Co-sign. They could’ve eliminated a ton of bits to include everyone in the film industry who died in the broadcast reel and that would’ve cut down on the run time of the show. Hell give the winners more time to talk because no one needed three food drops or the Matt Damon feud jokes or the tour bus people. This is why…
Somebody’s doing his a disservice advising he open up this can of worms again. But I think he’s desperate to get off the sex offender registry because that will always “pop” in background checks.
His epiphany about his privilege was apparently: “Oh, I’m so privileged I can get away with anything without significant repercussions.. Awesome!!!”
This is true, and it really really sucks. The school took his side and kinda-sorta-maybe (definitely) helped him raise the cash for this defense. He’s not poor, but hey, free money is free money!! His parents complained about the financial burden, which I find hilarious, given the financial burden the victim’s family…
Ineffective assistance claims have a pretty low success rate and are almost a routine part of the criminal process. Although it’s possible he might succeed, he has a lot of bars to clear to get a new trial.
Two very hopeful points to hang your rage hats on:
Poor girl. How can he say he has learned a lesson of any kind when he continually strives to reduce the responsibility of what he’s done through legal action? At what point does his harassment of her stop.
Just another kid with affluenza.
You stayed friends with that?
Lol, no. She’s still listed in the credits of her projects in the films themselves, on Wikipedia, and on IMDb. The academy is not the keeper of all film history.
You totally skipped the best part!! That toxic testimony? The defense attorney basicaly admitted that other girls on campus would testify 1., that Owen is known as aggressive during sex/hooking up to the point of injuring people AND 2, that Chessy’s friends would say that in the immediate aftermath of the rape, she…
The Academy didn’t erase her existence or cancel her funeral, they just didn’t show her picture on their show.
I feel so awful for Chessy. I cannot imagine having to face going through another trial with this piece of shit. Also the clear knowledge that he has no remorse and likely never will.
He had excellent lawyers who got him off on the most serious charge and he should be meditating on his profound luck instead of trying it. Classic.
Just a reminder ya’ll. The Owen Labrie seen so often is a construct of his lawyers to make him look nice and safe and oh so not rapey. Here’s the REAL Labrie:
ugh, I goddamn hate the whole “let’s put the guy in Harry Potter cosplay” shtick. It’s so clearly an attempt to play on people’s “but how could such a sweet boy/nerd/non-bro-y guy have done such a thing?” reaction.
“I know that’s the only way she’d ever get on camera at the Oscars, but that’s no reason to punish us”
They could have eliminated that idiot Justin Timberlake song & dance number that went on FOREVER at the beginning and had room for all the people who had passed away.