Weinsteins step down as Miramax CEOs

make it a blockchain ledger instead of a text file, use it as a basis for cryptocurrency, and really give tech bros fits

^that is brilliant and shall remain so, even if it is no more than a latent potential of the universe

douchecoin

I think we have a winning idea right there.

will no-one think of louis' bank balance

Louis C.K. is using the stand-up stage to open up about his controversial year.

During a stand-up set last week, the comedian, 51, reportedly addressed the multiple sexual misconduct allegations that have been made against him.

While performing at West Side Comedy Club in New York City, the Louie star opened his set with “It’s been a weird year,” according to Laughspin.com, an online comedy news site.

“He said he’s been to hell and back,” a comedian on the line-up told the website.

He also addressed both the public and professional backlash he faced in the wake of the allegations. FX severed ties with C.K., whose shows Louie and Better Things aired on the network, after the scandal broke. C.K. was dropped by all his reps, too, while Netflix canceled an upcoming stand-up special and HBO cut all of his content from its library. Orchard also canceled the release of his film I Love You, Daddy — though C.K. bought the rights to the title back.

“I lost $35 million in an hour,” he reportedly said during the set.

I think about it and it fills me with joy.

same tbh

yup

I fixed it. pic.twitter.com/N0u0h4yYPz

— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) October 15, 2018

Get outta there, Lincoln!

lol lincoln. who are middle/right front and the guy in the back left corner?

terry richardson is on the right in profile

back left is Louis CK

oops i meant back right

that is still calvin coolidge

Missed Les Moonves opportunity there

Don't be evil

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/technology/google-sexual-harassment-andy-rubin.html

did something happen re: Sarah Silverman and Louie CK? my wife said there were twitter rumblings about her defending him or something

explicitly not defending, after saying when they were 19 and he asked to wank in front of her sometimes she said "sure" and sometimes she said "no" and they would go and get pizza

she went on Howard and said she let Louis jerk off in front of her sometimes and sometimes told him to fuck off and it was never a big deal because they were on equal footing or something and he couldn't offer her anything. then one of the accusers tweeted at SS that she was also an equal/Louis had nothing to offer her and that doesn't excuse it (not that SS ever said that). then SS apologized. so, nothing

she's known him since they were 19?! huh

they were both standups in their teens, he's a couple of years older

to the other victim's tweet: she had said she knows that as soon as there was a power differential btwn him and the women that it was wrong, but her experience was different and she doesn't want to not consider him the friend of thirty years standing

Why would that imbalance even be a thing?

I get that they were 'friends-plus' so fine.

But if LCK was in the presence of Margaret Thatcher, or some young intern, which one would be more indefensible? "Hey, would you mind if I....?"

who wouldn't wank in front of Thatcher, TBH

But if LCK was in the presence of Margaret Thatcher, or some young intern, which one would be more indefensible?

the young intern. hope this helps

I get that they were 'friends-plus' so fine.

also being friendly with people you work with doesn't mean it's automatically cool to jack your tiny dick in front of them

I just can't fathom the mentality that would lead to asking a friend if it was okay to jerk off in front of them (regardless of gender, orientation or power dynamic), I mean just... waht

I mean I'd prefer to be asked

i do not wish to see my friends do this under any circumstances
there, now it is on the record

that burning man bit in the google story seared my eyeballs

props to the woman for bringing her mom though

also, important that, if you are going to wank in a room with a baby, that you also ask first.

famous writer Steven Galloway is suing various people who tweeted etc their support for his accusers

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/christie-blatchford-fired-ubc-professor-steven-galloway-suing-woman-who-accused-him-of-sexual-assault

canada's defamation laws are Not Good for accusers

^^^ i think i mentioned it itt already but this just happened to a bunch of friends of mine in the comics industry - the piece of shit in question sued them all for libel and also sued the women who accused him. seeking something like 22 million in damages for lost work opportunities due to the damage to his reputation (nb he is basically a zine publisher)

(this is in the us btw)

big multi-part Jeffrey Epstein story in the Miami Herald today

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article220097825.html

god that's hard to stomach.

cool that half the U.S. presidents of the last 25 years are personal friends with that guy

More about Luc Besson

https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/luc-besson-sexual-misconduct-760959/?fbclid=IwAR1vzy5ZpAZNBvchrybUtBJ_cEv1OMWu9MkUP3J5ByqDN4MKVQ_2yN8Y9lU

Another one that's way overdue for a reckoning.

French though, so .... no consequences?

yup

might have some trouble getting co-productions funded down the line, but yeah, p much

On part 2 of Epstein saga
Fuckin...
Earth is hell. I don’t think there can be any debate on that point.

Two More Women Accuse Neil deGrasse Tyson of Sexual Misconduct

that took a while to crop up again

http://www.dailywire.com/news/22912/former-grad-student-accuses-neil-de-grasse-tyson-emily-zanotti

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yep.

― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, November 2, 2017 2:01 PM (one year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

“he kept a list of overweight actresses on his phone to prove that women aren’t inhibited by portrayals in the media when it comes to health and fitness”

A piercing intellect.

If it wasn't clear last week, it is now: CBS won't be paying Les Moonves another penny. NYT has draft of lawyers' report, with unpleasant details. https://t.co/vB643tN1Ja pic.twitter.com/RyQCMc5Czb

— Peter Kafka (@pkafka) December 5, 2018

Investigators wrote that they had received “multiple reports” about a network employee who was “on call” to perform oral sex on Mr. Moonves. https://t.co/OcowEa4WmH

— Sam Dolnick (@samdolnick) December 5, 2018

THREE new stories about Les Moonves and CBS from the @nytimes tonight:

-- Lawyers hired by CBS say Moonves "destroyed evidence and misled investigators" https://t.co/qfhHN08ITK
-- Top takeaways: https://t.co/iwHsDyeVZ4
-- New @JamesStewartNYT column: https://t.co/6HZRjTZN0I

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 5, 2018

Signs you might not be collecting your full severance package:

1. your lawyer has to make a statement on your behalf to the effect that you “never put or kept someone on the payroll for the purpose of sex.”