What he did was classic predator-style grooming, of Dushku and her parents. This is how coaches, teachers, religious leaders, etc all ‘succeed’ - by identifying someone who is vulnerable and building trust, often with the parent(s) too. They frequently target kids who are in need of an extra parental figure or ‘uncle’…

Exactly. They lie because they can. They don’t need a reason. They tell the most baffling, unprompted, unnecessary, voluntary lies. The power of pulling one over on people, ‘duper’s delight’.

I am on team Not-Brad. He is the one who chose to cheat. He is the one who chose to not speak out - and instead allow unpleasant media narratives of both women. He subtly trash-talked Aniston after the marriage, when it took 2 to sit around smoking weed all the time. He is teflon, takes no responsibility & nothing…

He drove past the turn to take her home, she was essentially captive. 17 is still young, some are very young and naive, and even those who think they are worldly are still susceptible to deception - and the combination of their inexperience plus belief they are street-wise can really do them in.

I am torn - is she a grifter like the rest, or does she honestly think she’s doing good in this world and is just blind to the grift around her? A sincere-seeming patsy is useful for a band of criminals!

“...what I’ve learned—I guess because I’m new to it—is you don’t know who’s on the other end ... I used bad judgment and I learned my lesson.”

Anyone who’s watched someone go through the stages of dementia has been able to see the signs in his face for months. There’s the blank look - like he’s inside, disconnected from everyone on the other side, peering out at the world through a mask. And there’s the befuddled look of confusion, trying to make sense of…

Surya Bonaly was such a joy to watch and that backflip one-foot landing jump slayed. There are a few men who do backflips but land on both feet - I still love seeing those backflips on ice but her athleticism was incredible.

The click-baity Jez take prompted a lot of mistaken outrage. There are enough problems with sexism and calling weak music ‘girly’ is one, but this masterful re-interpretation does not help at all

It’s a classic example of the effects of emotional abuse cutting down self-worth and holding her captive, while also doubting her own feelings because he was so talented, he couldn’t be an abusive jerk, could he? In many ways emotional abuse can be worse than physical abuse, because women stay so much longer and lose…

I saw it on the AV Club - the details on the Daily Beast are horrifying. Then there’s: https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2017/12/21/first-accused-sexual-assault-comedian-tj-miller-outed-transphobe

Sending you an internet hug for what you’ve been through and are still going through. I know too many women with the same situation, literally, right down to the perfectly staged confrontation in front of ‘neutral’ neighbors - who will then speak to the unwarranted histrionics of the ex-wife... And the ‘men’ who…

Allen is nothing if not skilled at casting & has a predator’s instinct for vulnerability. For years his films have featured an exciting ensemble of established actors, male & female, and popular younger rising stars. Sure, that helps attract audiences.

That he is even suggesting that women are creating a false equivalency between “patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation” is condescending and sexist. That insulting assumption about women and his need to spell out that distinction really says: ‘Women are getting their pretty little heads all in a…

Your answer probably depends largely on whether or not you believe in buying dogs from reputable breeders or adopting.

You shouldn’t judge your 10 year old self’s survival instinct for handling a situation that she should not have been put in. Children are aware they are dependent on adults for survival and that they are limited in how much they can speak up or fight back - which is why in instances of sexual abuse, there is such…

I’d agree, not exaggerating. The teen and the puppy story? He knew he could get away with it, despite being a cliche ‘Don’t go with a man offering candy or puppies’. Despicable human being. 

This really needs to be updated, THR has an article featuring 2 of the women from Variety, plus 3 other victims, one of whom was just 15 and had a chilling & unbelievably predatory encounter:  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/five-dustin-hoffman-accusers-tell-harrowing-stories-sexually-predatory-behavior-1055544

His virginity story is appalling. And this article needs an update, as it becomes very clear he’s a serial predator who also targets underage girls and gets off on assaulting women essentially in public: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/five-dustin-hoffman-accusers-tell-harrowing-stories-sexually-predatory-behavi…

“He tries to catch himself, but finds it difficult to overcome the temptation”