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nikator
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GiveEmHellBill said:

Aust Ag said:

I'm surprised Cruise and Travolta have skated so far.
I know he's a wacko when it comes to Scientology, but I have this feeling that when it comes to these kinds of sexual harassment stuff, Cruise is a pretty decent guy...if not one of the most professional guys in Hollywood.


https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2012/09/tom-cruise-scientology-marriage-katie-holmes

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According to Orth, Nazanin Boniadi, an Iranian-born, London-raised actress and Scientologist, was selected and dated Cruise from November 2004 until January 2005. Initially she was told only that she had been selected for a very important mission. In a month-long preparation in October 2004, she was audited every day, a process in which she told a high-ranking Scientology official her innermost secrets and every detail of her sex life. Boniadi allegedly was told to lose her braces, her red highlights, and her boyfriend. According to a knowledgeable source, she was shown confidential auditing files of her boyfriend to expedite a breakup. (Scientology denies any misuse of confidential material.) The source says Boniadi signed a confidentiality agreement and was told that if she "messed up" in any way she would be declared a Suppressive Person (a pariah and enemy of Scientology).

Orth reports that in November 2004 Boniadi was flown to New York, where she met Cruise. That's when she first sensed that this was possibly going to be an arranged marriage. For their first date Cruise and Boniadi went to dinner at Nobu with an entourage of Scientology aides, then to the skating rink at Rockefeller Center, which was closed to the public especially for them. The two spent that first night together but, according to several sources, they did not have sex. At the Trump Tower, where Cruise and the entourage had rented an entire floor, Cruise purportedly told Boniadi, "I've never felt this way before." She was given a second confidentiality agreement specifically about Cruise to sign. Boniadi could tell her worried parents (her mother was also formerly a Scientologist) only that she was in New York on a special Scientology project.


This is seriously creepy
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GiveEmHellBill
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It is weird and creepy. But their church trying to arrange a marriage between them doesn't really compare to all the sick and perverted things that have been posted on this thread.

Who knows? It may actually be difficult for Tom Cruise to find a soulmate who is also a strict Scientologist. Is there a ScientologistMingle.com?
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GiveEmHellBill said:

Aust Ag said:

I'm surprised Cruise and Travolta have skated so far.
I know he's a wacko when it comes to Scientology, but I have this feeling that when it comes to these kinds of sexual harassment stuff, Cruise is a pretty decent guy...if not one of the most professional guys in Hollywood.

And weirdly, I think that Scientology is to credit with this. He know that, as his religion's biggest proponent and spokesmen, if he isn't a shining example of a decent, hardworking Scientologist than that organization takes a massive publicity hit they may not recover from.

If he were to ever be involved in a scandal like the ones coming out now, it would seriously damage the church. And there is no way he would ever do anything that would risk that. His religious beliefs may be out there, but I believe that his public image is not an act: he really is a decent guy.

But, yeah.....Scientology has done a whole lot to protect Travolta by keeping a lot of things quiet.
While I get what you mean, if there's an organization that seems indifferent/immune/aloof to publicity hits and criticism it's Scientology
nikator
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GiveEmHellBill said:

It is weird and creepy. But their church trying to arrange a marriage between them doesn't really compare to all the sick and perverted things that have been posted on this thread.

Who knows? It may actually be difficult for Tom Cruise to find a soulmate who is also a strict Scientologist. Is there a ScientologistMingle.com?
I don't mind the arranged marriage part creepy...most of the world still does it..I find it creepy that they made her break up with her boyfriend
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TCTTS
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FL_Ag1998
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'Bout damn time
expresswrittenconsent
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Do the normal statutes of limitations not apply since he fled from charges?
marble rye
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Bunk Moreland said:


Then just last week I read an article about a Matt Lauer roast years ago where basically all of news and news entertainment was on hand and they all basically had a night laughing at how much of a sexual creep Lauer was


Why cant stuff like this be broadcast for showing/shaming later?!

This is why I have NO sympathy for any of these people. YOU. ALL. KNEW.
Max Power
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What is the point of investigating Polanski if he's never stepping foot here again anyway? He's evading charges still from the 70s unless I'm forgetting something.
GiveEmHellBill
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TCTTS said:


Great. Time for the Hollywood "elites" to circle the wagons around him once again.

Maybe they'll give him a Lifetime Achievement Oscar this year.
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expresswrittenconsent said:

Do the normal statutes of limitations not apply since he fled from charges?
looks like these are new allegations, unrelated to the charges from which he fled.

the SOL would have still fun on these new allegations, but just by passage of time, not because he wasn't here.

The Academy felt compelled (deservedly so) to kick Harvey out, have they kicked out Polanski or rescinded his Academy Award? They can't plead ignorance like they did with Harvey...everybody knew full well the charges Polanski was facing and the fact that he fled the country to avoid being held accountable for them.
Guitarsoup
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All of Hollywood giving Roman Polanski a standing ovation for winning Best Director while he was in France after fleeing from a statutory rape conviction. When they zoom in on Jack Nicholson (star of Polanski's Chinatown) you can see Meryl Streep was one of the first stars standing.

AustinAg2K
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expresswrittenconsent said:

Do the normal statutes of limitations not apply since he fled from charges?
I believe the statute of limitations only applies to filing the charges. If you flee after charges are filed, there is no clock. You're on the hook.
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mrsbeer05
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I just read that article. Such a freaking controlling ass hat. And what he did to her is nothing compared to what he did to others. She even credits her friendship with Tarantino and others as a reason she didn't get raped
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JD Shellnut
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TCTTS said:




That girl sounds BSC to me. Honestly, we need to get to the point where a video documented signed consent form needs to be filled out before having sex.
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swimmerbabe11
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Diggity
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Hollywood seems to be re-enacting Ten Little Indians at this point.

Who will be left in a couple years?
Joan Wilder
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That Salma Hayek article was gut wrenching to read. My god.

Any man that asks "why didn't women come forward back when it happened?" needs to read that. Here's a smart, beautiful woman with some power who was abused and harassed for years and internalized it and suffered because it. That was horrifying and broke my heart.
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Ol Tavis
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fig96
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TCTTS said:


That's a really fascinating read, worth a few minutes for anyone following this thread.

I've been a fan of Spurlock's for a while, his 30 Days show is really fascinating and he's always seemed like a guy who's out there doing things to genuinely help people.

You never know who someone really is and if they're just getting out in front of an accusation that might come back to bite them, but his response felt really genuine to me.
mazzag
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New website let's you enter the name of a movie or tv show and it brings up cast/crew that have a sexual harassment/assault history.

https://therottenappl.es
Know Your Enemy
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mazzag said:

New website let's you enter the name of a movie or tv show and it brings up cast/crew that have a sexual harassment/assault history.

https://therottenappl.es
Can't decide if this is funny or sad.
wesag
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mazzag said:

New website let's you enter the name of a movie or tv show and it brings up cast/crew that have a sexual harassment/assault history.

https://therottenappl.es


Seinfeld still clean
PooDoo
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mazzag said:

New website let's you enter the name of a movie or tv show and it brings up cast/crew that have a sexual harassment/assault history.

https://therottenappl.es

Some geek needs to cross pollinate this with the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon database.
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To me, the most shocking part of this story is Mario Batali's straight.
Liquid Wrench
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All of these stories are in the NY Times and I have 0 articles remaining this month.
mazzag
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As it loads, click the x.
Aust Ag
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What's up with the Restaurantuer thing? These guys wield this sort of power over people? They're cooks!
TCTTS
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The Collective
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Aust Ag said:

What's up with the Restaurantuer thing? These guys wield this sort of power over people? They're cooks!


I would guess it is one of the worst industries. Tough to make it.
Guitarsoup
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CJS4715 said:

Aust Ag said:

What's up with the Restaurantuer thing? These guys wield this sort of power over people? They're cooks!


I would guess it is one of the worst industries. Tough to make it.


What chef you have worked under is super important. So if you have worked for Batali or Ramsey or Lagasse and get a good recommendation, it will make your career. They hold tons of power
 
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