Weinsteins step down as Miramax CEOs

I'm about 3/4 through Beef on Netflix but this just makes me not want to watch the rest of it. esp when the story above shows how easy it is to just not cast terrible people in your shows

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/beef-star-david-choe-rape-joke-podcast-clips-removed-twitter-1235585677/

Ah fuck re: F Murray, I remember thinking how weird it was for a show to axe a character these days without them either having died or been exposed as a creep.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/actor-danny-masterson-convicted-of-two-counts-of-rape-at-second-los-angeles-trial/ar-AA1bXlzS

All of the women had relatives in Scientology and feared they would be excommunicated and labeled "suppressive persons" if they went against Masterson and the church.

And this is likely what would have happened... Celebs are anointed above all else

Yeah, one of Masterson’s victims is now married to Cedric Bixler-Zavala and after he spoke out about Scientology and Masterson this happened by complete coincidence:

In 2020, Bixler-Zavala's dog died after allegedly eating raw meat laced with rat poison that had been tossed into their yard. Bixler-Zavala alleged that the Church of Scientology was responsible, though they have denied the accusations

I just saw that Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson's voice) was given some Grand Wizard Poobah Clear level because she's donated $20 million to that 'church'

'Bout to dive into my buddy Mo's book, which looks great:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51u8yXQ6VyL._SY346_.jpg

Looks good, thanks.

My wife's friend was an intern at SNL back in the early 00s. About a year ago she said she got a call from a journalist who had heard that a producer had harassed her. She decided not to talk to the journalist. I wonder if it was for this book or another writer's piece.

SNL seemed like a shitty place for women after reading that Tom Shales book. I also remember Paul Simon in said book trying to dismiss Janeane Garofalo's recollections of the misogyny there, which just made his relationship with the show seem all the more slimy. (Don't forget, it's been widely confirmed that Simon stole the concept for Graceland from an aspiring songwriter he was supposed to mentor - she worked at SNL and Lorne Michaels was the one who brought her to Simon.)

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/disgraced-sports-doctor-larry-nassar-stabbed-multiple-times-during-altercation-at-florida-federal-prison-sources/3184726/

https://wlwt.com/article/fluke-skywalker-john-stevens-arrested-child-pornography/44592470

(unclear what this is about since it could just as easily be "material that mentions LGBT" maybe, but still)

Kevin Spacey acquitted of all charges.

https://news.yahoo.com/actor-kevin-spacey-acquitted-nine-135620852.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Spacey's lawyer Patrick Gibbs said it was not a crime to like sex or have casual sex even if you were a famous person and that it was "not a crime to have sex with someone of the same sex, because it's 2023 not 1823".

fuck you, dude

phew, i can go back to enjoying horrible bosses now

an allegation Spacey described as "absolute bollocks", using a British slang term for testicles and for something which is nonsense.

lol, thanks for explaining

Amazing how it turns out these known predators actually did nothing wrong ever, and it's the world that doesn't understand them.

Makes you think.

Glad to hear that Kevin Spacey is completely innocent. Time for a K-Pax party!

spacey made a pass at somebody and it was mistaken for sexual assault. classic blunder!

and the other two.. just looking for an easy dollar i guess. well guess what the gravy train stops here!!!!

philippe garrel: https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/300823/des-faveurs-sexuelles-contre-un-role-dans-un-film-plusieurs-femmes-incriminent-philippe-garrel?utm_source=global&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SharingApp&xtor=CS3-5

Shocking news, especially having seen his films.

danny masterson sentenced to ‘30 years to life’

Damn!

That's crazy

or not, I don't know the sentencing guidelines for those cases

Bye-bye, Sci-Ti!

wow that's a long sentence.

Masterson will serve two 15-year sentences consecutively, one for each charge. He must also register as a sex offender.

So not actually 30 years

Or wait - consecutive means one following the other, so yes - thirty years

That's nothing compared to how long Xenu was imprisoned for.

is he the first scientologist to be held accountable for anything? feels like it.

how do anti-carceral people feel about this sentence

yeah, he's got at least a trillion more years ahead of him, thirty years is a walk in the park

is he the first scientologist to be held accountable for anything?

L. Ron was constantly in trouble during his Navy career: "The following month, Hubbard unwittingly fired upon Mexican territory and was relieved of command..."

yeah but I mean since then. scientology has gone to great lengths to protect members over the past 35 - 40 years and they have had a cozy relationship with the police and DA in LA. Maybe that is starting to shift.

A friend of mine went to his first trial as moral support for his victims, she having been someone who had her own brush with Harvey W and now is advocating for others who have dealt with the same shit. She was pretty happy to hear about this.

I've heard good things about the Scientology Club at California Institution for Men, Chino... they're supposed to have a great Xmas party with pumpkin spice pruno

it's kind of insane to me that DM is married to bijou phillips, daughter of john phillips ...

john phillips was an incredibly bad person so she clearly didn't have a good model in what constitutes a decent human being

its strange to see consecutive sentencing or am i mistaken?

US judges generally can use their discretion in choosing between consecutive or concurrent sentences.

consecutive sentences are disallowed on ILX

I am in compliance as evidenced by this and my previous post

its strange to see consecutive sentencing or am i mistaken?

― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Thursday, September 7, 2023 6:08 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

The judge has some discretion, but it often depends on the relation of the crimes to each other. If it's the same events and victim generating multiple charges, that's more likely to be concurrent. If it's different events and victims, that's more likely to be consecutive.

30 years for rape for a rich white man is... eye opening to put it one way.

Fluke Skywalker killed himself after that arrest I mentioned earlier

https://local12.com/news/local/fluke-skywalker-dies-suicide-following-criminal-charges-cincinnati-john-stevens-child-porn-pornography-sexually-oriented-matter-minor-children-fundraising-charity-community-star-wars

Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce from Masterson
https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/19/bijou-phillips-danny-masterson-files-divorce-danny-masterson-30-year-rape-sentence/

It's probably pretty hard to make it work when you husband is in jail for being a convicted rapist. It's going to be a while until she is clear again, warm up the Campbell's Soup cans.

I guess no conjugal visits then

Or do rapists even get those?

Weird convo!