DiipuSurotu
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Roman Polanski to continue freedom as extradition is rejected again
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Well Trump is going to be the next POTUS.
SolidSnakex
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A reminder of the list of celebrities and directors that signed a petition asking for his release when he was arrested in 2009 and was facing extradition
http://www.indiewire.com/2009/09/over-100-in-film-community-sign-polanski-petition-55821/
The list is in the link. If you haven't seen it before, there are a lot of well known celebrities and directors in it.
And one quote from Chris Rock on the issue when he appeared on Jay Leno's show when this was happening
http://www.indiewire.com/2009/09/over-100-in-film-community-sign-polanski-petition-55821/
The list is in the link. If you haven't seen it before, there are a lot of well known celebrities and directors in it.
And one quote from Chris Rock on the issue when he appeared on Jay Leno's show when this was happening
Who is the lady with the look of extreme disappointment on her face shaking her head?
France doesn't extradite its citizens.
ElBoxyBrown
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No, Nicolas Cage. Not you.
Although he does look confused as to why he's clapping so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
speedomodel
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Really fucking disappointing...
DiipuSurotu
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For a little bit of faith in humanity, here is a list of celebrities who have spoken AGAINST Polanski:
http://chrismm.dreamwidth.org/577422.html?view=1709454
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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Nick Cage doesn't know where he is or what's going on.
SolidSnakex
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I remember seeing that. I couldn't help but notice that there aren't a lot of big names on that list like there is in the supporter list. It's hard to tell whether it's because they support Polanski or they don't want to come out against him because of how many powerful players are supportive of him.
DoctorManhattan
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Sorry what is the context of this?
Rapist Polanski winning best picture or director (I forget which) got him a standing ovation.
A Link to the Past
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Really disappointed to see Wes Anderson on that list. Oh well.
And when you said Chris Rock, I was expecting him to disappoint too, but then I read it and I was anything but.
There may not be many huge names but there are more people such as Kevin Smith, Jon Stewart and Neil Gaiman who's personal opinions I listen to and care about than on the supporting list, so that for me means something.
Holy shit this is crushing. A lot of actors and film makers I admire/respect on here.
in fairness, the judge for this case completely shit the bed, to the extent that i would argue it was perfectly reasonable for polanski to flee
michaelius
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Everyone is equal before the law*
*as long as they are unknown and poor
*as long as they are unknown and poor
QuantumBro
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Everybody knows that Hollywood has been fueled by child rape and prostitution since the beginning, but there's too much money going around for anyone to go on the record. If the story ever breaks, Westminster will look like nothing in comparison.
SolidSnakex
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Comedians in particular seemed to have no problem going at him. Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Howard Stern and Jay Leno were all confused as to why the hell Hollywood was defending this monster.
Oh yeah, anyone in that world definitely deserves a ton of credit for speaking out. It's sad that they'd even need to come out as being against rape. I mean, just think of that.
Someone missing from the supporter list is Johnny Depp's sorry ass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyx4E51ZCns
adamsappel
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Remember, many of these same people very publicly sat on their hands when Elie Kazan was given an honorary Oscar, because he named names before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Well, except for Scorsese, he presented him the Oscar.
Garmonbozia
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I just don't get the defense for Polanski.
Yeah, he made some legitimately great movies, but that doesn't give him immunity.
If Charles Manson had success with his musical career and still committed his crimes would famous people defend him? Sign petitions?
I love films and everytime I remember that petition I get livid.
Yeah, he made some legitimately great movies, but that doesn't give him immunity.
If Charles Manson had success with his musical career and still committed his crimes would famous people defend him? Sign petitions?
I love films and everytime I remember that petition I get livid.
Big Green Anus
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What did he do?
KonradLaw
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Couldn't have ended up in any other way. Any merit-based verdict wasn't possible anymore. The supreme court was deciding solely if there were some procedural errors that would require retrial and the previous courts did a lot of due dilligence, so there was nothing there that could justify retrial.
Poland has two levels of court system. You can appeal any case to higher court and it's decision is final when it comes to judgement on facts and guilt. The supreme court (the one who made sentencing today) only handles the so called cassation, which leads to retrial. To have it activated you need to prove there were huge procedural errors during the previous sentencing. If all facts were known and no procedure was broken it's impossible for supreme court to order cassation.
applauded a rapist.
It might have something to do with the fact that while top comedians usually get absorbed into Hollywood at their peak the dues to pay and track to reach it is completely different and while it has its own underbelly usually littered with depression and drugs it's not the same as Hollywoods underbelly, and comedians are also usually a lot more honest about the truth of both themselves and the lifestyle.
Hell in some cases like Maron comedians are more likely to pull the curtain back to far and not shut up about the toll of the life and how horrible they can be as people.
kingkaiser
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For someone with his past, barely surviving the holocaust, his pregnant mother murdered in Auschwitz and his second wife brutally slaughtered by a satanic cult while being highly pregnant...I think he should be treated incapable of crime anyway.
lol whos the guy with the sad face that turns into a smile when the camera was on him?
DiipuSurotu
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Reminds me of a French comedian who fired a joke at both Woody Allen and Polanski while hosting this year's Cannes Film Festival:
Martin Scorsese
Inferno313
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People who don't want to support, or see support, for a child rapist do not have some inability to compartmentalize.
He was the Taxi Driver
Yeah he's performs a cavity search on Tucker and Chan.
Incidentally, the big joke for his character is that he does a cavity search on Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.
That is a seriously awkward gif. A lot of fakeness going on there. Scorcese in particular.
Absolutely, I agree. I agree with that 100%. It's not at all the same, but the Mel Gibson situation with Hacksaw Ridge brought up the same sorts of questions so I thought it might be worth mentioning.
excelsiorlef
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Conor_Fool
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Why is David Lynch on that list tho
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To be honest, I can actually believe that Brett Ratner didn't put two and two together when that scene was being thrown around. He does strike me as being that damn vapid.
David Lynch is a very strange person.
kingkaiser
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His horrific past and things he had to endure are the very definition of mitigating circumstances...
It could go both ways. Either vapid or warped sense of "humor". Brett Ratner has an interesting reputation beyond bad filmmaking.
Isnt mitigating cicumstances things such as a son killing his father after a decade of abuse?
I had just thought it had to be somehow related to the crime.
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