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Al Porter Scandal

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Well well well

https://twitter.com/roakleyIRL/status/931647550838460416

National broadsheet reporting it now so surely we are allowed comment.

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DEFTLEFTHAND

What does he do for a living these days?

Not defending any alleged actions or anything but I did feel sorry for him at the time. To have a promising showbiz career shut down overnight must have been some shock.

Muahahaha

He may go away and re-train in some other career because there is no way a national media outlet is going to risk giving him airtime ever again. Don't forget TV3 invested in him as the host for Blind Date and now they can't ever screen those episodes they paid to produce. He is a sunk cost in the TV & radio business now, he won't be given a second chance because anyone commissioning tv or radio programs would have a fear other stuff might come out.

super_furry

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Danny Masterson isn't gay so doesn't have a free pass.

Also Danny Masterson is accused of raping four women. Not groping someone.

imme

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Danny Masterson isn't gay so doesn't have a free pass.

Who??

Wha??

Can you compare cases like you are doing, no.

How does someone's sexuality come into it.

Dante7

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Or maybe it is because the US takes this stuff much more seriously these day. Ireland just hasn't caught up. I dont see any love-in for him. Has he even worked since?

He seems to be shaping up for some sort of return. He's dipping his toe in the water with some social media posts and he is getting support, even from some celebraties. I don't like trial by social media, but in certain cases you hear a lot of first and second hand stories and you can confidently know that someone is a predator. I have this opinion of Al Porter and Kevin Spacey.

eviltwin

imme wrote: »

Who??

Wha??

Can you compare cases like you are doing, no.

How does someone's sexuality come into it.

Course it does. Or rather the gender of the victims.

If Porter was accused of groping women it would be a totally different story. But because it's men there is a mentality that they should have punched him or stopped it in some way and because they didn't they are either a) liars or b) they liked the attention

imme

eviltwin wrote: »

Course it does. Or rather the gender of the victims.

If Porter was accused of groping women it would be a totally different story. But because it's men there is a mentality that they should have punched him or stopped it in some way and because they didn't they are either a) liars or b) they liked the attention

Nope

Don't buy that.

All accusations have a common thread, misdeeds carried out by people in positions of power/authority.

RocketRaccoon

imme wrote: »

Who??

Wha??

Can you compare cases like you are doing, no.

How does someone's sexuality come into it.

People are afraid to say anything bad about Porter for fear of being labeled homophobic. He's scum and should be treated with the same contempt as anyone else who has been involved in similar cases. But we have people defending him here and on other forms of social media, why is that?

KikiLaRue

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

People are afraid to say anything bad about Porter for fear of being labeled homophobic. He's scum and should be treated with the same contempt as anyone else who has been involved in similar cases. But we have people defending him here and on other forms of social media, why is that?

People also defended MJ who is accused of raping kids, and the lads in the Belfast trial. The common thread if anything is that we treat famous people/ people we look up to differently than we would some fella down the road.

It’s like we think someone can’t be talented in one area of their lives and a complete dick in others.

There’s no fear of homophobia- I’m very pro gay rights and I think Al is a cnut.

RabbleRouser2k

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

People are afraid to say anything bad about Porter for fear of being labeled homophobic. He's scum and should be treated with the same contempt as anyone else who has been involved in similar cases. But we have people defending him here and on other forms of social media, why is that?

As far as I'm aware, the only 'support' he has is that guy that used to be in Mrs Browns Boys-Rory whatshisface.

David McSavage had spoken out to support him-but withdrew it, after speaking to those who Porter groped and penetrated with his fingers.

But really-the allegations isn't what 'damned' Porter-what damned him was that he lost VM1 money. Left em with unaired episodes they have no idea what they'll do with.
There's a saying in politics-'you can survive anything as long as you're not caught with a dead girl, or a live boy'. Porter was caught with a number of guys claiming he was a gropey f**kwit.
But he 'might' have been able to sidestep that-if he hadn't lost a production company a ton of money. Money they had to spend themselves, because not funded by the TV license.

If RTE had lost the money, he might be in with a shot...cos its RTE.

RocketRaccoon

RabbleRouser2k wrote: »

As far as I'm aware, the only 'support' he has is that guy that used to be in Mrs Browns Boys-Rory whatshisface.

David McSavage had spoken out to support him-but withdrew it, after speaking to those who Porter groped and penetrated with his fingers.

But really-the allegations isn't what 'damned' Porter-what damned him was that he lost VM1 money. Left em with unaired episodes they have no idea what they'll do with.
There's a saying in politics-'you can survive anything as long as you're not caught with a dead girl, or a live boy'. Porter was caught with a number of guys claiming he was a gropey f**kwit.
But he 'might' have been able to sidestep that-if he hadn't lost a production company a ton of money. Money they had to spend themselves, because not funded by the TV license.

If RTE had lost the money, he might be in with a shot...cos its RTE.

So losing money for virgin media is worse, career wise, than sexual assault? Ireland 2019 folks.

Arghus

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

So losing money for virgin media is worse, career wise, than sexual assault? Ireland 2019 folks.

That's just some guys opinion. The reason for all of it, losing and money and whatever, is the accusations of sexual assault.

PokeHerKing

RocketRaccoon wrote:

So losing money for virgin media is worse, career wise, than sexual assault? Ireland 2019 folks.

Ah come on now, money is all that matters the world over. Famous people get away with as much as they do for that exact reason, they make lots of people lots of money.

RabbleRouser2k

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

So losing money for virgin media is worse, career wise, than sexual assault? Ireland 2019 folks.

Yep-it is, unfortunately But not just in Ireland, America too.
And Britain.

As long as you don't cost someone anything-you're kosher. It's why R Kelly and others settled so often.

Beechwoodspark

Stories in the Sunday world and the star today about Alan kavanagh aka al porter

Says he considered suicide -what about all your alleged victims ???

And oh yeah, he’s planning a comeback.

Beechwoodspark

Just out of interest. Would many boardsies support his comeback attempt?

blade1

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Just out of interest. Would many boardsies support his comeback attempt?

suicide_circus

He's Ireland's Jussie Smollett.

DJIMI TRARORE

He's back in the papers today telling us how he contemplated suicide,so he must be about to launch a comeback,hell be on the late late show soon for the misery segment

Farawayhome

If he's making up his suicidal thoughts to gain sympathy from the public then he's the lowest form of scum. Only he can tell us if that is true or not.

ToddyDoody

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Just out of interest. Would many boardsies support his comeback attempt?

Has he been rehabilitated?

RocketRaccoon

Wouldn't it have been better if he just went through with it instead of running to the media with this story? As someone said, he's angling to get on the late late for the misery segment

punisher5112

I was actually looking forward to never seeing on TV or hearing on the radio to be honest....

Ash.J.Williams

ToddyDoody wrote: »

Has he been rehabilitated?

From being a bit handsy?

fryup

i think he's great

he's our Joe Lysett

Signore Fancy Pants

Jaysis he's a big annoying c.unt.

suicide_circus

his act is shit but he has to have a path to redemption

fryup

sure everyone loves a loud camp gay.....don't they? or is it just the english?

Ursus Horribilis

It depends whether they want a loud camp guy who's harmless or one who's allegedly a bit handsy.

I think he's about as funny as herpes but someone must have found him amusing. It'll be interesting to see how his comeback goes. He doesn't appear to have been charged with anything so technically he's an innocent man.

ToddyDoody

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

From being a bit handsy?

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