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Even The Wolf likely can't clean up Harvey Weinstein's pending troubles

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Double Down, Oct 5, 2017.

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  1. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    Aw, that whole thing was choreographed. The pull was right on cue with the song, and Janet just happened to be wearing nipple shields that day?

    It blew up and everyone ran the other way because they'd misjudged the reaction, but that was just part of the show.
     
  2. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Holy crap.

     
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  3. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    Is this going to be when Hollywood has it's Catholic Church pedophile priest moment?
     
  4. QYFW

    QYFW Well-Known Member

    Depends on future fundraising.
     
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  5. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    Oh, I'm sure it'll come out for sports reporting in some element.

    I've known more than a few sleazy news directors who would lord their small morsel of power in their hiring of 22 year olds desperate for an on-air job.

    Actors want roles.
    TV reporters want airtime.
    We're all desperate to get that first job.

    Of course there is the flip side where we've also seen far too many sports reporters who may have been targets for exploitation when they start out to think nothing of dating the athletes they cover once they get into the business.
     
  6. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

  7. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Wake me up when they get to Ari Emanuel.
     
  8. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    DICK
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  9. Azrael

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  11. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    More than that, why does BillO get a platform and a megaphone while Weinstein is anathema?

    I have no idea what his strategy is, given that the payments are on the record. No one buys his stories that he made millions of dollars in settlement payments repeatedly while he was innocent of any wrongdoing.

    I saw several stories yesterday about the non-disclosure agreements which are attached to these cases, as in "Are they legal? Are they binding in all cases? What is the difference between an NDA and illegal hush money?". One of them said that in the most recent $32m settlement all of the e-mails, texts, and photos were destroyed as part of the agreement. If that was his usual pattern he may think that there is nothing out there which will turn up and show he's lying... which seems pretty bold of him.
     
  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    If Harvey Weinstein wants a megaphone, all he has to do is make a phone call. There isn't a network anywhere that wouldn't put him on the air today if they got that call. Hell, I am sure there isn't a network anywhere that doesn't have reporters who have actively been trying to get him to tell his story.
     
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