Ah, the predictable “paralyzed veteran heel turn.”
What gets me is how leading political figures like the Clintons and Obamas claim to know nothing about this.
And further, will it hurt the close relationship the democrats have with Hollywood which has been one of its leading fundraisers.
Spacey’s response, and he officially comes out as gay:
As you might expect, people didn’t really have much sympathy for Spacey after he came out in direct response to accusations of climbing on top of a 14 year old:
Man, this is really snowballing.
Holy psychic powers, Lobot. Got any stock picks I should know about? 
Perhaps if we comb through Seth MacFarlane’s body of work over the past 20 years, we’ll get some clues as to who might be next.
I suspect it’s mostly a couple of things.
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[li]The entertainment business is much more hit-or-miss than most fields. If you want to become a lawyer or accountant or similar, then there are many opportunities open to you. None of them as glamorous as movie stardom, but that’s exactly the point - no one opportunity is as much of a big deal as in the entertainment industry, where successful opportunities can be big big make-or-break deals, either making you a huge star or leaving you waiting on tables. In this situation, those who can provide these opportunities hold much more leverage over the eager hopefuls than is the case in more mundane fields.[/li][li]The entertainment business is much more sexualized than overall society generally, in that’s much of what’s being “sold” there, to one extent or another, and this spills over to the lifestyles of those who work in it.[/li][/ul]
Dude… come on now.
You can’t really believe that something so insidious is restricted to “just a few bad apples”. Sexually predatory behaviour in Hollywood is as old as Hollywood itself. It’s an institution at this point. It’s like thinking that corrupt cops are “just a few bad apples” that aren’t indicative of a broader problem within the police force.
A NYT story just came out about Louis CK. Several of his upcoming events are being cancelled.
James Franco:
Five women accuse actor James Franco of inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior
I’m not pro or con on James Franco, but most of the accusations against him that I’ve heard so far seem— if not horseshit— pretty damned weak.
So how do you explain: