All good points.

I don’t either...yet another thing blown out of proportion in the Twitter age

Who is excusing anything. I’d just rather be cognizant of the reality that these things are much more complex than JT deciding last night to sing a Prince song on a whim.

My guess is that those people felt they had to do a Prince tribute or else it would cause it’s own scandal. But by then they probably already had a contract with JT to do the show so they just had to work with what they had. I think you are right about knowing better...never attribute to malice what you can to…

local papers have always had to deal with outside influence of prominent individuals who could destroy them. In the 90's you certainly didn’t go against casinos or Wynn. It is unfortunate, but a reality of corporations with limited resources being vulnerable by bullying from the uber wealthy. I don’t think that…

sure, I agree with that

sure but you are ignoring the long history of Rich not knowing basic facts about what he is writing.

I’m sure it wasn’t Timberlake’s idea to do a Prince tribute if the tales of animosity are to be believed. Thus, the only reason they even did it is because of geography and orders on high, a point seemingly lost in the…

do you think it was JT’s idea to do it, especially it if is true they didn’t like each other? I’m sure it was pushed by others insisting that a Prince tribute was required since it was in MN.

I’m amazed at how many people get upset out of proportion at a perceived slight to their sacred cows. Maybe spend more time asking what was meant than inserting your own conclusions fed by biases?

You must be new to Rich’s posts because you usually do have to explain very basics facts to him.

You don’t think he’d have gotten the same criticism for playing songs without imagery? It still would have been all “Prince didn’t like JT.” I think there is a big difference between essentially playing along with archival footage to the digital manipulation to make it appear that they are playing with someone. Prince…

Sure, I’d have watched that.

The Prince bit was obviously for the local connection Prince had to Minnesota. But don’t let context get in the way of your narrative.

Which time? It is such an absurd trope that the French are losers and cowards.

wait, isn’t there a major movement here to free the nipple? I didn’t know it was only to benefit men.

of course in the U.S. we have two fundamental and opposing views of criminal law. In the sense of the court system, being found no guilty (or not being tried) doesn’t mean someone is innocent just that there was not sufficient evidence to prove guilt. However, in the broader sense we have a fundamental concept of…

Probably right. However, the translation may be imprecise and/or the interpretation of not being found guilty may be different under French law. People talking tend to assume the same standards and language apply everywhere.

You would think it woudl be easy enough to roast Allen without resorting to falsehoods. It’s like people who make up lies about Trump.

No, people just don’t want to admit that they didn’t understand the incorrect use of alleged by the original alleged journalist and therefore thought you were defending Polanski. They will fight to the death rather than admit their own failings.

Yes because you still don’t understand what you are quoting as defining hostile work environment. I think the guy is scum but it does not good to invent laws in your own mind to make thinks what you want them to be. None of what you have described are behaviors of someone in the workplace.