Is it possible that Brexit wouldn’t happen? Is there any circumstance where that would happen?

Thank you for doing these, seriously. It’s a lot of work and it’s important. I hope that your work is going well and I’ll look forward to the updates on Fridays!

UK Update:

I don’t get the PRAISE for this apology that I am seeing here, there and everywhere on social media. CK issued a good apology because he was already outed, after years of gaslighting the public about these “ridiculous!!!!” claims and maybe blacklisting a woman comedian who said they were true? Fuck all that noise.…

He’s using Shadowcat’s ability to phase into walls and hide as more and more accusers hit people near him.

It’s worth reading her whole piece. It’s almost indisputably on point, well-written, thoughtful and aware. It’s excellent.

She’ll probably be the only one saying sorry about working with Woody Allen. The rest (I’m looking at you Kate Winslet) will still work with him and then deny answering questions about their choice to work with him. Hum. So fucking disappointing.

I wouldn’t be surprised if this applied more generally to shows that center around women or people of color even if they aren’t overtly political. If the studio head yawns and can’t make it through a few episodes and that has an effect on what’s cancelled beyond straight ratings, it ends up mattering a lot who those…

So he didn’t like it? But he didn’t watch it? This definitely makes me wonder about other shows with feminist messages that got canceled. Was it about the actual show itself or the misogynistic studio head not liking the message?

Yeah the hard pivot to “IT’S ABOUT ETHICS IN ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALISM!!!” was pretty transparent and laughable.

They are pivoting hard now, as though they’d objected to the “journalistic process” and not that they’d just rather not hear this about one of their idols.

Thank you. I was anticipating the kink argument coming out, and I have absolutely no patience for it. If coercion wasn’t the appeal of these acts, he could have and would have found women who didn’t work with him to play sex games with.

No, see here’s the thing. When you have power in a workplace and you “ask to consensually masturbate” someone can’t actually give proper consent because they risk losing their job if they say no.

Thank you for the post. Jezebel pursued an open secret story inside of an industry that’s incredibly male dominated and where misogynist views (women aren’t and can’t be funny) still exist. The nature of CK’s comedy added icky complexity to the endeavor. Strong CK defenders (outside the comedy world) are to CK what…

I’m a fan of Jen Kirkman and a diehard Jezzie. I admire CK’s work but have never been completely comfortable with him as a person, as I’d heard this shit before (which is rare, I usually have no idea what’s up with celebs). So...Confliction, party of 1.

lol what? Jezebel failed because they reported on a story they knew to be correct but were mean to their commenters? Come the fuck on.

so, so, so NOT BINGO. everyone is running to defend themselves for plugging their ears and not showing one shred of doubt where there was damn good reason to be suspicious. TEAM JEZEBEL ALL THE WAY ON THIS ONE.

Here’s the simple fact: It’s The New York Times

I’m not sure why you’re bringing up the Washington Post? The New York Times broke the story earlier this morning — two different cities, two completley different media outlets.

Why would anyone think a loving homage to Woody Allen movies is a good idea?