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Old 12-16-17, 11:49 PM
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"Bad Santa" director Terry Zwigoff stepped forward to say that Harvey and Bob Weinstein asked him not to even consider Mira Sorvino for his 2003 dark comedy.

"I was interested in casting Mira Sorvino in BAD SANTA, but every time I mentioned her over the phone to the Weinsteins, I'd hear a CLICK," Zwigoff wrote on Twitter. "What type of person just hangs up on you like that?! I guess we all know what type of person now."

He added, "I'm really sorry Mira."
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Has there been an instance of a woman publicly denouncing any of the accused harassers and fully supporting the accuser, and then later we find that an accusation came to light about her husband/father/son/boyfriend/brother/etc.?

I'd love to hear if they suddenly make an exception to the "I believe the women" movement when it's someone close to them that's being accused.
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Originally Posted by Coral
Has there been an instance of a woman publicly denouncing any of the accused harassers and fully supporting the accuser, and then later we find that an accusation came to light about her husband/father/son/boyfriend/brother/etc.?

I'd love to hear if they suddenly make an exception to the "I believe the women" movement when it's someone close to them that's being accused.
A couple of weeks ago Lena Dunham publicly defended a friend of her's that has been accused of sexual assault.

https://www.avclub.com/lena-dunham-d...ssa-1820565531

Originally Posted by Lena Dunham
During the windfall of deeply necessary accusations over the last few months in Hollywood, we have been thrilled to see so many women’s voices heard and dark experiences in this industry justified. It’s a hugely important time of change and, like every feminist in Hollywood and beyond, we celebrate. But during every time of change there are also incidences of the culture, in its enthusiasm and zeal, taking down the wrong targets. We believe, having worked closely with him for more than half a decade, that this is the case with Murray Miller. While our first instinct is to listen to every woman’s story, our insider knowledge of Murray’s situation makes us confident that sadly this accusation is one of the 3 percent of assault cases that are misreported every year. It is a true shame to add to that number, as outside of Hollywood women still struggle to be believed. We stand by Murray and this is all we’ll be saying about this issue.
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I seem to remember it being widely rumored that Sorvino was hard to work with, so that defamation probably affected her career even beyond whoever Weinstein directly influenced.
Haven't seen her in a film in years...but wow, Sorvino still looks great.
Old 12-17-17, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Crocker Jarmen
A couple of weeks ago Lena Dunham publicly defended a friend of her's that has been accused of sexual assault.

https://www.avclub.com/lena-dunham-d...ssa-1820565531
He said a "woman."
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Originally Posted by Coral
Has there been an instance of a woman publicly denouncing any of the accused harassers and fully supporting the accuser, and then later we find that an accusation came to light about her husband/father/son/boyfriend/brother/etc.?

I'd love to hear if they suddenly make an exception to the "I believe the women" movement when it's someone close to them that's being accused.
Amber Tamblyn and her husband David Cross re: his accuser Charlyne Yi. Amber took Charlyne's side.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/20/entert...ism/index.html
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Amber Tamblyn and her husband David Cross re: his accuser Charlyne Yi. Amber took Charlyne's side.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/20/entert...ism/index.html
Really? That article sure makes it sound like she took his side until people on Twitter started giving her shit.
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That's also not harassment, at least not sexual harassment, though racist jokes aren't any more endearing.
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Another day . . .

‘Silicon Valley’ Star T.J. Miller Accused of Sexually Assaulting and Punching a Woman
https://www.thedailybeast.com/silico...nching-a-woman

(hardly a revelation, really)

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Old 12-19-17, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian T
Another day . . .

‘Silicon Valley’ Star T.J. Miller Accused of Sexually Assaulting and Punching a Woman
https://www.thedailybeast.com/silico...nching-a-woman

(hardly a revelation, really)
He's denying this.

Kate & T.J. Miller’s statement: We met this woman over a decade ago while studying together in college, she attempted to break us up back then by plotting for over a year before making contradictory claims and accusations. She attempted to discredit both of our voices and use us against one another by trying to portray Kate to be a continuous abuse victim of T.J. (further efforts to hurt the two of us). She was asked to leave our university comedy group because of worrisome and disturbing behavior, which angered her immensely, she then became fixated on our relationship, and began telling people around campus “I’m going to destroy them” & “I’m going to ruin him.” We are confident that a full consideration of accounts from and since that time will shed light and clarity on the true nature of not only this person’s character, but also on the real facts of the matter. (See the e-mails referenced). We stand together in stating this is nothing more than an unfortunate resurgence of her lies designed to wreak havoc on two happily married people in the public eye. She began again to circulate rumors online once our relationship became public. Sadly she is now using the current climate to bandwagon and launch these false accusations again. It is unfortunate that she is choosing this route as it undermines the important movement to make women feel safe coming forward about legitimate claims against real known predators. We stand together and will not allow this person to take advantage of a serious movement toward gender equality by allowing her to use this moment to muddy the water with an unrelated personal agenda. We feel we all have an obligation now more than ever to prevent people from using reporters to spin lies into headlines, and focus instead on what is real. We both champion and continue to stand up for people everywhere who have truly suffered injustice seeking to have justice brought into their lives. - Kate & T.J. Miller

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who do i believe now ?
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Originally Posted by Brian T
Another day . . .

‘Silicon Valley’ Star T.J. Miller Accused of Sexually Assaulting and Punching a Woman
https://www.thedailybeast.com/silico...nching-a-woman

(hardly a revelation, really)
And Comedy Central has already cancelled his show, though they claim the decision was made before these allegations were made public.
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More on that:
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/t-j-...al-1202645588/


Plus a belated addendum to the Bey Logan story, posted by Variety a few days back, bringing his total to eight:
‘Crouching Tiger’ Actress Accuses Harvey Weinstein Asia Associate of Sexual Misconduct
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/cr...ct-1202642166/
(note that the comments tell another story . . .)

Another piece in Variety the same day reveals Logan's alleged pimping duties were somewhat known:
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/be...an-1202642190/

One executive who worked with Logan on multiple occasions and co-produced one of Logan’s Hollywood-Asian crossover titles told Variety that he recalls advising Logan a decade ago “to stop pimping.”

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The 'Lost Boys': Hollywood producer Gary Goddard accused of sexual misconduct by 8 former child actors
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...220-story.html
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Former Assistant of Harvey Weinstein Breaks Silence in First TV Interview
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/fo...ns-1202645810/
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Artist posts posters targeting Meryl Streep around LA.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news...bfcL&ocid=iehp
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Will Christopher Plummer replace TJ Miller in Deadpool 2?
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Originally Posted by nando820
who do i believe now ?
Doesn't matter. I'm sure Miller is done now
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Originally Posted by candyrocket786
Doesn't matter. I'm sure Miller is done now
Assault or no assault...I'm ok with this.
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Maybe they knew something when they fired him from Silicon Valley.
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Two More Accusers Sue Bill O’Reilly for Defamation
http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/bil...rs-1202646279/
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Not Hollywood, but McKayla Maroney is suing USA Gymnastics for allegedly giving her over a million dollars to keep quiet about her abuse at the hands of former team doctor Larry Nassar, who is alleged to have abused more than 140 women during "medical exams" for gymnastics. It started with McKayla when she was 13:
http://www.espn.com/olympics/gymnast...et-lawyer-says

For those unfamiliar, the sicko basically abused the girls and told them it was a standard medical procedure.
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Not Hollywood, but McKayla Maroney is suing USA Gymnastics for allegedly giving her over a million dollars to keep quiet about her abuse at the hands of former team doctor Larry Nassar, who is alleged to have abused more than 140 women during "medical exams" for gymnastics. It started with McKayla when she was 13:
http://www.espn.com/olympics/gymnast...et-lawyer-says

For those unfamiliar, the sicko basically abused the girls and told them it was a standard medical procedure.
I thought that guy on the right reporting on this was Matt Damon
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Maybe they knew something when they fired him from Silicon Valley.
My guess it isn't. He is reportedly an asshole to work with, so that is probably why they decided to ditch him.
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What's the statute of limitations on these crimes? I imagine most of them have long elapsed, unfortunately.


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