That’s Hollywood. I used to be a TV author for 30 years (simply retired, thanks Covid!) and all these folks you hear about NOW? Cosby, Kevin Spacey, Joss Whedon, Harvey Weinstein, had been OPEN SECRETS. I knew about Cosby from 1992 after I had a gathering to employees on the Theo Cosby present by Cosby writers. They implied that I used to be Cosby’s kind and that they’d must be careful for me. I didn’t take the job. My masseuse had been assaulted by Kevin Spacey (1998) so, I knew about that some time in the past. Similar with Travolta and him forcing make masseuses into intercourse. So, everyone knows. It’s about, “Can this individual make my studio 100 million {dollars}?” Nothing else issues till it turns into too dangerous to do enterprise with somebody whose been publicly accused by a number of victims (because of Twitter). So, when folks cry about “cancel tradition” I say, “Then you must’ve executed one thing the primary fucking time.” Think about 30 YEARS you’ve been telling your story, you may have PTSD from being raped, and having your complete business discard you, decrease you, demonize you and also you lastly have a spot which you could inform your story and nobody can bury it.

EDIT: In case you puzzled, sure, I spoke out, I pushed to not rent folks we knew who had been abusive and sexual assaulters. I obtained fired A LOT. However, weirdly, the folks I fought for had been all underlings on the community, studio, manufacturing firm who all went on to run networks or studios or get reveals on the air. I wasn’t PLANNING THAT, however, actually, these folks I defended prolonged my profession by about 2 many years. I retired at 60. Extraordinary to work in TV that lengthy. Solely 10% of Television writers are over 40. I didn’t get the HEIGHT of success that my skills had been price however I obtained the LENGTH of success that only a few ever get. As a result of I had an ethical compass. So, I give attention to that.