Hollywood Sexual Harrasment/Assault Thread

[amybrickwallace]

I feel the ladies of The Talk were totally on point when the topic of Lauer came up on yesterday's show.

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[DramatistDreamer]

Wow, I actually think that Sheryl Underwood put it the most succinctly and I wasn't expecting that, tbh.

[amybrickwallace]

 

Sheryl was sexually abused as a child and then raped as an adult, and has always been very open on the subject when it comes up. She is absolutely right about grooming.

[Vee]

 

 

 

 

[Vee]

 

 

 

 

[Chris B]

There have been rumors that Matt Lauer was about to start his comeback tour so I'm guessing one of the networks was willing to give him another shot. I think that's the real reason he's lashing out and upset because this ends any chance of a TV return. I'm surprised that's not been mentioned at least in the articles I've seen. 

[Vee]

I think he was hoping his little TikTok videos would make him palatable again, but I doubt he had an offer.

[Chris B]

 

Please tell me you're joking...he has TikTok videos? I have to ask because in this new era you never can tell when someone is joking.

[DRW50]

 

His daughter put out a few videos that he was in. This got gushy media attention...until the allegations popped up again. His daughter has since deleted the videos. 

 

I do think that he has enough powerful friends in the industry to try to push for him again in a few years, if he wants it to happen. 

 

I can see why some might feel Ronan has gone after NBC so hard because they didn't support the Weinstein story, but I do think there are many valid reasons to go after them. There's been clear corruption and toxicity at NBC for many years - the way they handled the Ann Curry fiasco, Brian Williams, on and on and on. NBC has too much power in this country - the support they gave Trump in particular is damnable. 

[You're Soaking in it]

 

What are you saying?? There is no way he is Frank Sinatra's son!

 

 

 

 

Yes, those EYES...  That's how he most resembles Allen:

 

(l'm sorry for the sarcasm.... I couldn't hold back on this one, lol.)

Edited October 12, 2019 by YurSoakinginit

[DRW50]

I wasn't really comparing present day Woody and Ronan, but his father could be Liberace for all it matters to me, so if people think it's Frank, so be it.

[Vee]

 

 

 

 

 

[amybrickwallace]

Have any of you read Ronan Farrow's book? Is it worth a read?

[DramatistDreamer]

 

Didn't it just come out?  I haven't had a chance to read it at all.

 

 

As an aside/heads-up, I'm starting to hear some rumors about Jeff Goldblum. 

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[Khan]

 

That...wouldn't surprise me one bit.