Following the incident, Kadestsky becomes inspired to stand up for women's rights alongside other feminist activists. Amazon's acquiring of such a film comes at a tumultuous time for Amazon's film studios, which has seen big successes such as Manchester by the Sea and T he Big Sick, but also major flops Life Itself, Wonder Wheel, and Gringo. The announcement also comes amid the ongoing controversy surrounding President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual misconduct at a college party among other uncorroborated allegations intended to torpedo his confirmation. The announcement also come nearly one year after former head of Amazon Studios Roy Price resigned from the streaming giant amid allegations that he sexual harassment an Amazon Studios top producer, Isa Hackett, a producer for the Amazon original series Man in the High Castle.