Silence from male stars....

I suspect that the number of male actors who have been subjected to sexual harassment may be smaller than those who have committed it, or both may be true of the same person.

However, I suspect the main reason for silence us those pesky libel laws. To tell a tale if abuse you have suffered is legally different than talking about the tales told by others. I have not heard of HW sexually abusing makes, although I have heard he treats male employees as cruelly as female ones (in non-sexual ways, only females get sexual abuse in addition to other kinds). Actors who are trying to project an image of masculine ease would never talk about something like that.

Thank you for your compliments, Shogun: ) I like your posts a lot, too.

Yes, there are definitely male actors who have had predators after them (and in some cases the performers undoubtedly benefitted professionally from coming to an agreement and following through), though another aspect I was getting at is, How many male stars (and directors) have used their own influence to get starlets/callgirls WHOEVER cast in their projects (or blacklisted from them) due to consensual sexual contact, or the refusal of it? Are the male stars keeping silent because someone will say, "Oh, you're a fine one to talk about this...what about that teen extra you relentlessly hit on while filming (fill in the blank), or that mistress you shoe horned into a role in that other project...or the actresses you insisted on doing their love scene screentests with to insure they had the right 'chemistry'???" There could be any number of non-kosher stories that could come up, as the layers are peeled back.

I'm just wondering if that's part of the reason for the silence.

Ben Affleck released his statement about his supposed disgust for Weinstein's behavior, and Rose McGowan answered she'd reported the situation to Ben Affleck himself when it all happened...and as someone who owed his stardom (and upcoming Oscar) to Weinstein, did nothing. And he was even aware that Weinstein had done similar abuses previously.

I wonder if there are (a lot of?) A list males in the industry who aren't speaking up on the topic because they know they've erred, too? And maybe in big ways?

Just trying to make sense of it....
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<< they are all stunned, cause nobody knew >>

Hahahahaha! YES....they are shocked, SHOCKED, they tell us : o

Running to their therapists, whimpering, "This cannot be TRUE!!!"
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But most of them are not speaking on the topic at all. Why are so many actresses stepping forward to show solidarity, and their male costars and employers aren't...to much of a significant degree. You'd think if they cared about a Human Rights issue, they would.

It's just odd to me...and leads me to theorize/wonder.
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