The
pace of the #MeToo wave of accusations has not lagged.
Far
from it.
Some
of the charges are jarring but they do not flag.
—
Famed orchestra conductor Charles Dutoit was today accused of sexual assault against
a rising young opera star;
— Judge
Alex Kozinksi of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, who had sat on the bench
for 32 years, has resigned after being accused by at least 15 current and
former clerks and other employees of sexual harassment;
—
This past week Kentucky Republican state Rep. Dan Johnson, who had been accused
of raping his daughter’s fourteen-year-old friend, committed suicide by a
gunshot to his head. Johnson, also a pastor, could not live with the public
shame and ignominy. His wife immediately mischaracterized Johnson’s death as a
“high-tech lynching,” echoing the wholly inappropriate 1991 description by
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of Anita Hill’s accusations of his sexual
harassment;
—
Accused pedophile Alabama Republican Senatorial candidate Roy Moore went down
to thunderous defeat two weeks ago in an election with historic
reverberations, as Donald Trump attempted to withdraw his endorsement of Moore
(complete with robocalls) post-election, and the Senate conspired to delay the
swearing in of winner Democrat Doug Jones;
—
Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold has agreed to resign from the House of
Representatives even as the House Ethics Committee begins collecting evidence
against him;
—
Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken has confirmed his decision to retire
from the Senate effective January 2d;
—
Actress Salma Hayak wrote a heartfelt and detailed New York Times article that specified Harvey Weinstein’s continuous
crude and threatening acts of sexual harassment during the making of Hayak’s
movie about the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo;
—
Three NFL Network analysts including a Hall of Fame inductee have been
suspended following commencement of a lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct:
Marshall Falk, Ike Taylor, and Heath Evans, all former NFL stars, and three
other former players Donovan McNabb, Warren Sapp, and Eric Davis were also
named in the legal action;
—
NFL Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson announced that he is selling his
franchise after being outed in a Sports
Illustrated story about a variety of sexual abuse allegations and settlements;
—
Yet another PBS radio host, Tavis Smiley, joined a list of long-established
executives, newsmen, and hosts (Charlie Rose, Tom Ashbrook, Leonard Lopate,
David Sweeney, Jonathan Schwartz, John Hockenberry, Michael Oreskes, and
Garrison Keillor) who have been
involuntarily fired or suspended due to a variety of acts of sexual harassment
and abuse. I’d hazard a guess that the openings for new hires at NPR have never
been better;
—
New accusations have been leveled at Def Jam Recordings founder Russell
Simmons, who was already under scrutiny;
—
More accusers have come forward with stories of sexual abuse by actor Dustin
Hoffman;
—
The number of dancers who accused New York City Ballet artistic director and
superstar Peter Martins of bad acts mushroomed with a chorus of complaints of
violent intimidation by current or former male dancers;
—
Trying to stay ahead of the curve, “Super Size Me” director Morgan Spurlock
accused himself publicly and in writing of sexual misconduct against his
classmates, co-workers, two wives, and assorted girlfriends stretching back
decades to his college days.
The
women (and some men) whose careers were short-circuited and whose persons were
assaulted—having long suppressed their fear, anger, embarrassment, and
humiliation—continue to come forward and tell their stories.
At a
rapid head-turning pace. #MeToo
They
have inspired women in a number of other countries to do the same, including
Britain and France.
Public
figures who were insulated from disclosure by their gravitas and accumulated
power for decades are being fired from prestigious jobs or are resigning in
disgrace.
Democratic
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has led a public charge against Predator in
Chief Donald Trump himself, demanding a Congressional ethics probe as well as
the resignation of Trump from the presidency. For her trouble, Gillibrand found
herself on the receiving end of a tweet from Trump accusing Gillibrand of
conducting herself like a hooker, pretty much par for the course where Trump is
concerned.
Gillibrand
responded in an appearance on the “Today” show by calling Trump a “bully” and
his tweet a “sexist smear.” In an editorial response to Trump, USA Today added that “A
president who'd all but call a senator a whore is unfit to clean toilets in
Obama's presidential library or shine George W. Bush's shoes.”
Three
of Trump’s accusers came forward to press their complaints in detail during a
press conference as they await a decision to continue or dismiss a sexual
harassment lawsuit against Trump from the New York State court that heard
arguments just last week.
Following
is a revised and updated catalogue of notable men whose careers were forged in
America and who pursued women in a variety of egregious and often illegal ways
on and off the job. Some received unwanted publicity years or even decades ago
when their conduct was publicized and punished, but most have only had their
unsavory and/or criminal escapades recently unearthed for public scrutiny.
The
newest list of abusers includes:
A
President, two federal judges, 29 politicians, 14 business and sports moguls,
athletes, and an Olympic gymnastics doctor, 20 radio and television news executives,
hosts, and analysts, 25 movie studio heads, producers, promoters, directors,
and writers, a literary critic, two editors, 25 singers, actors, a musician,
and a magician, three master performers, two celebrity photographers, a
hotelier, and five celebrity chefs. The total number of sexual harassers and
abusers featured below is now up to 131.
It
is impossible to predict how many more prominent shakers and movers may find themselves
on the receiving end of sexual harassment or abuse claims in the days and weeks
to come.
The Big Four continue to be comprised of
the following four long-time miscreants:
—
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein (103 victims and counting)
—
Actor Bill Cosby (58+ victims)
—
U.S. Women’s Gynastics Dr. Larry Nassar (140+ victims)
—
Writer-director James Toback (310+ victims)
An
expansive list of prominent men on the “most-offensive” list now includes the
following):
I. President:
1. Donald J. Trump
Number of accusers: twenty (20)
Dates of accusations: early 1980s-2013
II. Judges:
2. Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Number of accusers: three (3)
Dates of accusations: 1980-1983
3. Associate Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Alex Kozinski
Number of accusers: fifteen (15)
Dates of accusations: various
III. Politicians:
Alabama:
4. Former State Supreme Court Judge; former Republican
Senatorial candidate Roy Moore
Number of accusers: nine (9)
Dates of accusations: 1977-1991
Arizona:
5. Republican Rep. Trent
Franks
Number of accusers: two (2)
Dates of accusations: recently
California:
6. Democrat Assembly Majority Whip Paul Bocanegra
Number of accusers: six (6)
Dates of accusations: 2009
Colorado:
7. Democratic State Rep. Steve Lebsock
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2016
Florida:
8. Democratic Party Chairman Stephen Bittel
Number of accusers: six (6)
Dates of accusations: various
9. Republican Rep. Mark
Foley
Number of accusers: four (4) or more
Dates of accusations: 2001-2006
Illinois:
10. Republican Speaker of the House Rep. Dennis Hastert
Number of accusers: four (4) or more
Dates of accusations: 1960s-1970s
11. Republican Rep. Daniel
B. Crane
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 1980
Indiana:
12. Republican Rep. Mark
Souder
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2004-2010
Kentucky:
13. Republican House Speaker Jeff Hoover
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: recent
14. Republican Rep. Brian
D. Linder
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: recent
Maryland:
15. Washington County Commissioner LeRoy E. Myers Jr.
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2017
Massachusetts:
16. Democratic Rep. Gerry
E. Studds
Number of accusers: three (3)
Dates of accusations: 1973
Michigan:
17. Democratic Rep. John
Conyers
Number of accusers: two (2) or more
Dates of accusations: 1997-2005, 2015
Minnesota:
18. Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Senator Al Franken
Number of accusers: six (6)
Dates of accusations: 2003, 2006, 2010
19. Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) State Senator Dan Schoen
Number of accusers: multiple
Dates of accusations: 2015(?)
20. Republican State Rep. Tony Comish
Number of accusers: three (3)
Dates of accusations: 2010(?)-2017
Nevada:
21. Republican Senator John
Ensign
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2009 (?)
22. Democratic Rep. Ruben
Kihuen
Number of accusers: two (2)
Dates of accusations: 2015, 2016
23. Reno City Manager Andrew
Clinger
Number of accusers: three (3)
Dates of accusations: 2011-2016
New York:
24. Democratic Rep. Eric
Massa
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2008-2010
25. Democratic Rep. Frederick
W. Richmond
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 1978
26. Democratic Rep. Anthony
Weiner
Number of accusers: seven (7) or more
Dates of accusations: 2011, 2013, 2016
North Carolina:
27. Chief of Staff (for Rep. Mark Meadows), Kenny West
Number of accusers: three (3)
Dates of accusations: 2012 (?)
Ohio:
28. Republican state Rep. Wes Goodman
Number of accusers: dozens
Dates of accusations: various
29. Republican state Sen. Cliff Hite
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2017
Oregon:
30. Republican Senator Bob
Packwood
Number of accusers: multiple
Dates of accusations: on or before 1995
Texas:
31. Republican Rep. Joe
Barton
Number of accusers: multiple (??)
Dates of accusations: 2015
32. Republican Rep. Blake
Farenthold
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2014
IV. Business and
Sports Moguls, Athletes, Olympic Gymnastics Doctor:
33. Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2013
34. Billionaire, English business magnate, investor, and
philanthropist, owner of The Virgin Group of 400 companies Richard Branson
Number of accusers: two (2)
Dates of accusations: 2010 (??)
35. Former NFL star Eric
Davis
Number of accusers: unclear
Dates of accusations: not known
36. DFJ Founding Partner and Tesla board member Steve Jurvetson
Number of accusers: unclear
Dates of accusations: not known
37. Former NFL star Donovan
McNabb
Number of accusers: unclear
Dates of accusations: not known
38. Hall of Fame quarterback and Sports 1
Marketing owner Warren Moon
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: recently
39. USA Women’s Gymnastics Dr. Larry Nassar
Number of accusers: one hundred forty (140) or more
Dates of accusations: 1994-2016
40. Co-Founder and Managing Director of
Sherpa Capital / Uber Shervin Pishevar
Number of accusers: five (5)
Dates of accusations: recent
41. Founder and CEO of phone startup
Essential Products Andy Rubin
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2014
42. Def Jam Recordings founder, CE of Rush Communications,
philanthropist Russell Simmons
Number of accusers: eleven (11)
Dates of accusations: 1983-2016
43. Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky
Number of accusers: numerous
Dates of accusations: decades past
44. Former NFL star Warren
Sapp
Number of accusers: unclear
Dates of accusations: not known
45. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2016
V. Radio &
Television News Executives, Hosts, Analyst:
46. Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes
Number of accusers: at least ten (10)
Dates of accusations: 1967-2016
47. NPR veteran host of “On Point” Tom Ashbrook
Number of accusers: multiple
Dates of accusations: unclear
48. Fox News host and contributor Eric Bolling
Number of accusers: three (3)
Dates of accusations: recent
49. NFL Network analyst and former player Heath Evans
Number of accusers: unclear
Dates of accusations: not known
50. NFL Network analyst and former player Marshall Falk
Number of accusers: unclear
Dates of accusations: not known
51. President and publisher of The New Republic Hamilton Fish
Number of accusers: multiple
Dates of accusations: unclear
52. NBC News political analyst Mark Halperin
Number of accusers: twelve (12) or more
Dates of accusations: 1994 to recently
53. NBC Today Show Host Matt
Lauer
Number of accusers: multiple
Dates of accusations: 2001, 2012, 2014, 2016, etc.
54. New Yorker star reporter, Georgetown lecturer Ryan Lizza
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: recent
55. Public radio host of “The Leonard Lopate Show” Leonard Lopate
Number of accusers: uncertain
Dates of accusations: not known
56. Fox News host Bill
O’Reilly
Number of accusers: five (5) or more
Dates of accusations: 2002-2017
57. NPR senior vice president of news and
editorial director Michael
Oreskes
Number of accusers: three (3)
Dates of accusations: 1990s, 2015
58. NFL Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson
Number of accusers: uncertain
Dates of accusations: various
59. Fox News political commentator Geraldo Rivera
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 1973
60. CBS, PBS, Bloomberg News Anchor, host, contributing
correspondent Charlie Rose
Number of accusers: twenty (20)
Dates of accusations: late 1990s-2011
61. Public radio host of “The Jonathan Channel” Jonathan Schwartz
Number of accusers: uncertain
Dates of accusations: not known
62. Radio and television host Ryan Seacrest
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2007 (?)
63. Vox Media editorial director Lockhart Steele
Number of accusers: unclear
Dates of accusations: not known
64. NPR Chief News Editor David Sweeney
Number of accusers: three (3)
Dates of accusations: unclear
65. NFL Network analyst and former player Ike Taylor
Number of accusers: unclear
Dates of accusations: not known
66. New York Times White House correspondent Jeffrey Thrush
Number of accusers: unspecified (multiple)
Dates of accusations: 2012, 2013, 2017
VI. Movie Studio
Heads, Producers, Promoters, Directors, Writers, Agent:
67. Producer, director, writer Woody Allen
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 1995
68. E! News correspondent Ken Baker
Number of accusers: two (2)
Dates of accusations: unclear
69. Children’s book author, illustrator
and motivational speaker Dallas Clayton
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: unknown
70. Producer and director Gary Goddard
Number of accusers: two (2)
Dates of accusations: 1974
71. Public radio host and writer John Hockenberry
Number of accusers: multiple
Dates of accusations: past ten (10) years at least
72. Playwright Israel
Horowitz
Number of accusers: nine (9)
Dates of accusations: early 1980s-2016
73. The Flash and Supergirl showrunner Andrew Kreisberg
Number of accusers: nineteen (19)
Dates of accusations: unspecified
74. Artforum art magazine publisher Knight Landesman
Number of accusers: nine (9) or more
Dates of accusations: various
75. Pixar co-founder/Disney Animation head John Lassseter
Number of accusers: numerous
Dates of accusations: various
76. “Girls” writer/TV producer Murray Miller
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2012
77. CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy writer and producer Rick Najera
Number of accusers: multiple
Dates of accusations: recent
78. Polish director Roman
Polanski
Number of accusers: five (5)
Dates of accusations: 1972, 1973, 1977, 1984
79. Amazon Studios head/chief promoter Roy Price
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2015
80. Producer and director Brett Ratner
Number of accusers: six (6)
Dates of accusations: early 1990s, 2004-2005, 2014
81. Nickelodeon showrunner Chris Savino
Number of accusers: twelve (12) or more
Dates of accusations: 2002-present
82. “One Tree Hill” creator and showrunner Mark Schwahn
Number of accusers: multiple
Dates of accusations: 2003-2012
83. Tech bloger Robert
Scoble
Number of accusers: three (3)
Dates of accusations: 2009-2014
84. “X-men” director Bryan
Singer
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2003
85. “Super Size Me” Director Morgan Spurlock
Number of accusers: none publicly (self-accused)
Dates of accusations: decades.
86. Director Oliver
Stone
Number of accusers: three (3)
Dates of accusations: early 1990s (?)
87. Writer and director James
Toback
Number of accusers: three hundred ten (310) or more
Dates of accusations: 1987 to the present (?)
88. Talent agent Adam
Venit
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2016
89. “Mad Men” showrunner and writer Matthew Weiner
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2009
90. The Weinstein Company producer: Harvey Weinstein
Number of accusers: at least one hundred three (103)
Dates of accusations: 1970s-2015
91. The Weinstein Company producer: Bob Weinstein
Number of accusers: one (1) or more
Dates of accusations: 2016
VII. Literary
Critic, Editors:
92. DC Comics editor Eddie
Berganza
Number of accusers: three (3)
Dates of accusations: unclear
93. New Republic editor Leon
Wieseltier
Number of accusers: twelve (12) or more
Dates of accusations: uncertain
94. Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2005
VIII. Singers,
Musician, Magician, Actors:
95. Ben Affleck
Number of accusers: two (2)
Dates of accusations: 2003, 2014
96. Casey Affleck
Number of accusers: two (2)
Dates of accusations: 2010
97. David Blaine
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2004
98. Former Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2002
99. Comedian Louis
C.K.
Number of accusers: five (5)
Dates of accusations: Beginning about 2002.
100. Stephen Collins
Number of accusers: four (4)
Dates of accusations: 1973-1994
101. Bill Cosby
Number of accusers: fifty-eight (58) or more
Dates of accusations: 1965-2008
102. Andy Dick
Number of accusers: more than one
Dates of accusations: recent
103. Richard Dreyfuss
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: mid-1980s
104. Robert Herjavec
Number of accusers: one (1) ??
Dates of accusations: 2015
105. Dustin Hoffman
Number of accusers: six (6)
Dates of accusations: 1980, 1985, 1991
106. Michael Jackson
Number of accusers: multiple
Dates of accusations: 1985-1992, 1986, 1988, 1992 (??)
107. Porn star Ron
Jeremy
Number of accusers: more than a dozen (12+)
Dates of accusations: during the past thirty (30) years or
so
108. Ethan Kath
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2004-2014
109. R. Kelly
Number of accusers: multiple
Dates of accusations: 1996-present
110. Danny Masterson
Number of accusers: four (4)
Dates of accusations: uncertain
111. Jeremy Piven
Number of accusers: four (4)
Dates of accusations: 2003, 2011, other dates (?)
112. Geoffrey Rush
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2015
113. Steven Seagal
Number of accusers: three (3) ???
Dates of accusations: 1991-2005
114. Charlie Sheen
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 1985
115. Tom Sizemore
Number of accusers: one (1)
Date of accusation: 2003
116. Kevin Spacey
Number of accusers: twenty (20) or more
Dates of accusations: 1981-2014
117. Sylvester
Stallone
Number of accusers: one (1)
Date of accusation: 1986
118. George Takei
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: about 1980
119. Jeffrey Tambor
Number of accusers: two (2)
Dates of accusations: unclear
120. Ed Westwick
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2014
IX. Master
Performers:
121. Artistic director and principal
conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Dutoit
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 1991
122. Metropolitan Opera Conductor James Levine
Number of accusers: multiple
Dates of accusations: 1968, 1979, 1985 et seq., 2016
123. Artistic Director of New York City
Ballet and instructor at School of American Ballet Peter Martins
Number of accusers: numerous
Dates of accusations: late 1980s to present
X. Celebrity
Photographers:
124. Terry Richardson
Number of accusers: nine (9) or more
Dates of accusations: 2001-2014 (?)
125. Bruce Weber
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2014
XI. Hotelier,
Celebrity Chefs:
126. Hotelier André
Balazs
Number of accusers: four (4)
Dates of accusations: 1991-2014
127. Famed chef, TV show host, and restauranteur Mario Batali
Number of accusers: four (4)
Dates of accusations: various
128. Chef John Besh
Number of accusers: one (1) against Besh; twenty-five (25)
or more re a culture of abuse within Besh’s restaurant group
Dates of accusations: 2015, previously and continuing
129. Spotted Pig co-owner,
restauranteur, and chef Ken Friedman
Number of accusers: multiple
Dates of accusations: 2004 to present
130. Pastry Chef Johnny Iuzzini
Number of accusers: four (4)
Dates of accusations: various dates
131. Chef Julian
Medina
Number of accusers: one (1)
Dates of accusations: 2017 (?)
[Updated December 21]
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