting the set of House.

Related: Marilyn Manson Points Fake Rifle At San Bernardino Concert Crowd

Following the rocker's onstage meltdown on Thursday, the 32-year-old actress penned a message recalling her experience with the singer years ago. She wrote before taking down her account:

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