Zimbra Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, J.T. said: Ha! I thought I was the only one who noticed how funny it was that Conservative pundits on Fox & Friends lashed out at Dems for not coming down harder on Harvey Weinstein for sexual misconduct and in the same breath Fox hires Bill O'Reilly back after being disgraced and shitcanned for exhibiting the same behavior. It is amazing how smug Fox News is about this considering they've had O'Reilly/Ailes/Bolling all get their business put on the street just in the past year. But self-reflection has never been their strong suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 12:21 AM, Craig H said: Wow, I had no idea until tonight, but Andy Signore was fired from Screen Junkies for being a total fucking creep. Like, really egregious shit. What the fuck is wrong with people. It's always been like this and only got worse as women were given more rights in the modern era. People with some level of power, authority or perceived celebrity tend to be disgusting scumbags for some reason. Goes many ways and with all genders of course. We just suck as a species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 8:21 AM, Zimbra said: It is amazing how smug Fox News is about this considering they've had O'Reilly/Ailes/Bolling all get their business put on the street just in the past year. But self-reflection has never been their strong suit. A lot of that is also just deflection from other interesting things going on that actually count as a bigger story, not to deflate the issue at hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 "I was drunk, I don't remember what happened, and by the way, I'm gay" is a deflection, not an apology, no matter how elegantly Kevin Spacey's PR team wrote it. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 6 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: "I was drunk, I don't remember what happened, and by the way, I'm gay" is a deflection, not an apology, no matter how elegantly Kevin Spacey's PR team wrote it. The more positive by product of this is that male actors are also acknowledging that this thing doesn't just create victims out of women and it is arguably even more difficult for a man to speak up about his experiences with sexual harassment. More men need to find the courage these women have shown and they need to stand along side of their female compatriots and say #MeToo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 8 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: "I was drunk, I don't remember what happened, and by the way, I'm gay" is a deflection, not an apology, no matter how elegantly Kevin Spacey's PR team wrote it. It accomplished what they wanted it to, apparently, as there are several outlets that are (or at least were, until they caught hell from enough people) framing the story as "OMG Kevin Spacey came out of the closet" rather than the fact that he tried to molest a 14-year old. Hollywood sucks. The media that enables and covers up for them also really sucks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 It does feel pretty gross that Spacey stayed closeted during the whole debate over gay civil rights but comes out and drapes himself in the rainbow flag to deflect from the assault allegations. I hope Bryan Singer's predatory ass is next. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Nice job giving the "gay = pedo" crowd some ammo, Spacey. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Wait- People didn't know Spacey was gay? How are people falling for that as a deflection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Spacey has famously been, I dunno what to call it, openly closeted for years. As far as I know this is the first time he's acknowledged anything about his personal/romantic life publicly. It would be legit fascinating to hear Spacey speak openly about his sexuality and the decisions he's made but that was vanishingly unlikely before this and probably impossible now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 Thank goodness. I was beginning to worry the floodgates had closed. Now we're finally throwing A-listers to the wolves to show everybody it's open-season on predators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I read about Spacey this morning, and I'm almost expecting a "fuck it, I was retiring anyway" announcement to also diminish the possible blacklisting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 11 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: "I was drunk, I don't remember what happened, and by the way, I'm gay" is a deflection, not an apology, no matter how elegantly Kevin Spacey's PR team wrote it. Not for nothin but it's also how Jack Tripper would try to get out of being caught fondling Mr Furley's niece. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Netflix just shitcanned House of Cards as a result of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Can't blame Netflix for that in a sense and the show may have been winding down, anyway. (I don't watch it, so I don't know where they are storywise). But a lot of people just lost their job because Spacey is scum. That's rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 44 minutes ago, Tromatagon said: Netflix just shitcanned House of Cards as a result of this. Not necessarily. I've seen rumblings that Netflix had already determined that this next season would be the last. Though the timing of the announcement is 100% Spacey-related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Yeah, they got asked about it and said the decision had already been made. I wonder how they're going to deal with Charlie Heaton's airport coke issues with Stranger Things, since that's probably going to give him a hard time traveling from the UK to film the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Man, and I thought American Beauty was aging poorly before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 44 minutes ago, Burgundy LaRue said: Can't blame Netflix for that in a sense and the show may have been winding down, anyway. (I don't watch it, so I don't know where they are storywise). But a lot of people just lost their job because Spacey is scum. That's rough. I maintain that the 3rd-worst thing that Cosby did was take a bunch of royalty checks out of Phylicia Rashad's wallet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 51 minutes ago, jaedmc said: Man, and I thought American Beauty was aging poorly before. This scene will still be okay though: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 6 hours ago, Gonzo said: It accomplished what they wanted it to, apparently, as there are several outlets that are (or at least were, until they caught hell from enough people) framing the story as "OMG Kevin Spacey came out of the closet" rather than the fact that he tried to molest a 14-year old. Hollywood sucks. The media that enables and covers up for them also really sucks a lot. It worked for Jim McGreevey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 53 minutes ago, Zimbra said: I maintain that the 3rd-worst thing that Cosby did was take a bunch of royalty checks out of Phylicia Rashad's wallet. What is after serial predator: ghost dad or Leonard part 6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 15 minutes ago, odessasteps said: What is after serial predator: ghost dad or Leonard part 6? I was actually going to say the "poundcake" speech but those are both acceptable answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 32 minutes ago, odessasteps said: What is after serial predator: ghost dad or Leonard part 6? Thanks for reminding me that my spec scripts for Leonard parts 1-3 are basically going nowhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 18 minutes ago, piranesi said: Thanks for reminding me that my spec scripts for Leonard parts 1-3 are basically going nowhere. That made me look up who played Cosbys part in the I-spy movie. It was Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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