Sexual Harassment/Assault & Abuse in Hollywood -- Discussion
07-23-19, 08:53 AM
#3426
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re: Sexual Harassment/Assault & Abuse in Hollywood -- Discussion
If his wife were smart, she's divorce his ass.
07-23-19, 09:28 AM
#3427
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re: Sexual Harassment/Assault & Abuse in Hollywood -- Discussion
I'm pretty sure they did get divorced. I thought he came off as genuine in regretting what he did with fans, but also angry at the more serious accusations that he has decent evidence to discredit that accuser. Just a shitty situation all around.
07-23-19, 09:31 AM
#3428
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re: Sexual Harassment/Assault & Abuse in Hollywood -- Discussion
Regardless, infidelity is not a crime, and it certainly seems as though the accusations were lies.
07-23-19, 09:31 PM
#3429
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re: Sexual Harassment/Assault & Abuse in Hollywood -- Discussion
April Dawn's (the person who made the accusations against Signore) "statement":
07-24-19, 12:32 PM
#3430
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re: Sexual Harassment/Assault & Abuse in Hollywood -- Discussion
That's the main problem with the MeToo movement: it believes any allegation without question. Serious accusations need serious evidence but most MeToo accusations have no supporting evidence beyond the accusation itself. When every accusation is believed without question, what happens when the accusation is not true? Some people lie and make false accusations and that fact has to be acknowledge and there should be negative ramifications for false accusers.
07-24-19, 09:20 PM
#3431
re: Sexual Harassment/Assault & Abuse in Hollywood -- Discussion
With all the attention on Maya Hawke, I have to wonder why her mother let her go into Hollywood after everything Uma has been through. Between Quentin nearly killing her and Harvey's abuse I wouldn't want my kid anywhere near Hollywood, especially given how much she looks like Uma.
07-24-19, 10:55 PM
#3432
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With all the attention on Maya Hawke, I have to wonder why her mother let her go into Hollywood after everything Uma has been through. Between Quentin nearly killing her and Harvey's abuse I wouldn't want my kid anywhere near Hollywood, especially given how much she looks like Uma.
07-25-19, 11:56 AM
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re: Sexual Harassment/Assault & Abuse in Hollywood -- Discussion
That's the main problem with the MeToo movement: it believes any allegation without question. Serious accusations need serious evidence but most MeToo accusations have no supporting evidence beyond the accusation itself. When every accusation is believed without question, what happens when the accusation is not true? Some people lie and make false accusations and that fact has to be acknowledge and there should be negative ramifications for false accusers.
It's the other end of the pendulum swing. That other side being when women were being harassed and abused and no one would listen. Or worse, no one would listen AND they had men retaliate against them, fire them, etc.
The same men crying about Metoo no didn't give a damn when the pendulum swung the other way. NOW that men are being called out for shitty behavior "it's a war on men!!!!" "MeToo is Unfair!!!". Things have to go this way. It will eventually balance out as Men act right and as women who lie about abuse are also called out.
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07-25-19, 12:12 PM
#3434
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re: Sexual Harassment/Assault & Abuse in Hollywood -- Discussion
With all the attention on Maya Hawke, I have to wonder why her mother let her go into Hollywood after everything Uma has been through. Between Quentin nearly killing her and Harvey's abuse I wouldn't want my kid anywhere near Hollywood, especially given how much she looks like Uma.
07-25-19, 01:51 PM
#3435
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Haven't seen Maya, have you? She looks like her mother. Trust me, she will be hit on.
Then why did Uma greenlight Maya working with Tarantino in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood after what Tarantino did to her?
07-25-19, 02:07 PM
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re: Sexual Harassment/Assault & Abuse in Hollywood -- Discussion
Haven't seen Maya, have you? She looks like her mother. Trust me, she will be hit on.
Then why did Uma greenlight Maya working with Tarantino in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood after what Tarantino did to her?
Then why did Uma greenlight Maya working with Tarantino in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood after what Tarantino did to her?
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i post this clip to memorialize it’s full exposure in the nyt by Maureen Dowd.
the circumstances of this event were negligent to the point of criminality.
i do not believe though with malicious intent.
Quentin Tarantino, was deeply regretful and remains remorseful about this sorry event, and gave me the footage years later so i could expose it and let it see the light of day, regardless of it most likely being an event for which justice will never be possible.
he also did so with full knowledge it could cause him personal harm, and i am proud of him for doing the right thing and for his courage.
THE COVER UP after the fact is UNFORGIVABLE.
for this i hold Lawrence Bender, E. Bennett Walsh, and the notorious Harvey Weinstein solely responsible.
they lied, destroyed evidence, and continue to lie about the permanent harm they caused and then chose to suppress.
the cover up did have malicious intent, and shame on these three for all eternity.
CAA never sent anyone to Mexico.
i hope they look after other clients more respectfully if they in fact want to do the job for which they take money with any decency.
i post this clip to memorialize it’s full exposure in the nyt by Maureen Dowd.
the circumstances of this event were negligent to the point of criminality.
i do not believe though with malicious intent.
Quentin Tarantino, was deeply regretful and remains remorseful about this sorry event, and gave me the footage years later so i could expose it and let it see the light of day, regardless of it most likely being an event for which justice will never be possible.
he also did so with full knowledge it could cause him personal harm, and i am proud of him for doing the right thing and for his courage.
THE COVER UP after the fact is UNFORGIVABLE.
for this i hold Lawrence Bender, E. Bennett Walsh, and the notorious Harvey Weinstein solely responsible.
they lied, destroyed evidence, and continue to lie about the permanent harm they caused and then chose to suppress.
the cover up did have malicious intent, and shame on these three for all eternity.
CAA never sent anyone to Mexico.
i hope they look after other clients more respectfully if they in fact want to do the job for which they take money with any decency.
07-25-19, 02:14 PM
#3438
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re: Sexual Harassment/Assault & Abuse in Hollywood -- Discussion
Surprised to see Bender's name being mentioned then I noticed that Bender hasn't produced for QT since Inglourious Basterds. He did not produce H8 or Once Upon A Time...
07-26-19, 09:20 PM
#3439
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re: Sexual Harassment/Assault & Abuse in Hollywood -- Discussion
I thought the video was a pretty good defense of himself. It definitely seemed scripted/rehearsed, but that's kinda understandable if you ask me given his situation. I'm sure he wanted to be sure everything was presented as accurately as possible so he didn't get more backlash. Also he and his wife were divorced a while back already of I recall.
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07-30-19, 08:21 AM
#3441
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That's the main problem with the MeToo movement: it believes any allegation without question. Serious accusations need serious evidence but most MeToo accusations have no supporting evidence beyond the accusation itself. When every accusation is believed without question, what happens when the accusation is not true? Some people lie and make false accusations and that fact has to be acknowledge and there should be negative ramifications for false accusers.
There are no easy answers for how to handle the problem. "Only believe an accusation if there is serious supporting evidence" is one of those useless easy answers.
07-30-19, 08:52 AM
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Exactly right. And if we pay attention to what a lot of people have been saying, your comment is in line with the movement in general. But that's not the impression one gets when your main source of opinionated content on the topic is reddit and 'edgy' YouTubers.
08-09-19, 01:15 AM
#3443
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Sex abuse case against Cuba Gooding Jr. can go forward, New York judge rules
The sex abuse case against Cuba Gooding Jr. can go forward after a New York judge threw out a motion to dismiss the case, according to court documents.
Judge Phyllis Chu also set a trial date of September 3. Chu reached her decision on Wednesday.
Gooding has been charged with forcible touching, a misdemeanor, and sex abuse in the third degree relating to an alleged groping incident in New York City in June.
A 29-year-old woman filed a police report claiming Gooding grabbed her breast at Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lounge in Manhattan.
Gooding has denied the claim.
In a statement Thursday, Gooding's attorney Mark Jay Heller said: "I am totally confident that when a jury of Cuba Gooding Jr.'s peers assess all of the exculpatory evidence in this case, that he will be totally exonerated."
Gooding voluntarily surrendered to the NYPD for questioning and pleaded not guilty to the charges in a Manhattan courtroom. The actor was released on his own recognizance.
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The sex abuse case against Cuba Gooding Jr. can go forward after a New York judge threw out a motion to dismiss the case, according to court documents.
Judge Phyllis Chu also set a trial date of September 3. Chu reached her decision on Wednesday.
Gooding has been charged with forcible touching, a misdemeanor, and sex abuse in the third degree relating to an alleged groping incident in New York City in June.
A 29-year-old woman filed a police report claiming Gooding grabbed her breast at Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lounge in Manhattan.
Gooding has denied the claim.
In a statement Thursday, Gooding's attorney Mark Jay Heller said: "I am totally confident that when a jury of Cuba Gooding Jr.'s peers assess all of the exculpatory evidence in this case, that he will be totally exonerated."
Gooding voluntarily surrendered to the NYPD for questioning and pleaded not guilty to the charges in a Manhattan courtroom. The actor was released on his own recognizance.
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09-28-19, 05:18 PM
#3444
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re: Sexual Harassment/Assault & Abuse in Hollywood -- Discussion
HuffPost: ‘The Fast And The Furious’ Director Rob Cohen Accused Of Sexual Assault
The alleged victim says Cohen assaulted her when she was unconscious. In February, his daughter accused him of assaulting her when she was a child.
The alleged victim says Cohen assaulted her when she was unconscious. In February, his daughter accused him of assaulting her when she was a child.
10-06-19, 06:41 PM
#3446
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Actress Sarah Joy Brown (V.R. Troopers, Power Rangers, General Hospital) has accused her ex-fiance, producer/composer Shuki Levy (Saban Entertainment staple through 2001) of not only sexual assault, but also attempted murder. She says that Levy's creative partner, Haim Saban as well as Bill Clinton were a party to at least one of these incidents.
She talks about Levy here (warning: not for the faint of heart):
This post on another message board breaks down what she says during the first 50 or minutes of the video I linked above: https://www.rangerboard.com/showpost...&postcount=187
And here's the entire thread on Rangerboard about her allegations: https://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?t=184347
She talks about Levy here (warning: not for the faint of heart):
This post on another message board breaks down what she says during the first 50 or minutes of the video I linked above: https://www.rangerboard.com/showpost...&postcount=187
And here's the entire thread on Rangerboard about her allegations: https://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?t=184347
10-06-19, 07:34 PM
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42:40: Inside Saban's private library, Shuki shoves his finger into her anus while she was speaking to Bill Clinton and in front of Saban. Brown believes that Saban didn't see it though, but she didn't know about the allegations against Bill Clinton at time.
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10-06-19, 08:37 PM
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Feels like an entire universe is tainted.
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10-07-19, 08:45 AM
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I'm not much into Power Rangers, but that's some pretty skeevy stuff, with seemingly endless potential to snowball . . . 
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10-07-19, 09:10 AM
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