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
― INDEPENDENTS DAY BY STEVEN SPILBERG (President Keyes), Thursday, 1 June 2023 00:19 (eleven months ago) link
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'
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 1 June 2023 00:31 (eleven months ago) link
'Bout to dive into my buddy Mo's book, which looks great:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51u8yXQ6VyL._SY346_.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 6 June 2023 20:54 (ten months ago) link
Looks good, thanks.
― CeeLô Borges (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 6 June 2023 21:26 (ten months ago) link
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.
― INDEPENDENTS DAY BY STEVEN SPILBERG (President Keyes), Wednesday, 14 June 2023 19:18 (ten months ago) link
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.)
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 14 June 2023 19:31 (ten months ago) link
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/disgraced-sports-doctor-larry-nassar-stabbed-multiple-times-during-altercation-at-florida-federal-prison-sources/3184726/
― omar little, Monday, 10 July 2023 17:47 (nine months ago) link
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)
― StanM, Wednesday, 19 July 2023 23:22 (nine months ago) link
Kevin Spacey acquitted of all charges.
https://news.yahoo.com/actor-kevin-spacey-acquitted-nine-135620852.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
― nickn, Wednesday, 26 July 2023 17:09 (nine months ago) link
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
― linoleum gallagher (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 26 July 2023 17:11 (nine months ago) link
phew, i can go back to enjoying horrible bosses now
― Ste, Wednesday, 26 July 2023 18:11 (nine months ago) link
an allegation Spacey described as "absolute bollocks", using a British slang term for testicles and for something which is nonsense.
lol, thanks for explaining
― jmm, Wednesday, 26 July 2023 18:23 (nine months ago) link
Amazing how it turns out these known predators actually did nothing wrong ever, and it's the world that doesn't understand them.
― The Fifth Roommate (Matt #2), Wednesday, 26 July 2023 18:41 (nine months ago) link
Makes you think.
― Live and Left Eye (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 July 2023 20:00 (nine months ago) link
Glad to hear that Kevin Spacey is completely innocent. Time for a K-Pax party!
― hardcore technician gimmicks are also another popular choice f (President Keyes), Wednesday, 26 July 2023 20:16 (nine months ago) link
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!!!!
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 26 July 2023 21:35 (nine months ago) link
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
― devvvine, Wednesday, 30 August 2023 12:15 (eight months ago) link
Shocking news, especially having seen his films.
― The Thin, Wild Mercury Rising (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 31 August 2023 22:58 (eight months ago) link
danny masterson sentenced to ‘30 years to life’
― mookieproof, Thursday, 7 September 2023 18:47 (seven months ago) link
Damn!
― omar little, Thursday, 7 September 2023 18:51 (seven months ago) link
That's crazy
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 7 September 2023 18:57 (seven months ago) link
or not, I don't know the sentencing guidelines for those cases
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 7 September 2023 18:58 (seven months ago) link
Bye-bye, Sci-Ti!
― peace, man, Thursday, 7 September 2023 18:59 (seven months ago) link
wow that's a long sentence.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, 7 September 2023 18:59 (seven months ago) link
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
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 7 September 2023 19:09 (seven months ago) link
Or wait - consecutive means one following the other, so yes - thirty years
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 7 September 2023 19:10 (seven months ago) link
That's nothing compared to how long Xenu was imprisoned for.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 7 September 2023 19:11 (seven months ago) link
is he the first scientologist to be held accountable for anything? feels like it.
how do anti-carceral people feel about this sentence
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, 7 September 2023 19:13 (seven months ago) link
yeah, he's got at least a trillion more years ahead of him, thirty years is a walk in the park
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 7 September 2023 19:14 (seven months ago) link
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..."
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 7 September 2023 19:16 (seven months ago) link
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.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, 7 September 2023 19:18 (seven months ago) link
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.
― omar little, Thursday, 7 September 2023 19:30 (seven months ago) link
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
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 7 September 2023 19:46 (seven months ago) link
it's kind of insane to me that DM is married to bijou phillips, daughter of john phillips ...
― budo jeru, Thursday, 7 September 2023 21:36 (seven months ago) link
john phillips was an incredibly bad person so she clearly didn't have a good model in what constitutes a decent human being
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, 7 September 2023 21:43 (seven months ago) link
its strange to see consecutive sentencing or am i mistaken?
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 September 2023 22:08 (seven months ago) link
US judges generally can use their discretion in choosing between consecutive or concurrent sentences.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, 7 September 2023 22:32 (seven months ago) link
consecutive sentences are disallowed on ILX
― Make the chats AI (Neanderthal), Thursday, 7 September 2023 23:00 (seven months ago) link
I am in compliance as evidenced by this and my previous post
― Make the chats AI (Neanderthal), Thursday, 7 September 2023 23:01 (seven months ago) link
― 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.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Friday, 8 September 2023 01:42 (seven months ago) link
30 years for rape for a rich white man is... eye opening to put it one way.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Friday, 8 September 2023 04:30 (seven months ago) link
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
― StanM, Sunday, 17 September 2023 23:02 (seven months ago) link
Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce from Mastersonhttps://www.tmz.com/2023/09/19/bijou-phillips-danny-masterson-files-divorce-danny-masterson-30-year-rape-sentence/
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Tuesday, 19 September 2023 20:53 (seven months ago) link
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.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 19 September 2023 21:25 (seven months ago) link
I guess no conjugal visits then
Or do rapists even get those?
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 19 September 2023 21:26 (seven months ago) link
Weird convo!
― kirsten gilla band (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 19 September 2023 22:05 (seven months ago) link
It's going to be a while until she is clear
She stood by him all through the trial... I wonder if "The Church" advised her to cut bait now that there's an actual conviction
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 19 September 2023 22:49 (seven months ago) link
Mars Volta’s Cedric’s wife was one of the victims. Have been following this story through his Instagram and “good” (weird way to put it) for his wife and him to have this kind of resolution.
― H.P, Tuesday, 19 September 2023 23:24 (seven months ago) link
Seems likely that 'The Church' is directly culpable in this kind of thing, or at least discouraging reporting to police
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 19 September 2023 23:26 (seven months ago) link
Oh for suuuuuuuuure
― H.P, Tuesday, 19 September 2023 23:28 (seven months ago) link