On this edition of the Compelled podcast, we sit down and discuss the charges against Kentucky Judge Timothy Nolan, Joss Whedon’s wife writing an essay on why their marriage broke up, and finally the Dan Harmon Baby Doll controversy.
Kentucky Judge Timothy Nolan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Nolan_(politician)
In 2017, Nolan was charged with 28 felonies including charges of rape, human trafficking, witness tampering, prostitution, unlawful transaction with a minor and sodomy. There were 22 victims, including eight juveniles.
Nolan initially pled not guilty to the charges on May 12, 2017. On February 9, 2018 at age 71, he pled guilty to 21 counts going back to 2004 and included 19 victims including juveniles. The agreement called for 20 years in prison and to pay a $100K fine. He entered an Alford plea for some charges which means he doesn’t admit to committing the act but believes the evidence is too strong for him to prevail at trial. The counts indicated he engaged in human trafficking, providing drugs and alcohol to minors in exchange for sex as well as threatening arrest and eviction unless sex acts were performed
Joss Whedon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Whedon
In August 2017, Whedon’s ex-wife, Kai Cole, published an essay on an industry trade site accusing Whedon of 15 years of multiple infidelities and the hypocrisy of touting feminist ideals while using their marriage “as a shield” for his misuse of power.[286] A Whedon spokesperson said the essay contained “inaccuracies and misrepresentations”.[287] The following day, the moderators of the fan-site Whedonesque.com announced that the website will stop updating and eventually become a read-only site
Dan Harmon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon#Baby_doll_video_controversy
Misconduct
On January 2, 2018, Dan Harmon alluded to misconduct from himself towards other people. Megan Ganz, a writer who worked with Harmon on Community responded, naming herself as a victim in said misconduct. Harmon responded by attempting a dialogue with Ganz, wherein he attempted to apologize, and though Ganz said she appreciated his gestures, she declined to forgive him.[30] After the exchange, Harmon made a lengthy apology on his podcast Harmontown where he went into detail about his wrongdoings which included making advances on her and then mistreating her after she turned him down. Ganz said that she felt vindicated by the admission and accepted his apology, saying “Dan Harmon, I forgive you”.[31]
Baby doll video controversy
In July 2018, Harmon deleted his Twitter account after a 2009 comedy skit surfaced in which acted out a rape using a baby doll as a prop. The video, titled “Daryl” was intended to be parody of the Dexter TV series. Harmon later apologized for the video. Nearly a day after the video surfaced, Adult Swim released a statement criticizing the video while noting Harmon’s apology.
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