Time magazine has named the anti-harassment
#MeToo movement as its Person of the Year.
The announcement was made Wednesday on NBC's
Today show, where longtime host Matt Lauer
was recently fired amid harassment allegations.
The movement was launched in the wake of sexual
assault claims against producer Harvey Weinstein
and other prominent men in Hollywood
The magazine described the women who came
out to raise awareness on the issue as "The
Silence Breakers."
U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President
Xi Jinping were named as the second and third
most influential people, respectively.
