rejection

The movement's carefully crafted statement - thought to have been drafted with the help of mediators - stopped short of outright rejection and instead offered a qualified "yes".

"I think they are trying to physically display their rejection of certain politics," she says, "that they're not part of the growing number of misogynistic, right-wing, ideologised men you see at the minute."

Devastated by what she saw as her mother's "rejection", she left the courtroom.

A nominee’s ideology was not treated as legitimate grounds for rejection.

The key to longevity, many said, is how you manage the rejection, instability and heartbreak that are unavoidable in the industry.