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This permanent A list comic movie actor got his start on a long running hit network show. He is trying to head off a potentially career ending scandal which would ruin his good guy image. In college, there was a sexual assault at the fraternity he was a member of. He was present and participated in the gang rape of a drunk girl. The girl did file a complaint but as athletes were among those involved and she was very drunk the university did not act on her claim. Since then, she has occasionally contacted this comedian/actor and he has paid her money to keep quiet. Now in the wake of MeToo, she feel empowered and has contacted a famous female attorney who specializes in these types of cases. The actor is trying to negotiate a deal so she doesn’t go public.
Bill Murray?
ReplyDeleteWill Ferrel?
ReplyDeleteGloria Allred for the atty
ReplyDeleteDon't settle. The #metoo witch hunts have jumped the shark and are basically over. Nobody believes these hysterical women anymore.
ReplyDeleteFuck off. Jon.
DeleteYou’re an ass
DeleteI don’t disagree with you. Unfortunately, certain women (@rose , & Asia ) have made the decision to selfishly capitalize on interactions that were consensual at the time but now better suit a narrative that indicates otherwise. I’d tell the women below to read up and do their research but they most certainly won’t. Victim culture is much more alluring. It’s easier to call you an insensitive asshole than it is for them to actually research the women they so blindly advocate for. That’s what’s gross.
DeleteI agree mgn. Women like Ashley Judd slept with slime balls to get in more movie need to sit down and shut up.
Delete+1 Tricia. He has a very good guy image.
ReplyDeleteI thought Will Ferrell has a reputation for being an a-hole.
DeleteHe is super quiet and reserved “when off/not in character “, but yea it’s known he’s not the nicest dude either. Most people don’t know that about about which is why it surprise many.
DeleteSteve Carrell?
ReplyDeleteI really hope not, but I’m inclined to agree. The only thing I can’t find is info on whether he was part of a sorority or not.
DeleteUgh, I meant fraternity.
DeleteI mean, I’d also be interested if he was part of a sorority, but that’s neither here nor there.
He was at USC. He actually said in an interview for “Old School”, he has plenty of material to draw from
DeleteDan Ackroyd
ReplyDeleteTom Hanks
ReplyDeleteIt's because of antiquated troglodytes like Jon that there was the need for a #MeToo movement in the first place.
ReplyDelete+1,000,000
DeleteThe Rock
ReplyDeleteSteve Martin although I think he just hosted??
ReplyDeletePaul Rudd had a recurring role on Friends, and was in a frat, but is he permanent A list?
ReplyDeleteHe seems more like high A-.
DeleteAdam Sandler
ReplyDeleteWoody Harrelson (Cheers) also was in a frat. But he does more than just comedy.
ReplyDeleteThat is some sick sh!t, I hope we get a reveal of the comic movie actor and the college. I've lost total faith in any celebrity with a good guy image.
ReplyDeleteJim Carrey
ReplyDeleteAlan Alda?
ReplyDeletecomic movie actor got his start on a long running hit network show....I feel like it's someone from The Office...?
ReplyDeleteJohn Goodman, Kevin James (do not consider him permanent A) were also in frats.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Jim Carrey went to college.
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ReplyDeleteAshton Kutcher was in a frat
This was my guess
DeleteI think a lot of these "going public any day now" stories are simply negotiating tactics. If you've been taking money for years to keep quiet about something, this is a good time to renegotiate for a better deal. You can soften up the other party by leaking out something like this that he will recognize, maybe even have someone send him a link to it anonymously.
ReplyDeleteAgreed! I’m just confused as to why nobody is going to the damn police!!!!
Delete+1, @Cail
DeleteThese blinds that "expose" rapists are doing more harm than good. The victim gets a bigger settlement but it's kept quiet.
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ReplyDeleteIf you told me Ashton Kutcher *wasn't* in a frat, I'd think you must be lying. He's like the frattiest frat boy that ever fratted.
ReplyDeletepatton Oswalt
ReplyDeletePaul Rudd, started on friends
ReplyDeleteT J Miller
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's Rudd. He was known for stuff like Clueless before Friends. I also don't think he's "permanent A list"
ReplyDeleteSandler- snl
ReplyDeleteSheesh. Paul Ruud did not get his start on "Friends". He was in the Clueless film 7 years before Friends.
ReplyDeleteClueless didn't make him a star. Friends brought him greater recognition. Anchorman was his big break.
ReplyDeleteI'm jaded from this site because I think all of the guesses are plausible.
ReplyDeleteI can't stop laughing at "frattiest frat boy who ever frat."
ReplyDeleteGreat statement. Totally agree.
I feel like this is possibly Will Ferrell. I hate typing that. I feel like I died a little.
Ted Danson? Played college basketball. Fraternity?
ReplyDeleteOh, please not Steve Carrell, please not Steve Carrell.
ReplyDeleteKnown for the office, played hockey at Denison for all four years, part of a student improv group...
Going to the police ultimately means taking the stand and being grilled by high-paid attorneys who will do their best to make you look like a whore who begged for it. If you're accusing some of the beloved names listed here, the media will give them a hand. Prepare for your family and old friends back to grade school to be harassed and probably offered money if they can come up with anything juicy on you.
ReplyDeleteAs much as we wish more people would come forward, I don't think it's hard to see why they don't.
Ashton Kutcher??
ReplyDeleteNate Parker is ruined already he was one of the first.
ReplyDeleteThe only one that really fits would be Adam Sandler (and truly shocking.)
ReplyDelete"Agreed! I’m just confused as to why nobody is going to the damn police!!!!"
ReplyDeleteBecause they'd rather have money? And honestly, if this stuff happened 20 years ago, who can blame them?
Ed Helms. Look it up. Rolling Stones article.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I appreciate his work... don’t think he’s perm Also he’s gay im pretty sure
DeleteTim Allen?
ReplyDeleteSummary:
ReplyDeleteGood guy perm A list comic movie actor was a college frat rapist. No not the Jello guy. We'll only find out who if his negotiations to pay off the victim fall through. The End.
Jon Hamm?
ReplyDeleteIs this the article you are talking about?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/16/ed-helms-uva-commencement-rolling-stone_n_7297392.html
Sadly, even though most states do not have a statute of limitations anymore, back in the 90s and early millennium there were on sexual assault cases. Thus the money at this point.
ReplyDeleteIdk but any famous folks go to MSU?
Helpful list http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2009/09/famous-fraternity-members/
ReplyDelete+1 to Adam Sandler guesses.
ReplyDeleteHe has had such a low profile the past few years, you kind of wonder why.
Chevy Chase?
ReplyDeleteEd Helms got his start on The Daily Show, so I don't think it's him.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, even if he is gay, it doesn't mean he couldn't have participated in a college rape.
But I don't think it's him anyway.
My money is on Steve Carrell
ReplyDeleteWill Ferrell. He was in Delta Tau Delta at USC.
ReplyDeleteSteve Carrell was a Daily Show correspondent and had success with The 40 Year Old Virgin prior to his stint on The Office.
ReplyDeleteEw. The idea that Adam Sandler is A list is just sad. He's just a one trick pony over and over and over. Like, the worst though, the
ReplyDelete"Me want drinky of wa-wa for me moufy", one trick pony.
Ugh. I just died a little in writing that
Paul Rudd?
ReplyDeleteBill Hader :(
ReplyDeleteEd O'Neill seems the most likely due to the Rolling Stones piece, but Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, John Goodman, Jim Gaffigan, Dennis Miller, Paul Rudd, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Jon Stewart, and Kevin James, all work, as well.
ReplyDeleteIMO, without the Rolling Stones link, I would've said either Will Ferrell or Kevin James as the most likely.
I think this is Ferrell. Former frat guy, projects an image of goodness (though I have also heard that he's secretly really a prick) and has talked about how frats should be ended-- maybe remorse over his past. Also began on a long runnig network show (SNL.) Carell and Helms began on Daily Show, so cable not network.
ReplyDeleteEd O’Neill’s last year in college was 1968 so this would be the oldest #metoo ever. Color me skeptical.
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty obvious that we are not going achieve a consensus on this one. Could be anyone from Red Skeleton to Matt Leblanc.
ReplyDeleteWhat concerns me is that everyone seems to be glossing over the fact that the victim went to the authorities and was stonewalled. So many of these horrific accounts of abuse that have surfaced lately include the fact that they reported, either to producers or agents and now campus police.
Those who assist in the cover-up are as complicit as the the perp as they enable the behavior. So many that will never see the inside of a courtroom but should, in this old man's humble opinion.
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DeleteWoody Harrelson would prefer if we could just talk about Rampart.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely not Dennis Miller. I knew him well. Don’t even recall him being much of a drinker.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a guess. Just wanted to say I agree with both Cail Corishev's observations.
ReplyDeleteAgree! Dennis Miller is so dry he makes Sigismund of Luxembourg's defense of his grammar look like Sir Winston's liquor cabinet in 1949.
ReplyDeleteJon really is a vile tosser, isn't he?
ReplyDeleteLots of people being named who are primarily TV and not Permanent A. First line says " permanent A list comic movie actor"
ReplyDeleteadam sandler
ReplyDeleteWhat I learned from this link is that Will Ferrell and Paul Ryan were in the same frat. https://totalfratmove.com/11-celebrities-fraternity-composite-photos/ Huh.
ReplyDeleteAlso, sad to say but this totally sounds like Will Ferrell to me. Permanent A list comic movie actor who got his start on a long-running show basically screams SNL. Not that many SNL alums are permanent A list.
Adam Sandler has not been lying low, quite the contrary. Those with kids and/or grandkids here, ever heard of the HUUUUGE hit Hotel Transylvania?
ReplyDeleteOr Hotel Transylvania 2?
How about Hotel Transylvania 3?
I don't think it's him. He's the kind of guy who wouldn't be able to perform in a gang rape. It's got to be some one with a cruel streak. Loveable but cold. Sandler isn't cold, he's too mushy for that shit.
Unfortunately I will go with Will Ferrell.
They have to watch who they are pointing the finger at! Look what happened to Maynard from tool!
ReplyDeleteGood for her. I hope she gets a settlement, and then talks anyway. You don't RAPE someone, and then act all- oops, wasn't my idea and I was young. Lots of people make it through life not raping anyone, it doesn't "happen" to the guy like he is a bystander. It takes a certain kind of guy to be able to "perform" while watching a girl get raped.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Jim Carrey has post-secondary education, let alone a family wallet big enough to get into a frat, so he can be ruled out.
ReplyDeleteWhether this is true or false, if she has been taking money for years, then she's not exactly traumatized and a victim anymore!
ReplyDeleteErm......so everyone thinks it was okay for this lady to keep asking for money until metoo# came along? Isn't she part of the problem for victims? I would never have any negotiations going with a man who raped me. Through experience-even seeing their face would make me ill.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that the point of #metoo? She reported it and got stonewalled. And how hard it must have been to report it in the first place. The problem for victims is the ease with which these systems deny your right to justice. I hope you got your justice Amy.
DeleteWill Ferrell in my opinion. While I like most of his work, some of his over the top bro characters are a bit much for me.
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