Film-maker Morgan Spurlock confesses to sexual misconduct
Source: BBC
US documentary film-maker Morgan Spurlock has publicly confessed to a history of sexual misconduct, referring to himself as "part of the problem".
Spurlock, who made the hit film Super Size Me, wrote on Twitter that he had been accused of rape and had paid to settle a claim of sexual harassment.
He also admitted cheating on "every wife and girlfriend I have ever had".
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42350064
His statement:
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Then there was the time I settled a sexual harassment allegation at my office. This was around 8 years ago, and it wasnt a gropy feely harassment. It was verbal, and it was just as bad.
I would call my female assistant hot pants or sex pants when I was yelling to her from the other side of the office. Something I thought was funny at the time, but then realized I had completely demeaned and belittled her to a place of non-existence.
So, when she decided to quit, she came to me and said if I didnt pay her a settlement, she would tell everyone. Being who I was, it was the last thing I wanted, so of course, I paid. I paid for peace of mind. I paid for her silence and cooperation. Most of all, I paid so I could remain who I was.
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oberliner
(58,724 posts)And he's already cheated on her too?
madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)Maybe he is deeply remorseful. Maybe he is filled with regret. Maybe he wants to change and become a better person.
Maybe this confession is preemptive and self serving. Maybe this guy knows that there are enough people out there to fill a stadium who can take him down and he has decided to cut them off at the pass.
I know I have become too cynical for my own good, but I don't believe his epiphany.
marble falls
(57,099 posts)rationalizing thoughts of why what he did was almost not his fault. I'm going to need to read again a couple of times,but it almost reads like a treatment for his next documentary more than it does a confession.
Lazy Daisy
(928 posts)my foggy brain is registering "light bright". I've heard or seen this before. It's familiar. Can't put my finger on it, but this is someone else's story.
The chances I know his rape victim are scarce, but that story rings familiar somehow. It's the light bright that is nagging at me.
If I'm right, shame on him.
Don't know why this is really bothering me, hope one of you knows what I'm talking about and have a much better memory.