Marilyn Manson to #MeToo movement: ‘Say it to police, not to the press’
Marilyn Manson has added his two cents to the ongoing discussion about sexual harassment, which has really rocked Hollywood in recent months.
The rocker, who performs Jan. 16 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, was asked during an interview on Britain’s Channel 4 News about his thoughts on the allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Specifically, whether he was surprised to hear that Manson’s former love interest Rose McGowan was one of people who had spoken out against Weinstein.
“I am not surprised by it,” he answered. “I didn’t really know much about it when I was with her.”
Then he addressed the possible long-term impact that these allegations might have on the entertainment business.
“I just think that I don’t want it to turn the whole world’s attention from the artistic element of Hollywood and movies and films to be ruined by this,” he said. “That’s not to disrespect the people who say the allegations”
Concerned over how the situation is being handled currently, Manson went on to offer advice on a better way of making allegations about sexual harassment.
“I just think that if you have something, you should say it to the police, not to the press — and handle it that way first and foremost,” he said. “And that’s what I would do.”
He was also quoted about the topic in NME:
“There’s serious allegations, and they’re always allegations of course, but when someone starts complaining about something that happened that seems a little bit not as serious as really sexual assault, I think that’s insulting to people that have been sexually assaulted.
“It pisses me off that when someone says, ‘Someone gave me an inappropriate gift’ or something. That’s not the same as being harmed.
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heyicu on December 25th, 2017 at 13:50 UTC »
I feel like saying it to both the press and the police is probably best for these Hollywood victims specifically.
If someone famous is the one committing the crime, a lot of times it seems to be just telling the police isn't enough. Telling both the police and the press could help put the pressure on and get something done.
Although I do see how going to the press could be abused, with possibly innocent people being thrown to the crowd of pitchforks before a trial is figured out.
It would be best if we could all make our judgements after a trial but with sexual assault and the like it's difficult.
Definitely a difficult situation.
Gluecksritter90 on December 25th, 2017 at 13:21 UTC »
Ambra Battilana Gutierrez went to the police. She wore a wire. She got Harvey Weinstein on tape admitting that he had sexually assaulted her.
Nothing happened.
Bipedal_Hedgehog on December 25th, 2017 at 09:07 UTC »
Isn't the whole premise of MeToo that the accusations are not taken seriously by the police?