Speak Out Act

[3] One of the MeToo movement's primary targets was the enactment of non-disclosure agreements, which MeToo leaders saw as a tool which sexual predators, especially within corporate American culture, could use in courts to prevent victims from raising concerns of inappropriate behaviors.

[4] Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson has been a major backer for both this bill as well as other MeToo inspired legislation.

[5] In the text of the bill, Congress stated that it had found non-disclosure agreements to perpetuate illegal conduct.

[7] Following completion of its Congressional stages, President Joe Biden signed the bill into law on December 7, 2022.

[8] Former assistant Asta Jonasson filed a lawsuit against Vin Diesel for sexual battery.

Biden signing the Speak Out Act into law