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The only A-list names I could find that they worked with when they were on that young age in the 80s are Downey, Kiefer Sutherland and Charlie Sheen. The person mentioned is apparently a family man, which doesn't fit Sheen's profile, and I don't think people would call Downey that either. I don't think Kiefer is high profile enough to be considered a Hollywood mogul either. None of them fit for me, but maybe that's because I like all three of them and don't want to imagine it, especially Downey.
The reports and quotes from Haim seem to point to this person being older, much older at the time in relation to him and Feldman. He mentions "men" in the industry doing this to him, and not so much someone closer in age. Downey was only 19 around the time Haim said he was raped, and the movie they starred in together was only one of his first roles where he was even credited. He wouldn't have had a big enough name or pull in the industry at that nascent point in his career to do what he did with impunity; it's actually much more likely that Downey would've been in danger of the same predators Haim faced at such a young age trying to make his name in Hollywood. It has to be someone who was already a big name at the time and could have avoided repercussions from that act for decades afterwards, meaning they had popularity and wealth and pull at that time.
This is all troubling, because things like this get you wondering about it, and thinking that some of your favorite actors could be behind this heinous stuff without you ever expecting, and it just soils their work forever afterwards. It's Cosby all over again, and feels like the biggest dupe and slap in the face.
As for passing things on to the police or other law enforcement, many of these cases have already passed the statute of limitations. In California you only have 10 years or so to report a rape or, in other cases, you have to do it before your 26th year, and many cases slip through the cracks because the victims can't come forward for a myriad of reasons.
Well, if I may think the worst of humanity in this instance (the media often make it easy), turning people in or giving info doesn't really help their story. It's much more viable for the media to keep quiet and let the story simmer so they can sell as much press on it as they can to a starving public. If it all gets wrapped up swiftly, then that part of the story is out of the news and on its way to being forgotten over time. The longer the story simmers, the more hotcakes they can bake on those flames.
In this particular instance, however, I don't think that's the case. The only people who seem to have news on who these parties are are confidantes of some of the victims, who may have only informed their media representative that they have a name, but haven't shared it, meaning nobody can move on it until the person comes forward to say that name.
But again, getting police involved at this stage, when many of these rapes are now unable to be tried in criminal court anyway, wouldn't do much. The best the victims or their confidantes can hope for at this stage is that the news, when it comes, burns enough of the offenders' bridges in the industry that they are blacklisted and their accolades are wiped and past accomplishments robbed from them. It's the only real justice, however hollow, that can be hoped for, if it does come.
Imagine the response to Cosby's crimes (the majority of which are also outside the statute of limitations). He's gradually lost a lot of honors given to him by officials or universities, and many of his ties have been eroded creatively. Again, not grand justice or a satisfying magnitude of it like he deserves, but it's something.
Agreed.
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First time I've heard of it, but if it had any sort of traction, I'm glad it didn't happen.
You look at a picture of a balding, old man who thinks it looks cool to wear his misshapen shirt out of his trousers, and you see...James Bond? Whaaa...? ;)
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Thankfully they seem to get banned pretty quickly by the mods. I don't know if there's anything more that can be done. If there is, it should be attempted. Some kind of catchpa to stop spambots might be a good idea, although I think this is already in place - it's been a good few years since I registered.
Believe you me we bang on about it all the time behind the scenes. Admin guys are pretty switched on, but nothing seems to be getting done. It's a real pain in the proverbial, and hopefully one day we can look back and laugh about it! :-?
They call him Moneybenny.