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While I love this movies, I always knew that Tarantino was a weird guy, but this is beyond the pale. I mean, how much of a low life do you have to be to defend someone who raped a 13-year old??
Didn't he sleep with his stepdaughter? Or granddaughter or something? My mom hates him because he did some Woody Allen type stuff.
Giving a round of applause in a thread of this nature seems inappropriate, so while you'll have to settle for a like, please don't consider it equal to the others.
Yeah, based on what I’ve read so far I’m no comfortable putting him in the category of some of these other guys. Being a controlling ####### is different than being a sexual predator. Her comments about letting him have sex are troubling but I’d like some clarification on what she means. I’m fine with AMC giving him a leave of absence while they investigate.
JFC, this is now falling under the same category as sexual assault and rape type situations? She had sex with him when she wasn’t in the mood and he didn’t let her drink? Did he tie her up to make her stay his girlfriend? I hope there’s way more than just this because this one is ridiculous. I’m pretty sure every long term sexual relationship has had both parties have sex when they weren’t really in the mood.
Im waiting for the mental abuse from men movement in 2025.
Yeah, this is just getting ridiculous. If you didn’t want to have sex, then don’t. If you have to relent to stay in a relationship then you are either in a relationship for another reason (like dating a celebrity) or you may want to leave. Coming out years later with something like this is ridiculous. Unless there’s more to this, #### like this really insults the women who had to go things like Harvey Weinstein.
I'm pretty comfortable saying #### Chris Hardwick
Even when I'm not in the mood.
No...I only read the small quote you posted above. Reading through the whole story does paint a bigger picture, and I'll agree with you when you say #### Chris Hardwick. But it still seems she could have avoided this situation from the beginning. I think she has her own issues that allowed her to accept this kind of relationship from the start. Clearly Hardwick exploited those issues.
For me, even though that's a lot of psycho controlling behaviour... the alleged blacklisting is the worst part for me. Yeah she was weak, in a bad place and he took advantage. But she says no and walks and that's it- that level of control was always there waiting for her when she was ready. The blacklisting is completely out of her control and even more ####ed up imo.
Agree - I only read what was in the initial post and the first hit on a google search. Which highlights another issue unrelated to the #metoo movement but just getting part of a story when reading online. Hardwick seems like a huge ####### but I still see a distinction between that and a sexual predator. Both are horrible and deserve our scorn. The former absolutely deserves jail time - this with Hardwick, I’m honestly not sure but would lean towards no until I read more.
That’s the power that backs up the control.
Henry - as one of our resident legal experts is there anything in this Hardwick story that seems criminal? Guy is a douchenozzle but curious if it rises to anything beyond that.
I dont think the accuser is saying otherwise. Shes just saying she was in an mentally abusive relationship.
Sorry if my post implied that - I was more just curious. Not excusing anything that he did either - he sounds like a real piece of work.
That's how I took it, and I'm fine with Chris Hardwick being publicly shunned. If half of what she describes really happened, he's a horrible person.
And if it's all lies?
His response is terrible, it doesn't address half the issues she raises. He is an #######, there's no reason not to believe her and it's a terrible case to take a "all the men being persecuted" stand on.
The guy is a complete cockbag, but the first set of 'rules' he laid out, should have sent her running for the hills.
"Elaine and I tried something new last night. We were starfishing for at least an hour."I wasn't familiar with this term "starfishing" so I took to teh googles. Guess what? There are TWO definitions and I'm guessing Hardwick's ex did NOT mean the second one.
Thats where i'm having an issue with this. His rules (as crazy as they were) were nothing illegal or anything...just "I want sex" and "I dont want you around other men" type stuff. If that didn't set off red flags within the 1st 2 weeks, then thats on her. Even after he said to here "my last relationship ended b/c of lack of sex" then that was her door to say "well, I'm not into this, so bye"
I did the Google thing to look it up. Um, I didn't know that was a thing, nor have I tried it, can't see it working, yet am intrigued. Not sure what kind of satisfaction would come from it though.I wasn't familiar with this term "starfishing" so I took to teh googles. Guess what? There are TWO definitions and I'm guessing Hardwick's ex did NOT mean the second one.
People don't care if it isn't true. They don't care about anyone's reputation. They just want to see another person trashed. Makes them feel better about themselves.
Yes I want to see people who emotionally abuse and treat other people like their private property "trashed". For the record I feel pretty similar about people who want to blame the victim...
Do you at least agree that it's harder to feel sorry for her after he laid out his "rules" and flaws after 2 weeks into the relationship?
Dude, she specifically stated in her article that within 2 weeks he was giving her rules. She signed up for whatever "abuse" you think he did to her. 2 weeks in and yet she stays. Thats 100% all on her. Like the Aziz story its total BS that someones rep is just drug through the mud in the name of a scorned woman. Its so ridiculous that it has gotten to this point.
