Al Porter Scandal

munster87 · 18-11-2017 07:30PM

pjohnson wrote: »

I thought evolution had removed cavemen from the gene pool.

Who's the caveman. The guy punching or the guy grabbing genitalia?

Don Kiddick · 18-11-2017 07:30PM

NIMAN wrote: »

Well, thats his career over.

"Merry Christmas one and all" !

Conor84 · 18-11-2017 07:31PM

I am not a fan of Al Porter but in the current climate if somebody makes an allegation like this it seems it is presumed to be true. That's not right as a person's career and reputation can be destroyed by one person with an agenda. That whole Louis Walsh allegation was found to be entirely false. At least in that case the person making it was jailed.

But in this case because there are a number of people making similar allegations it does tend to be more credible but nothing has yet been proved or admitted.

What's been alleged though is a criminal offence and they are prosecuted so I wonder if the victims have reported them to Gardai. Last year there was a high profile case where Alan Fitzsimons (OTT boyband and Voice of Ireland) was convicted of groping a work colleagues genitals at a Party and he lost his job over it also. So these things are taken seriously enough.

yabadabado · 18-11-2017 07:31PM

NIMAN wrote: »

Well, thats his career over.

No loss.

yabadabado · 18-11-2017 07:33PM

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Every Weinstein and Spacey article had comments enabled on the Journal but the Al Porter articles don't. Why is that do you think?

Odd ,isnt it .
Cant wait to hear Matt Cooper show Monday!

Noveight · 18-11-2017 07:38PM

Celebrities who've managed to keep their sexual scandals under wraps must be shítting bricks these days.

Galwayguy35 · 18-11-2017 07:42PM

He looks like small little fella, I can't understand how he didn't get his head kicked in if he was allegedly going around grabbing men's balls.

Berserker · 18-11-2017 07:42PM

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Every Weinstein and Spacey article had comments enabled on the Journal but the Al Porter articles don't. Why is that do you think?

This story may end up in the courts here whilst the others won't?

eviltwin · 18-11-2017 07:43PM

Conor84 wrote: »

I am not a fan of Al Porter but in the current climate if somebody makes an allegation like this it seems it is presumed to be true. That's not right as a person's career and reputation can be destroyed by one person with an agenda. That whole Louis Walsh allegation was found to be entirely false. At least in that case the person making it was jailed.

But in this case because there are a number of people making similar allegations it does tend to be more credible but nothing has yet been proved or admitted.

What's been alleged though is a criminal offence and they are prosecuted so I wonder if the victims have reported them to Gardai. Last year there was a high profile case where Alan Fitzsimons (OTT boyband and Voice of Ireland) was convicted of groping a work colleagues genitals at a Party and he lost his job over it also. So these things are taken seriously enough.

His lack of a statement speaks volumes imo

K.Flyer · 18-11-2017 07:59PM

eviltwin wrote: »

His lack of a statement speaks volumes imo

I imagine he would be taking legal advice before saying anything.

18-11-2017 07:59PM

eviltwin wrote: »

His lack of a statement speaks volumes imo

And ‘personal time’ away from his show now -

18-11-2017 08:00PM

yabadabado wrote: »

Odd ,isnt it .
Cant wait to hear Matt Cooper show Monday!

The way coops is going he’ll claim it’s homophobia....

CeilingFly · 18-11-2017 08:10PM

glenfieldman wrote: »

The Times names him but the Indo rag has a piece about it but to scared to name him.
But if was a WSM they would have it as the top headline

Sensationalist indo don't name him cos he's one of their own. He's done exclusive interviews, did a 10 week fitness thing and wrote about it each week, and is constantly in their various rags.

Now, if he had done above for Irish times his name would have been plastered across the entire indo group of sensationalist hysterical rags.

And remember, Today Fm and indo are owned by same person

18-11-2017 08:20PM

Give him a few months/years away - he’ll come out with a book , doing the late late in the sad story spot , crying saying he Was depressed/alcohol issues /dealing with being gay and he’ll weasel his way back

pjohnson · 18-11-2017 08:21PM

Plymouth Ale wrote: »

I find him annoying but I don't agree with those hoping he will kill himself as a result of this, that's not right, and if he does kill himself it will be regrettable.

Your the only one bringing suicide into this.

gordongekko · 18-11-2017 08:22PM

Joanna Poor Teardrop wrote: »

The way coops is going he’ll claim it’s homophobia....

Is coops a thing now?

pjohnson · 18-11-2017 08:23PM

Plymouth Ale wrote: »

I've heard people predicting his suicide with glee, not nice at all.

Yes. You earlier in the thread. Remember?

Trond · 18-11-2017 08:27PM

Joanna Poor Teardrop wrote: »

Give him a few months/years away - he’ll come out with a book , doing the late late in the sad story spot , crying saying he Was depressed/alcohol issues /dealing with being gay and he’ll weasel his way back

Nah not with some of what has been alleged online. More to come out as well. In one word...
Gealtacht.

suicide_circus · 18-11-2017 08:30PM

As a matter of interest, I wonder how he covered the weinstein #metoo stuff on his radio show?

giveitholly · 18-11-2017 08:34PM

Blind date should be on tv3 now but instead the cube is on

Trebor176 · 18-11-2017 08:37PM

This article is online from last year.

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/al-porter-after-wild-sex-with-a-priest-i-realised-the-priesthood-was-not-for-me-1.2858328

suicide_circus · 18-11-2017 08:45PM

Trebor176 wrote: »

This article is online from last year.

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/al-porter-after-wild-sex-with-a-priest-i-realised-the-priesthood-was-not-for-me-1.2858328

“You’ve lovely hair,” says dapper-besuited Al Porter.

“Thank you,” says the bleached-blond waiter.

“Where are you from originally?” asks Porter.

“Croatia,” says the waiter.

“Lovely part of the world,” says Porter. “Are all the boys so handsome in Croatia?”

The waiter smiles and heads for the kitchen. “And that’s just some good old-fashioned flirting,” chuckles Porter, turning to me as though he’s been doing a demonstration. “I say that I’m a feminist because I make men feel how they made women feel for hundreds of years. That’s my aim as a feminist hero.”

At least we know it's his feminist leanings that lead him to be lecherous

ziggyman17 · 18-11-2017 08:47PM

innocent till proven guilty.......

milehip · 18-11-2017 08:48PM

Sparko wrote: »

TV3 were due to show Blind Date at 7, showing The Cube now instead.

Noooooo!!! I was on it tonight,could have been my big break,

I'm the real victim here #metoo

ToddyDoody · 18-11-2017 08:49PM

giveitholly wrote: »

Blind date should be on tv3 now but instead the cube is on

Christ on a unicycle, this sh*t is serious.

Dr Crayfish · 18-11-2017 08:49PM

Does he really base his act on a decade he wasn't even alive in?

Don Kiddick · 18-11-2017 08:50PM

giveitholly wrote: »

Blind date should be on tv3 now but instead the cube is on

It finished it's run last week

Grayditch · 18-11-2017 08:51PM

Jaysus. I never thought a thread could make me feel SORRY for the hack Al Porter, but there you go.

screamer · 18-11-2017 08:53PM

I'm no fan of the accused here at all but I am shocked to read the allegations. If true absolutely disgusting to do that to anyone and if false equally disgusting to do that to anyone. I'll reserve judgement until/ unless it's proven.

Berserker · 18-11-2017 08:53PM

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Does he really base his act on a decade he wasn't even alive in?

Pretty much. Likes to throw in a few gags about the black and tans too.

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