The actor began his career in the early 1990s and appeared in Austin Powers in Goldmember, The Honeymooners and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
Not living in LA, I don't have a lot of knowledge of or appreciation for his good-deeds, but other than being a talented athlete, it's hard to view him much different than weinstein, epstein, or any other stein that thinks it's ok to literally backdoor the nobodies because famous/powerful. That right there tells me what kind of person he is. And if he wasn't the best player of his generation, I wonder if the people praising him would be singing a different tune.
I understand that many rape allegations are a case of he-said/she-said, but he had questionable relations with someone who wasn't his wife. Even if the hotel employee was totally willing, or changed her mind halfway through, or whatever the truth was... it doesn't change the fact that he sodomized a complete stranger because he could. That is not normal, average, everyday behavior for "good people".
Ok, I admit those were exaggerated examples, but still, the fact that it ever happened before kinda tells me all I need to know about the guy. I hope he learned from it, grew, and changed... but history tells us that typically entitled rich f#$ks don't usually morph into upstanding citizens by age 40. They're usually just richer, more entitled f#$ks.
Clearly a lot of people have given him a second chance, but I would argue that has far more to do with his position as a sports-god and Los Angeles status symbol than any massive shifts in moral character. If he were poor, white, or republican, Alyssa Milano would have a movement aimed at destroying him.
So my impression of this is a VERY radical-left mindset. The idea that someones past crime/actipns/thoughts make it impossible for them to ever redeem themselves is the antithesis of freedom & forgiveness. That is right out of the "cancel culture" playbook.
Personally, if someone has show no proof that they've continued to be an asshole, I'm not going to crucify them for being an asshole almost 2 decades ago. On top of that, you have numerous confirmed reports of him not being an asshole. From, literally, everything I've seen, he dedicated himself to being a good dad, (*4* daughters, yikes!) and generally being an OK dude. Was he a Mother Theresa or Ghandi or some sort of saint? Nah, and I don't think he should be revered as one. That being said, just due to the sheer exposure so many people had to him over the years, there will be outpourings of sadness and grief and I think those are totally valid, and to be the person in the back going "ACKSHULLY, HE DID A BAD THING!" seems.. I don't know, crass. There is a time & place, and I don't know if it's now, especially with his daughter and the other 7 friends dying at the same time.
So my impression of this is a VERY radical-left mindset. The idea that someones past crime/actipns/thoughts make it impossible for them to ever redeem themselves is the antithesis of freedom & forgiveness. That is right out of the "cancel culture" playbook.
Personally, if someone has show no proof that they've continued to be an asshole, I'm not going to crucify them for being an asshole almost 2 decades ago. On top of that, you have numerous confirmed reports of him not being an asshole. From, literally, everything I've seen, he dedicated himself to being a good dad, (*4* daughters, yikes!) and generally being an OK dude. Was he a Mother Theresa or Ghandi or some sort of saint? Nah, and I don't think he should be revered as one. That being said, just due to the sheer exposure so many people had to him over the years, there will be outpourings of sadness and grief and I think those are totally valid, and to be the person in the back going "ACKSHULLY, HE DID A BAD THING!" seems.. I don't know, crass. There is a time & place, and I don't know if it's now, especially with his daughter and the other 7 friends dying at the same time.