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Terry Crews has said he was assaulted when he was first trying to break into show business. No pun intended but that takes some balls.
Terry Crews has said he was assaulted when he was first trying to break into show business. No pun intended but that takes some balls.
The scandal appears to be less about his actions and more about how commonplace it was in accepting them in a hush hush way by the industry. Actors are being slapped down for their alleged verbal disgust and faked surprise.
But heck, even an Affleck is powerless in a town controlled by the likes of Harvey Weinstein... and not Harvey Fierstein.
Seems access to a lot of control and money can make people think women will have sex with them. And they are right, whether willingly or not. There is a boatload of money, and an incredible amount of sacrifice that has come up to this moment, when Mr. Frisky Hands (tongue?) has you alone in a room. This guy can make or break you. Some go with it and consider it part of the job, others might allow it and consider it a hazard, and others might spurn it and risk an extremely rich career.
One of the less appealing aspect of getting older, for a man, is the realization that the hot chicks no longer find one as interesting as they once did. This also coincides with a gradual cooling of the hormonal fires which once made the hot chicks so interesting. Circle of life and all that stuff. That's the way it works for most men.
Who is to say what the source of the problem is, but some men never learn to accept or deal with their diminishing hotness. In ordinary circumstances, the worst of it is a man who embarrasses his friends and family chasing women who have no interest.
When the aging process is paired with increasing wealth and power, it's like Fitzgerald's rich people, "careless people, ... they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money." The wealth gives a man access to hot chicks beyond his natural hotness.
Unfortunately, unless the deal is negotiated in advance, having a lot of money does not guarantee any particular woman wants to have sex with him. Misunderstandings ensue, and when he breaks something, his wealth gets him out of trouble.
This is how we end up with Cosbys and Weinsteins. They aren't going to stop this kind of behavior until it runs up a bill they can't pay. No amount of money can buy back one's public reputation, but even then, as long he's spending only his own money, it's just a gossip item and little more.
If the money comes out of someone else's pockets, and they happen to be shareholders, it's a big deal. Jim Bakker(of Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker) learned that one the hard way. The Worldwide Church of God paid the hush money for his indiscretions with church secretary Jessica Hahn. To be fair to Bakker, he had no money of his own. He and Tammy actually worked for pauper's wages, while the Church absorbed the greatest part of their lavish living expenses. The Bakkers owned almost nothing, and when the Church fired them, they were broke and homeless, and soon indicted.
Hillary Clinton today falsely called Donald Trump an 'admitted sex assaulter' and compared him to disgraced alleged sex abuser Harvey Weinstein. The failed Democratic presidential candidate, who received thousands in campaign funding from Weinstein, told the BBC's Andrew Marr 'we have someone admitting to being a sexual assaulter in the Oval Office.' She was referring to the Access Hollywood tape leaked during the campaign where Donald Trump was heard boasting about 'grabbing women by the p****y' in 2005.In fact Trump has not admitted he committed sexual assault and said that he was indulging in 'locker room talk'. Mrs Clinton is in the UK to promote her hand-wringing book about losing the presidential election.
Hillary really is a basket case. I think we can all agree we dodged a bullet when she didn't win.
Hillary Clinton today falsely called Donald Trump an 'admitted sex assaulter' and compared him to disgraced alleged sex abuser Harvey Weinstein. The failed Democratic presidential candidate, who received thousands in campaign funding from Weinstein, told the BBC's Andrew Marr 'we have someone admitting to being a sexual assaulter in the Oval Office.' She was referring to the Access Hollywood tape leaked during the campaign where Donald Trump was heard boasting about 'grabbing women by the p****y' in 2005.In fact Trump has not admitted he committed sexual assault and said that he was indulging in 'locker room talk'. Mrs Clinton is in the UK to promote her hand-wringing book about losing the presidential election.
DailyMail
Now where did I put my "Pink Pussyhat" ?
He's denied some, but not all, and admits he has a problem with "sexual addiction".Hillary really is a basket case. I think we can all agree we dodged a bullet when she didn't win.
DailyMail
Now where did I put my "Pink Pussyhat" ?
Hasn't Weinstein denied all the allegations as well?
Why are you discussing him like he's some kind of sex offender when all that you have against him are unproven assertions?
He's denied some, but not all, and admits he has a problem with "sexual addiction".
Hillary really is a basket case. I think we can all agree we dodged a bullet when she didn't win.
DailyMail
Now where did I put my "Pink Pussyhat" ?
Hasn't Weinstein denied all the allegations as well?
Why are you discussing him like he's some kind of sex offender when all that you have against him are unproven assertions?
He's denied some, but not all, and admits he has a problem with "sexual addiction".
Well, that's just locker room talk. The point is that he hasn't been convicted of anything and therefore shouldn't be treated as guilty.
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Hillary Clinton today falsely called Donald Trump an 'admitted sex assaulter' and compared him to disgraced alleged sex abuser Harvey Weinstein. The failed Democratic presidential candidate, who received thousands in campaign funding from Weinstein, told the BBC's Andrew Marr 'we have someone admitting to being a sexual assaulter in the Oval Office.' She was referring to the Access Hollywood tape leaked during the campaign where Donald Trump was heard boasting about 'grabbing women by the p****y' in 2005.In fact Trump has not admitted he committed sexual assault and said that he was indulging in 'locker room talk'. Mrs Clinton is in the UK to promote her hand-wringing book about losing the presidential election.
DailyMail
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He's denied some, but not all, and admits he has a problem with "sexual addiction".Hasn't Weinstein denied all the allegations as well?
Why are you discussing him like he's some kind of sex offender when all that you have against him are unproven assertions?
He's denied some, but not all, and admits he has a problem with "sexual addiction".
Jaysus H Christ, didn't that ugly fuck ever learn how to rub one out? Lack of imagination, I imagine. Sex addict? Jaysus H Christ, if only I could get in on THAT gravy train.
My bleeding heart goeth elsewhere. Sex addiction my ass. There are such things as zippers, restraint, reserve, self-control, self-discipline.
It's like when some 400 pound person claims they are addicted to food. There are many opportunities to let yourself be a wee tad hungry. Restraint, self-control, self-discipline. You can choose to put the nice big fat hamburger down, and throw out the nice greasy fries.
It sucks, and it hurts, but it's possible.
Addiction is merely what we call the repetitive, destructive, behaviors that highjack the reenforcement loops that underlying our food-seeking and sex-seeking behavior. Food and sex are the original addictions.
Harvey Weinstein is not a sex addict. Well, he might be, but that would be incidental. He is a predator who gets off on forcing himself on people who aren't willing. A mere sex addict with his fortune would be spending his days having sex with all manner of high-priced, exotic prostitutes. He wouldn't be wasting his time trying to coerce unwilling women to come up into his room and watch him shower.