Lea DeLaria, one of the stars of Neflix’s hit show “Orange Is the New Black,” wants people to recognize that the issues behind the #MeToo movement affect women in prison just as much as they do women in the workplace.
“They’re sexually harassed, they’re raped, they have no one they can go to to talk about it,” DeLaria told Cheddar. “They’re silenced.”
The actress joined us for #chedHER, our special day of programming devoted to celebrating women’s accomplishments across several industries.
“Orange is the New Black” has helped spur a national dialogue about prison reform and poor conditions for incarcerated women. DeLaria says these issues weren’t part of the national conversation before the show became so popular.
“People are aware of these horrifying issues for women in prison [now],” DeLaria said, noting that most people weren’t talking about these issues before the show.
Piper Kerman, the woman whose memoir the show is based on, and other “OINTB” actresses are getting involved with the Women’s Prison Association, an advocacy group for women behind bars.
Filming is currently underway for the show’s sixth season.
For full interview, [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/why-lea-delaria-thinks-vice-president-mike-pence-thinks-about-gay-people-too-much).
Stars of the Netflix's "Shadow and Bone" series stopped by Cheddquarters this week to talk about season 2 of the series.
On this episode of ChedHER: Ooshma Garg, CEO of Gobble and Sunbasket, breaks down how she found her entrepreneurial spirit, and gives advice for successfully scaling and growing a business; Chastity Lord, President and CEO of the Jeremiah Program, explains how she's disrupting the poverty cycle for single moms and their children; Dina Grilo, Vice President, DEI Lead for Office of Disability Inclusion at JPMorgan Chase & Co., explains how the firm is encouraging women with disabilities to seek office; Jess Berger, Founder and CEO of Bundle x Joy, talks about her $1 million seed raise that made her the first Latina in the pet care space to raise that amount.
Lawyers for Prince Harry have asked a judge to rule that a tabloid newspaper libeled the British royal with an article about his quest for police protection when he and his family visit the U.K.
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A 16-year-old singer, Faith Cochrane, landed the lead role in "Mama I Want to Sing" for the musical's 40th-anniversary return to the stage.
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