英國文化大臣：媒體業仍有性侵害問題

（路透倫敦11月8日電）英國文化大臣莉莎・南迪（Lisa Nandy）週日表示，曾是知名喜劇演員與演員的羅素・布蘭德被判強暴一名女性、並性侵另外3名女性有罪後，媒體業仍存在性侵害問題。LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Britain's culture minister, Lisa Nandy, said on Sunday there was still a problem with sexual abuse in the media industry after Russell Brand, once a high-profile comedian and actor, was convicted of raping a woman and sexually assaulting three more.

布蘭德週四遭定罪後，英國娛樂產業如何對待被控濫用權力的知名表演者，再度受到檢視。一些女性表示，她們擔心公開發聲可能會傷害自己的職涯。Brand's conviction on Thursday renewed scrutiny of how Britain's entertainment industry has treated well-known performers accused of abusing their power, with some women saying they feared speaking out could harm their careers.

南迪被問及媒體與娛樂產業是否仍存在剝削與性侵害問題時告訴BBC：「是的，我認為有；而且我憑良心說，身為文化大臣，我不能告訴你這種事今天沒有發生。事實上，如果我非得下注，我會說它仍在發生。」Asked whether there was still a problem with exploitation and sexual abuse in the media and entertainment industries, Nandy told the BBC: "Yes, I do, and I think hand on heart I can't say to you as the culture secretary that this is not happening today and in fact, if I had to wager, I would say it is."

她說，已有民眾向她提出指控，但女性往往害怕挑戰雇主，因為「發聲要付出非常沉重的代價」。She said people have come forward to her to make allegations, but often women were fearful of challenging their employers because "speaking up has a very heavy cost".

布蘭德是美國流行歌手凱蒂・佩芮（Katy Perry）的前夫。他遭定罪後面臨長期刑期；英國最高階警官週五表示，隨著更多受害者出面，他很可能面臨進一步指控。Brand, the former husband of US pop singer Katy Perry, is facing a lengthy jail term after his conviction and Britain's top police officer said on Friday he was likely to face further allegations as more victims come forward.

英國第四頻道（Channel 4）本月稍早取消《Married at First Sight UK》，此前該實境節目製作期間傳出嚴重不當行為指控，促使電視台展開審查。BBC一篇報導詳述兩名女性在拍攝期間遭強暴的指控後，這家電視台已於5月下架該節目過去所有季數。Britain's Channel 4 cancelled "Married at First Sight UK" earlier this month following a review prompted by serious allegations of misconduct during the making of the reality show. The broadcaster removed all previous seasons of the show in May after a BBC report detailed allegations of rape by two women during filming.

南迪說：「時間到了。媒體業真的該嚴肅看待這件事了。」"Time is up," Nandy said. "It really is time for the media industry to take this seriously."

（Elizabeth Piper報導；Helen Popper編輯）(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper;Editing by Helen Popper)