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elizabeth  ·  2351 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Louis CK's powerful army of enablers

The effect rippled all the way to Montreal too: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/friday-oct-20-2017-taggart-torrens-andrew-garfield-and-more-1.4360356/quebec-stars-eric-salvail-and-gilbert-rozon-hit-with-sexual-harassment-allegations-1.4362444

It's undeniable there has been a big surge in accusations being brought forward. And this whole equilibrium thing makes a lot of sense. It might be naive of me, but such an equilibrium seems kind of counter-intuitive in a way? Let's say 5% of people are horrible rapists in Hollywood. There is not much advantage for the 95% of non-rapists to help them camouflage their actions. There is always a risk those people will get caught. And then the non-rapists get punished too by association (think of all the other people working on House of Cards, or co-stars in Louis CK's new film).

I guess it's hard calling the shots when you're new to an industry and are trying to make it there. But once you have a more established career, why risk working with someone with a bad reputation? I'm sure Netflix could have cast someone else for the role. But I guess the secrecy of it, makes it easier to ignore. What if they are just rumours

But hopefully after the Wiestein effect settles down, it will change the industry's practices at least a little.