Yes,HW was rather bold; Gwneth’s father was Bruce Paltrow,a very well-known TV and film director and producer so she was not entirely dependent on him for success. Though she rebuffed him, he didn’t fire her from her role of Emma.
As did I. As well as his claim that the abuse contributed to Corey Haim’s death.
Could be be pulling a Roman Polanski by running off to Europe? We may never see him again on US soil. He probably knows it’s only a matter of time before more concrete evidence comes out.
I am very sorry that happened to you VH and I hope it is clear that my comments ARE NOT INTENDED in any way to say that women are at fault. We aren’t at fault. I do think we have to be careful about the situations we are in i.e.: let someone know where and who you are meeting on a blind date, keep your eye on your drink in a bar etc. However if someone spikes our drink in a bar, that’s on them, not us no matter how we are dressed. I get that and agree.
Re the earlier post about it being about power: I agree. Do men have power over women when we walk down the street? I am thinking of the young lady who took selfies with the men who harassed her on the street and posted the pics on Instagram. I think she took power back by posting the pics on Instagram.
My friends daughter was very intoxicated at a party and was raped by two men. One was sentenced to 30 years because he was a repeat offender. He went to parties and targeted drunk girls. The rape WAS NOT my friends daughters fault but heart breaking none the less. I am glad he was locked away. The other guy got 1 year because it was his first time.
Let’s not forget that her mother is Blythe Danner, a talented actor in her own right.
I read somewhere the Weinstein company is considering not only changing its name – but also deleting Harvey Weinstein’s name from his movies! It’s like they’re trying to delete his very existence! Yikes: that must hurt. And his wife’s statement – wow.
Wow, Terry Crews says he was sexually assaulted by a Hollywood exec.
Blythe Danner, Keir Dullea: Butterflies are Free. Booth Theater , NYC. Excellent show. Wonderful memory of a great production.
I absolutely believe their stories, I worked for a company where they owner was that kind of pushy, sneaky, persistent, manipulative perv & everyone “knew.” And everyone tried to watch out for each other, not leaving any girls alone with him, there were many young inexperienced employees & really, back in the 60s & 70s, I don’t think most of us were prepared for how to properly react to someone so improper. That was what he bet on, that people would be too polite to call him on it. I do also recall, with great satisfaction, hearing about ten years later that some 40 something women forced him to sell the business based on his perviness. Not that it ever went public or that he admitted it to friends and family. Family “knew,” but honestly, as far as I could tell, they never heard the true details. So they knew he was overly friendly, but did not know he would stick his hands down girl’s shirts or even pants.
Power and betting on the politeness of people without power perpetuates this behavior. People being accosted feel they will not be believed and have no ability to affect a change. I am so very proud of those mature women who ousted that creep. I’ve also heard through the grapevine of former employees that he remained a perv to the very end. Just fewer opportunities.
Ashley Judd was from a family with connections in the entertainment business. Mira Sorvino, G. Paltrow. These weren’t just young girls who hopped on a bus to Hollywood hoping to make it in the biz. Imagine what the others went through who had no support at all, no boyfriend, no friends they’d grown up knowing as Uncle or godfather.
In one of my first jobs, I was the only women professional in the office. I think I was about 26, and I did ask them (the owner, the male lawyers, the male law clerks) to stop shouting and swearing (F this, F that ALL the time). The behavior was not professional. They hired a stripper to come into the office when the boss got married. It took a lot of courage for me to speak up and it didn’t stop, but it did lessen. If that happened now, when I’m much older? I’d have stopped it immediately. In my career I’ve requested inappropriate signs and photos be taken down in an office even if the people in those work areas ‘didn’t care.’ It is, however, difficult to be the bad guy.
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They actually brought a stripper into the office while you were there?? That’s really out of line.
There was a stripper for our ethics prof in law school hired by some students–many of us were not in the loop and very surprised at that class.
I was the 1st female hired by my law firm to be an a law clerk and later an attorney. There were a few odd moments, like when I and the guys went to a bar where the waitresses wanted to be “very friendly” and have the guys buy drinks for them. Otherwise, it worked out pretty well for me and then. They hired a lot of women law clerks and attorneys after me.
All the folks in our firm treated me fine.
I think there has been a shift in the last year or so in the way society looks at women who complain of sexual harassment. Before, their claims would be dismissed or laughed at. Now, I think they are taken seriously. All those men who harassed women even decades ago should beware.
The disgusting overt harassment and assault was bad enough. But the more I read, the bullying behavior after is so sleazy. I understand why these young women were afraid to say anything. When they did, they were harassed even more. The reporters and their sources have been threatened with negative recourse. The networks and news organizations slow walked the story due to pressure. I wonder if a lot of the industry now looks back at who and what they listened to when making casting and business decisions.
I have been reflecting on post #152 and @“Cardinal Fang” response that reads to me as a put down. I believe these negative reactions to what someone has said is part of the reason people fear coming forward. They fear someone won’t like me, won’t hire me, won’t believe me, won’t buy my designs etc. Instead of a put down, why not say I don’t agree, but tell me more about your opinion. Be supportive or at least open to a different POV.
While I always try to be respectful, or at least conform to the TOS for this board, I do not believe we must be “supportive” of points of view with which we vigorously disagree. As for the post that #152 addressed, it might be true that a woman who “walks around with their bosoms hanging out” would be “remembered” for that, I don’t think it is remotely relevant to this discussion. HW wasn’t behaving this way because he was emboldened by someone’s choice of clothes, he was emboldened because there was a huge power differential between him and his victims.
Regarding #160: Kim Kardashian is a business woman with reality tv as her business (and maybe others) so I doubt she thinks the reason she is famous is due to a sex tape.
Frankly as long as some women (and men) are willing to perform sex acts in order to get ahead in show business or any business, men will keep asking.
(Obviously, HW went WAY beyond just asking for sex.)