Him speaking out now is perfectly normal if he was not privy to the specific threats or actions directed to Fisher.All he knows was general conduct perhaps being 'unproffessional' but not knowing anything that transitioned into anything criminal,but he heard the narrative put out by WB that Ray was apparently not cooperating with the investigation or inquiry and now he hears his name attached to a project he did not endorse or unequivocally acknowledge being a part of, sure he'd logically think well WB is lying about me, why wouldn't they lie with regard to Fisher? That is if we are to presume he knows nothing,If he does well then he's probably lost faith in the studio being accountable (even if he is not the aggrieved party)
Last edited by Rev9; 09-15-2020 at 02:41 PM.
I won't pretend to know when the Frosty announcement was made ,if it was made two months ago then that would be before the WB claim that Ray was not cooperating with the investigation.Maybe he didn't see it as a distraction at the time.If the announcement was after ,it looks suspicious by WB especially if it was after Momoa threw his weight behind Fisher. Whatever be says is contextual in view of the treatment of Ray but also the investigation.I mean we don't know but his speaking out now could mean he has also been or is being called to give his testimony.Now when the investigation is getting wider, he is speaking out.
I don't have a problem with the timing.As I said he may not be privy to the details of threats made to Ray, maybe in private Ray told him what happened and now he feels WB is being disingenuous.We have to wait and see.It would be suspicious if he was speaking out after a hypothetical announcement that WB is getting a new aquaman for Aquaman 2 but because he is speaking before I see no conflict of interest or any other agenda
Last edited by Rev9; 09-15-2020 at 10:19 PM.
The report about frosty came out right after Fisher made his initial claims. Long before Mamoa got involved. Now iono if that was an attempt at a bribe or if Wbs had anything to do with that report getting out there at all. Didnt pay it enough attention. Still no idea what to make of this until we get actual details.
Agree, I'll wait for more detail, before trying to parse the decision behind the timing of who says anything. For me at a minimum Momoa seems to have more to lose by coming out against WB narrative.So in that regard I lean to believe him speaking out against something improper, he may not know all the facts as pertains to Ray ,but he certainly knows more than I do, for me to doubt him.
The problem is what is he siding with Fisher about. It's night and day between regular Hollywood unprofessionalism and actual abuse, and nobody is running to clarify anything of substance on the latter. All we know is that they agree that Fisher was slighted, which doesn't change anything.
This is why it's important to search valid sources to see whether something in law is true when a person's professional career is in jeopardy. Let's look at what the American Bar Association has to say on this subject.
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/d...etoo-movement/
This is where having a really good lawyer is a godsend, and being legally cautious is encouraged. It's debatable Fisher is doing either in this case.Even if these contracts seem to prohibit disclosures of misconduct or unlawful activity, there is some support for the idea that disclosures relating to workplace harassment are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. That means that an employer cannot retaliate against an employee for complaining about workplace harassment. However, there is also a body of case law saying that if the employee is excessively disruptive or unreasonable in the way he or she complains, that protection can disappear.
In other words, there are good legal reasons to believe it is permissible for employees to publicly disclose workplace harassment, but they should be thoughtful about how they do it.
I could be wrong about this, but I suspect there was some talk about a movie and he said something noncommittal like "it sounds interesting" or "that might be worth doing" and somebody just got over zealous and reported it like it was a done deal. That does tend to happen with the Hollywood rumor mill.