N... no. They should just not air it at all if they were going to put a disclaimer. That makes zero sense.
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Chloe Dykstra Posts About Domestic/Sexual Abuse at the hands of Chris Hardwick
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N... no. They should just not air it at all if they were going to put a disclaimer. That makes zero sense.
Yea the big trades are reporting on it. AMC won't have a choice.
Comic Con is a different matter since they are usually slower to respond to stuff. They haven't Tweeted anything since yesterday and today they were going to reveal something (probably the badge design or badge box for this year) but we'll see what they say when they wake up.
His response to this is going to be very interesting. I'm curious to see if it's the type of response where he apologizes for how he "used to be" or if he outright denies it.
Why would they even air it at that point?
"Here is our new show. Full disclosure though the host is a sociopath and a sexual abuser. We just wanted to make sure you know that before you watched the program. Now enjoy the show!"
That would be a PR apocalypse.
yeah for sure. Im sad that people are going to cling to this as a reason to make it 'her fault' for being with him. What he did isn't acceptable at all, but that part sticks out because any story like this without abundant evidence (and hell, even with it tbh) will be picked apart for holes. THat's just how people roll.
I don't even know what he could do. He could prostrate himself and maybe salvage some work in a few years time, but his immediate future is gone.
Between his billion shows and his wife it's not like he has to work another day in his life. But that fame and adoration he wanted? Losing that probably hurts more than any money loss could.
I listened to Nerdist all the time a couple years back, and have dropped off fairly recently. Hardwick is such a workaholic, I could totally see him twisting that mentality and using it against Chloe. It did seem weird on the show after they broke up, though it was weird when they got together because he's at least 20 years older than her.
Willing to bet he goes down the route of apologizing for his behavior but does in a way that attacks Chloe. He'll open by claiming that he is no longer that person, that his wife/ love of his life changed from for the better; which will be meant as a shot a Chloe.
They could always call up Andrew Lincoln to host The Talking Dead
Also- scum belongs in the garbage disposal.
Also- scum belongs in the garbage disposal.
Some people will roll that way. But honestly -- and I know that as a society we've still got a long way to go -- I take it as a sign of some progress that a story like this gains traction at all. Go back five years to the pre-#MeToo era and I feel like this is an essay that goes absolutely nowhere.
Brought up the topic with a few people (one who was in an abusive relationship) and they wondered why she didn't just leave him. So I'm not sure what the general opinion on this story will be outside of the #MeToo people.
The part that keeps coming into my head pissing me off is the part about him expecting her to "be ready for him".
Everytime I hear it I just get more pissed.
Everytime I hear it I just get more pissed.
It was so weird. I didn't even know they DID break up until he was engaged to the other girl.
She explains that exact question in her post ("digging for water")
Yeah, there's a distinct difference between, "hey, I'm sober, so if we're out together, please don't drink" and it being part of basically a list of demands for a relationship to continue.
Same.
While extreme, it just reminds me of NXIVM, and then I get angry thinking about that too.
Yeah, I showed them that and they still remain firm that she should have just left. They do at least acknowledge that he's a fuckstain, but are still partly blaming her for not leaving.
reactions to stories like these continue to reveal to me how often people are willing to ignore clearly problematic and abusive language / actions or downplay them as minor character flaws. That, or how people are unable to identify such language as being abusive.
See what I don't get is how is that even attractive or sexual at that point? Its so robotic and mechanical that I don't see how anyone could get off on that. And I know that people DO get off on that, but I am incapable of seeing why.
Right? Like she's a sex doll or something. All her plans are moot next to his need to get off. Fuck him.
Yeah, we still haven't had anything really come out of those initial vague allegations.
Just as with other stories we've constantly come across, it's the mental attraction of power that turns those kind of people on.
Not that it's any surprise though to anyone these people exist.
These people enjoy the control, not the intimacy.
Yikes. Well that's disappointing considering his public persona is the exact opposite of that. We'll see how he responds but damn, son, sobriety and therapy obviously didn't help him be a better person.
It's probably more to do with the fact he lacks so much self control in his life with his addictions and is basically compensating by using his relationships as a way to feel he's in control of something again.
Note, this isn't an excuse or something, but I'm guessing this is an explanation for him being a horrible person.
Mainstream outlets are reporting on it like THR, Vulture, etc. This probably isn't going to be one of those stories mostly kept to blogs and Twitter. Court of public opinion won't be too nice.
Hardwick is very public and is the face of lots of shows and things in production, it'll get some steam. This isn't like Max Landis who can fade away (or slither away, more appropriately).
Some people are just going to be indifferent to that kind of thing until they see or hear a different story that opens their eyes a bit more.
Some don't realize their relationship is abusive when they're in the middle of it.
Some are scared to leave because the abuser might kill them or at the very least find them.
A friend told me her story a few years ago and while I didn't wave any of it off then, it's only this year I've realized just how bad her situation was whereas before I didn't offer much beyond "I'm sorry that happened to you, are you okay now."
Real talk, Kevin was the real reason to watch Attack of the Show. Never really got why people went so crazy over Munn.
People in show business are creeps, go figure. Hardwick was good at projecting the image of Mr nice nerd guy who made it. My boyfriend was starting to even look up to him, because he really did give good advice on his podcast and social media. Either he's a massive pretender, or the guy just has some dual personality problems.
I know of another case that might, in a couple of years time, hit too close to home for many of us... Related to a beloved showbiz person.
I know of another case that might, in a couple of years time, hit too close to home for many of us... Related to a beloved showbiz person.
Yea Kevin genuinely played the games they talked about on G4 at the time. I remember meeting him back in 2004 at SDCC when I was working at Blizzard and was talking to him about WoW and the beta and he went on and on how much he loved City of Heroes because you didn't have to loot anything.
