Martha Stewart Says That The #MeToo Movement Has Been Hard, Because She’s Known So Many Of The Predators
Martha Stewart is 79 years old, she’s rich, she’s powerful, she’s an entertainment icon, and as such, that also means she’s definitely clocked a whole lot of face time with the kind of people who might be at the top of the showbiz pyramid and who have been accused of abusing such power. Martha might say it’s a good thing that victims are able to come forward and finally hold powerful, famous men accountable for their actions, but she’ll also likely tell you a bad thing for Martha because she personally knows a whole bunch of the creeps.
Martha isn’t wrong because knows a lot of the predators in the #MeToo movement. For example, Martha’s long-running television series Martha Stewart Living aired on CBS. Who was running CBS at that time? Les Moonves. And who was exposed as a decades-long creep and subsequently fired from his job? Exactly. If you search the internet for pictures of Martha Stewart socializing at an event with Harvey Weinstein, will you find them? Yeah, you will. Is this a picture of Martha Stewart sitting about 6 feet away from Kevin Spacey at a tennis match? It is. Has Martha been photographed by Terry Richardson? She has. And there’s even Martha providing her own evidence of – ahem – reputationally questionable friendships:
The great woody Allen was at Pool Party We chatted about life,love, and food pic.twitter.com/jfC1PX5UZ6
— Martha Stewart (@MarthaStewart) April 13, 2016
Martha recently spoke to Harper’s Bazaar about the #MeToo reckoning that began several years ago (and continues to happen presently). But according to Martha, a couple of those creeps totally didn’t deserve the career implosion that others rightfully deserved. via USA Today:
“I’ve known almost every single one of the famous guys that has been accused and set aside,” Stewart said. Though Stewart strayed away from using names, she said their behavior was just a part of who they were.
“Some were certainly guilty of a lot of what was accused. But some were – it’s just their awful personalities,” she said.
Crap, if only Harvey Weinstein could go back in time and have his lawyers try that argument. “My client is being accused of multiple instances of sexual assault, but your honor, really, it’s just his awful personality.”
But call me crazy, I really don’t think a bad personality is a reasonable excuse for abusive behavior. And referring to them as “set aside” is a strange way of saying “facing consequences.” If only her pal Snoop Dogg had been around while this interview was being conducted. He might have been able to quickly steer the conversation into a less problematic direction with the help of a joint. “Me too? You wanna know my thoughts on me too? Me too is what I always say when Snoop and I get stoned and he reaches for a slice of chocolate cake.”
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