Brett Ratner Accused Of Sexual Assault And Harrassment

[Agent Z]

The director known for the Rush Hour movies and X-men: The Last Stand has become the latest man in Hollywood to be hit with allegations of sexual misconduct

http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/bre...202604256/amp/

[Minerboh]

Is sexual harrasment an epidemic in Hollywood?

[Agent Z]

Is sexual harrasment an epidemic in Hollywood?

Apparently, yes.

[JBatmanFan05]

Do they need a visit from that Southpark SH Panda?

[BeastieRunner]

Do they need a visit from that Southpark SH Panda?

Apparently so!

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Is sexual harrasment an epidemic in Hollywood?

That ugliness was always prevalent but had been kept hush-hush for years, if not decades. But after the Harvey Weinstein mess went thermonuclear, suddenly, all the skeletons are marching out of the closet, and I suspect the end of fresh scandals is nowhere in sight.

[titanfan]

Is sexual harrasment an epidemic in Hollywood?

A very hierarchical structure in a community with a lot of pretty people. I would be shocked if it wasn't.

[Frontier]

Is sexual harrasment an epidemic in Hollywood?

I feel like it's an epidemic in most businesses or societies.

[Midvillian1322]

I read some girl has accused neil degrasse Tyson of giving her a hot Cosby. Wtf if this turns out to be true i give up on the world.

[motherofpearl1]

I do remember seeing photos of Ratner and another dude staring at Halle Berrys cleavage during the premiere of Last Stand..................

[Starter Set]

No idea who that guy is lol.

[jbmasta]

There's got to be a point where these allegations are taken to authorities who can investigate them, rather than taking them to a jury of social media spectators who don't even get the whole story. If the allegations are proven false it can't undo the damage to the reputation of the accused.

[motherofpearl1]

There's got to be a point where these allegations are taken to authorities who can investigate them, rather than taking them to a jury of social media spectators who don't even get the whole story. If the allegations are proven false it can't undo the damage to the reputation of the accused.

Yep. When I was younger I worked in a factory. We used to joke around,the guys pinched the girls bums - but the girls also pinched the guys bums! It never went too far, though, and the guys actually looked out for us ladies - one of them nearly hit a man who he thought had accosted me in the street! There is a line between sexual harassment and in work banter, and it has to be decided which is which before people start selling their stories to the media.

[jbmasta]

Yep. When I was younger I worked in a factory. We used to joke around,the guys pinched the girls bums - but the girls also pinched the guys bums! It never went too far, though, and the guys actually looked out for us ladies - one of them nearly hit a man who he thought had accosted me in the street! There is a line between sexual harassment and in work banter, and it has to be decided which is which before people start selling their stories to the media.

Yes, context is key, but when the allegations take the form of the victims going to the media they aren't going to know or share everything important to making a fair judgement. Indeed, the public in general isn't going to be told everything. Add in the media sensationalising the story by tweaking or omitting facts and we may be given a very different story to what actually happened. There are cases where there is evidence to back up the claims, but law of averages and knowing Hollywood there might be people using the sensationalism the allegation provides to get back at someone they don't like, or to their own advantage. Forgive me for being cynical, but it's a cynical time for faith in human decency in the US at the moment.

[motherofpearl1]

Yes, context is key, but when the allegations take the form of the victims going to the media they aren't going to know or share everything important to making a fair judgement. Indeed, the public in general isn't going to be told everything. Add in the media sensationalising the story by tweaking or omitting facts and we may be given a very different story to what actually happened. There are cases where there is evidence to back up the claims, but law of averages and knowing Hollywood there might be people using the sensationalism the allegation provides to get back at someone they don't like, or to their own advantage. Forgive me for being cynical, but it's a cynical time for faith in human decency in the US at the moment.

Its just as bad here in the UK.
When the Jimmy Savile affair came to light it opened a whole can of worms, and not only led to the prosecution of the guilty, but the trial by media of several people later proved innocent. There is one celebrity in jail whose trial and the evidence presented there was a farce. As far as the press is concerned its guilty till proven innocent - and even then, no smoke without fire.