At 17 I came to Brisbane in the early 60's from a little country town called Ayr. The Big City was an eye opener for me. I got a job at the National Hotel, making beds, I got to know a lot of Entertainers & other not so savory people. Mostly Police. There were Drugs, Prostitution, Gambling, etc. I got to know one bloke who got me a traineeship with Channel 7 Through the Training was done by the ABC. The Trainees had to do the lighting, move the Cables around, hold up Flash boards (clap, cheer, etc) The girls were trainee High Class Prostitutes & Models. I worked behind the scenes mostly.

Most of the News Readers & Cooking Show people were Gay & I was invited to many of their Parties. I naively only went to one & promptly left, in a mighty hurry.

On graduation The guy who got me the traineeship was driving me home & he stopped the car, produced a bottle of beer & proceeded to explain how the Entertainment Industry Works. It involved being at call for the gay executives. I didn't have to be Gay my self, just bend over when asked. & the hand went on the knee. I walked home to New Farm from half way up Mt. Coo-tha & joined the Army shortly after.

If you think this Whinestine thing is new, you are wrong.

Those women should look in a mirror? Why? Because a moralizing judgemental and entirely indifferent society? Patently no better? Actually presented other choices, for often immature vulnerable women, often miles from home and their traditional support base!

And all too easy under the circumstances, to be taken advantage of! And for what? Following a dream!

Try going hungry and homeless for a couple of weeks your honor!

Moreover, if this man had a very well developed and active almost out of control libido? He had the money to employ all too willing professionals to assuage his every sick fantasy!

Have absolutely no sympathy for this misplaced and immoral defence of an entirely immoral man!?

Not for being what he was, but for the facade he created of being a paragon of virtue. With just too many skeletons in the closet; and being added to almost daily, it would seem, to carry the pernicious pretence any further?

Oh how the mighty have fallen!
Alan B.

This all started at the same time as the Movie Industry started & before with Vaudeville. Don't put your daughters on the Stage Mrs Worthington.

It's not new. All the Moguls have been at it for years & the Women & Men have complied willingly. Now the women want to cry foul play when they were willingly complicit. Been there. Done that.

A famous person in the Deportment Industry's School was a Training facility for High Class, er, Escorts. I did some training with this persons School to escort Models down the Runway sometimes.

This tawdry but predictable saga reminds me of the song by Dory Previn titled Starlet Starlet On The Screen Who Will Follow Norma Jean. The lyrics are available online
It is from her deliciously truth-telling LP Mary C Brown & The Hollywood Sign. At the time Dory Previn was one of my favorite singer songwriters.

The elephant in the room is the entertainment industry.

Why do we need it?

Life is short and there is much to attain, do we really want to waste our precious lives on being entertained? Or do we rather lead other people astray by entertaining them so we can empty their pockets? Those who so aspire, deserve the outcome.

Who has a reputation as top sleazy person ex President Clinton.

I believe it take place in every institution where you have a superior who can sense the vulnerability or eagerness to please (for advancement purposes) of people they are supposed to be the boss of.

It does not mean they all do it but the potential is there.

Regrettably so are the instances of false reporting and made up accusations.