Sexual Harrassment

KEVIN SPACEY THOUGHT HE COULD DO NO WRONG

Hollywood has a solid history of tolerating workplace sexual harassment and enabling important predators, so any change for the better is delightful. As star and executive Producer, Kevin Spacey no doubt figured he could get away with that behavior on the House of Cards set because none of the young male crew members he preyed upon wanted to go on the record -for fear of being blackballed. Finally, ONE brave guy talked and the resulting investigation got Spacey fired and taken to court by the MRC entertainment company. Spacey was sued for revenue lost after he left the show and attorney fees, and he just LOST and the judge says he has to pay almost 31 million dollars to MRC! Hopefully this will motivate egotistical actors and executives to control themselves…

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SANDRA BULLOCK DIDN’T GET THE MESSAGE ABOUT JESSE JAMES

Sandra didn’t listen. In 2005 when Sandra Bullock was dating Jesse James, a former employee of his at West Coast Choppers made a point of giving an interview about a sexual harrassment lawsuit she filed against James in 2000, according to Radaronline. In court papers Deann McClung accused him of sexual assault, battery, and wrongful termination. She described Jesse as an “evil, brutal, terrible person.” She went into great detail about Jesse sexually harrassing her and other employees, forcing her to have sex, and eventually firing her. When she retaliated with the lawsuit, he accused her of stealing. She won a huge settlement ($725,000 according to TMZ) and said at the time “I’m sure he has Sandra conned into thinking what a nice guy he is – but it’s all a big lie.”