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[MERIT] 11-10-2017 09:13 PM

Sexual Misconduct Pool
 
You know the old "Dead Pool" game, where people bet on who will be the next person to die? Well, seeing as there is a crackdown on sexual misconduct as of late, who will be the next high-profile offender? Who you got?! Who's your money on?!

[I don't think Catholic priests count, because they are ALWAYS diddling the youngsters.]

[MERIT] 11-10-2017 09:30 PM

There are a ton that I didn't know about.

https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-p...elebrity-lists

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ha...onduct-n816546

Hollywood stars accused of sexual harassment and assault

Weinstein's Impact: List of men accused of sexual misconduct - ABC News

All must be presumed innocent until proven guilty, but weeeeeeeeeee knoooooow.

[MERIT] 11-10-2017 10:36 PM

Here's my guesses:

Tim Allen [He has been to prison before, for drugs. He also starred in the show "Last Man Standing," which eschewed liberalism, which seems to be the flavor of the week. With his show going against the grain and his long career, I can see SOME woman alleging SOMETHING inappropriate against him]

Howard Stern [With his history of on-air obscenity, it wouldn't be a huge reach to see worse things in his personal life]

Blank. 11-10-2017 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [MERIT] (Post 1892870)
Here's my guesses:

Tim Allen [He has been to prison before, for drugs. He also starred in the show "Last Man Standing," which eschewed liberalism, which seems to be the flavor of the week. With his show going against the grain and his long career, I can see SOME woman alleging SOMETHING inappropriate against him]

Howard Stern [With his history of on-air obscenity, it wouldn't be a huge reach to see worse things in his personal life]

Not Howard. If you listen to him, he's kind of a pussy and would never have the guts to do that. Vince McMahon. He's gotten in trouble before, it's a matter of time.

Paedantic Basterd 11-10-2017 11:07 PM

Bob Barker. Actually, I don't think that's really a secret.

Chula Vista 11-10-2017 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paedantic Basterd (Post 1892876)
Bob Barker. Actually, I don't think that's really a secret.

Been known for decades. He's paid off quite a few women.

Quote:

In 1994, former model Dian Parkinson filed a lawsuit against Barker alleging sexual harassment following a three-year affair while working on The Price Is Right. Parkinson, who alleged that she was extorted by threats of firing, later dropped her lawsuit, claiming the stress from the ordeal was damaging her health.

In 1995, model Holly Hallstrom left The Price Is Right and later filed suit against Barker for wrongful termination and malicious persecution claiming Barker had launched a media attack against her, allegedly stating that she was disruptive to the working atmosphere of the show. Barker dropped his case, but Hallstrom did not, finally ending in settlement in 2005.

Following their testimonies in Barker's failed lawsuit against Hallstrom, models Janice Pennington and Kathleen Bradley were fired, and later received out-of-court financial settlements. Director Paul Alter was removed from the show in 2000. Production assistants Sherrill Paris and Sharon Friem, who were also dismissed at the same time, each sued Barker for wrongful termination, as well as sexual harassment and sex discrimination. Both women ultimately received financial settlements.

In October 2007 Deborah Curling, a CBS employee assigned to The Price Is Right, filed a lawsuit against CBS, Bob Barker and The Price Is Right producers, claiming that she was forced to quit her job after testifying against Barker in a wrongful-termination lawsuit brought by a previous show producer. Curling claimed that she was demoted to an "intolerable work environment" backstage which caused her to leave the job.

Curling, who is black, also alleged that the show's producers, including Barker, created a hostile work environment in which black employees and contestants were discriminated against. A few months later, Barker was removed from the lawsuit, and in September 2009, the lawsuit was dismissed. Curling's attorney stated that he plans to appeal the dismissal of the lawsuit. In January 2012, the California Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal.

Blue Hawk 11-10-2017 11:59 PM

The Batlord.

[MERIT] 11-11-2017 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1blankmind (Post 1892873)
Vince McMahon. He's gotten in trouble before, it's a matter of time.

That's a good one! Damn it, wish I had mentioned him! It would probably be an older, out-of-the-business female that would accuse him [like Sunny, Trish Stratus, Stacey Keibler, Sable, etc.] because anyone under his employ would get fired if they spoke out.

[MERIT] 11-11-2017 02:43 AM

George Takei Accused of Sexually Assaulting Former Model in 1981 | Hollywood Reporter

Frownland 11-11-2017 02:57 AM

One or all of the Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Batlord 11-11-2017 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue Hawk (Post 1892881)
The Batlord.

I wish.

rubber soul 11-11-2017 04:31 AM

I don't know but it will be somebody we least expect. Who imagined Bill Cosby would turn out to have been a scumbucket fifteen or twenty years ago?

[MERIT] 11-11-2017 04:47 AM

I hear Christain Bale is a jerk. Maybe he makes the leap.

OccultHawk 11-11-2017 05:07 AM

Some lesbian thing

Rosie O’Donnell



Football announcer Cris Collinsworth: There was an interview where he bragged about it but he’s done a good job erasing it from the internet

OccultHawk 11-11-2017 05:16 AM

Jerry Jones

[MERIT] 11-11-2017 05:22 AM

Gene Simmons FTW

Pet_Sounds 11-11-2017 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [MERIT] (Post 1892928)
Gene Simmons FTW

****ed the women?

Psy-Fi 11-11-2017 07:09 AM


Trollheart 11-11-2017 10:38 AM

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images...0/lmgSIeI2.jpg

Cuthbert 11-11-2017 11:57 AM

Mark Wahlberg.

Psy-Fi 11-11-2017 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rubber soul (Post 1892920)
I don't know but it will be somebody we least expect. Who imagined Bill Cosby would turn out to have been a scumbucket fifteen or twenty years ago?

https://i.imgur.com/vEWONhA.jpg

The Batlord 11-11-2017 12:27 PM

I don't know how Steven Tyler has kept a lid on it all these years but you never know when it'll boil over.

Paedantic Basterd 11-11-2017 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 1893014)
Star Trek guy being accused of grabbing some wang

The accusation is a bit more serious and involves the subject being drugged by Takei.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard 11-11-2017 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paedantic Basterd (Post 1893027)
The accusation is a bit more serious and involves the subject being drugged by Takei.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...-a-young-actor

first i'm hearing about this. really weird.

Frownland 11-11-2017 03:07 PM

https://scontent.fsan1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...b1&oe=5A9B2A16

Trollheart 11-11-2017 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 1893014)
Star Trek guy being accused of grabbing some wang

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...edCon_2013.jpg

Paedantic Basterd 11-11-2017 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qwertyy (Post 1893077)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...-a-young-actor

first i'm hearing about this. really weird.

I kind of just want to turn my computer off for 8 months until all the facts are sorted out. The speculation and witch hunting is just pissing me off. I'd rather just realize 5 years from now "Hey, we haven't heard from Johnny Knoxville for a while, wonder what happened? I'll google it. Oh dear."

Obviously those people who have harmed others should face consequences and/or atone for it, but I know for a fact that SOME of these allegations will be lies, and the current climate seems to be "guilty until proven innocent".

This opinion might offend some of our more socially-conscious members, but there is a difference to me between a crime that someone committed 30 years ago and someone who is currently committing crimes. I know I've done **** I regretted when I was a young, dumb idiot, and the social climate has changed quite a bit in that time. In the case of crimes committed several decades ago, society as a whole is responsible along with the transgressor.

And honestly, if we're going on a witch hunt for every man who has ever ogled a person when they didn't request it, we're going to have to imprison close to every male. For me, there's a difference between assaulting someone and being a jerk by making unwanted comments, and while neither is acceptable, I don't think it makes sense to respond to them with the same punishment. E.g., I'm not defending Louis CK and I'm not denying that he's a creep, but his actions are being treated as equal to the alleged actions of Kevin Spacey, and to make the whole thing even more frustrating, all of this is occurring before a proper investigation and trial.

The public has decided their fate in the place of the law, and while these two individuals may very well be guilty as sin, there WILL be accusers who WILL lie about the facts in the future. Because people ****ing suck and they lie about **** and they are vindictive and petty and they love attention. I ain't saying that the majority of accusations will be false, and I think it's great that people are finally feeling safe to come forward, BUT we CANNOT keep crucifying people BEFORE the facts have been determined by the appropriate forces.

OccultHawk 11-11-2017 03:49 PM

Church

Pet_Sounds 11-11-2017 03:50 PM

:clap:

EDIT: For Ped, not the ninja OH.

Blank. 11-11-2017 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 1893014)
Star Trek guy being accused of grabbing some wang

I'm not surprised. He was on Howard Stern for cocktober and they had some porn Stars on with apparently huge dicks. Takei just reached and grabbed one of them unprompted. Stern had to tell him no and get off him.

Takei is a perv frankly.

Exo 11-11-2017 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1blankmind (Post 1893098)
I'm not surprised. He was on Howard Stern for cocktober and they had some porn Stars on with apparently huge dicks. Takei just reached and grabbed one of them unprompted. Stern had to tell him no and get off him.

Takei is a perv frankly.

When Howard Stern has to ask you to stop being creepy and perverted, you know you have a problem.

Blank. 11-11-2017 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exo (Post 1893099)
When Howard Stern has to ask you to stop being creepy and perverted, you know you have a problem.

Eh. Stern gets after people and tells them to quit being perverted all the time. Stern just pretends to be a freak til things actually get freaky than he's a pussy.

Psy-Fi 11-12-2017 05:27 AM

https://i.imgur.com/IRFN32a.jpg
"Some people are kind of skittish, or maybe, um, uh, afraid, and you're trying to persuade."

Cuthbert 11-12-2017 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paedantic Basterd (Post 1893086)
I kind of just want to turn my computer off for 8 months until all the facts are sorted out. The speculation and witch hunting is just pissing me off. I'd rather just realize 5 years from now "Hey, we haven't heard from Johnny Knoxville for a while, wonder what happened? I'll google it. Oh dear."

Obviously those people who have harmed others should face consequences and/or atone for it, but I know for a fact that SOME of these allegations will be lies, and the current climate seems to be "guilty until proven innocent".

This opinion might offend some of our more socially-conscious members, but there is a difference to me between a crime that someone committed 30 years ago and someone who is currently committing crimes. I know I've done **** I regretted when I was a young, dumb idiot, and the social climate has changed quite a bit in that time. In the case of crimes committed several decades ago, society as a whole is responsible along with the transgressor.

And honestly, if we're going on a witch hunt for every man who has ever ogled a person when they didn't request it, we're going to have to imprison close to every male. For me, there's a difference between assaulting someone and being a jerk by making unwanted comments, and while neither is acceptable, I don't think it makes sense to respond to them with the same punishment. E.g., I'm not defending Louis CK and I'm not denying that he's a creep, but his actions are being treated as equal to the alleged actions of Kevin Spacey, and to make the whole thing even more frustrating, all of this is occurring before a proper investigation and trial.

The public has decided their fate in the place of the law, and while these two individuals may very well be guilty as sin, there WILL be accusers who WILL lie about the facts in the future. Because people ****ing suck and they lie about **** and they are vindictive and petty and they love attention. I ain't saying that the majority of accusations will be false, and I think it's great that people are finally feeling safe to come forward, BUT we CANNOT keep crucifying people BEFORE the facts have been determined by the appropriate forces.

I like this post.

Exo 11-12-2017 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Man like Monkey (Post 1893193)
I like this post.

I do too. I firmly believe in "innocent until proven guilty". Without it we move backwards where "frontier justice" was commonly carried out. That's a scary place to live in. These men are either guilty or innocent. You either raped/assaulted somebody or you didn't. There really isn't a gray area here. I feel in these cases it's extremely important that you're 100% sure these men did what they're being accused of before you kill their careers and basically end their lives. If they did it, f*ck em. If they didn't, they don't deserve the result of these accusations. Nobody does.

I will say that some of these cases are pretty legit. I believe the Harvey Weinstein accusations without a trial because there are just so many of them and most have been corroborated.

Louis CK admitted it. So there's that. As did Kevin Spacey.

The Richard Dreyfuss one? Put your f*cking pitchforks down for a minute.

Trollheart 11-12-2017 10:47 AM

Like it or not (and I don't) we're living in the age of Trial by Internet. There's no way to stop it. People (who have not the full details nor, usually, a clue) will make up their minds depending on their own stance/bias/how bored they are, and their decision will influence all their friends, followers, family. It will snowball like a huge ****ing avalanche of ****, and the truth will be buried a long way beneath as the ball rolls on, destroying lives, careers and reputations in the process.

Trials? Innocent until proven guilty? Welcome to the 21st century, people.

Paedantic Basterd 11-12-2017 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exo (Post 1893246)

I will say that some of these cases are pretty legit. I believe the Harvey Weinstein accusations without a trial because there are just so many of them and most have been corroborated.

Louis CK admitted it. So there's that. As did Kevin Spacey.

The Richard Dreyfuss one? Put your f*cking pitchforks down for a minute.

I mean, justice also means not reading-between-the-lines. Unless there was an update, strictly speaking, Spacey didn't admit anything. He just said "sounds like something I might have done in the 80s, but I don't remember it". Not technically an admission of guilt, although it ain't comforting.

Louis CK has demonstrated a degree of insight into his behaviour that I am willing to consider when it comes to publicly skewering him.

But now the floodgates are opening and I'm just as scared of the lies as I am of the truth. I have met far too many people in my real life who regularly lie to get attention or sympathy to take every accusation at face value, as is being done by the public and the companies associated with these individuals.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard 11-12-2017 12:49 PM

pretty much nailed it imo. i think it’s in part attributed to the hero worship of celebrities in the united states. while some of these may of been one offs, i think a lot of these repeat offenders are obviously struggling some serious personal issues or just oblivious to the power that they possess in their role.

Louis CK touched on it in his statement actually. the idea that he felt because the women consented it was okay, regardless of the fact that these women were often much younger and maybe just scared to say no to someone of CK’s standing. with great power comes great responsibility, or whatever.

there is certainly a grey area that says, while this might not be illegal, it damn sure still isn’t right.

OccultHawk 11-12-2017 01:24 PM

Quote:

the idea that he felt because the women consented it was okay
Yeah. What an *******.

For now on I think every sexual interaction should have to be approved by an online consensus.

OccultHawk 11-12-2017 01:27 PM

Quote:

there is certainly a grey area that says, while this might not be illegal, it damn sure still isn’t right.
Actually it’s black and white.

Are both parties adults?
Do both parties consent?

The rest is puritanical bull****.


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