I’m guessing he thought she was drunk or otherwise an easy target because he saw her fall out of the subway.

WTF, was helping her up from the ground his idea of layaway for that future hideous crime against her? This is one sick-ass man.

That’s not being fair to the landlord now! No one makes new doors and/or sturdy locks anymore. They’ve been in short supply for awhile now! You talk as though there are entire big box stores dedicated to supplying such things! Blasphemy!

Hire a guard? You have no idea from the story how many apartments there even are in the building. It sounds like a walkup, so it may not be a lot. If there were say, 8 apartments, would each tenant want to have 1/8th of a full time Manhattan salary plus taxes added to their rent? Could be $500 a month in rent for…

One resident, Jennifer Pereira told NBC, “[The attack] doesn’t surprise me because the doors over here don’t even have a lock. I tried to tell the landlord that.”

I had this happen at a work event 20 years ago with a bunch of advertising people. I was warned ahead of time about this one dude’s wandering hands, so when he suddenly wrapped his arms around my shoulders from behind, I jabbed him in the ribs with my elbow as hard as I could. Then, I turned, without apologies and…

That’s probably my least favorite complaint about Swift. Paris Hilton tried to buy her way into a music career, but nobody cared and nobody bought her music. Yes, it helped that Taylor had her dad fund the earliest part of her career, but once her career took off, it was all her. Daddy isn’t buying up the millions and…

I’m so glad she hit him back. She has so many young, impressionable fans. She’s setting a great example. Heck, I hope she writes a song about it!

And the fact the scum tried to wriggle out of it saying “NOT ME!” We need to stop being “nice” girls stat. Make a fucking scene. Cold cock a muthafuckah in public - whatever it takes. Reveal them as the predatory douches they are.

Absolutely. I’m sorry you had that interaction - nothing like having a reasonable conversation and suddenly running into someone like that.

This is how toxic male entitlement is, a man feels safe sexually assaulting a much younger woman, surrounded by body guards and cameras, and then sues HER just for speaking up about it. Even with the highest end security team, our bodies are still treated like public property.

Could people please flag that hautsch troll? His comments have really crossed the line. Thanks.

I think that the joke highlights how people — and women in particular — are supposed to respond to trauma, assault, and invasion of their personal space. Being angry or upset isn’t appealing or welcome. I see similar things expected of people who have chronic illnesses or pain.

Effing Taylor is not safe from the patriarchy. I can’t wait until she snaps and goes off on all the men who throw her shade (*cough* Kanye) or belittle her talents...

If he did that to Taylor Fucking Swift, he’s done it to many other women who were easier targets with less resources. I hope that T wins her case, both for herself and for whoever else he has assaulted.

As someone who worked in the music biz, I can attest that a large number of DJ’s should be locked away in an underground prison.

TSwizzle is awesome.

The Damon least likely to mansplain!

No matter how anyone feels about her, that is so awful and I hope she coped and recovered from the events smoothly :(

Doug looks like Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson’s Joker had a love child.