Hollywood's Next Creep

[AliceInFundyland]

On 7/5/2018 at 6:38 PM, PennySycamore said:

I don't know how many of you watch Southern Charm on Bravo, but one of the castmates  on the show is disgraced former SC state Treasurer Thomas Ravenel.  If he'd been black or even a poor white, he'd be serving a 30 year sentence for cocaine trafficking.  I think he got 6 months in federal prison.  His problem during this season was apparently his relationship with the skanky golddigger Ashley.  Nope, his biggest problem is that several women, including a former nanny of his children have accused him of sexual assault.  I need to find the news stories and post the links.  Wikipedia says that he won't be returning to Southern Charm next year.  

I think the Wikipedia article does have a bit more info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Ravenel

The blogger tamaratattles.com covers the Southern Charm shenanigans pretty extensively. Ravenel is scum.

[PennySycamore]

@AliceInFundyland,  thanks for that link to TamaraTattles!  Looks like I have some reading to do!

[VelociRapture]

Asia Argento has been accused of sexual misconduct by Jimmy Bennett:

https://www.google.com/amp/www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-asia-argento-jimmy-bennett-explainer-20180823-story.html%3foutputType=amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/08/23/entertainment/jimmy-bennett-statement/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/20/entertainment/asia-argento-alleged-assault-settlement/index.html

Jimmy stated that the assault took place in 2013 when he was 17 and Asia was 37. TMZ posted texts allegedly written between Asia and a friend discussing the accusation. The texts have not been independently verified by news sources, so take it with a grain of salt:

http://m.tmz.com/#!2018/08/22/asia-argento-17-year-old-boy-in-bed-photo-sex-texts/

This obviously doesn’t make Asia less of a victim. She was still harmed in a way no one should have to experience and I hope she finds peace one day (if she hasn’t already.) That said, I’m choosing to give Jimmy the same benefit of the doubt I’ve given the rest of the victims, including Asia herself, who have come forward and I find Asia’s alleged actions pretty disgusting. I believe the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department is trying to speak with them both since (I believe) the statute of limitations hasn’t expired yet - I hope any investigation performed is fair and helps ensure justice is done.

[AmazonGrace]

At Aretha Franklin's funeral the priest groped Ariana Grande's breast. He apologized, sort of, but didn't admit any wrongdoing 

 

 

The video. Hot damn if you do this in front of TV cameras what do you do in private? 

 

[VelociRapture]

Asia Argento has now accused Jimmy Bennett of sexually assaulting her:

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/asia-argento-accuses-jimmy-bennett-of-sexual-assault-after-he-accused-her/

Rain Dove, who is Rose McGowan’s partner, confirmed that they turned over texts to law enforcement that Asia sent them about it:

 https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/rain-dove-sent-asia-argento-texts-about-sexual-assault-case-to-authorities/

[purjolok84]

Asia Argento has now accused Jimmy Bennett of sexually assaulting her:
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/asia-argento-accuses-jimmy-bennett-of-sexual-assault-after-he-accused-her/
Rain Dove, who is Rose McGowan’s partner, confirmed that they turned over texts to law enforcement that Asia sent them about it:
 https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/rain-dove-sent-asia-argento-texts-about-sexual-assault-case-to-authorities/

Really?

I'm not trying make light of the situation but after hearing this it feels like a certain early South Park episode come to life, with everyone suing everyone for sexual harassment, just without the ridiculous unrelated panda mascot.

[Rachel333]

Louis CK is back doing stand-up, and a lot of people are ready to ignore what he did to his victims and focus on him. I liked these pieces:

Louis C.K. and Men Who Think Justice Takes as Long as They Want It To: A comedian who admitted to sexual misconduct seems to think it’s time for his comeback.

Louis C.K. Has Clearly Learned Nothing — and I'm Done

Matt Lauer also is planning a comeback, telling fans "Don't worry, I'll be back on TV." https://pagesix.com/2018/08/27/matt-lauer-tells-fans-hell-be-back-on-tv/

[Rachel333]

Also, I don't think I ever mentioned it in this thread, but Hannah Gadsby's comedy special "Nanette," which you can watch on Netflix, was amazing and touched on a lot of the #metoo issues (while actually predating the movement last year), including connecting Pablo Picasso with Donald Trump. It gave me a lot to think about.

Here's one article on it: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/arts/hannah-gadsby-comedy-nanette.html

And the trailer:

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Edited September 6, 2018 by Rachel333

[clueliss]

CBS has officially shown Les Moonves the door.

 

https://www.cbscorporation.com/cbs-corporation-and-national-amusements-announce-resolution-of-governance-disputes-and-transition-to-new-leadership/

 

Reality Blurred tweeted this article they did on Moonves back in 2013 when he defended the casting of Big Brother (sexism, racism, homophobia) and Survivor.  The Big Brother cast referenced in this article is Big Brother 15, referred to in the fan circles I travel the internet with as the racist season.  

https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2013/07/big-brother-15-moonves-racism-casting/amp/#click=https://t.co/qmfRuIgYBS

[AmazonGrace]

It looks like Ronan Farrow got him kicked out 

 

 

[PennySycamore]

The New Yorker has a new article by Ronan Farrow about the Les Moonves case.  Six new women have come forward.

As Les Moonves negotiates his exit from CBS, six women raise new assault and harassment claims

(I see @AmazonGrace has just posted the same thing!)

 

[violynn]

On 9/5/2018 at 8:36 PM, Rachel333 said:

Also, I don't think I ever mentioned it in this thread, but Hannah Gadsby's comedy special "Nanette," which you can watch on Netflix, was amazing and touched on a lot of the #metoo issues (while actually predating the movement last year), including connecting Pablo Picasso with Donald Trump. It gave me a lot to think about.

Here's one article on it: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/arts/hannah-gadsby-comedy-nanette.html

And the trailer:

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I watched this and broke down more than once as she got closer and closer to letting out everything she's been through.  It was absolutely visceral and heartbreaking and somehow affirming for me too.  I hope the more people speak out about sexual assault and the long-term damage that is done more people who haven't had this happen to them finally understand.

[clueliss]

Linda Bloodworth Thomason on what Moonves did to her career "not all harassment is sexual"

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/designing-women-creator-says-les-moonves-abuse-destroyed-career-happy-dance-professional-grave-171857649.html

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'Designing Women' creator says abuse by Les Moonves destroyed her career: 'I am happy to dance on his professional grave'

 Gwynne Watkins 21 hours ago 

 

CBS' Les Moonves quits after new sex misconduct charges

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If you ever watched CBS between 1975 and 1995, the name Linda Bloodworth Thomason should be familiar. Best known as the creator of the long-running comedy Designing Women, she also made Evening Shade (starring the late Burt Reynolds) and wrote for network hits like Rhoda and M*A*S*H. However, in the mid-1990s, Bloodworth Thomason’s name vanished from America’s television sets. What happened to the five-time Emmy nominee who’d created six shows for CBS? In a scathing Hollywood Reporter piece, Thomason has finally revealed the answer: “Les Moonves happened to me.”

Moonves, the longtime head of CBS, stepped down Sunday night following numerous allegations of sexual misconduct. His exit emboldened Bloodworth Thomason to describe the abuse she endured under his tenure. “I was never sexually harassed or attacked by Les Moonves,” she wrote in her guest column titled “Not All Harassment Is Sexual.” “My encounters were much more subtle, engendering a different kind of destruction.”

Producer Linda Bloodworth Thomason and filmmaker Shane Bitney Crone at the GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles in 2014. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images)

Linda Bloodworth Thomason (right) with (from left) Annie Potts, Delta Burke, and Dixie Carter on the set ofDesigning Women. (Photo: Columbia c/o Everett Collection)

Bloodworth Thomason goes on to describe how Moonves shut down her career at every turn beginning in 1995. Though she was working under what she describes as “the largest writing and producing contract in the history of CBS,” reportedly estimated to be $45 million, the network president would not allow a single pilot of hers to be produced for seven years. “When the legendary Bette Midler informed Moonves that she wanted to do a series with me, I’m told he denied her request,” she said. “When the singer Huey Lewis, whom Les had become enamored with, chose me to write a pilot for him, his contract was canceled.”

Bloodworth Thomason doesn’t know a specific reason for Moonves’s vendetta against her, but was told by someone at the network that he “especially hated Designing Women and their loud-mouthed speeches.” When she first met Moonves, she recalled, he gave her such a “menacing look” that she was reminded of the stare she got from Charles Manson as a young reporter covering his trial.

Bloodworth Thomason soon began to hear stories from colleagues about Moonves’ mistreatment of women — including the time he “shoved his tongue” into the mouth of one “iconic” CBS detective-show star after telling her that she was too old to appear on his network. (FYI, CBS was home to both Murder, She Wrote and Cagney & Lacey.) Bloodworth Thomason said Moonves even removed the portraits of historic female television stars (Lucille Ball, Mary Tyler Moore, Candace Bergen, Bea Arthur) from the walls of the CBS studio, and she believes he deliberately changed the focus of the network to male-dominated shows like The Big Bang Theory and Two-and-a-Half Men.

The writer-producer ends her editorial by channeling Julia Sugarbaker, the fierce Southern feminist played by Dixie Carter in Designing Women, and giving Moonves a profane three-word send-off.

Reaction on social media to the piece has been overwhelming, with many praising Bloodworth Thomason’s zingers
 

If the information in her editorial checks out (and it does align with other accusations against Moonves), there are probably a lot of other women out there who would like to do the same.

 

[Rachel333]

Jeff Fager, Chairman of CBS News and Executive Producer of 60 Minutes, was also fired for sexual harassment. He texted this to CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan:

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"If you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up you will be held responsible for harming me," Fager replied. "Be careful. There are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up that will become a serious problem."

 

[Howl]

Angela?  ANGELA?  Best.  Tweet. Ever. 

 

Edited September 14, 2018 by Howl

[clueliss]

Julie Chen signed off on last night's Big Brother season 20's live show as Julie Chen Moonves.  

[PennySycamore]

@clueliss, if I was Julie Chen, I sure wouldn't be bringing my relationship with Moonves up right now.  As we say in the South "he's kin, but I don't claim him."

[clueliss]

I would agree - but she's stood by her man from the beginning of this one.

[PennySycamore]

@clueliss, there's a time to NOT stand by your man and this is one of them.

[AmazonGrace]

 

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[PennySycamore]

Sometimes I hate that the Lauging emoji is right next to the WTF. I always feared that I'd click on the wrong one and now it happened.   I changed my reaction after I noticed my reaction error in @AmazonGrace's post above.

[47of74]

I see Bill Cosby is going away for 3 to 10 years.

 

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby was sentenced on Tuesday to three to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home back in 2004 — the final step in his downward spiral from America’s Dad to convicted felon.

Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O’Neill imposed the sentence after the disgraced entertainer was alternately portrayed as an 81-year-old man who deserved house arrest and a serial predator who deserved five to 10 years in state prison.

Earlier in the day, O’Neill declared the disgraced entertainer a “sexually violent predator.” The designation means that Cosby, who is legally blind, will be subject to lifetime reporting requirements, meaning that he will have to advise law enforcement authorities of where he is residing.

District Attorney Kevin Steele asked O’Neill to impose the maximum sentence of five to 10 years in state prison, and to reject defense arguments that Cosby should be allowed to serve any sentence under house arrest.

Of course I'm waiting for the day Spanky McToadstool and Kavanaugh go to prison themselves.

[gameofunbeknowns]

On 9/14/2018 at 11:42 AM, PennySycamore said:

@clueliss, if I was Julie Chen, I sure wouldn't be bringing my relationship with Moonves up right now.  As we say in the South "he's kin, but I don't claim him."

I apologize upfront for the late reply. But exactly this. 

Or just because you my color don’t make you my kind.