What a difference your sex makes. And how much more or less than with indulgent (headliner) rock stars. And how it is reported by various outlets in the news media, and not just the biggest blaring tabloid headlines. And the long arm of the legal system having been reduced to mere inches. (See a few column inches down.) By a sitting president. So we are not talking about Bill Clinton. And not his sex or sax.
President Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News and its presenter George Stephanopoulos for on-air comments where he asked congresswoman Nancy Mace in an interview why she backs Trump despite him being found “liable for rape.” The joke is obvious here, he might as well have been maced. She doesn’t seem to have much of a sense of humor, however, as we will see later.
Last year, a New York civil court found Trump sexually abused E Jean Carroll in 1996.
But the jury did not find the president had actually raped her. The anchor, can I accurately call him that, should have been more vague, like grunge band Stone Temple Pilots around that same time in titleing Sex Type Thing.
The judge in the case later stated that the claim that Trump had raped Carroll was “substantially true … albeit [with his fingers] rather than with his penis.” Under New York law, rape can only be committed with genitals.
— This gets newly Wild although there’s not a big wilderness to traverse, and the XCel Energy Center, as stated, has a whole bunch of sports bars, some more prominent than others, within a few block region right adjacent to the rink, and if you travel a few dozen miles, you’re out in traditional farm country, usually sans ice.
So for hockey fans looking to hook up briefly with one of their faves, that’s not a lot of country to cover. Now a leader in that field as a fan choice, recently retired Zach Parise, is known to be cruising the various rinks in not much more than a quadrant (southwest) of the Twin Cities, going to his kids various youth hockey games. Fans are following behind, running the circuit formed by a small series of major highways, and becoming an entourage.
With Kirill Kaprizov there is less ground to peruse to keep track of him, except when he goes for offseason in Russia, but at first his English would make conversation difficult and he stuck mostly to his apartment. It did get better and he took on a girlfriend and its now becoming steady, and not just on the ice — a third access blocker for crazed local fans wanting a word with him. So there are just as many shorter-stint roadrunner routines done, as the KK, and not Dowling, breakaways on ice. His recent and latest lower body injury and subsequent surgery might end up keeping him at home sooner after various games, or if not having to shower and change after the contests, more accessible. So you have until his March 2 return … —
Carroll was awarded a sum of money for battery, and defamation over disparaging comments made by Trump when he denied her accusation.
The last March interview on ABC’s This Week program began with an archive clip of Mace, who has advocated on behalf of rape victims, talking about dealing with her own previous experience of sexual assault. A serious matter on all ends.
“You endorsed Donald Trump for president,” Stephanopoulos, a former Clinton White House spokesman, said to Mace. “Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape. How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony that we just saw?”
She also drew a distinction between sexual assault and rape, and said the allegation against Trump was not proven in a criminal court. And she alleged that Carroll had joked about the settlement. ABC News had said they settled to avoid being involved in a legal action against a sitting president, but let’s face it, chances of them winning were very high. (And the high amount given was called unusual.) But look how far Jack Smith got ….
Trump has a history of filing defamation suits against the news media, most of which have been unsuccessful.
Now what if I had said a “long” history? And that earlier, I inserted the word “actually” concerning the jury’s findings. Would he come after me?
Or, a question I put to a female friend and Trump supporter and got silence: Would you still vote for him if he groped you?
Since when is a president not considered a public figure; U.S. law says it is difficult or not impossible to libel such a figure and “actual malice” must be shown, not someone just going about their reporting business job and making an honest mistake. In this further step to silence the media and attack the likes of ABC News, MSNBC and CNN, Trump has again defied and denied existence of basic legal principles. Will I be next, I wonder, but doubt I am a big enough fish to merit.
But he can get away with such, so why not her?
I am talking about Lily Phillips, the 23-year-old — can’t be younger than 18 or in practice older than say 25 or 30 — who claims to have broken a record by having sex with more than 100 men in a 24-hour day. She has been labeled as a porn star in headlines by various news outlets that in most cases do not have the respect of those listed above.
To be an actual porn star, does not the result of your most graphic work have to be readily accessible to viewers, as in at least the infamous shot on video. And attaching the word star implies this person has high viewership. So legally, unless her FansOnly web endeavors or other such things go viral, has she not been libeled by being so labeled? It isn’t a certainty for one thing to stem from the other.
Can’t she sue just like Trump? At least the stardom of Stormy Daniels has had a more lasting effect than the 15 minutes, in working just a bit over 15 hours — were not talking only time-and-half but triple time — of fame now gained by Phillips? This form of news media will soon forget about her exploits and go exploit someone else with its news coverage, probably less willing.
To be clear, Phillips is in some part of the “adult industry” and has been photographed appearing in a dress, not undress, at the adult video awards, but it is not clear in which category or if just a presenter. OnlyFans has a lot of nudity, and although straddling a line and may be vague, prohibits on-camera antics such as sexual intercourse, that might be considered illegal or now with new rules even immoral. Granted, they can’t control what models do in their off time and it might be niave to think they don’t stray from the rules. Phillips reportedly filmed her stunt, but it is not clear if it was “published” per se, and that is a requirement for libel. The existence of the stunt came to light via a documentary, and she may have had porn offers since then that are too lucrative to turn down. It may be a matter of what came first. Any such thing she may have done has remained under the radar, or has ramped up in recent weeks, based on a google search. At issue, potentially, is on what date the headlines invoking “porn star” actually appeared. Considering all the adult videos that flood the ever-changing market, of all types, many prosecutors might relish being tasked with the job of “discovery.”
Their behavior invoked, it is unlikely Phillips would get much public sympathy, but Trump won’t or shouldn’t either. But all this raises another question: Is someone showcased in racy Cinemax-style movies, a “porn star.” They more typically are termed as being in “erotic thrillers.” Yes, we may be talking about splitting hairs here — although that’s the case also with the suit brought by Trump — and perhaps my query depends on who, which side, is the legal burden of proof. The work done by Phillips on OnlyFans may even increase.
Move on now to the lawsuit brought by actress Blake Lively in her alleged on-set sexual victimization. A friend of mine, a man, said this of that: What does she expect when shooting a racy movie? A point to be made, but now I have this one to add: For example, if your co-star is supposed to be in a steamy dance with you and the camera is just going to be on your two faces, it is not justified to grab her butt.
At the place at which I asked him that question, a longtime local bartender has said that a former Cinemax actress used to come in for a drink on that one weeknight she had off. But the guy is cool and I doubt would have asked her about her on-screen work, much less touch her.