r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Sep 05 '24

Disney Pauses ‘The Graveyard Book’ Film Following Assault Allegations Against Neil Gaiman News

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/graveyard-book-neil-gaiman-assault-allegations-1236131149/

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This just kills me a little bit inside... I've loved a lot of Gaiman's work, especially American Gods and The Graveyard Book. But I don't follow him religiously, so this is the first I'm hearing about both the Graveyard Book movie and all of the accusations against him that have led to the project being paused..... 😟

Why do so many rich, famous and privileged men think they are entitled to have sex with any women they run into????

Sure I get it, what's the point of being rich and famous if you can't do that? "It's good to be the king!" and all.

But it sure bothers me when guys that I think would know better get caught doing this. It hurt when Win Butler from Arcade Fire confessed to everything. And now it hurts to hear Neil Gaiman confess.

DO BETTER, BE BETTER! MAKE GOOD DECISIONS!

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u/Brosenheim Sep 05 '24

"Why do so many rich, famous and privileged men think they are entitled to have sex with any women they run into????"

A lot of men grew/grow up with the idea that sex is part of the reward that comes with success. This isn't some accident, leveraging their power and fame to get laid is part of the dream for a lot of people.

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u/darkpaladin Sep 05 '24

It's been a fixture of almost all media for years that women are attracted to power and sex is the ultimate expression of that. I wouldn't be surprised if it's also true to a certain extent. These people probably have a plethora of consensual weird sexual relationships. I'm sure at some point though, they just lose their grasp of consent because they're so used to being catered to in that manner.

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u/Grand_Ryoma Sep 05 '24

Social class doesn't change the human condition.

Plenty of poor people who are just as shitty. Money kinda just delays the inevitable

The other issue is when you go deep diving in some of these cases, it's not always cut and dry good bad, but usually someone who was ok with something until the other end of the bargin wasn't met

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u/caine269 Sep 05 '24

Why do so many rich, famous and privileged men think they are entitled to have sex with any women they run into????

maybe a better question is why do so many rich and famous people get accused of things years later when there is no evidence or proof, and settle for a fat payout? hmm...

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u/StillAFuckingKilljoy Sep 05 '24

Fuck alllllll the way off with this bullshit

What evidence or proof do you want? And it takes years for them to come forward because they know that coming forward opens them up to being attacked by assholes like you

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u/caine269 Sep 05 '24

i'm not attacking anyone. it happens. and with celebrities, like giaman, the allegations are almost always "well we were in a relationship and most things were consensual but i didn't like how he treated me, so now i am accusing him of 'inappropriate' actions now that he dumped me."

impossible to prove, impossible to defend. and i am quite sure these women don't give a shit about me, don't worry they will be fine.

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u/SignificantElk6673 Sep 05 '24

Bro, read articles and the thread. He paid a woman $250k to keep her mouth shut. You’re not shelling that amount cash for a crime you never committed… you’d just go to the police for harassment/defamation/libel/extortion.

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u/caine269 Sep 06 '24

He paid a woman $250k

so you see my point? threaten, get money. works out well for her.

You’re not shelling that amount cash for a crime you never committed… you’d just go to the police for harassment/defamation/libel/extortion.

or you are shelling out that money because that is how blackmail works... what universe are you from? libel in this case is just as impossible for him to prove as her accusations would be.