Jian Ghomeshi no longer with CBC

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

When has that ever worked?

People have recovered from sex scandals before. Off the top of my head, I think of Rob Lowe, R. Kelly, and of course Michael Jackson.

Ghomeshi isn't going to be so lucky though. He's finished. Canada is too small, this story is too big, and even though he had fans, he was just a guy on the radio. He can be replaced.

Of course, Rob Lowe and R. Kelly were also replaceable. Maybe not so much Michael Jackson - he was kind of "one of a kind". Apparently moreso than any of us thought.

But! I just compared Jian Ghomeshi to Michael Jackson, so that's not good!

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

People have recovered from sex scandals before. Off the top of my head, I think of Rob Lowe, R. Kelly, and of course Michael Jackson.

Ghomeshi isn't going to be so lucky though. He's finished. Canada is too small, this story is too big, and even though he had fans, he was just a guy on the radio. He can be replaced.

Of course, Rob Lowe and R. Kelly were also replaceable. Maybe not so much Michael Jackson - he was kind of "one of a kind". Apparently moreso than any of us thought.

But! I just compared Jian Ghomeshi to Michael Jackson, so that's not good!

Michael Jackson was much more well loved and the reports are never proven. R Kelly and Rob Lowe never recovered and lived happily ever after

[GirlySports]

Rob Lowe is pretty big now but he was a major star and it was only a sex tape (in the 80s unlike now) and it took about a decade.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Matthew Broderick killed someone in the 80's. Hollywood celebrity come back stories are nothing knew, happens all the time. Don't think this applies to Canadian radio stars though, especially with how utterly scummy he now is, or how open it now is.

[Devils'Advocate]

From a friend of a friend. Interesting blog post.

http://stephaniedomet.com/2014/10/31...t-lend-a-hand/

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by Pontine

Looks like Lights (Canadian singer) just dropped him as her manager. She was pretty quick to defend him as her manager of 12 years on facebook but later deleted the post after more information came out.

Completely off topic but I had no idea she was Canadian.

Originally Posted by troutman

“[The executive producer's] comment to me was …’He’s never going to change, you’re a malleable person, let’s talk about how you can make this a less toxic work environment for you,” the woman recalled. “No one was going to talk to Jian, he was too big. The show was a f—-ing juggernaut at that point. His face and name were inextricably linked with the brand of Q.”

Well. That's disgusting.

[FlamesAddiction]

To be honest, I had no idea that the Q was so popular and so widely syndicated. I used to listen to it on CBC radio at work, but I never thought of Jian G. as some type of celebrity juggernaut.

[Regulator75]

To be honest, I had never heard of him until this thread popped up.

[Jets4Life]

Bill Cosby has allegedly raped dozens of women, and his career is still flourishing.

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Matthew Broderick killed someone in the 80's. Hollywood celebrity come back stories are nothing knew, happens all the time. Don't think this applies to Canadian radio stars though, especially with how utterly scummy he now is, or how open it now is.

This was a car accident in which he ended up being charged with careless driving. Not like he stabbed someone in cold blood.

It was also easier to come back in that time frame without social media and what not. Its a lot easier to bombard a company's twitter/facebook account now than it was to voice your displeasure then.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Ghomeshi seems like a sociopath. That is a pretty hard thing for people to forgive.

[ben voyonsdonc]

The majority of his fans are (were) progressive people and I'd guess the majority of his fans are (were) women. To say that he burnt those bridges is an understatement. I can't imagine what he could possibly do to rehabilitate his image enough to ever get back on the air.

[Chill Cosby]

Originally Posted by Jets4Life

Bill Cosby has allegedly raped dozens of women, and his career is still flourishing.

Bill Cosby, Sean Penn, Mike Tyson, Woody Allen, etc.

There are enough celebrities who are still successful now or have been recently that have been accused and sometimes convicted of sex-crimes (including rape) that I would not at all be surprised if he recovers from this.

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

Ghomeshi seems like a sociopath. That is a pretty hard thing for people to forgive.

Our current culture has an almost unnerving ability to forget.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by Chill Cosby

Bill Cosby, Sean Penn, Mike Tyson, Woody Allen, etc.

Outside of Tyson and Allen, I have no idea what the others were accused of, but all four are head and shoulders higher than a CBC radio host in terms of the celebrity hierarchy. There is absolutely zero chance he comes out of this with any semblance of a career in the public eye.

*Not saying celebrity status should allow one to get away with rape or beating women.

[Chill Cosby]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

Outside of Tyson and Allen, I have no idea what the others were accused of, but all four are head and shoulders higher than a CBC radio host in terms of the celebrity hierarchy. There is absolutely zero chance he comes out of this with any semblance of a career in the public eye.



*Not saying celebrity status should allow one to get away with rape or beating women.

Rape.

Sean Penn, for instance, repeatedly beat Madonna and raped her. The more you know!

There is definitely more than a zero percent chance he comes out of this with a career in the public eye. If you think that's true, then you're either underestimating his (as of last month) popularity, or you're underestimating how quick our culture forgets and moves on.

Jian is the flavour of the week. This might not even be relevant in two months, not to mention ten years.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by Chill Cosby

There is definitely more than a zero percent chance he comes out of this with a career in the public eye.

My mistake. 0.1%.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

My mistake. 0.1%.

Nah, at best 0.01, maybe gay porn.

Seriously who would employ him? US radio is mouth frothing Rush Limbough, the UK wouldn't touch him, half their DJ's are locked up already.
No he's done like a kipper even if he doesn't go to jail.

[fatso]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

Globe & Mail news alert on my phone:

"Two women have come forward to Toronto Police about Jian Ghomeshi and an investigation has begun, police spokesman Mark Pugash said. More to come."

wow, great to hear if true. That takes true courage. Good for them.

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

To be honest, I had no idea that the Q was so popular and so widely syndicated. I used to listen to it on CBC radio at work, but I never thought of Jian G. as some type of celebrity juggernaut.

I'm not convinced he's the juggernaut the media is portraying him to be. Sure, maybe among the latte-sippers and within the CBC bubble he is, but he's hardly some media titan.

That's not to say he didn't have some power in the entertainment industry. Obviously he did. It is alarming to read that many of the women felt they couldn't come forward for this very fact. I think we need to be asking some questions, eventually, about the power imbalance that exists within 'celebrity' culture, and how it is that it can be exploited to prey on young people.

[Regulator75]

Jian inspired Halloween costumes.

Photos in link.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/10...n_6085636.html

[Calgary14]

So within a week Ghomeshi went from taking a personal leave, to getting fired, to suing his employer for $55M....to now (possibly) facing criminal charges and jail time. Not a good week overall