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"content": "\u003cp>There are many astonishing things about HBO’s new four-part documentary series, \u003ca href=\"https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/allen-v-farrow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Allen v. Farrow\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. The first is just how many people in it—family, friends, neighbors, babysitters, ex-lovers—freely testify to Woody Allen’s unhealthy interest in young girls, including his own adopted daughter, Dylan. The second is how those revelations hit you as a bystander. As the four episodes unfurl, you feel shock, disbelief, disgust, and a deep, unerring sense that this will be—this \u003cem>has\u003c/em> to be—the end of Woody Allen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The truth of the matter is that much of the information laid out in \u003cem>Allen v. Farrow\u003c/em> has been readily available for nearly 30 years. Originally published in a \u003cem>Vanity Fai\u003c/em>r article titled “\u003ca href=\"https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/share/cc1a6aed-1d33-45fd-99c6-731825a7f4d4?gclid=CjwKCAiAmrOBBhA0EiwArn3mfMFgBE64LDvo9n859q4Rk3kdkXTQyi6-JprDGx3xHUcofjL3iqdh3xoC-y4QAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mia’s Story\u003c/a>” back in November 1992, the many (\u003cem>many\u003c/em>) testimonies against Allen have been out there, hiding in plain sight, ever since. That they have gone so widely unheeded, ignored and swept under the rug all this time has been hurting the Farrow family—especially \u003ca href=\"https://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/an-open-letter-from-dylan-farrow/?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan\u003c/a>—ever since. And its bearing witness to that pain ultimately gives \u003cem>Allen v. Farrow\u003c/em> its power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKTOj7HnLbo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The series does an excellent job at deftly cutting through the defenses Allen has relied on, and hidden behind, since 1992. His narrative has long been that Farrow made up child sex-abuse allegations to get revenge on Allen after he left her for Soon-Yi Previn—one of her other adopted children. Allen’s defenders have argued repeatedly that 7-year-old Dylan had been coached by Farrow to tell lies about him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That version of events is undercut in \u003cem>Allen v. Farrow\u003c/em> by corroborated statements that describe in detail Woody Allen’s smothering and obsessive behavior toward Dylan from the time she was a toddler. Mia Farrow talks of his “incredible amount of focus on her” from the time she was born. As Dylan got older, multiple witnesses report, Allen’s behavior towards her became more and more inappropriate. One even says she saw him molest Dylan at an outing to the beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is also said that Allen often isolated Dylan from her siblings. “He followed Dylan wherever she went,” says Priscilla Gilman, a family friend who spent a lot of time with the kids when they were growing up. “We’d be playing … and I’d look up and he’d be just standing there watching. Silently.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We also hear of interventions from mental health professionals, including Dr. Ethel Person, who contacted Farrow after seeing Allen interacting with Dylan in a manner she found concerning. Allen began therapy in the late ’80s to deal with his “inappropriately intense” behavior with Dylan, but the consensus at the time was that he simply had not been around enough children to express his affection appropriately. His promises to work on it eased Farrow’s concerns, even though Dylan was in therapy by the age of 5 because of how withdrawn she had become, particularly around her father. [aside postid='pop_98603']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One gets a visceral sense here of how suddenly regular family life imploded once and for all when Farrow describes finding graphic naked photos of Soon-Yi at Allen’s apartment. (The couple had always kept separate residences.) The children, without exception, withdrew from Allen and supported their mother. It was at this time that Dylan said she realized, “It’s not just me,” and spoke up about Allen sexually abusing her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That assertion is compounded here by the revelation that Soon-Yi was visiting Allen’s apartment long before their relationship was made public. The documentary reports: “Allen’s housekeeper testified she found what she believed to be semen stains on the sheets and condom wrappers in the wastebasket after Soon-Yi’s visits, while Soon-Yi was still in high school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The series also does a meticulous job presenting Woody Allen’s art as speaking for itself. In the second episode, one \u003cem>Washington Post \u003c/em>journalist, Richard Morgan, discusses the content of Princeton University’s Woody Allen Archives. Morgan, having studied the scripts, notes and short stories from Allen’s collection, shares his concerns about the content.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The thing that kept on showing up was this focus he had on very young women,” Morgan says. “It’s basically always an older guy trying to deal with this younger woman … It was almost assembly-line, every single time: 18-year-old, 18-year-old, 18-year-old. Cocktail waitress, cocktail waitress, stewardess, cocktail waitress, college student … The repetitiveness of the attention sort of got into this obsessive territory.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A montage of clips from Allen’s films are played—including \u003cem>Crimes and Misdemeanors\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Whatever Works\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Mighty Aphrodite\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Husbands and Wives\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Broadway Danny Rose\u003c/em>, \u003cem>September\u003c/em>, \u003cem>A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Another Woman\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Manhattan\u003c/em>—to illustrate the point. All feature relationships between older men and much younger woman. “In a sense, he’s grooming us,” offers Alissa Wilkinson, a journalist at \u003cem>Vox\u003c/em>. “When you see it over and over, it kind of attunes you to thinking ‘This is normal, this is just a thing that people do. It’s fine, and there’s nothing I should feel odd about.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then comes the revelation that, in 1979’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079522/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Manhattan\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the relationship between 46-year-old Isaac and 17-year-old Mary was based on a “secret relationship” Allen had in real life with a teenager named Christina Englehardt. Englehardt says her relationship with Allen, which began when she was 17, was born out of a desire to feel safe after being raped four times in her earlier teens. “I know it’s taken a toll on me,” she says of her relationship with Allen. “It’s taken a toll on how I’ve been in relationships—trust in relationships. And it’s made me a super vigilant mother.” [aside postid='arts_13876101']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though Allen doesn’t participate in \u003cem>Allen v. Farrow\u003c/em> directly, his voice and perspective is heard throughout, via passages from the audiobook version of his 2020 autobiography, \u003cem>Apropos of Nothing\u003c/em>. Arguments between he and Farrow are also here in the form of taped—and often chilling—telephone conversations after the Soon-Yi scandal became public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the end,\u003cem> Allen v. Farrow\u003c/em> leaves no stone unturned in its presentation of what happened to this family during the ’80s and ’90s. And though there is much here that is already in the public domain, seeing it condensed and explored in such depth, alongside family photos and home videos, is a shocking and heart-wrenching experience. Anyone who watches these four episodes won’t be left with any questions about Allen’s behavior—only how he got away with it for so long.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Allen v. Farrow’ premieres Sunday, Feb. 21, on HBO.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One gets a visceral sense here of how suddenly regular family life imploded once and for all when Farrow describes finding graphic naked photos of Soon-Yi at Allen’s apartment. (The couple had always kept separate residences.) The children, without exception, withdrew from Allen and supported their mother. It was at this time that Dylan said she realized, “It’s not just me,” and spoke up about Allen sexually abusing her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That assertion is compounded here by the revelation that Soon-Yi was visiting Allen’s apartment long before their relationship was made public. The documentary reports: “Allen’s housekeeper testified she found what she believed to be semen stains on the sheets and condom wrappers in the wastebasket after Soon-Yi’s visits, while Soon-Yi was still in high school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The series also does a meticulous job presenting Woody Allen’s art as speaking for itself. In the second episode, one \u003cem>Washington Post \u003c/em>journalist, Richard Morgan, discusses the content of Princeton University’s Woody Allen Archives. Morgan, having studied the scripts, notes and short stories from Allen’s collection, shares his concerns about the content.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The thing that kept on showing up was this focus he had on very young women,” Morgan says. “It’s basically always an older guy trying to deal with this younger woman … It was almost assembly-line, every single time: 18-year-old, 18-year-old, 18-year-old. Cocktail waitress, cocktail waitress, stewardess, cocktail waitress, college student … The repetitiveness of the attention sort of got into this obsessive territory.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A montage of clips from Allen’s films are played—including \u003cem>Crimes and Misdemeanors\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Whatever Works\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Mighty Aphrodite\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Husbands and Wives\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Broadway Danny Rose\u003c/em>, \u003cem>September\u003c/em>, \u003cem>A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Another Woman\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Manhattan\u003c/em>—to illustrate the point. All feature relationships between older men and much younger woman. “In a sense, he’s grooming us,” offers Alissa Wilkinson, a journalist at \u003cem>Vox\u003c/em>. “When you see it over and over, it kind of attunes you to thinking ‘This is normal, this is just a thing that people do. It’s fine, and there’s nothing I should feel odd about.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then comes the revelation that, in 1979’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079522/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Manhattan\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the relationship between 46-year-old Isaac and 17-year-old Mary was based on a “secret relationship” Allen had in real life with a teenager named Christina Englehardt. Englehardt says her relationship with Allen, which began when she was 17, was born out of a desire to feel safe after being raped four times in her earlier teens. “I know it’s taken a toll on me,” she says of her relationship with Allen. “It’s taken a toll on how I’ve been in relationships—trust in relationships. And it’s made me a super vigilant mother.” \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"title": "Marilyn Manson Allegations Suggest His Art Was a Cover for Abuse",
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"content": "\u003cp>Evan Rachel Wood long avoided naming the ex-partner she said abused her. But this week, in tandem with accusations from four other women, Wood finally admitted that she had been referring to Marilyn Manson. “I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail,” she wrote on Instagram.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CKvmsUmF1ho/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two years ago, Wood offered stark details of a prior relationship while speaking at a House Judiciary subcommittee. Though she did not name him at the time, it was \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvf1DMDTosk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">very public knowledge\u003c/a> that Wood and Manson dated between 2006 and 2010, having met when she was 18 and he was 36.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking out in favor of the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights, \u003ca href=\"https://www.huffpost.com/entry/evan-rachel-wood-sexual-abuse-testimony-congress_n_601812bcc5b653f644d5dda5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wood detailed\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Toxic mental, physical, and sexual abuse, which started slow, but escalated over time, including threats against my life, severe gaslighting and brainwashing, waking up to the man that claimed to love me raping what he believed to be my unconscious body, and—the worst part—sick rituals of binding me up by my hands and feet to be mentally and physically tortured until my abuser felt I had ‘proven my love for them.’\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>That Manson is the ex-partner that Wood was referring to is not particularly surprising for anyone who has been paying attention these last few years. Much has been made of the fact that Manson openly admitted to \u003ca href=\"https://www.spin.com/2009/06/qa-marilyn-manson/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Spin\u003c/em> in 2009\u003c/a> that he had, “fantasies every day about smashing her skull in with a sledgehammer,” and that he had once called her 158 times in one day, while cutting himself each time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/PattyArquette/status/969299551541743617\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, British rock magazine \u003ca href=\"https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-questions-we-would-like-marilyn-manson-to-answer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Metal Hammer \u003c/em>\u003c/a>attempted to broach the subject of Wood with Manson during a phone interview, and the singer promptly hung up. Manson’s PR rep later contacted the magazine to say: “Personal testimony is just that, and we think it’s inappropriate to comment on that.” The rep also pointed to Manson’s prior relationships, and current friendships, with ex-wife \u003ca href=\"https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/marilyn-manson-cosies-up-ex-14770571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dita Von Teese\u003c/a> and #MeToo activist Rose McGowan, as proof that Manson wasn’t abusive. (McGowan has since tweeted \u003ca href=\"https://people.com/tv/rose-mcgowan-supports-evan-rachel-wood-following-marilyn-manson-allegations/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">words of support\u003c/a> for Wood.) [aside postid='arts_13887034']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Manson’s publicist added: “The comments in \u003cem>Spin \u003c/em>where Manson had a fantasy of using a sledgehammer on Evan and he cut himself 158 times was obviously a theatrical rock star interview promoting a new record, and not a factual account.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That statement doubled down on ideas around Manson that first found popularity after his appearance in Michael Moore’s \u003cem>Bowling For Columbine\u003c/em> documentary. In the 2002 film, Manson came across as an articulate, intelligent and sensitive misfit who had been scapegoated. His frightening image, the film suggested, was just that—an image that doubled as an outlet. For both himself and his fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeQ4HWhPEdA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The allegations that emerged this week, however, suggest that Manson’s darkest traits have long wandered off the stage and into his real life—and not just the one he shared with Wood. The stories each of Manson’s new accusers told this week parallel each other in stark and remarkable ways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An artist named Gabriella—known professionally as \u003ca href=\"https://sourgirrrlart.bigcartel.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sourgirrrl\u003c/a>—says that she, like Wood, was much younger than Manson when they first became involved. (Gabriella was 22, he was 46.) Like Wood, she says that he tied her up, raped her and sexually abused her while she slept. Like Wood, she says Manson interpreted her suffering as evidence of her love for him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CKvnbDTF1mb/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gabriella’s claim that Manson imprisoned her in a room echoes the story also shared by model Sarah McNeilly. In her own Instagram post, McNeilly detailed manipulative, abusive and threatening behavior she said she survived, after a period of “love-bombing” by Manson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was emotionally abused, terrorized and scarred,” she wrote. “I was locked in rooms when I was ‘bad,’ sometimes forced to listen to him entertaining other women. Kept away from certain friends or, if I didn’t, he would threaten to come after them. I was told stories of others who tried to tell their story and their pets ended up dead.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CKvm7NtAInI/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another model, Ashley Lindsay Morgan, says her relationship with Manson began as a professional endeavor, but quickly descended into him exercising extreme forms of control over her, including physical abuse like cutting and burning. 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And maybe that \u003cem>was\u003c/em> true at the beginning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If true now, the allegations about Manson that emerged this week suggest that the lines that used to separate his art from reality have long since evaporated. At this point, it’s becoming hard to see him as anything but a real-life monster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Update: On Feb. 1, Manson issued \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CKxZavzAGOe/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a statement\u003c/a> on Instagram in which he called the allegations, “horrible distortions of reality,” and said that, “My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners.” He was \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LomaVistaRC/status/1356353704115515398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dropped by Loma Vista Recordings\u003c/a> the same day. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Two years ago, Wood offered stark details of a prior relationship while speaking at a House Judiciary subcommittee. Though she did not name him at the time, it was \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvf1DMDTosk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">very public knowledge\u003c/a> that Wood and Manson dated between 2006 and 2010, having met when she was 18 and he was 36.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking out in favor of the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights, \u003ca href=\"https://www.huffpost.com/entry/evan-rachel-wood-sexual-abuse-testimony-congress_n_601812bcc5b653f644d5dda5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wood detailed\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Toxic mental, physical, and sexual abuse, which started slow, but escalated over time, including threats against my life, severe gaslighting and brainwashing, waking up to the man that claimed to love me raping what he believed to be my unconscious body, and—the worst part—sick rituals of binding me up by my hands and feet to be mentally and physically tortured until my abuser felt I had ‘proven my love for them.’\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>That Manson is the ex-partner that Wood was referring to is not particularly surprising for anyone who has been paying attention these last few years. Much has been made of the fact that Manson openly admitted to \u003ca href=\"https://www.spin.com/2009/06/qa-marilyn-manson/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Spin\u003c/em> in 2009\u003c/a> that he had, “fantasies every day about smashing her skull in with a sledgehammer,” and that he had once called her 158 times in one day, while cutting himself each time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The singer, dancer and actress FKA twigs has filed a lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend, actor Shia LaBeouf, accusing him of “sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress” during their almost year-long relationship, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/arts/music/fka-twigs-shia-labeouf-abuse.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> reports\u003c/a>. The two were together between 2018 and ’19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuit alleges a litany of frightening behavior by LaBeouf against FKA twigs, born Tahliah Barnett. It includes mental, physical and sexual abuse; controlling behavior (she was not allowed to look other men in the eye); deception (Barnett says he knowingly gave her an STD) and ongoing intimidation. In the court filing, Barnett said LaBeouf was so frightening and unpredictable, she was scared to even get out of bed in the middle of the night so as not to startle him, worried that he might mistake her as an intruder and shoot her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barnett’s version of events is also corroborated in part by other on-record witnesses. One housekeeper states that she saw LaBeouf pick Barnett up, lock her in a room with him and verbally abuse her after Barnett refused to leave the house with him. Karolyn Pho, another ex-girlfriend of LaBeouf’s, details similar experiences, including one occasion on which he head-butted her hard enough to draw blood. [aside postid='pop_108956']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When contacted by \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/arts/music/fka-twigs-shia-labeouf-abuse.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a> for comment, LaBeouf appeared to own up to the accusations at first, stating: “I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I’m ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt. There is nothing else I can really say.” Later though, in separate correspondence with the newspaper, he stated that “many of these allegations are not true.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his emails to the \u003cem>Times\u003c/em>, LaBeouf repeatedly pointed to his addiction issues as being related to his abusive behavior. “I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations,” he wrote. Later, he added that “I am not cured of my PTSD and alcoholism, but I am committed to doing what I need to do to recover, and I will forever be sorry to the people that I may have harmed along the way.” He also made a point to say he was currently “a sober member of a 12-step program.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s true that addiction and abuse often do go hand-in-hand—\u003ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21949956/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to the UCLA Center For Health Policy Research\u003c/a>, almost half of all victims of intimate partner violence say their abuser was under the influence when it happened. However, the allegations against LaBeouf in Barnett’s lawsuit go far beyond what one would expect from abuse spurred on by intoxication. In fact, some of the behavior described is regimented and around-the-clock—LaBeouf is even said to have had rules about how many specific times a day Barnett was expected to kiss him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond the unlikelihood that LaBeouf was intoxicated for that entire period, pointing to an alcohol addiction as a reason for behavior this abhorrent in no way justifies it. One of the more egregious examples in the lawsuit describes an occasion in February 2019. On that day, Barnett says, LaBeouf drove dangerously and threatened to crash the car unless she immediately professed her love for him. Barnett says that after she finally persuaded him to pull over into a gas station, she attempted to leave but was thrown against the car, screamed at and then physically forced back into the vehicle. 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The two met while making the movie in 2018. \u003ccite>(Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>More telling about LaBeouf’s motivations, though, is the manner in which he wooed and then isolated Barnett, as she has described it. The beginning of their relationship was marked by what Barnett calls “over-the-top displays of affection.” Once trust had been built, Barnett accompanied LaBeouf to Los Angeles where, she says, he actively worked on keeping her there, isolating her from friends and family in London, and sowing seeds of distrust between her and the people she worked with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em> describes this behavior in its own report on Barnett’s lawsuit:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>In an abusive relationship, there’s often a ‘honeymoon phase,’ as some experts call it, that builds intimacy and sets a benchmark for how happy the romance could be. It serves as a powerful lure; though flashes of bliss may remain, they are meted out through increasingly controlling demands and impossible standards of behavior.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>That kind of long con can in no way be construed as an accident, or the result of a substance addiction. Rather, it is a \u003ca href=\"https://www.bustle.com/p/7-unexpected-habits-sociopaths-have-in-relationships-11891630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">common methodology\u003c/a> used by abusive people to gain control over their partners. It is exercised over a prolonged period, and often in a premeditated manner. [aside postid='arts_13889064']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fact that LaBeouf has now repeatedly sought to blame his self-described abusive behavior on alcoholism is, in the end, a cop out. Worse, it also serves as an attempt to undercut Barnett as she speaks out to show how even successful, powerful individuals like her can fall prey to toxic relationships. If the methodology of the alleged abuse hadn’t been constructed around long-term, strategized manipulation, it’s doubtful she would have stayed for as many months as she did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barnett is quoted in the \u003cem>Times\u003c/em>, explaining the effects of enduring such sustained manipulative behavior from an intimate partner. “He brought me so low,” she says, “below myself, that the idea of leaving him and having to work myself back up just seemed impossible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you or a loved one are experiencing domestic violence and need assistance, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline on 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or contact one of these \u003ca href=\"https://www.cpedv.org/bay-area-region\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bay Area organizations\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>The summary of British judge Andrew Nicol was the vindication for Amber Heard that Johnny Depp’s faithful fans never saw coming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Taking all the evidence together, I accept that she was the victim of sustained and multiple assaults by Mr. Depp in Australia,” the judge said. “I accept her evidence of the nature of the assaults [Depp] committed against her. They must have been terrifying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This, then, was the sound of Johnny Depp losing his libel trial against \u003cem>The Sun\u003c/em> newspaper last week. Britain’s most popular tabloid had originally drawn Depp’s ire in 2018, after it published an article that queried: “How can J.K. Rowling be ‘genuinely happy’ casting wife beater Johnny Depp in the new \u003cem>Fantastic Beasts\u003c/em> film?” Depp objected to that characterization, and later launched legal action. The case, initially delayed by COVID, finally made it to London’s Courts of Justice in July.[aside postid='arts_11635129']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Depp, the lawsuit probably seemed like a no-brainer. To other celebrities in his predicament, British courts have long been seen as a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/johnny-depp-loses-libel-case-tied-amber-heard-win-domestic-ncna1245882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">far safer bet\u003c/a> than American courts for libel cases, because of where the burden of proof lies in each country. In the U.K., it lands on the party accused of libel—so in this case, \u003cem>The Sun\u003c/em> had to prove it was telling the truth. It the U.S., the burden lands on the plaintiff to prove that the defendant made a false allegation, \u003cem>and\u003c/em> that the defendant knew it was false, \u003cem>and\u003c/em> had made it with malicious intent. Not only is that a much tougher prospect, but the U.S. also has first amendment rights that are unparalleled in the U.K. This is what Depp will face next year when his \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/05/22/timeline-johnny-depp-amber-heards-ongoing-legal-battle/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defamation case\u003c/a> against Amber Heard reaches American courts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Defamation cases have historically been so much tougher to win in the U.S. that it’s resulted in what British legal experts refer to as “libel tourism.” Kate Hudson was accused of this in 2006 when she \u003ca href=\"https://www.today.com/popculture/hudson-wins-libel-award-over-too-thin-story-1C9432083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sued the U.K. edition of the \u003cem>National Enquirer\u003c/em>\u003c/a> after it suggested she had an eating disorder. She settled that summer for damages and an apology. Hudson’s settlement came two days after the British\u003cem> Enquirer\u003c/em> had been forced to issue an apology to Britney Spears over allegations she was “ready to divorce Kevin Federline.” That same year, Lance Armstrong settled a libel case out of court, after London’s \u003cem>Sunday Times\u003c/em> referenced \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.A._Confidentiel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">L.A. Confidentiel\u003c/a>—\u003c/em>a French book that accused Armstrong of doping. (The cyclist was paid an undisclosed sum that was later paid back to the \u003cem>Times\u003c/em> in 2013, after he admitted the allegations were true.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By August 2010, Congress was so concerned about celebrities using British courts to go after American publishers and companies, it passed the SPEECH (Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage) Act. \u003ca href=\"https://www.rcfp.org/journals/the-news-media-and-the-law-fall-2010/speech-act-protects-against-l/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Act\u003c/a> now “bars U.S. courts, both federal and state, from recognizing or enforcing foreign libel judgments unless certain requirements are met, including consistency with the U.S. Constitution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless, not only has Depp pledged to move forward with an appeal in the British courts, he has moved forward with a $50 million defamation lawsuit against Heard in Virginia. The case concerns a \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ive-seen-how-institutions-protect-men-accused-of-abuse-heres-what-we-can-do/2018/12/18/71fd876a-02ed-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Washington Post\u003c/em> op-ed\u003c/a> that Heard wrote in December 2018 titled, “I spoke up against sexual violence—and faced our nation’s wrath. That has to change.” This proves to be an uphill battle for Depp, not just because of the tougher American legal system, but also because of the conclusions that were made at the British trial. [aside postid='pop_97650']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>British Justice Nicol made clear in his summary that he found Heard to be a much more convincing witness than Depp. One of Depp’s claims was that, just before he filed for divorce, Heard “or one of her cohorts” left “human feces on the bed” for him to find. \u003ca href=\"https://meaww.com/who-pooped-johnny-depp-bed-judge-rules-pet-pooch-not-amber-heard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The judge concluded\u003c/a> that that was “unlikely” and that “it was Ms. Heard who was likely to suffer from the feces on the bed, not him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Depp also accused Heard of severing the tip of his finger during one drunken argument. The judge said he didn’t believe she was to blame for the injury, and that it was “a sign of the depth of [Depp’s] rage that he admitted scrawling graffiti in blood from his injured finger and then, when that was insufficient, dipping his badly injured finger in paint and continuing to write messages.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In related matters, the judge also pointed to a text Depp had written about Heard as evidence of Depp’s anger and resentment towards her. “She’s begging for total global humiliation. She’s gonna get it,” the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/02/media/johnny-depp-libel-ruling-scli-intl-gbr/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 text\u003c/a> read. “I have no mercy, no fear and not an ounce of emotion or what I once thought was love for this gold digging, low level, dime a dozen, mushy, pointless dangling overused flappy fish market.”[aside postid='arts_13865685']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nichol also disagreed entirely with the idea (painted in recent years by both Depp and his supporters) that Heard had accused Depp of abuse for financial gain. “A recurring theme in Mr. Depp’s evidence was that Ms. Heard had … done this as an ‘insurance policy,'” the judge noted. He then pointed to Heard’s decision to donate her $7 million divorce settlement to charity as, “hardly the act one would expect of a gold-digger.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Depp’s U.K. libel trial, then, has achieved nothing positive for him. In addition to publicizing the sordid details of the breakdown of his marriage, his loss in court has also resulted in the actor being forced to resign from J.K. Rowling’s \u003cem>Fantastic Beasts\u003c/em> franchise. (Shockingly, Depp will \u003ca href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/behind-warner-bros-decision-to-sever-ties-with-johnny-depp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">still receive his full salary\u003c/a> for the project, despite only filming one scene for the third installment.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the end,\u003cem> The Sun\u003c/em> may have won the British legal victory, but Amber Heard clearly won the moral one. That Depp wants to repeat this exercise on home soil isn’t just mind-boggling, it’s woefully ill-advised.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>This past Monday, the new Paris Hilton documentary \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOg0TY1jG3w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>This is Paris\u003c/em>\u003c/a> premiered on YouTube. Exploring her coddled childhood, her turbulent teens and beyond, \u003cem>This is Paris\u003c/em> offers a revealing look at the difference between Hilton’s real personality (complete with intense anxiety and chronic insomnia) and the ditzy celebrity persona she created to protect herself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the more harrowing moments in the film come when Hilton discusses the 2004 leak of her now-infamous sex tape. “That was a private moment with a teenage girl not in her right headspace,” Hilton tearfully reflects. “But everyone was watching it and laughing like it’s something funny… They made me the bad person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The home video was recorded in 2001 when Hilton was 19, and leaked by ex-boyfriend Rick Salomon in 2004, after Hilton found success with the first season of \u003cem>The Simple Life\u003c/em>. The public reaction to the tape at the time swung between mockery and disdain: \u003cem>This is Paris\u003c/em> includes a clip of David Letterman making jokes at her expense before a howling studio audience. (Let’s not forget that even Pink, an outspoken feminist, made fun of Hilton’s sex tape in the video for “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR4yQFZK9YM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stupid Girls\u003c/a>” in 2006.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003cem>This is Paris\u003c/em>, Hilton describes Salomon pressuring her to allow him to film her, and compares her experience to “being electronically raped.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The details of Hilton’s humiliation were especially jarring to revisit on Monday, after a weekend in which \u003cem>Captain America\u003c/em>‘s Chris Evans received an outpouring of sympathy for accidentally posting an explicit picture of himself to Instagram. When screenshots of his photo started circulating on social media, fans and supporters quickly buried them under a sea of wholesome photos of the actor with his dog, messages of support, and tales about his kindness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/kiramvor/status/1305250163368366084\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/Skias2/status/1305205102249041920\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/BellaDameNoir/status/1305205393384038400\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evans escaped largely unscathed, even joking about it on Twitter the next day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/ChrisEvans/status/1305681183129436161\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even before Hilton’s documentary came out, a great number of women pointed out how female celebrities in Evans’ position are treated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/goodnightjdb/status/1305031389922947072\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/moniza_hossain/status/1305016160501391360\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/TudorChick1501/status/1305213719127961603\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The double standards were impossible not to notice. A full decade after Hilton’s humiliation, actresses including Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Watson and Kirsten Dunst were shamed and blamed en masse after their intimate photos were made public by the \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud_leaks_of_celebrity_photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4Chan leak\u003c/a>. While vocal objections followed from feminist writers and media, the air around the whole thing smacked of both victim blaming and bringing successful women down a peg or two. (“It was all pain and no gain,” Lawrence later told \u003cem>Vogue\u003c/em>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/EmmaWatson/status/506531006380527617\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fact that five of the hackers involved in the 4Chan leak were later sentenced to prison time (for periods ranging between eight and 34 months) has not acted as a major deterrent to others. In 2017, another hack took place, this time revealing intimate images of celebrities including Miley Cyrus, Kristen Stewart, Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods. (Woods was not shown any more mercy than the women—full frontal nudes of him are still circulating.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is evidence that the sympathetic treatment of Evans was not entirely about his gender, though. Last October, when Demi Lovato had explicit photos stolen and leaked online, supporters rushed to her defense in much the same way that Evans’ did over the weekend. Within hours of Lovato’s hacked Snapchat account directing users to a Discord server of her private photos, fans had buried them on social media. As with Evans, it was done with positivity and support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/rosesavocado/status/1185015077159755777\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/winterdaylov/status/1184989259981189120\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/aiidaannn/status/1184972196457918464\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fan outpouring also prompted swift action from Discord. The day after the leak, the gamer app released a statement that read: “We have a zero-tolerance approach to illegal activity on our platform and take immediate action when we become aware of it. We moved quickly yesterday to disable the link and stop access to the server as soon as we became aware of it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003cem>This is Paris\u003c/em>, Hilton expresses the belief that if her sex tape were leaked now, she would be treated much more kindly than she was in 2004. “If that happened today,” she says in the documentary, “it would not be the same story at all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that isn’t necessarily true.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither Evans nor Lovato was saved because our culture is nicer to violated celebrities than it was in 2004. They were saved because they’ve already given so much of themselves to the public. Evans has been consistently open about his own struggles with \u003ca href=\"https://www.menshealth.com/uk/mental-strength/a758320/watch-why-chris-evans-still-gets-anxiety-about-captain-america/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">anxiety and depression\u003c/a>. And you’d be hard pushed to find another celebrity who’s been as transparent as Lovato when it comes to issues around addiction and mental health. (She also \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/01/entertainment/demi-lovato-overdose/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">overdosed\u003c/a> the year before her leak, which means public sympathy for her was heightened.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In contrast—as \u003cem>This is Paris\u003c/em> so effectively demonstrates—Hilton has spent most of her career actively caricaturing herself as a means to keep the most vulnerable parts of herself private. And the public definitely doesn’t care for that so much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The big hacks of 2014 and 2017 went out of their way to humiliate successful, unattainable women. The fact that queer feminists Kristen Stewart and Miley Cyrus were targeted simultaneously is a demonstration of exactly what happens to those who don’t pander to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is no reason why dehumanizing famous people (especially female ones) should continue to be the standard. Neither should we go on assuming that celebrity personas invalidate the real people underneath. What the public response to both Evans’ and Lovato’s leaks demonstrates is that we as a culture are more than capable of taking the high road when we want to. That shouldn’t be contingent on them baring their souls to us first.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>[dropcap]B[/dropcap]urger Records \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13883674/burger-boogaloo-festival-cuts-ties-with-record-label-after-sex-abuse-allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">folded\u003c/a> this week, under the weight of multiple allegations of sexual assault, harassment and coercion by members of bands signed to the label.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13882786\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/Rae-Alexandra-KQED_180_final.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/Rae-Alexandra-KQED_180_final.jpg 180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/Rae-Alexandra-KQED_180_final-160x176.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\">Days before the decision was made to shut down, and in light of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/Lured_By_Burger_Records/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">survivor stories\u003c/a> that had emerged, Oakland quartet SWMRS (who have released albums and EPs through a variety of labels, including Burger) stepped forward to share their stance on the issues at hand. The band’s four-part \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CC1PEcrAElM/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram statement\u003c/a> was, on the surface, a thoughtful acknowledgement of the cultural and systemic problems that can enable men to victimize young women.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The music industry is deeply rooted in abusive patriarchal values,” the band wrote. “It’s impossible to overstate how deeply this permeates our culture … Subverting patriarchy is a lifelong commitment to unlearning this abuse that we are conditioned to accept and regurgitate.”[aside postid='arts_13883674']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following day however, Lydia Night, singer and guitarist of \u003ca href=\"https://www.theregrettes.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Regrettes\u003c/a>, put out her own \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CC4EzRqsU7U/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">detailed statement\u003c/a>, accusing SWMRS drummer Joey Armstrong (son of Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong) of pressuring her into a sexually coercive and emotionally abusive relationship when he was 22 and already in a popular band, and she was 16 and just starting out. She also said that Armstrong first made contact with her via Instagram, under the guise of working together in a touring capacity. She said their relationship began in secret while on one of those tours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We had multiple conversations where [Armstrong] would say something along the lines of ‘I want to move at your pace,’” Night wrote, “but then would act in a completely contradicting way, pressuring me into sexual situations … He was essentially my boss … shaming me for saying I wasn’t comfortable, gaslighting me or ignoring me when I didn’t give my consent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The gulf between SWMRS’ statement of feminist allyship and Night’s account of her experience is symbolic of a wider problem that stretches beyond the confines of the music industry. And it’s this: Just because someone knows sexist abuse is bad doesn’t necessarily mean they recognize it in their own behavior—or the behavior of those closest to them.[aside postid='pop_61190']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Missing both of these cues is fairly commonplace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In my own life, I think about the ex who considered himself a feminist but would sulk and badger me if I said no to sex. (I stayed with him for a long time because I was young and thought this was normal.) I think of the guy who disavowed sexual harassment on Facebook, but repeatedly forced my hand down his pants in the middle of a party until I had to leave to get away from him. (I stayed on friendly terms with him because we had so many mutual friends, it was awkward not to. When I brought it up, everyone kept telling me what a Nice Guy he was.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Night’s story also reminds me of the affable, liberal man I was friends with for far too long because I failed to recognize that he was abusive to the women he dated. Shamefully, my eyes only opened when one of them broke down on my shoulder, told me what he did behind closed doors and asked if it “counted” as abuse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These things always seem very complicated when you’re in the middle of them and pretty clear cut once you’re out. I’m sure everyone who knew about Night and Armstrong’s relationship had their reasons for staying quiet at the time. Maybe they dismissed Night’s age because she was in a band and already touring. Maybe they justified it because Night and Armstrong weren’t just a casual hookup. (According to Night, their involvement went on for “about a year.”)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Who knows where Night’s bandmates were in all of this. She says she kept the relationship secret from her parents, her best friend and her therapist at Armstrong’s behest. But it’s unclear what her band knew or whether they recognized the gravity of the situation Night was in.[aside postid='arts_13882981']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Where the lines are drawn, of course, shouldn’t be this complicated. But women’s ability to talk openly about sexual abuse at the hands of friends, colleagues and partners—\u003cem>and\u003c/em> to be believed en masse—is fairly new as a practice. Remember how many survivors it took to bring down serial predators like Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Cosby? Too many.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tireless work done by those survivors is the reason most people in America now understand the impact power structures have on people’s abilities to truly consent. (One needs only to examine how Monica Lewinsky was treated in 1998 to understand how recent a development this is.) That new understanding has paved the way for Lydia Night to be able to tell her story now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even just a few years ago, despite her age, Night’s abuse allegations may have been dismissed outright. Night herself has acknowledged that it has taken her “years” to recognize her own trauma. But she also understands inherently why her story needs to be heard now. In her statement, she explained:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>I know how hard it is to feel valid in something that’s so nuanced and exists in a space that’s not black and white … You can have feelings for someone and be in a technically consensual relationship and still be a victim of abuse and coercion.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Night’s statement—especially when read alongside some of the testimonies of the Burger Records survivors—doesn’t just force SWMRS (she directed her statement at the entire band, not just Armstrong) to acknowledge they’re not the “good guys” they thought they were. It also acts as a prompt for the hundreds of thousands of people who liked it (192,000 and counting) to examine their own behavior and ask themselves some hard questions. [aside postid='pop_98503']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Something similar occurred in 2018 after a Brooklyn photographer went on a now-infamous date with comedian Aziz Ansari. Her Babe.net story about the disastrous evening opened up valuable avenues to talk about sexual etiquette and vocalizing consent. Still many—including a CNN anchor—dismissed her story as merely “a bad date.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the last few days, Night’s Instagram post has filled up with comments of sympathy and support. By contrast, SWMRS’ account is flooded with accusations of “performative wokeness,” and questions around why Armstrong’s brief attempt at \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CC6mefugfNX/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an apology\u003c/a> did not acknowledge Night’s underage status at the time of their involvement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The overwhelmingly supportive response to Night’s statement leaves the impression that we as a culture have come a long way since #MeToo exploded into the mainstream in 2017. But Night’s account, and the stories of all the other women caught up in Burger Records’ toxic culture, remains a stark demonstration that we’ve still got a long way to go.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">L\u003c/span>ast week, 20 police officers and FBI agents raided a lavish home in Bedford, New Hampshire and emerged with Ghislaine Maxwell in handcuffs. Maxwell, a close associate, confidante and—many say—co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, now faces six counts related to the sex trafficking of minors, very similar to the ones that Epstein didn’t live long enough to face in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13882786\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/Rae-Alexandra-KQED_180_final.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/Rae-Alexandra-KQED_180_final.jpg 180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/Rae-Alexandra-KQED_180_final-160x176.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Epstein’s accusers have long claimed that Maxwell recruited, groomed and exploited them; that he couldn’t have done what he did without her assistance. Federal prosecutors charge that Maxwell even took part in some of the sexual abuse directly. But the 58-year-old Brit has been evading authorities so flagrantly and for so long that, last year, the \u003cem>Sun\u003c/em> newspaper resorted to offering a \u003ca href=\"https://www.the-sun.com/news/74018/the-sun-is-offering-a-10000-reward-for-information-on-jeffrey-epstein-pal-ghislaine-maxwell/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">£10,000 reward\u003c/a> for information leading to her location.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following 2017’s #MeToo reckoning, the world became all too familiar with the ways that enablers can assist and protect prominent sexual predators. But of all of the enablers that have emerged in the last few years, Maxwell is arguably the most notorious. That’s partly because she’s a woman alleged to have facilitated the abuse of others. And it’s partly because of the degree and depth of her involvement with Epstein (“She had served him for years, maintaining his homes, ranch, and private island,”\u003ca href=\"https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/07/inside-ghislaine-maxwells-life-on-the-lam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> reports \u003c/a>\u003cem>Vanity Fair\u003c/em>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s also partly because the allegations against her represent a new, monstrous degree of enabling we’ve not quite seen before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">W\u003c/span>hat we’re accustomed to hearing about enablers is that their work is done incrementally; little by little; one blind eye at a time. And it usually takes a whole team of them. Bill Cosby had attorneys—\u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kateaurthur/bill-cosby-is-in-disgrace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martin Singer\u003c/a> brokered deals to get accusations scrubbed from the press. He had agents—\u003ca href=\"https://www.vocativ.com/208960/bill-cosbys-circle/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Illus\u003c/a> distributed money to multiple women, without ever asking what it was for. He had writers—Mark Whitaker’s in-depth biography, \u003cem>Cosby: His Life and Times\u003c/em>, failed to mention any accusations against the actor, despite them being well-known at the time. He had a PR team that attempted to suppress \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HUPK34aiXE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>that\u003c/em> viral comedy routine\u003c/a> by Hannibal Buress. And he definitely had doctors, as evidenced by his seven prescriptions for quaaludes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harvey Weinstein had a similar deputized army of defense. In 2017, \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/25/harvey-weinstein-trial-helpers-enablers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>The Guardian\u003c/em> listed\u003c/a> as Weinstein enablers everyone from “lowly limousine drivers,” on up through the lawyers who drew up NDAs to silence accusers, and all the way to New York District Attorney Cyrus Vance—who opted not to prosecute Weinstein despite strong evidence against him. Weinstein’s brother and business partner, Bob, is widely presumed to have been complicit in the abusive behavior. Then there’s David Boies, the lawyer who tried to stop the \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> from exposing Weinstein in the first place. (In a strange twist, Boies is now representing several women in the process of suing Ghislaine Maxwell.)[aside postid='pop_112955']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like \u003ca href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/harvey-weinsteins-former-employees-reckon-with-what-they-knew-and-what-they-didnt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">many of Weistein’s assistants\u003c/a>, enablers often claim they simply didn’t realize the seriousness of what was happening at the time. Some are swept up in friendship—Louis CK’s predilection for masturbating in front of unsuspecting women is said to have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.thedailybeast.com/louis-cks-powerful-army-of-celebrity-enablers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an open secret\u003c/a> in comedy circles for years. And for many of his pals, including \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/sarah-silverman-louis-ck-masturbated-1202988208/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sarah Silverman\u003c/a>, it just didn’t seem like that big a deal. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some enablers may assume that in celebrity circles, predatory behavior is simply the norm. Photographer Terry Richardson is said to have had \u003ca href=\"https://www.marieclaire.com.au/terry-richardson-every-sexual-harassment-and-assault-allegation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">assistants\u003c/a> that laughed along and took photos while he was behaving inappropriately during shoots. Some, it’s been alleged, even provided towels to clean up after on-set sex acts had taken place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When entities enable, it’s usually related to how profitable the offender is to them. \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_O%27Reilly_(political_commentator)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox News assisted Bill O’Reilly\u003c/a> in quietly settling five sexual harassment lawsuits totaling $13 million. Not only did NBC know about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2018/05/11/just-how-did-matt-lauers-famous-desk-button-work/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">button under Matt Lauer’s desk\u003c/a>, those door closing mechanisms were “a commonly available feature in executive offices in multiple NBCUniversal facilities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">F\u003c/span>or Ghislaine Maxwell, her motivations appear to be comprised of all three. She was emotionally invested in Epstein as a sometime-girlfriend. Her ability to live luxuriously was greatly facilitated by helping him. And she had grown up doting on her father, \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/09/robert-maxwells-sons-say-tycoon-was-to-meet-boe-the-day-he-died\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Maxwell\u003c/a>—one of the most morally bankrupt tycoons in modern British history. It’s possible that she thought all wealthy people just did whatever the hell they wanted. [aside postid='arts_13876352']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the stranger aspects of Maxwell and Epstein’s relationship is in the power dynamic. Many prominent predators get people around them to toe the line by reminding everyone how powerful they are, how much there is to lose by holding them accountable, and how much there is to gain from turning a blind eye. But Ghislaine Maxwell, a worldly socialite, was in many ways the reason Epstein was able to make so many prestigious contacts in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the “Lady Ghislaine” episode of the \u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/broken-jeffrey-epstein/id1478460758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Broken: Jeffrey Epstein\u003c/em>\u003c/a> podcast, host Ariel Levy notes that Maxwell “was the one who connected this college dropout from Brooklyn to what would otherwise have been the impenetrable echelon of American presidents, British royalty and world-famous scientists.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Epstein had the money, but Maxwell had the connections. For a while, at least, they benefited from each other. Maxwell not only facilitated Epstein’s rise, but she helped to keep him there, by any means necessary. 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The AGMA Board of Governors has accepted the findings of the report and will take appropriate action.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The investigation \u003ca href=\"https://www.musicalartists.org/agma-opens-independent-investigation-into-allegations-against-placido-domingo/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was launched\u003c/a> last September. Two sources tell NPR that its conclusion was to include a $500,000 settlement between the singer and AGMA. 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However, he issued a statement to the AP, saying: “I have taken time over the last several months to reflect on the allegations that various colleagues of mine have made against me. I respect that these women finally felt comfortable enough to speak out, and I want them to know that I am truly sorry for the hurt that I caused them. I accept full responsibility for my actions, and I have grown from this experience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The AGMA investigation, as well as a separate independent investigation led by LA Opera, was launched after the AP \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/3baf2ccc59144284b227f29eb7d44797\">last year\u003c/a> reported accusations of 20 women who said that Domingo had sexually harassed them as far back as the 1980s and as recently as the 2016-2017 opera season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement issued Tuesday, the two Domingo accusers who have come forward by name—singers Patricia Wulf and Angela Turner Wilson—urged AGMA to drop Domingo’s membership from the union. “Even though the industry failed to protect us from misogynist and predatory behavior, an expulsion from the union would signal that the industry is learning from its mistakes and that sexual harassment and abuse—perpetuated by industry complicity—will not be tolerated in the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the same statement, the two women’s lawyer, Debra Katz, who also represents other Domingo accusers, urged AGMA to release the results of its investigation, saying: “Opera companies may have prioritized ticket sales generated by powerful men over the safety of women in the industry, but the AGMA now has an opportunity to send a clear message that the safety and dignity of women matter. We look forward to the release of the final report.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several prominent American companies, including most notably the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/09/24/764011716/placido-domingo-out-at-metropolitan-opera-following-sexual-misconduct-allegation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metropolitan Opera\u003c/a>, parted ways with Domingo in the wake of the accusations. By contrast, many European opera houses and singers either offered him public support or suggested that they would await the results of the investigations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking anonymously for fear of retribution, the sources with knowledge of the planned $500,000 settlement told NPR that Domingo’s legal team withdrew its settlement offer with AGMA early Tuesday morning. NPR has viewed the email which senior AGMA leadership sent early Tuesday to its \u003ca href=\"https://www.musicalartists.org/about-agma/board-members-officers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">officers and national board of governors\u003c/a>, a group of about 80 individuals, saying that the union intends to take “appropriate action” against any members who had spoken to the AP, adding: “The damage caused by these individuals to our union, our members and the targets of Domingo’s harassment is incalculable.” AGMA declined to comment to NPR on details of the tentative settlement or its withdrawal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The results of the AGMA investigation were not supposed to be disclosed, either in summary or in full, to the public or to the union’s membership. Union leaders, however, were permitted to speak individually to members about the investigation and its findings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Funds from the settlement were supposed to cover AGMA’s fees for the investigation, to fund a sexual harassment prevention training program for AGMA’s membership and possibly also to be distributed in part to a variety of organizations that aid survivors of sexual misconduct and abuse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its Tuesday public statement, AGMA said that the union and its signatory performing arts companies plan to “improve culture” and “prevent harassment in the future.” Additionally, AGMA said it will conduct a promotional campaign and use training programs “to empower its membership to speak out and prevent harassment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The separate investigation \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/08/13/750766148/report-placido-domingo-accused-of-sexual-harassment-by-multiple-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launched\u003c/a> by LA Opera, where Domingo was \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/10/02/766513143/placido-domingo-resigns-from-la-opera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">general director\u003c/a> for 16 years before resigning last October, is ongoing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2020 NPR. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 79-year-old singer’s representatives did not immediately reply to NPR’s request for comment. However, he issued a statement to the AP, saying: “I have taken time over the last several months to reflect on the allegations that various colleagues of mine have made against me. I respect that these women finally felt comfortable enough to speak out, and I want them to know that I am truly sorry for the hurt that I caused them. I accept full responsibility for my actions, and I have grown from this experience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The AGMA investigation, as well as a separate independent investigation led by LA Opera, was launched after the AP \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/3baf2ccc59144284b227f29eb7d44797\">last year\u003c/a> reported accusations of 20 women who said that Domingo had sexually harassed them as far back as the 1980s and as recently as the 2016-2017 opera season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement issued Tuesday, the two Domingo accusers who have come forward by name—singers Patricia Wulf and Angela Turner Wilson—urged AGMA to drop Domingo’s membership from the union. “Even though the industry failed to protect us from misogynist and predatory behavior, an expulsion from the union would signal that the industry is learning from its mistakes and that sexual harassment and abuse—perpetuated by industry complicity—will not be tolerated in the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the same statement, the two women’s lawyer, Debra Katz, who also represents other Domingo accusers, urged AGMA to release the results of its investigation, saying: “Opera companies may have prioritized ticket sales generated by powerful men over the safety of women in the industry, but the AGMA now has an opportunity to send a clear message that the safety and dignity of women matter. We look forward to the release of the final report.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several prominent American companies, including most notably the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/09/24/764011716/placido-domingo-out-at-metropolitan-opera-following-sexual-misconduct-allegation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metropolitan Opera\u003c/a>, parted ways with Domingo in the wake of the accusations. By contrast, many European opera houses and singers either offered him public support or suggested that they would await the results of the investigations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking anonymously for fear of retribution, the sources with knowledge of the planned $500,000 settlement told NPR that Domingo’s legal team withdrew its settlement offer with AGMA early Tuesday morning. NPR has viewed the email which senior AGMA leadership sent early Tuesday to its \u003ca href=\"https://www.musicalartists.org/about-agma/board-members-officers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">officers and national board of governors\u003c/a>, a group of about 80 individuals, saying that the union intends to take “appropriate action” against any members who had spoken to the AP, adding: “The damage caused by these individuals to our union, our members and the targets of Domingo’s harassment is incalculable.” AGMA declined to comment to NPR on details of the tentative settlement or its withdrawal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The results of the AGMA investigation were not supposed to be disclosed, either in summary or in full, to the public or to the union’s membership. Union leaders, however, were permitted to speak individually to members about the investigation and its findings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Funds from the settlement were supposed to cover AGMA’s fees for the investigation, to fund a sexual harassment prevention training program for AGMA’s membership and possibly also to be distributed in part to a variety of organizations that aid survivors of sexual misconduct and abuse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its Tuesday public statement, AGMA said that the union and its signatory performing arts companies plan to “improve culture” and “prevent harassment in the future.” Additionally, AGMA said it will conduct a promotional campaign and use training programs “to empower its membership to speak out and prevent harassment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The separate investigation \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/08/13/750766148/report-placido-domingo-accused-of-sexual-harassment-by-multiple-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launched\u003c/a> by LA Opera, where Domingo was \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/10/02/766513143/placido-domingo-resigns-from-la-opera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">general director\u003c/a> for 16 years before resigning last October, is ongoing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Union+Says+Pl%C3%A1cido+Domingo+Engaged+In+%27Inappropriate+Activity%27&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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But the character is never identified or seen. He looms menacingly large off-screen, invisible yet ever-present. Sometimes we hear his voice, booming yet muffled behind his office door. Sometimes we hear him barking on the phone at his overworked junior assistant, Jane, a college graduate who was hired just a few months ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The actress Julia Garner, who won an Emmy for \u003cem>Ozark\u003c/em>, plays Jane with piercing reserve. Whatever excitement she may have once felt at the chance to work for one of the film industry’s most powerful figures seems to have abandoned her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jane’s work day begins early: It’s still dark when she arrives at the office and starts making coffee and printing out box-office reports. In the first sign that something might be amiss, we see her scrubbing a stain off the couch in her boss’ office, then picking up a woman’s earring off the floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her day gets busier from there. 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