Weinsteins step down as Miramax CEOs

Not at all insinuating anything about Scorsese--just about the least likely Weinstein in the industry, I'd say--but it's funny how they handle it when his name pops up in the film.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/entertainment/danny-masterson-mistrial/index.html

Was reading the Havana Syndrome article and saw this:

MoMA Trustee Leon Black Faces Second Rape Allegation

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/leon-black-second-rape-allegation-1234648737/

clemenza at 2:52 28 Nov 22

Thought She Said was good. Very straightforward account, but I liked it better than Spotlight. I think not knowing Carey Mulligan well, and not knowing Zoe Kazan at all (though I did see The Deuce) was an advantage; I was always aware of the performers with Spotlight. Almost put this in the Trump films thread--the story begins with him, and the actor who plays him on a phone call is very convincing--but then remembered this one. All the victims are very good, ditto Weinstein's lawyer. Best filmmaking was a tracking shot down an empty hotel hallway as a recording played, authentic enough that I initially thought it was real, but presumably it can't be.

Very much, of course, a descendent of All the President's Men, another celebration of the intrepid investigative journalist. (Will such films die forever in the next few years because they simply won't make sense anymore?) I wish they had paid explicit homage to Jason Robards at some point by having Patricia Clarkson--the ultimate in a supportive, even-tempered, perfect editor--lose her cool and growl, "Goddamn it, when is somebody going to go on the record for this story?!"

Until a friend pointed it out yesterday, I didn't know Zoe Kazan was Elia's granddaughter (by his first wife, not Barbara Loden) and Nicholas Kazan's daughter.

She's actually currently adapting East of Eden as a miniseries. (Elia directed the 1955 movie.)

All the victims are very good, ditto Weinstein's lawyer.

Saw She Said again; I missed that Weinstein's lawyer was Clinton flunky Lanny Davis. (They say "Lanny" six million times, but his surname only once or twice.) He used to drive me around the bend, especially in 2008, when he was the last person in the world to accept that Hillary wasn't going to win the nomination.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steven-tyler-sexual-assault-minor-lawsuit-1234653817/

oh, it's the woman from the first paragraph here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Tyler#Family_and_relationships

Seems bad

And she has become some kind of anti-choice advocate, which I am struggling not to use as mitigation for Tyler’s fucked up behavior (because it isn’t relevant)

Relevant in as far as his fucked up behavior probably contributed to any fucked up worldviews she ended up with about relationships, sex, kids etc.

Julia Holcomb's story is a big part of the documentary Look Away (along with Kari Krome and Jackie Fuchs). I hope she wins this.

Relevant in as far as his fucked up behavior probably contributed to any fucked up worldviews she ended up with about relationships, sex, kids etc.

This is a good point

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/romeo-and-juliet-child-abuse-nude-scene-lawsuit-1235477837/

The suit alleges that Zeffirelli — who died in 2019 — assured both actors that there would be no nudity in the film, and that they would wear flesh-colored undergarments in the bedroom scene. But in the final days of filming, the director allegedly implored them to perform in the nude with body makeup, “or the Picture would fail.”

Hussey was 15 at the time and Whiting was 16. According to the complaint, Zeffirelli showed them where the camera would be positioned, and assured them that no nudity would be photographed or released in the film. The suit alleges that he was being dishonest and that Whiting and Hussey were in fact filmed nude without their knowledge.

Always thought it was pretty crazy to watch this in high school

right??? we watched that in my fairly conservative hs in 9th grade

Wow - I just learned about that thanks to last week's episode of With Gourley and Rust. They were covering Black Christmas, in which Hussey stars. Paul said that his mom used to teach school and would rotate the school's AV cart so that the screen wasn't facing the students during the nude scene.

Don’t these 70+ year olds have anything better to do? Following in the footsteps of the Nirvana baby? Pathetic.

If it happened in 2018, would you object to them speaking out now?

the 2018 Hussey quotes at the end of the Variety piece seem to suggest she only recently changed her mind - but that doesn't mean she can't do that (shameful reactions under the article)

Following in the footsteps of the Nirvana baby? Pathetic.

Yes, these two situations are basically the same, good job

Andrew Callaghan (Channel 5/All Gas No Brakes) allegation just dropped

Y’all… Andrew Callaghan (Channel 5/All Gas No Brakes) allegation just dropped pic.twitter.com/yblMB7ylee

— care-oh (@babytriggy) January 5, 2023

Ron Jeremy may not stand trial due to issues with dementia.

https://www.complex.com/life/ron-jeremy-severe-dementia-incompetent-to-stand-trial-rape?

Nickelodeon just "parted ways" with Dan Schneider and this sure feels like getting out in front of some story

― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Tuesday, March 27, 2018 3:47 PM (four years ago) bookmarkflaglink

Just finished the audiobook of Jennette McCurdy's I'm Glad My Mom Died. She gets into some of Schneider's abuse - he was definitely an enormous asshole to children and grooming her (giving her alcohol underage; unwanted touching and shoulder rubs). I had never watched an episode of iCarly or Sam and Cat in their entirety. Mostly just saw the commercials in between episodes of Avatar the Last Airbender or whatever else my kids were watching at the time. But even from just seeing short clips here and there, I knew that McCurdy was a very talented comedic actress. To learn that her talent came at the expense of such an abusive, stunted childhood is truly heartbreaking. The book is absolutely a horror story. Definitely recommended (with trigger warnings for eating disorders and child abuse).

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-los-angeles-prison-term-1235531069/

Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 16 years, effectively ensuring the former Hollywood mogul and convicted rapist will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Weinstein’s sentencing was held in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday morning, nearly two months after his Los Angeles trial concluded with a jury convicting him on three counts of rape and sexual assault.

Weinstein is already serving a 23-year sentence in New York, after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in that jurisdiction in his 2020 criminal trial. On Thursday, the judge ordered Weinstein to serve his L.A. sentence consecutively after New York.

F. Murray Abraham Was Kicked Off ‘Mythic Quest’ for Sexual Misconduct

https://pagesix.com/2023/04/17/f-murray-abraham-fired-from-mythic-quest-for-sexual-misconduct-report/

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!