Crime
The Academy Awards Finds A Way To Be Even More Liberal
- Joe Biden will introduce Lady Gaga at the Oscars On Sunday.
- Lady Gaga is nominated for her song “Til It Happens to You,” a song about campus sexual assault.
- Joe Biden was chosen because he was the main author in 1994 on the Violence Against Women Act and is not the driving force behind “It's On Us” campaign.
- “It's On Us” campaign asks college kids to take a pledge against campus sexual assaults.
Vice President Joe Biden will team up with Lady Gaga during Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony for a special presentation aimed to combat sexual violence, White House officials said Thursday.
Biden, who was the main author of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act during his career in the Senate, will introduce Lady Gaga for a performance of her nominated song, “Til It Happens to You,” an administration official told The Times. The singer co-wrote the piece, which is about campus sexual assault, with songwriter Diane Warren for the documentary film “The Hunting Ground.”
Related: Sexual Assault The Norm For Hollywood
Biden has been one of the main advocates for the administration's “It's On Us” campaign, which is aimed at raising awareness about the problem of sexual violence on American campuses. The campaign asks students to take a pledge to intervene instead of being bystanders if a sexual assault is taking place, to recognize that sexual contact without consent is an assault and a crime, and to support survivors and make sexual assault unacceptable.
US Vice President Joe Biden and Lady Gaga to team up at Oscars 2016! Read more: https://t.co/uX63yOimKb pic.twitter.com/tpr6c5Sm0b
— Gaga Now 👾 (@ladygaganownet) February 25, 2016
In the fall, Biden met with Warren and several other Hollywood activists to talk about the campaign. During the conversation, the two talked about the power of the song, the administration official said.
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Why not bring Bill Clinton along?
Why not the other Bill, named Cosby?
Yeah, when I think of dumb, I see a picture of Joe Biden.
Academy and Democrats go hand in hand.
Both are very bad for this country
Academy and Democrats go hand in hand.
Both are very bad for this country
If the elite of Hollywood endorse the Democratic Party maybe it’s time that YOU did as well. These People did not find huge success by being stupid!!!
Can’t you run anything up the flag pole and ask people to comment without first dragging it through the dirt and stomping on it. If all you want are Yes masta responces, then well done. If you want real, different thoughts just ask a question.