The High Pressure Tactics Gloria Allred Uses On Her Own Clients

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🗓️ 14 March 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Gloria Allred’s lifelong crusade against men accused of sexual misconduct has made her a high profile feminist lawyer. But little is known about what happens between Allred and her clients, mostly women, behind the scenes. WSJ’s Khadeeja Safdar reports. See the Journal live! Take our survey! Further Reading: -The High-Pressure Tactics Attorney Gloria Allred Uses—On Her Own Clients Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Gloria Allred is one of America's best-known lawyers.
0:11.1	Women have found their power, and they're not going to be silent anymore.
0:15.9	They're going to stand up for themselves.
0:17.7	The 83-year-old is the go-to lawyer for women's rights cases in the U.S.
0:23.7	She has a reputation as a tough and tireless advocate for her clients. And she's represented
0:29.5	women against powerful men, like Harvey Weinstein, R. Kelly, Bill Cosby, and Donald Trump.
0:37.1	Truth matters. Women matter.
0:40.9	Those who allege that they were victims of sexual misconduct or sexual assault by Mr. Trump.
0:47.8	Matter.
0:49.1	Allred's famous for holding press conferences.
0:52.3	In front of cameras and microphones,
0:57.1	she hugs and comforts tearful clients. The public deserves to know if Mr. Cosby is a saint or a sexual predator.
1:08.9	I can remember talking to somebody about her going,
1:11.6	well, thank God, there's a woman out there who's taking care of women.
1:16.2	Caroline Walner became a client of Allred's firm in 2021.
1:21.1	And I thought she was really amazing.
1:24.3	You know, I still actually feel like she's done a lot of good bringing things to the forefront
1:31.1	when maybe they wouldn't have been before, you know. I mean, sometimes there are two truths to
1:38.1	things. This might be one of those times in my situation.
1:46.1	Caroline has a different story to tell about Allred.
1:50.2	She claimed that Allred's firm didn't properly investigate her allegations
1:54.3	and later tried to prevent her from speaking out.
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