Today's Blind Items - Busted

This writer/executive producer was at the top of the heap for multiple hit shows. Hopefully this week, his career will come to an end.

From the words of his victims.

Last Friday, because of the amazing connective power of social media including within this group, I discovered a man I had a really scary encounter with recently is a serial rapist and pedophile. His name is ___________, and he was one of the main writers and producers for a hit network show and hit cable show. He targets young women with promises of a professional modeling photo shoot. He lies about his age and is 59 but often tells women he’s in his 40s. He not only uses dating websites to target women, but modeling sites, photography sites and even approaches random women on the street, including underage girls. We have an account of him approaching a 12 year old and telling her she needed to be comfortable being naked if he was going to photograph her. That was 13 years ago, and more stories keep coming forward. It can’t be confirmed yet, but it sounds like he has drugged at least one woman. He has assaulted women in both professional settings and casual ones. He is a master of coercion and manipulation, and he convinces most women that they welcomed what happened to them, or pressures them so much that they give in and feel like they said yes (note: coercion is still rape). It sounds like from multiple accounts he has a woman assistant who calls women and vouches for him as legit. He has had 4 separate police reports filed against him and has been arrested twice for sexual battery and battery in 2014 and 2018, yet his background check only shows up with 2 traffic tickets. He has used his money and influence for years to get away with this, and its time for him to answer for it. 

I went in on Saturday and filed my own police report. 3 women came with me.  Part of what made me and many others nervous about reporting was that it can be re-traumatizing to report. However, I have to say that the cop that took my report was amazing. He said “these Hollywood assholes can’t get away with this casting couch bullshit anymore these days”. This made me feel safe, and at the end he thanked me for coming forward and made me feel empowered and heard. The woman who originally filed a report and rape kit against him in 2014 has also re-opened her case, and they’ve finally connected the dots and have called me back in for additional interviewing.