From an economics and PR standpoint, there’s just no way that a disgraced man like Rattner is worth more to the franchise than the box office losses that would come with the terrible PR of recasting the lead role.

I don’t think we should reduce what Gadot is doing here just because Ratner likely has sufficient riders in his contracts to protect his investment.

Toppling existing social mores and practices takes time, and it’s inevitable that some of these dudes are going to get out with golden parachutes, in much the same way as…

Hehehe. Use that star power, make that ugly fat baby rat squirm and force him into public humiliation.

Ironically, women have been “torn down” since the dawn of civilization due to men thinking that access to a woman’s body is their right.

I just don’t know how you find out the truth.

Polite Counterpoint: Our society makes it exceedingly difficult for victims of sexual assault, rape, harassment, etc. to receive justice, and sometimes the court of public opinion is the only place that they’ll ever win.

And even “trial by media” is historically tilted towards powerful men. Hell, last year a video…

When did TheHallsofTara say anything thing about that law? A personal opinion of someone raping or sexually assaulting isn’t gonna convict them of a crime. Tara is talking about supporting victims, not grabbing a pitchfork.

I hear so many people asking “If you were accused of a crime, wouldn’t you want to be treated as if you were innocent?” but I don’t see a lot of people asking “If you were sexually assaulted or harassed, wouldn’t you want people to believe you?”

I just think it’s weird that so many people choose to put themselves in…

Yeah. This is the part that doesn’t sit well with me about this article. I never assume a victim is lying, but I need a victim before I can make any assumptions. I feel like this article paints the commentariat as sexual assault apologists which is mostly disingenuous.

Unfortunately, I know a couple of victims who cite articles like that which Jezebel did as part of why they don’t generally want to talk about it to anyone, even people they trust.

From where I’m seated (in my high-handed positions of judging journalistic ethics and integrity), having hard evidence and sources willing to go on the record both lends more credibility to the reporting and shields the victims. I’m not saying that Jezebel did something horribly wrong, but being willing to publish…

False reports are extremely rare and follow certain patterns. In almost all instances, fake accusers are trying to avoid some kind of trouble (like in the Duke lacrosse case). I’m not aware of any proven instances where someone was trying to “get revenge” for some sort of non-abusive slight, nor to “gain fame.” You…

I have never been on the receiving end because I don’t fucking harass people and people don’t make stories like that up out of thin air. If the accusations are baseless, they will collapse under a modicum of scrutiny. Hell, even if I DO go around harassing people, there’s little to no chance I’d ever see consequences.…

Arrest them all!!!!

And then imagine hearing that at age 17 from an middle aged guy. Just ewwwwww.

He humiliated a young woman just to get a laugh from a bunch of lowly hanger ons. It must be so sad to need attention that desperately. Setting aside how crass and vulgar it is, it’s not even a clever joke. I’m not sure what’s worse. Being the loser who makes a joke like this, or being the loser that laughs at it.

SAME. That is so vile, especially in that context. The poor girl was a 17-year-old intern!

My favorite thing (if such a thing exists) about all this awful shit is that I don’t give a fuck if Dustin Hoffman ever works again. Or any of them! If Tom Hanks and Levar Burton are the only men left in the entertainment industry in 18 months, you know, so what? The fate of R. Kelly, Jeremy Piven, et fucking al is…

I am aghast at the story of his losing his virginity. It sounds like he participated in the gang rape of his brother’s girlfriend at age 15. There’s too much to unpack there. I really wish I could hear the woman’s account of that evening because it seems like a horrifying experience. He has to be missing some serious…

But drugs are bad! And when I see Kathy Griffin, I think “someone who is totally even keeled and would never do drugs.” Good for her!