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Weinstein accused of rape by 13 women
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These types of circumstances are always news. Big Powerful person taking advantage of others, and then you find that many knew about it all along. Then of course didn't say anything, because what they were getting from the person might be cut off.
His board members? Their reputations are on the line now too. I mean the guy had settled at least 8 lawsuits about his sick dynamic, and they claimed they didn't know? (eye rolls) Yes, they did. lol its the board member's job to know! They - like many others - just liked the cash cow, and wanted it to continue.
This type of sick human drama is always news.
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...and what's ironic to me is that many segments of evangelical Christianity consistently like to point this out.
They appear to have enough problems in their own camp:
Dixon man gets 6 months in jail, 8 years' probation for abusing teen | SaukValley.com
http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/new...rellano-charged-child-exploitation/752138001/
Deputies: Hernando youth pastor arrested, reportedly gave girls alcohol, touched one inappropriately
Pastor pleads to accosting child after Craigslist sting
Toledo pastor charged with sex trafficking appears in court
Former Odessa youth pastor gets 10 years for sex with girl from church
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The lawsuits may not mean anything. That can be 'go away' money out of the small change fund for deep pockets types. They are normally the function of the lawyers on behalf of the client. Sex harassment is known for that kind of thing. Namely payouts. So there is an incentive to file because there may be a big payout at the end of it all. Study the O'Reilly and Fox news thing.
Mary Katharine Ham
But I worked with Bill for almost ten years, weekly. And nothing bordering on sexually inappropriate with him. Look, our relationship was frustrating. He was often paternalistic. Sometimes it was a fine relationship. But you can see I mostly worked it out on camera by yelling at him, maybe once every month or six weeks. The other ladies did some of that as well. And so that was sort of the extent of it.
But I do think one of the problems with doing business the way that it was done is even though I didn’t experience it and frankly didn’t see it, and I assure I would not have been quiet had I, is that every woman who walks through those doors has questions hanging over her head and odd interactions she has to have about this and people wondering about you. And none of us deserve it. Victimized or not, none of us deserve that part of it, either.
Mary Katharine Ham on Bill O'Reilly: 'Our Relationship Was Frustrating - He Was Often Paternalistic' - Breitbart
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So nobody bothered to ask Ham if she thought the alligations were credible based on her ten years experience. She probably would have punked out anyway. She worked with the so-called serial harasser for ten years and had no clue? It sounds like she was no friend to O'Reilly. Nor did she demonstrate loyalty after ten years. O'Reilly was kicked to the curb and she wastes her airtime whining about the general problems of women. While her ten-year work associate is left hanging. Talk about a cold-blooded you know what.
So they have not reasonably proved harassment in the O'Reilly case. They apparently had other motives. They threw O'Reilly to the curb for the possibility of money.
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The actions themselves aren't a surprise, but the fact that a lot of the media and "woke" types like Ashley Judd knew about it and kept silent is interesting.
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I know! Why would anyone that is sexually harassed or assaulted not speak up? It's not like people would retaliate you or anything.
Why We Fail to Report Sexual Harassment
There's also the problem of nondisclosure agreements, which is why Wendy Walsh was one of the few visible faces that spoke up about sexual harassment with Bill O'Reilly. Perhaps the laws need to be changed, but it's easy to see why people don't or can't speak up when powerful people are doing such horrible things.
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I remember calling someone a conspiracy theorist for mentioning something like this a decade ago...
I was a very ignorant person then. Hopefully not so much now. And, of course no this doesn't surprise me, but what does surprise me is that Hollywood would choose to let such a "darling" face this type of scrutiny and mess.
He must have thoroughly upset someone, and they compiled the recorded data for presentation (like they have, and will do for anyone who "messes up.")
I was a very ignorant person then. Hopefully not so much now. And, of course no this doesn't surprise me, but what does surprise me is that Hollywood would choose to let such a "darling" face this type of scrutiny and mess.
He must have thoroughly upset someone, and they compiled the recorded data for presentation (like they have, and will do for anyone who "messes up.")
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I think we often forget all the mechanisms a wealthy person has at their disposal to crush anyone that would dare pass them. How many people vehemently defended Bill Cosby? How many people called accusers of O'Reilly and Ailes liars and part of a conspiracy against conservatives? One reason they are able to do this is that they hire people (besides lawyers) who will go after you in every way possible to discredit you. How many times have you heard a female accuser called ugly? That's one of the reasons people don't speak up. And the thing is, it's not just people in media and film:
JFK Airport guard forced to watch colleagues have sex: suit
JFK Airport guard forced to watch colleagues have sex: suit
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Serial abusers who get away with it for a long time, because they are in a position to use use fear with their victims and shut some up with confidential settlement payoffs.
Long track record of this folks and it follows the same pattern. Why concerns me, are the other people in power, who knew enough about this and they kept silent. I have the feeling, some folks are going to be exposed in that regard.
Long track record of this folks and it follows the same pattern. Why concerns me, are the other people in power, who knew enough about this and they kept silent. I have the feeling, some folks are going to be exposed in that regard.
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Ashley Judd kept the abuse to herself (or at least didn't make a huge stink about it), but she should've said something.
Kap says something, but instead is told he should just shut up and play football.
What's a rich celebrity to do?
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These women weren't exactly rich celebrities when they were victims. Our culture is hardly sympathetic to victims who seemingly "allowed themselves to be in a vulnerable position". Confronting the issue is not something that victims are often willing to do because they often feel humiliated and that they will be judged harsher that the perpetrator. As time goes by it is easier to leave it in the past.
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The purpose of people who care posting this news is to try and wake the rest of you up.
Good to see stars like Robert Downey Jr, Elijah Wood, Gwyneth Paltrow and many others starting to blow the whistle!
We're not just talking Hollywood moguls demanding beautiful young women submit to them on the casting couch if they want to "be a star". Though that is reprehensible enough.
No - it is about systematic pedophilia, Satanism, sacrifice, human and organ trafficking - and political power. Nah... Certainly not... Don't be a conspiracy theorist... Such nonsense... Such evil in the heart of the American elite establishment... never! They are for peace, democracy, freedom...
Well listen to these brave Hollywood stars:
Robert Downey Jr. Blows the Whistle on Elite Hollywood Pedophile Ring
Jodie Foster Blows the Whistle on Elite Hollywood Pedophile!!
And see what the star of "Ironman" (a revelatory movie about deep state malfeasance) has to say about the Las Vegas massacre:
Robert Downey Jr.: Las Vegas Shooting Was an 'Illuminati Blood Sacrifice'
Good to see stars like Robert Downey Jr, Elijah Wood, Gwyneth Paltrow and many others starting to blow the whistle!
We're not just talking Hollywood moguls demanding beautiful young women submit to them on the casting couch if they want to "be a star". Though that is reprehensible enough.
No - it is about systematic pedophilia, Satanism, sacrifice, human and organ trafficking - and political power. Nah... Certainly not... Don't be a conspiracy theorist... Such nonsense... Such evil in the heart of the American elite establishment... never! They are for peace, democracy, freedom...
Well listen to these brave Hollywood stars:
Robert Downey Jr. Blows the Whistle on Elite Hollywood Pedophile Ring
Jodie Foster Blows the Whistle on Elite Hollywood Pedophile!!
And see what the star of "Ironman" (a revelatory movie about deep state malfeasance) has to say about the Las Vegas massacre:
Robert Downey Jr.: Las Vegas Shooting Was an 'Illuminati Blood Sacrifice'
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