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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 12:10:42 GMT -5
What's a "rotter?" And give me all the juicy details please! My wife is infatuated with him, so all the dirt I can find for ammo is much appreciated . "Rotter" is British slang meaning "rotten person". See my comment to Optimist below, and then this. I should rephrase, but really Virgil? Because you and most people were wrong about Cosby being like the man he portrayed in his hit TV show AND if Denzel is a sleaze in RL and not like most of the characters he played, you will petition the US government even though you are from Canada? Are they having water quality issues in your part of Toronto? I think it has to be more than just a mild overdose of ummm Flouride.
You misunderstand. Back in November, I was lamenting that Hollywood is a cesspit where the prospect of finding a celebrity living by Christian values grows slimmer by the day. DJ explained to me that Denzel Washington is a Christian and well-known for his upright conduct, hence Mr. Washington has become my new glimmer of hope post-Cosby. I'm saying that if he turns out to secretly be a rotter too, my last shred of faith in Hollywood dies with him. It's time the US feds burned the place down and started anew. New celebrities. New producers. New values. It will be the Renaissance of the 21st Century. It is my belief that actors are just people. The temptation to believe ones own hype must be immense. Before the advent of this social media craze, we simply didn't know how duplicitous these people were, wasn't the world of ignorance full of bliss.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Jul 22, 2015 12:33:24 GMT -5
It is my belief that actors are just people. The temptation to believe ones own hype must be immense. Before the advent of this social media craze, we simply didn't know how duplicitous these people were, wasn't the world of ignorance full of bliss. That's the conspiracy theory, at any rate. The truth is we don't know exactly how much of the observed decline is attributable to actual decline and how much is attributable to greater exposure. One idly wonders: which is worse?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 14:17:32 GMT -5
It is my belief that actors are just people. The temptation to believe ones own hype must be immense. Before the advent of this social media craze, we simply didn't know how duplicitous these people were, wasn't the world of ignorance full of bliss. That's the conspiracy theory, at any rate. The truth is we don't know exactly how much of the observed decline is attributable to actual decline and how much is attributable to greater exposure. One idly wonders: which is worse? From what I read about JFK and other well known celebrities that had family friendly reputations, I'm going to say the majority of it is more exposure. And I think it started even before social media. Traditional media used to happily participate in keeping the images squeaky clean. I think that started changing around Watergate time.
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Post by Robert not Bobby on Jul 22, 2015 14:19:10 GMT -5
He is a serial rapist and disgusting human being.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2015 16:14:23 GMT -5
He is a serial rapist and disgusting human being. Don't hold back, tell us how you really feel.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 23, 2015 16:33:54 GMT -5
Traditional media used to happily participate in keeping the images squeaky clean
It's interesting to read about old Hollywood stars and how much trouble they got into. It was just as much if not more as starts today. You just never knew about it b/c the studios kept a tight lid on the press.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2015 18:05:56 GMT -5
This Bill Cosby stuff has made me wonder if the casting couch is real in Hollywood. Did Julia Roberts have to give sexual favours to someone to get the part in Pretty Woman? Or Richard Gere? Was Kristen Stewart having an affair with that Director or paying up for her part in the movie?
Note - I have nothing against any of the actors I mentioned, they were just the first ones that came to mind.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 24, 2015 9:31:37 GMT -5
One of Judy Garland's husbands (I forgot his name) was a massive womanizer and would have tantrums/threaten to quit if the producers didn't put his favorites into whatever movie he was directing. It seems to be a common theme in a lot of the biographies I've read.
So I'd say it's possible the casting couch is "real".
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 27, 2015 7:56:28 GMT -5
Ouch.
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