On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 2:48 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Wikis say that Stephanie Birkitt has an active law license in both > California and Connecticut since just after the scandal broke. > > I think we were all disappointed in Dave’s behavior at that time, but I > still think he handled it pretty well, and better than most powerful men > even in the post #metoo era. Of course on any meaningful metric his > behavior (as far as we know) was less horrific than a lot of what came to > light later. > > Dave was always at his best when making fun of powerful people and > corporations. He was not at his best when, at times, he went after less > powerful people. Prior to the current era self indulgent, self important > young starlets were seen by many, including apparently Dave, as part of the > powerful group it was okay to take down. It should have been clear, to > people like Dave, but also many in his audience, like me, that these young > women were closer to girls, and were subject the sexual exploitation and > manipulation of powerful men and companies, no matter how much money they > were paid, or how famous they were. We all failed that test, and are > rightly criticized for it now. > > Again though, making fun of a troubled Lindsey Lohan, which should > obviously have been abhorrent, is not sexual assault, is not Matt Lauer, > Charlie Rose, Louis CK levels of bad. Whatever reckoning is coming for Dave > (and many of us in his audience) is deserved, but should be proportionate. >
My thing which probably prevented me from getting hired onto several talk shows is that I found it abhorrent to even book obviously troubled people as guests on an entertainment talk show. Letterman infamously had on Paris Hilton to talk about her time in jail, which of course she didn’t want to talk about, and it was a funny and memorable interview... with an alcoholic ex convict... one has to wonder why book her except so viewers could point and gawk and judge and mock. Not singling Letterman out; all hosts (and their producers) are guilty of it, even Scottish Conan, which he’d freely admit to. > > > On Tue, 16 Feb 2021 at 1:23 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 3:58 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> That said, there’s some of Letterman that is indefensible, most notably >>> the affair he had with a staffer. It might be worth checking to see if >>> she’s still working in the business. >>> >> >> She is not. She left law school to work in TV and after the scandal she >> went back to law school. I vaguely recall somebody followed up on her a few >> years later and she wasn't in show business and she wasn't in New York. >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHEyjEXXzK3qX1T2LOS_5OOOyxF7g_RoQ8wLLdou4oXtA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHEyjEXXzK3qX1T2LOS_5OOOyxF7g_RoQ8wLLdou4oXtA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJkq_feDa1N7oGCRgd_W9M9mb7QbabJONAe8-oC3RQWmQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJkq_feDa1N7oGCRgd_W9M9mb7QbabJONAe8-oC3RQWmQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DpA7RVHP5Rn6WyrrP3hoOAU5fcAGLAf-qXdVV6rg4PVQ%40mail.gmail.com.
