nando820

Agree, if people that work with him are fast to give him the boot its because they already know its true. It was just kept in the closet so they could keep the facade

mattysemo247

I wanna bet this also leads to some stories on his Singled Out days when he was drinking heavily. He probably did some real scummy shit back then. And any of those girls coming forward to try and make a quick buck while this news is hot.

Giantrobo

Now THAT is the real issue isn't it....

melasnus

Not necessarily.
Large corporations don't want negative publicity regardless of where the truth lies.
They cut their losses all the time rather than sticking with employees, products, etc.

devilshalo

2Hype

What does the Hobgoblin have to do with this?

Dr. Mantle

Son, are you outta your gotdamn mind?

A VERY SMALL number of women have a VERY SMALL amount of power over a VERY SMALL number of men.

Have women taken over the Producers Guild? Have they taken over the Directors Guild? Are women taking all the executive jobs at all the studios?

What is this power you speak of?

dhmac

She didn't give a name, just a lot of blatantly obvious hints on who she was talking about (hmmm, she said he was someone who "grew from a mildly successful podcaster to a powerhouse CEO" - who could Chris Hardwick's ex-girlfriend possibly be talking about???)

But as for he-said-she-said, in the #MeToo world, it's all "Women Never Lie" and "No Due Process Necessary" so who cares what he says because anyone who disagrees with her is either a misogynist or has internalized misogyny.

Draven

Has he been arrested? What is this "due process" you speak of?

whotony

I took that second paragraph as him being facitous

Match

EastEnders star suspended over sex scandal (2007)
https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/e...l-7195230.html

Noonan

If that's the case and it's so obvious, why not just name him? If he's as horrible as she says, he deserves to have his world fucked; scream/post his name every time you bring it up. The vagueness doesn't help her case, which I guess doesn't matter since he's already been convicted in the public eye.

dvdjunkie32

I'm talking about the power of social media. All it takes is one twitter rant, one blog about misconduct and the man's career is over immediately. I'm all for the MeToo movement, but this whole guilty and sentenced before proven innocent crap is dangerous and incredibly powerful.

What if a woman gets upset about her edit or role in a movie? She could make up a story in a blog and now the director will be treated like a leper in the industry. That's power.

fujishig

If it comes out that he's innocent, his name may be smeared but he'll get a job again.

For the most part, we're talking about people who depend on being popular for their livelihoods, so a smear campaign of any kind that gets picked up in the media, and which they're not somehow protected from, can ruin their career. Heck, unsubstantiated rumors follow some celebrities for good. In this particular case, Dykstra claims that Hardwick also affected her career and had her effectively blacklisted, which if you remember from Weinstein, was also a common threat held by him.

andicus

He is also reported to have sent her an image of a pig with a penis for a head.

Alrighty then...

windom

Last night's episode of Unapologetic on AMC was conveniently recorded last Wednesday it seems. I thought previous episodes were always live. It would have been interesting to see if Tyler brought up the Hardwick stuff. AMC probably wouldn't allow it even if she wanted to.

Giantrobo

You make a good point. However...

This BACKLASH is a result of legit women victims being ignored, called liars, being blacklisted, etc for generations. It's a natural House Cleaning phenomenon. Unfortunately, things will go back to what it was pre-MeToo...then after a few years another MeToo House Cleaning will occur.

DJariya

Hardwick hasn’t been officially removed as host of Talking Dead right? But, for all intents and purposes, it doesn’t seem likely he will return with AMC canning his talk show.

He’s kept quiet after making that statement to Deadline a few days ago. I wonder if he’s realizing that his career is screwed.

Noonan

Either that or he's lawyer'd up and (smartly) not trying to make things worse.

Matto1020

And the shots are now being fired! Hardwick has released his (very lengthy) breakup text with Chloe followed by multiple attempts (some months after the event) begging from her to get back together. I bet she'll be releasing stuff in response any time.

I've always been a fan of Hardwick. This does sound like another attempt to weaponize the #MeToo movement to get revenge at an ex, which is beyond sad. Hoping he can survive this and she gets what is coming to her.

http://www.tmz.com/2018/06/19/chris-...text-messages/

Noonan

So she cheated on him with a guy he worked with over a period of time and lied about it. But her story which doesn't even name him is 100% accurate?

DJariya

If she was emotionally and sexually abused by Hardwick, why the fuck would she try to reach out to him months later in that text thread and ask if we can be okay and accepting some blame.

It does sound like she's a spiteful ex and wants to fuck over his life, reputation and career.

Noonan

Not to mention that he ended it with her, followed immediately by texts from her asking to talk and get back together. If he did all she accused him of, she should have been thrilled for it to be over, even if she didn't have the strength to end it herself.

dex14

I think it’s amazing that a guy is trying to derail a conversation into who broke up with who to distract you from the actual story of a powerful man blacklisting his ex girlfriend from their industry. That’s the pettiest thing I’ve ever seen.

— Robert Kazinsky (@RobertKazinsky) June 19, 2018

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Trying to remain friends or on the good side with your abuser after finally finding the strength to get out is textbook victim mentality. I’m shocked that after everything was released he chooses to make it about his ego. Don’t be distracted.

— Robert Kazinsky (@RobertKazinsky) June 19, 2018

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If you think Chloe’s article was about who broke up with who, you’re missing the point and falling for his ploy. It has only ever been about blacklisting and surviving abuse. Releasing some irrelevant texts says everything about him. #metoo is about abuse in the workplace. https://t.co/LcysjAFiAi

— Robert Kazinsky (@RobertKazinsky) June 19, 2018

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Don’t let him change the conversation.

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Noonan

Sounds to me like this guy is the driver of the whole story and it trying to get his 15min. Those tweets read scarily like they came from Trump.