Even without voiced threats, the first part of the story is sexual harassment. Both the highly presumptive not wanting to date anyone younger than his daughter, and the invitation to his hotel room, count as “unwelcome advances”. That she was his subordinate adds another layer where threats don’t even need to be…

Too often people who personally know an abuser/predator prefer to believe the excuses/justification - rather than face the fact they’ve socialized/supported/worked with a heinous individual. This includes people who’ve been victims of another abuser themselves. I would expect the trauma from their own abuse would make…

Miley surprised me on The Voice. She is engaged in helping young artists and knowledgeable musically...better than Shelton at things i’d expect him to know. I find her more effective and definitely more enjoyable than Gwen.

Every time I see whatever that is masquerading as a smile I am both disturbed and enraged. His face looks like it’s cringing with the unfamiliar grimace. And the trust-me veneers.

Can’t stand her, I also find her annoying and unfunny. She grates on me

I second the comment that he’s gaslighting you. This isn’t about different political viewpoints. His attitude and comments clearly indicate a lack of respect - not just that he is disrespecting your opinion, but that he does not respect you. It’s not male privilege...you have a professional track record that speaks to…

NAME TAGS. You just took me back 30 years - a hardward/lumber store, smaller than the big box ones but very busy. Name tags made cashiers - all teenage girls - a target for creeps. I especially felt bad for the girl named ‘Caressa’

I agree, abusers have an unsettling ability to charm people in just the right way, and this is not very well understood. For people who have not been the target of an abuser, it’s hard to appreciate the subtlety they can use...and that they can get you to go against your own impulses and instincts.

Even if he has sobered up, it does not change his personality. He’d just be a sober entitled cheater with anger issues. One can’t blame everything on alcohol. Though it’s unfortunately used as a handy excuse by people who refuse to be accountable for their actions and choices in life.

Thank you for the context. That makes sense - this is the woman who sang “L.A. told me, you’ll be a pop star, all you have to change is everything you are”.

It’s the life of a narcissistic sociopath as they age, and their ability to impress some of the people some of the time takes a dive. It’s a fitting blow to the ego from the karma stick. They dislike people unless they are useful, but still crave the adulation - very forward-thinking of the WH to have a team creating…

And that answers “Why aren’t they on the reboot, don’t they have nostalgia for their old castmates”. Aside from their wealth and the quality of the reboot.

Practical jokes that are done TO someone where they are the butt of the joke, or are being mercilessly tortured for ‘fun’ - require that the prankster enjoy making someone squirm, enjoy seeing someone in distress, get off on putting someone through agony. It’s a very distinct trait that most people don’t have. In a…

I agree she serves as both prop and cover for him, he definitely has strong signs of dementia. It’s also evident in still photos, there’s a certain look I’ve witnessed in my father - also with dementia, also a narcissistic sociopath.

More than usual, today’s tweets are a wonderful display of the sociopathic lack of empathy and compassion, in addition to grandiosity and pathological lying. And a bit of possibly dementia-related general lack of comprehension of the gravity of the situation “We have an all out effort going, and going well!”.

Yes, “Look what you made me do” - the classic victim-speak of every abuser and personality-disordered individual, ever.

Thank you for the Trump reference. I was thinking am I the only one who sees it?? Swift also has personality disorder all over her actions. If you’ve ever been in a relationship with one, or have them in your family, it’s crystal clear.

In other news, it’s now clear there’s also another reason why Trump has been going on & on about statues “these things here 100, 150 years...they’re erasing our history....” - he’s projecting & distracting from what he himself has just done to the exterior of the South Portico. Apparently his ‘neceessary’ renos…

About the time he had creepily done the same with Aaliyah, who had long since passed. Someone he could obsess over, give tributes to, get tatted on his back (not inconspicuously)...who could never reject him while he’s all “sweetly” lovelorn. http://www.complex.com/music/2012/08/a-history-of-drakes-obsession-with-aali…

“As a guilty man I knew the only way to hide was to act as though I were righteous.”