And now there's this, which adds a whole other level of complexity to the story: the suicide of McGowan's ex-manager Jill Messick, and a statement by Messick's family that lays a lot of the blame at McGowan's feet.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jill-messicks-family-issues-blistering-statement-harvey-weinstein-rose-mcgowan-1083173 On Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 5:22:19 AM UTC-5, PGage wrote: > > Same. She is a trauma victim, and actively dealing with a lot of shit. She > has been both brave and effective in knocking down some walls, but she is > not the person I would choose to get into a nuanced debate about all the > complexities. > > On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 2:37 PM Tom Wolper <two...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 8:34 PM, Kevin M. <drunkba...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> ... after a "meltdown" at a Barnes & Noble booksigning. >>> >>> >>> http://variety.com/2018/scene/vpage/rose-mcgowan-meltdown-barnes-and-noble-book-signing-1202684004/ >>> >>> She appeared on Colbert last night after the signing went askew. The >>> interview derailed almost from the start and there was nothing Colbert >>> could really do to get it back on track. >>> >>> https://www.facebook.com/colbertlateshow/videos/1321067461371335/ >>> >>> On the Tweety-thingy, Ms. McGowan stated she's taking time away. >>> >>> https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/959504910902595585 >>> >>> Wherever you land on the #metoo issue, this woman has faced the sort of >>> scrutiny normally reserved for presidential candidates. I cannot imagine >>> the emotional impact of all the pressure, so I am not prepared to cast >>> judgment on her. Not trying to lump shaved-headed women together, but her >>> demeanor on Colbert reminded me of Sinead O'Connor's social media posts >>> last year. Alas, O'Connor (now going by Magda Davitt) was "helped" by Phil >>> McGraw, so I can only hope that McGowan is able to take the time she needs >>> to rejuvenate, and if she seeks help or counsel from someone, that it isn't >>> a Hollywood quack. >>> >> >> I have a lot of sympathy for McGowan. As much as it can feel watered down >> when an organization gets together and puts out a corporate-speak sounding >> message, the organization can provide message focus, media training, and >> emotional support for someone like her. It's unbelievably difficult to >> become the face of a movement on one's own and have to deal with the >> denials and power politics from one side and the cries for help and sharing >> the pain from the other. That will take a psychic toll and the Barnes & >> Noble incident can become too much to deal with. I saw McGowan's appearance >> on the Late Show and it was clear she had some chemical enhancement. That >> is not surprising as the talk shows are know for having an alcohol cart >> available to guests to loosen them up if necessary. She came off unfocused >> and defensive. >> >> The evening after she did an interview with Ronan Farrow at the 92nd St Y >> and then started her hiatus. Vox has a long transcript. I don't know if >> it's the complete conversation or just excerpts. It gives a good sense of >> what her past year has been like and what led up to the hiatus. >> >> >> https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/2/6/16973736/rose-mcgowan-ronan-farrow-harvey-weinstein >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to tvornottv+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
