Al Porter Scandal

Muahahaha

What a mealy mouthed apology, he is trying to write off sexual assault as just having a laugh. Scumbag.

Ash.J.Williams

Grayditch wrote: »

What was he doing in the entertainment industry spotlight at 4 years of age?

Billy Barry

Turtyturd

Should’ve reverse Kevin Spacey’d It and decided to live as a straight man.

AnneFrank

I just hope he doesn't use depression or antidepressants as an excuse for his alleged behaviour

Jimbob1977

One thing that makes me uncomfortable...

Are any of the allegations made against famous celebrities being reported to the police also?

We are in danger of trial and conviction by 'hearsay'. If the person is found guilty in a court of law, that is fine.

Senator McCarthy started a Communist witch hunt in the 1950s. Many innocent people were denounced as the hysteria was ramped up.

JoeBloggs1986

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Billy Barry

That doesn't count as entertainment.

blade1

Grayditch wrote: »

What was he doing in the entertainment industry spotlight at 4 years of age?

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Billy Barry

Ah Jesus, don't say he had a go at Billy Barry.
Is anything sacred anymore?

retro:electro

His apology disgusts me. He attempts to write off his lewd and crude behaviour as "flamboyant persona", as if it's all a joke that we just don't get. There isn't an ounce of sincerity in that "apology". It's just an attempt to divert attention away from his inappropriate behaviour and place the blame on everyone else for not being debased enough to understand.
His actions should be judged irrespective of his "flamboyancy". Inappropriate behaviour is inappropriate behaviour, no matter how handy it is to dress it up and pass it off as "humour".

CarrickMcJoe

He'll be moving back home to mammy....

The Talking Bread

Is "flamboyant and outrageous" now considered an excuse for sexual misconduct by some?.....................

Ulysses Gaze

anna080 wrote: »

His apology disgusts me. He attempts to write off his lewd and crude behaviour as "flamboyant persona", as if it's all a joke that we just don't get. There isn't an ounce of sincerity in that "apology". It's just an attempt to divert attention away from his inappropriate behaviour and place the blame on everyone else for not being debased enough to understand.
His actions should be judged irrespective of his "flamboyancy". Inappropriate behaviour is inappropriate behaviour, no matter how handy it is to dress it up and pass it off as "humour".

It's a bit like Lena Dunham's recent apology.

Not really an apology at all. Just PR spin to try and save face.

ToddyDoody

liam7831 wrote: »

He has resigned from Today FM

The radio forum might well explode with this one.

The Talking Bread

CarrickMcJoe wrote: »

He'll be moving back home to mammy....

Sure it was only a phase, this hands down pants stuff. All the young lads are doing it

Ulysses Gaze

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Sure it was only a phase, this hands down pants stuff. All the young lads are doing it

Sure he was just copying Al Bundy

pjohnson

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Sure he was just copying Al Bundy

Bundy is putting his hands in his own pants. Allegedly this is where other Al missed.

Grayditch

It's a shame his career wasn't ended by people being realising he's absolutely brutal.

murpho999

I just can't believe how bad his statement is.

Comes across as embittered and arrogant and making light of sexual assault allegations.

I think he's done himself more harm than good with it.

Does he not have an agent or manager to advise him on this? Although it doesn't look like he'll need one in the future.

NIMAN

It does appear its a statement written by him, rather than a professional versed in how to spin a situation.

jimmynokia

Lame statement, and decades in the industry, He is only 24.

bilbot79

I think he will get great mileage out of this in the future

cloudatlas

Buh- BYEEEEE!

The Talking Bread

murpho999 wrote: »

I just can't believe how bad his statement is.

Comes across as embittered and arrogant and making light of sexual assault allegations.

I think he's done himself more harm than good with it.

Does he not have an agent or manager to advise him on this? Although it doesn't look like he'll need one in the future.

Debi Allen (DAA) is his agent.

If she put that arrogant, victim blaming, media blaming, public blaming sorry excuse for a statement together she clearly wants rid of him herself

Guy:Incognito

eviltwin wrote: »

You can't win here. You make allegations and your told go to the guards, you do that and you are wasting their time. It's this kind of attitude that makes it harder for male victims to come forward because they are judged for not.fighting back.

It's almost as if the different names on the posts represent individual people with different beliefs and opinions...........

Maybe all discussions should be in private and then when a consensus is reached a single post can be put in each thread?

RayM

murpho999 wrote: »

Does he not have an agent or manager to advise him on this? Although it doesn't look like he'll need one in the future.

His statement reads like it was written by legal advisors. It's likely that he just signed off on it.

yabadabado

bilbot79 wrote: »

I think he will get great mileage out of this in the future

I think its safe to say he wont.He's done .

valoren

Al Groper....eh?.....eh?

Now that there's a vacancy for a **** comedian, with that kind of material I'm quids in.

The Talking Bread

Most importantly, how will we find out how those couples got on on their dates?

Jeju

They are stuck with each other now forever, until Al undates them.

Stheno

On a personal level you have to wonder where he will go from here.

He's only 24 years old hard to see him being hired in the media industry in the future.

pjohnson

Stheno wrote: »

On a personal level you have to wonder where he will go from here.

He's only 24 years old hard to see him being hired in the media industry in the future.

McDonalds? He's exiled from comedy circuits aswell.

Jimbob1977

Stheno wrote: »

On a personal level you have to wonder where he will go from here.

He's only 24 years old hard to see him being hired in the media industry in the future.

He should phone Roman Polanski about getting the 'free pass'

Stheno

pjohnson wrote: »

McDonalds? He's exiled from comedy circuits aswell.

That's kinda my point he'll find it hard to find any kind of employment

RayM

Stheno wrote: »

On a personal level you have to wonder where he will go from here.

Court would be a good start. And then jail, maybe.

The Talking Bread

Stheno wrote: »

On a personal level you have to wonder where he will go from here.

He's only 24 years old hard to see him being hired in the media industry in the future.

Jobs.ie



Sign on.




It isn't as if he will be any huge loss to the entertainment world

Tayschren

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Sure he was just copying Al Bundy

Did you know Al has a black belt in bjj?

Richard Hillman

Stheno wrote: »

On a personal level you have to wonder where he will go from here.

He's only 24 years old hard to see him being hired in the media industry in the future.

To be fair he can go it alone and just do gigs independently until the Liberal Media have airbrushed it over time.

VinLieger

Stheno wrote: »

On a personal level you have to wonder where he will go from here.

He's only 24 years old hard to see him being hired in the media industry in the future.

Indeed, maybe he goes into writing? In a few years a behind the scenes job like that where his face and name is never out there might be possible for him

pjohnson

Stheno wrote: »

That's kinda my point he'll find it hard to find any kind of employment

Its almost a lesson you could say

Ewan Hoosarmi

Stheno wrote: »

On a personal level you have to wonder where he will go from here.

He's only 24 years old hard to see him being hired in the media industry in the future.

I didn't like him or his act, but that's an awful bleak future to be facing into. I feel sorry for the lad. Not condoning his actions, they are unforgivable, if true.

The trouble is: it doesn't matter much whether they're true or not at this stage. The damage is done.

Ash.J.Williams

Ah he'll be back... Well if he has any material that doesn't involve sex

Rekop dog

Stheno wrote: »

On a personal level you have to wonder where he will go from here.

He's only 24 years old hard to see him being hired in the media industry in the future.

He young and I'd imagine reasonably wealthy. Just needs to move to a country where he isn't known.

Still in a far better position than many.

The Talking Bread

Ewan Hoosarmi wrote: »

I didn't like him or his act, but that's an awful bleak future to be facing into. I feel sorry for the lad. Not condoning his actions, they are unforgivable, if true.

.

Oh, ffs.

There are plenty of jobs out there that don't involve sticking your hands down peoples pants to maintain your "flamboyant and outrageous" persona.


"awful bleak future"

Give me a break.

Ulysses Gaze

Ewan Hoosarmi wrote: »

I didn't like him or his act, but that's an awful bleak future to be facing into. I feel sorry for the lad. Not condoning his actions, they are unforgivable, if true.

The trouble is: it doesn't matter much whether they're true or not at this stage. The damage is done.

Of his own making.

And seemingly made over many years and with many innocent victims.

Beechwoodspark

I'd say if he actually looked through his material he would have to take a black marker and start crossing out almost all his routine as inappropriate now.

I'm not a fan of his but any time I saw him it was wall to wall dirty jokes, brazenly sexual themes and over the top innuendo.

Ken Tucky

OK so I've gone back through a lot of the thread but I still haven't a notion of what AP has done!!
Excuse my ignorance(or not really giving a f**K) but what the hell happened.
Was it something he said or did.....allegedly of course

Stheno

Ken Tucky wrote: »

OK so I've gone back through a lot of the thread but I still haven't a notion of what AP has done!!
Excuse my ignorance(or not really giving a f**K) but what the hell happened.
Was it something he said or did.....allegedly of course

He allegedly sexually assaulted five men

The Talking Bread

Ken Tucky wrote: »

OK so I've gone back through a lot of the thread but I still haven't a notion of what AP has done!!
Excuse my ignorance(or not really giving a f**K) but what the hell happened.
Was it something he said or did.....allegedly of course

Google is your friend!

smurgen

Ewan Hoosarmi wrote: »

I didn't like him or his act, but that's an awful bleak future to be facing into. I feel sorry for the lad. Not condoning his actions, they are unforgivable, if true.

The trouble is: it doesn't matter much whether they're true or not at this stage. The damage is done.

Yeah here's hoping he had a plan b incase all of his sexual assaults came to light.

Cantona's Collars

Will he change his stage name from Al Porter to Willie Stroker?

josip

Is he still doing the Panto at the Olympia or are they going to bring in an understudy?