Tag Archives: sexual abuse

Morning Quickies: John Travolta’s Marriage To Kelly Preston Headed Towards Divorce?

Jessica WakemanMay 24, 2012 //

John Travolta allegedly grabbed his masseur's penis during a massage. Read More »

Second Accusation

A second masseur accused John Travolta of sexual assault. Read More »

Third Accusation

John Travolta's been accused of sexual assault by a third man. Read More »

Kelly Preston is allegedly fed up at all the male masseur-diddling her hubby John Travolta has been accused of lately and is considering divorce. But take this information with a grain of salt, because it came from The National Enquirer. [Celeb Dirty Laundry]
And your new “American Idol” winner is … [Celebrity Cafe]
Also, last night’s “American Idol” had its very own on-air proposal! [PopCrush]
A clean version of BDSM erotica 50 Shades Of Grey? Is that even possible? [The FW]
How to spot a hipster in the bedroom. [Em & Lo] Keep reading »

Morning Quickies: John Travolta’s Lawyers Allegedly Offered Masseur $125K To Shut Up

Jessica WakemanMay 23, 2012 //

John's Penis Grope?

John Travolta allegedly grabbed his masseur's penis during a massage. Read More »

Second Accusation

A second masseur accused John Travolta of sexual assault. Read More »

Gay Sex Rumors

In 2012, Star claimed John Travolta was having gay sex inside spas. Read More »

John Travolta’s legal team offered $125,000 in hush money to a Georgia-based masseur (the second accuser) who claimed recently that he was sexually assaulted by the actor, The New York Daily News reports. Travolta’s lawyer called the allegation of hush money “completely false” and called the accusations “ridiculous.” [NY Daily News]
Jennifer Lopez has reportedly sold a reality TV show to the Oxygen network based around her 25-year-old boyfriend Caspar Smart. J.Lo hired Caspar to choreograph her upcoming tour and the show will focus on him “whip[ping] the other backup dances her into shape.” Jennifer, go watch the entire series of Britney Spears and K-Fed’s show “Chaotic and get back to us! [New York Post]
Meet “Biggest Loser” trainer Jillian Michaels’ two new adopted kids: her daughter Lukensia and her son Phoenix. [People]
Katy Perry and boyfriend Robert Ackroyd from Florence + The Machine are dunzo. [PopDust] Keep reading »

Morning Quickies: John Travolta Allegedly Tried To Give Blowjob To “Grease” Co-Star Jeff Conaway

Jessica WakemanMay 17, 2012 //

John's Penis Grope?

John Travolta allegedly grabbed his masseur's penis during a massage. Read More »

Second Accusation

A second masseur accused John Travolta of sexual assault. Read More »

Gay Sex Rumors

In 2012, Star claimed John Travolta was having gay sex inside spas. Read More »

John Travolta allegedly tried to give a blowjob to his “Grease” co-star Jeff Conaway during the 1990s, Conaway’s former financée Vikki Lizzi claimed in The National Enquirer. The two men were friends since appearing in “Grease,” in which Travolta played Danny Zuko and Conaway played Kenicke. But their friendship ended, Lizzi claimed, when Travolta tried to perform oral sex on Conaway while the latter was sleeping. Conaway died in May 2011 at age 60. [NY Post]
Also in The National Enquirer, a masseur named Luis Gonzalez is claiming he had sex with John Travolta after a massage session in the Ritz-Carlton hotel in California. Travolta’s lawyer has denied all the allegations. [NY Daily News]
Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., committed suicide yesterday by hanging herself at the couple’s home in Westchester, New York. Fortunately the couple’s four children were not at home at the time. [People]
Chef Mario Batali is putting his family on a food budget of $31 per week to draw attention to potential cuts to the federal food stamps program. [iVillage] Keep reading »

Evening Quickies: Will John Travolta Financially Settle With Masseurs?

Jessica WakemanMay 14, 2012 //

John's Penis Grope?

John Travolta allegedly grabbed his masseur's penis during a massage. Read More »

Second Accusation

A second masseur accused John Travolta of sexual assault. Read More »

Morning Quickies

Jessica Simpson may get $800K from People mag for her baby photos. Read More »

The second man to accuse John Travolta of sexual assault has agreed to settle matters privately behind closed doors, Radar Online reports. The anonymous masseur, who claims Travolta assaulted him during a massage session in Atlanta this January, could stand to win a financial settlement from such a mediation. Regardless of the outcome, all witness statements, transcripts and depositions would be kept sealed and out of the public eye. [Radar Online]
Did Seventeen magazine Photoshop the bejeezus out of “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland on its cover? [Crushable]
Kanye West was invited to Kourtney Kardashian’s baby shower this weekend, but baby daddy Scott Disick was MIA. The gossip rags are going to be breathless. [Celebrity Cafe]
Surely you need to know all about the man who attempted to set the Guinness World Record for fist pumping so you can stay clear of him? [The FW] Keep reading »

“She-Hulk” Lives: 24-Year-Old Boston Woman Catches Subway Perv

Jessica WakemanApril 23, 2012 //

Just call her She-Hulk: a 24-year-old redhead went Marvel Comics on a subway perv who exposed himself to her while riding the Boston T. The anonymous woman said she was listening to music on a crowded B-line when she saw a man hovering over her, exposing himself. She started screaming for help, she told the Boston Herald, but none of the other passengers came to her aid. In fact, one male passenger shrugged, she said. So “She-Hulk” came out: as the perv tried to run away at one stop, she grabbed his sweatshirt and “berated” him as she called the cops — even while the guy was struggling to get away. The 37-year-old perv, Michael Galvin, has been charged with open and gross lewdness. The woman (who, like most superheroes, prefers to hide under a cloak of anonymity to protect her privacy) said she’d just had enough. “I’ve had enough of being harassed on the street. I’m tired of it and I want it to end. It was the last straw,” she said. “He kept saying sorry, but he was just sorry for himself.” Respect, sister. [Boston Herald]

Judge Tosses “Sex Slave” Lawsuit Against American Apparel’s Dov Charney

Jessica WakemanMarch 23, 2012 //

AA Ad Goes Topless

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American Apparel

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Frisky On Dov Charney

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Dov Charney’s hipster skeezbaggery is well-documented. However, a Brooklyn judge has tossed a $260 million lawsuit against the American Apparel CEO — brought by a former worker who said Dovney forced her to become a “sex slave” — and ordered it be settled in arbitration. Irene Morales, 21, said three years ago, when she was a student, Dov locked her inside his Manhattan apartment and kept her there as his personal sex slave, forcing her to perform oral sex for several hours.

Lawyers for Dov Charney paint a different story. They say that Irene Morales pursued Dov, offering sex while trying to get him to give her one of his laptops to use for school, as well as money. His legal team used the two arguments that always come up in these young-girl-accuses-rich-guy-of-sex-abuse scenarios: she’s trying to extort him (money grubbing!) and she had sent explicit photos and messages where she promised sex acts in exchange for goodies (slut!).

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Science Looking To Ecstasy To Treat PTSD Sufferers

Tiffanie DraytonMarch 16, 2012 //

After controversy surrounded mind-altering “psychedelic” drugs like LSD, MDMA and psilocybin (the compound found in “magic mushrooms”) in the 1960s, tougher drug laws brought many clinical studies hoping to reveal the drugs’ “complex psychological effects” to a halt. Now, the FDA has begun to approve some research using the drugs and some firmly believe they can help treat a myriad of psychological issues. Keep reading »

Dov Charney Describes His Sexual Harassment Charges Thusly: “I Like To Fool Around With Girls”

Jessica WakemanDecember 29, 2011 //

Frisky On Dov Charney

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Topless AA Ad

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American Apparel

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“It’s getting strange, you know? Things are strange. Like, at our company, we’re all about gay rights–everyone’s sexuality is human. But, there’s still the conservatives, the scared people, just looking for a little enemy, looking for new sexual things to clamp down on. But we don’t want to fall into that trap–only talking about sex–because the larger message gets lost. The problem with me is that my personal sexuality, or whatever, has been used against me, and it’s taken away from our ideas. It’s like a great gay guy had fantastic ideas, it’s 1964 and everybody’s like, ‘Geez, geez, he screws guys in the asshole.’ Yeah, he screws guys in the ass…so what? I like to fool around with girls. Get over it.”

Don’t you just hate when a guy claims to be liberal, progressive, forwarding-thinking, etc. but he’s actually kinda sexist, icky and gross? American Apparel CEO Dov Charney wins the Stop Patting Yourself On The Back, Dude, ‘Cause You’re Actually Not As Liberal As You Think Award. Keep reading »

Today’s Lady News: Herman Cain’s Wife Gloria Cain Stands By Her Man

Jessica WakemanNovember 14, 2011 //

Gloria Cain, wife of GOP presidential nominee wannabe Herman Cain, is standing by her man in the face of sexual harassment accusations by numerous women. [The Daily Beast]
Chelsea Clinton has been hired as a special correspondent for NBC doing segments for “Making A Difference” about people who do good in the world. [The Stir]
Oprah Winfrey received an honorary Oscar this weekend called the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. [Essence]
Six ways to help your daughter deal with sex-based harassment on the street and at school. [The Good Men Project] Keep reading »

Katie Roiphe’s NYT Op-Ed Dismissive That Sexual Harassment Actually Exists

Jessica WakemanNovember 14, 2011 //

Street Harassment App

A new iPhone app tracks where street harassment occurs. Read More »

Sexist Beliefs

Sexist beliefs are passed down more from mothers than fathers, study finds. Read More »

Citibank Sex Harassment

A banker says her employer, Citibank, told her she was "too sexy." Read More »

As my 68-year-old, Fox News-watching, Republican-voting father tells it, once upon a time you could compliment a woman in the workplace. You were allowed say “nice dress” or “you look nice today” and it was not a big deal. Everyone would smile pleasantly and go back to clacking on their typewriters. Then the ’70s came along. Hairy-pitted fists were raised and all of a sudden you were afraid to say “nice earrings” out of fear you’d be thrown in the pokey. Or, as the tone of his voice insinuated, you’d be accused of “sexual harassment.”

I wish I were exaggerating this narrative, but I am not: it’s a real conversation I had with my dad last weekend when we chatted about the accusations against Herman Cain. I also wish that the New York Times op-ed written by Katie Roiphe had not misrepresented sexual harassment as boneheaded-ly as my nearly-septugenarian father does. But, sadly, that really happened also. Keep reading »