Actresses plan to fight back in black at Golden Globes

Actress Ruth Negga arrives at the NBCUniversal's 74th Annual Golden Globes After Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Thandie Newton has appeared in several British and American films, and is known for roles such as Linda in The Pursuit of Happyness, Nyah Nordoff-Hall in Mission: Impossible 2 and Christine in Crash, for which she received a number of awards, including a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She played madam Maeve Millay in the HBO science fiction-Western television series Westworld, which earned her a Critics' Choice Award and Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. She also portrayed DCI Roz Huntley in Series 4 of the BBC One police procedural series Line of Duty. — **Thandie Newton** has appeared in several British and American films, and is known for roles such as Linda in The Pursuit of Happyness, Nyah Nordoff-Hall in Mission: Impossible 2 and Christine in Crash, for which she received a number of awards, including a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

She played madam Maeve Millay in the HBO science fiction-Western television series Westworld, which earned her a Critics' Choice Award and Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. She also portrayed DCI Roz Huntley in Series 4 of the BBC One police procedural series Line of Duty.
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When the Golden Globes' red carpet gets under way Sunday night, the question of "Who are you wearing?" will be far from the minds of most celebrities in attendance.

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There likely won't be any lighthearted comments about jewels or shoes either.

For the first time, actresses are pledging to stand together to bring awareness for the issue of sexual harassment by wearing black. This comes in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein revelations and the fall of many men in power in Hollywood for sexual misconduct.

Actresses, including Reese Whiterspoon, Meryl Streep and Salma Hayek, are taking the pledge.

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But the black dress code is only part of the protest.

Some 300 actresses, female directors and writers have formed Time's Up, a movement to fight sexual discrimination in Hollywood and around the country. The group has set up a $13 million dollar legal fund to help low-income workers defend themselves against sexual misconduct.

According to Vogue.com, Time's Up has reportedly provided talking points for the Golden Globes red carpet. "For years, we've sold these awards shows as women, with our gowns and colors and our beautiful faces and our glamour," Eva Longoria, a member of Time's Up, said to The New York Times this week. "This time the industry can't expect us to go up and twirl around. That's not what this moment is about."

It will be an interesting night.

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The 75th annual Golden Globe Awards air 7 p.m. Sunday on NBC.