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Saturday, November 11, 2017

Did you know that one in six men have an abusive sexual experience before they turn 18?

Anthony Edwards Accuses Producer Gary Goddard of Molesting Him "For Years"



Gary Goddard
Anthony Edwards
Did you know that Anthony Edwards has written
an emotional essay in which he alleges that writer-
producer Gary Goddard molested him and raped his friend in a pattern of abuse that "went on for years?"

Did you know that Edwards' now 55 years old and best known for his Emmy-nominated work on E.R., recalls meeting Goddard when he was 12?



Michael Egan
Did you know that this is not the first time Goddard has faced these types of accusations. He was named in a teen sex abuse lawsuit in 2014 by Michael Egan?

 Did you know that Egan later collapsed under his own credibility issues, and his lawyers apologized for making false claims against some of the defendants?

Did you know that Egan later went to jail for fraud?

Did you know that one in six men have an abusive sexual experience before they turn 18?

Did you know that Secrecy, shame and fear are the tools of abuse, and it is only by breaking the stigma of childhood sexual abuse that we can heal, change attitudes, and create safer environments for our children?"


Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's
Did you know that it has been 37 days since The New York Times published Jodi Kantor and Harvey Weinstein decades of alleged sexual misconduct, a story that was quickly followed by Ronan Farrow's own investigation about Weinstein published by The New Yorker?

Did you know that Kantor and Twohey's work and subsequent stories on the subject opened the floodgates to create a far-reaching dialogue about harassment, assault and sexual misconduct, not only in Hollywood but in many industries across the globe?

Did you know that thus far, the conversation about sexual misconduct has largely focused on female victims and accusers, but there have been a rash of exceptions, however, like Corey Feldman, Terry Crews, and multiple men who came forward with claims that they were harassed or assaulted by APA agent Tyler Grasham?







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Did you know that in a tweet GeorgeTakei denied the allegations of sexual assault simply did not occur, why now, its nearly 40 year?









Scott R. Brunton
Did you know that Star Trek icon George Takei of sexual assault in 1981?

Did you know that Scott R. Brunton A former model and actor who was 23 at the time of the alleged incident, claims that Takei took advantage of him when he was most vulnerable?

Did you know that Brunton says he was living in Hollywood in 1981, working as a waiter and beginning a career as a commercial actor and model when he met a 43- or 44-year-old Takei one evening at Greg's Blue Dot bar?

Did you know that Brunton says that him and Takei  exchanged numbers and would call one another from time to time as well as run into each other at clubs?




Did you know that The Hollywood Reporter spoke to four longtime friends of Brunton — Norah Roadman, Rob Donovan, Stephen Blackshear and Jan Steward — who said that he had confided in them about the Takei encounter years ago?

Did you know that Takei's rep, Julia Buchwald, tells THR, "George is traveling in Japan and Australia and not reachable for comment?"

Hikaru Sulu
Did you know that Takei, now 80, rose to fame playing Hikaru Sulu on the original Star Trek television series and he is also an author and activist and has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights?

Did you know that in a series of tweets Saturday morning, Takei denied the allegations
Scott R. Brunton A former model and actor
"The events he describes back in the 1980s simply did not occur, and I do not know why he has claimed them now. I have wracked my brain to ask if I remember Mr. Brunton, and I cannot say I do," he said. "Right now it is a he said / he said situation, over alleged events nearly 40 years ago?

Did you know that Brunton says he considered going to the media with the story for years, but he assumed no one would take him seriously. "Who's going to believe me? It's my word against his," he says?

Did you know that Brunton's reasoning changed after the Harvey Weinstein scandal, and specifically when Takei spoke out regarding allegations leveled against Kevin Spacey?

Did you know that On Oct. 29,2017 Anthony Rapp, an actor starring in the latest Star Trek series, claimed to BuzzFeed News that Spacey sexually assaulted him while he was a minor in 1986. Spacey later apologized and came out as gay in response?






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Friday, November 10, 2017

Did you know that more than 125 women have alleged abuse by Nassar who is in jail awaiting sentencing on child pornography charges?


Did you know that Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman says she was abused by former USA Gymnastics 60 Minutes that he began treating her when she was 15.
team doctor Larry Nassar. She told CBS'
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Larry Nassarr
Did you know that Aly Raisman, captain of the gold-medal U.S. gymnastics teams at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, says she was abused by former team doctor Larry Nassar?

Did you know that Raisman  23, told CBS' 60 Minutes in an interview airing Sunday that Nassar first treated her when she was 15?

Did you know that Raisman says she spoke to FBI investigators about Nassar after the 2016 Summer Games in Rio?

Did you know that more than 125 women have alleged abuse by Nassar, who is in jail awaiting sentencing on child pornography charges and a trial on charges of sexual misconduct?

Olympic Gymnast McKayla Maroney Says She Was Molested For Years By Team Doctor
McKayla Maroney,
Did you know that the Plaintiffs are also suing USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic Committee and Michigan State University, where Nassar was a doctor and faculty member?

Did you know that McKayla Maroney, Raisman's teammate at the 2012 London Games, said last month that she had been abused by Nasser for years?


Did you know that according to the Lansing State Journal, Nassar's attorneys have defended his actions — including breast massages and digital vaginal and anal penetration for up to 20 minutes at a time — as helpful medical treatments?

Did you know that his attorney tells NPR that due to a gag order in the sexual abuse case, he has no comment on Raisman's accusations?

Did you know that in an interview with The Associated Press in August, Raisman didn't want to say whether she had been abused by Nassar, but she called him "a monster" and blamed USA Gymnastics for not stopping him?


Did you know that this week, the governing body announced it had hired a new president and CEO, Kerry Perry?

After Abuse Scandal, USA Gymnastics Says It Will Take Steps To Protect Athletes
Steve Penny
Did you know that the previous president, Steve Penny, resigned in March amid criticism of how the organization handled the abuse allegations?








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Did you know that many people confuse Memorial Day with Veterans Day?





Did you know that Veterans Day, a holiday honoring men and women who have served in the US armed forces?

Did you know that Veterans Day, is Celebrated annually on November 11th, the anniversary of the end of World War I?
Did you know that there are 18.5 million veterans in the United States, according to the most recent statistics available?
Did you know that there are 1.6 million female veterans?
Did you know that there are 9.2 million veterans over the age of 65?
President Woodrow Wilson

Did you know that November 11, 1918 was the the armistice ending World War I begins at 11 am?
  
Did you know that 1919 President Woodrow Wilson proclaims November 11 as Armistice Day?
Did you know that on November 11, 1921 - The first Unknown Soldier is reburied at Arlington National Cemetery. The tomb has the words inscribed, "Here rests in honored glory An American Soldier Known but to God, and Every year on November 11, the president or a high-ranking member of the government lays a wreath on his grave?
Berna Brown visits the grave of her husband on Veterans Day -- Monday, November 11 -- at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. Robert E. Brown served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
Arlington National Cemetery.
Did you know that May 13, 1938  Armistice Day becomes a federal holiday?
Did you know that June 1, 1954  President Dwight Eisenhower signs a bill changing Armistice Day to Veterans Day in order to include all US veterans?
Did you know May 30, 1958 Unknown Soldiers from World War II and the Korean War are reburied next to the Unknown Soldier from World War I?
Did you know that in 1968 - Congress changes the date of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October in order to give federal employees a three-day weekend and the change began in 1971?
President Gerald Ford
Did you know that September 25, 1975 President Gerald Ford changes the date of Veterans Day back to November 11and the change begans in 1978?
Did you know that May 28, 1984 an unknown soldier from the Vietnam War is reburied in Arlington National Cemetery?

Did you know back in 1998, Michael Blassie, a 24-year-old pilot who was shot down in 1972 on the border of Cambodia was finally identified through DNA tests?

Did you know that Disney made films during World War II, for each branch of the United States government?

Did you know that approximately 90% of Disney employees worked in the making of propaganda and training videos during World War II?

Did you know that Veterans Day falls on the same day as Remembrance Day and Armistice Day in other countries?

Did you know that there is not supposed to be an apostrophe in Veterans Day although  Still some spell it Veteran’s Day or Veterans’ Day?


Did you know that Raymond Weeks, a World War II veteran came up with the idea to honor all veterans on November 11, not just the ones who died in World War I?


Did you know that in a 2009 report, there were estimated to be 21.9 million veterans?


Did you know that the median income for veterans in 2009 was approximately $35,000 a year?


Did you know than many people confuse Memorial Day with Veterans Day?

 Did you know Memorial Day is primarily remembered for those who died during their service to our
Memorial Day
country, particularly ones who died as a result of battle?

 Did you know that Veterans Day is to acknowledge primarily all those served in the military, either during wartime or peacetime?


Did you know that some schools close on Veterans Day and some stay open but there is no legal requirement for a school to close or to stay open, as individual schools districts or states are free to establish their own policies?

 Did you know that the word veteran comes from the nomenclature of the old English language, meaning old, experienced soldier?


Did you know that the first use of the word, veteran came to use in 1789, in the English language when referring a former member of the armed forces or an ex-serviceman, of course the extended meaning of the word goes back to someone who has served a longtime in any position?

Did you that California has more U.S. military veterans than any other state?

Did you know that I enjoyed finding these fun facts about Veterans Day and for all those veterans out there, living or dead, I was proud to find it and offer my support?




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Did you know that Nicki Minaj's brother Jelani Maraj was found guilty of predatory assault against an 11-year-old girl?


Jelani Maraj

Did you know that Nicki Minaj's brother Jelani Maraj was just convicted of raping a child?

Did you know that the Rapper’s brother Maraj faces life in jail after being found guilty of predatory assault against an 11-year-old girl?


Jelani Maraj and Nicki Minaji
Did you know that Maraj, 38, was on trial for raping an 11-year-old girl on multiple occasions at his Long Island home. He was charged with the crime in 2015 and found guilty at Nassau County court, New York, this week?

Did you know that Maraj faces the potential of 25 years to life in prison?



Did you know that neither Maraj nor his sister, whose birth name is Onika Tanya Maraj, testified in the trial?
 
Did you know that the child, now 14, and her younger brother testified?
 
Did you know that the defence lawyer claimed the allegations were fabricated by the child’s mother in order to extort $25m (£19m) from Nicki Minaj?

Did you know that James R Ray III, a civil attorney who briefly represented the mother, testified that she did demand a $25m legal settlement from Jelani Maraj after he had been arrested?


Did you know that Maraj is set to be sentenced on 14 December. His lawyer has said he will appeal the judgment?







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Did you know after years of rumors about Louis C.K. masturbating in front women, many are coming forward and telling what happened to them?


Did you know that Louis C.K. Is Accused by 5 Women of Sexual Misconduct?


Julia Wolov, left, and Dana Min Goodman
Did you know that in 2002, a Chicago comedy duo, Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, landed their big break: a chance to perform at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo?
 Did you know when Louis C.K. invited them to hang out in his hotel room for a nightcap after their late-night show, they did not think twice. The bars were closed and they wanted to celebrate?


Did you know that how Louis C.K.’s Comedy Mirrors Women’s Allegations of him masturbating in front of women?

Did you know that the women said that C.K was a comedian they admired, although when they got to his room Louis C.K. asked if he could take out his penis, the women said.They thought it was a joke and laughed it off? “

Did you know that Ms. Goodman said in an interview with The New York Times. “And then he really did it, took out his penis and got completely naked, and started masturbating/”
Abby Schachn
Did yo know that in 2003, Abby Schachner called Louis C.K. to invite him to one of her shows, and during the phone conversation, she said, she could hear him masturbating as they spoke?
Rebecca Corry

Did you know that another comedian, Rebecca Corry, said that
while she was appearing with Louis C.K. on a television pilot in 2005, he asked if he could masturbate in front of her. She declined?



Did you know after years of unsubstantiated rumors about Louis C.K. masturbating in front of associates, women are coming forward to describe what they experienced?

Did you know that with this current burst of sexual misconduct accusations against powerful men and women, the stories about Louis C.K. stand out because he has so few equals in comedy?

Did you know that Louis C.K  has sold out Madison Square Garden eight times, and created an Emmy-winning TV series?

Did you know that Louis C.K. built a reputation as the unlikely conscience of the comedy scene, by making audiences laugh about hypocrisy — especially male hypocrisy?

Did you know that Louis C.K.’s
publicist, Lewis Kay, said the comedian would not respond to any allegation nor would C/K answer any questions,?.

Did you that the stories told by the women raise sharp questions about the anecdotes that Louis C.K. tells in his own comedy?
publicist, Lewis Kay

Did you know that when C.K rose to fame in part by appearing to be candid about his flaws and sexual hang-ups, discussing and miming masturbation extensively in his act — an exaggerated riff that some of the women feel may have served as a cover for real misconduct?

Ms. Corry, a comedian, writer and actress,
Did you know that Ms. Corry, a comedian, writer and actress, has long felt haunted by her run-in with Louis C.K.  when
Louis C.K., a guest star, approached her as she was walking to the set. “He leaned close to my face and said, ‘Can I ask you something?’ I said, ‘Yes,’” Ms. Corry said in a written statement to The New York Times. “He asked if we could go to my dressing room so he could masturbate in front of me.” Stunned and angry, Ms. Corry said she declined, and pointed out that he had a daughter and a pregnant wife. “His face got red,” she recalled, “and he told me he had issues?”





Tig Notaro
Did you know that Tig Notaro, the comedian whose Amazon series, “One Mississippi,” lists Louis C.K. as an executive producer, is one of the few in the fiercely insular comedy world to speak out against him?

Did you know that Louis C.K helped her career when she received a huge boost when he released her 2012 comedy album, about her cancer diagnosis? 












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Did you Know

Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!