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Re: 鈥�,鈥� Oct. 18, 2017, westender.com

It鈥檚 sad when anybody dies of cancer, but I don鈥檛 know why this guy is getting so much hype. I guess it鈥檚 politically correct. I listened to the most popular hits this evening, and there鈥檚 just a lot of drum banging and shouting. Meh.听鈥揕耻惫

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#METOO

Re: 鈥�,鈥� Oct. 19, 2017

I used to conduct sexual harassment awareness workshops for staff at my job through my union, and was involved in investigations of harassment complaints.

One of the things that all of us should remember is that we show up to work to perform a function, and not to be harassed.

So, no matter what, it鈥檚 illegal and not appropriate. I used to hear managers say, 鈥渢oo bad she did not say 鈥榥o鈥� or make a complaint.鈥� I show up to work, not to be insulted. 鈥揕isa Doyle

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I鈥檓 a white straight guy and complained loudly about sexual abuse in the entertainment industry for many years. One of my straight male musician friends, and a colleague, was raped by a male manager of the star we toured with. The abuser was a well known personal manager who is long dead.

When I offered to help my friend have the abuser charged, my friend said no 鈥� too embarrassing.

I was the tour manager, so I ran an internal investigation and found out the predator manager had also raped at least two women in our entourage, and maybe one other guy. When I went to them to lend support, they all said no, we鈥檒l never get another gig in this business again. One can only plead so much with a victim before the pleading itself becomes abusive and hurtful, so I very reluctantly backed off.

After I collected information from the victims I then went to the star of the show and told her what happened and she said she owed the abusive manager for making her the superstar she was, and she wasn鈥檛 going to betray her old friend.

She said it happened all the time in our industry, even to her, and it was part of the package, and that maybe the victim instigated it. So I said, 鈥淔air enough, but at least investigate it.鈥� She said no and warned me to STFU or I鈥檇 be looking for another gig.

I asked a few other trusted members of our entourage for advice and they said, 鈥淭he victims probably asked for it,鈥� and, 鈥渓eave me out of it.鈥�
I worked hard to ensure the abusive manager never toured with us again, and I was successful, but it wore me down and I resigned from an incredible position I worked hard for all my life.

I wrote a manuscript about the rapes and I hope a publisher has the guts to print it, and a law firm to defend it.

Everyone wants to go to heaven, but no one wants to die. Step up ladies and hang those bastards by the balls.听鈥揓oe Cotter

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