Because they don't want to lose their job. It happens all the time when a whistleblower comes forth, whatever the occupation. Who wants to risk losing their bread & butter, especially when it happens to be a great gig, e.g. the TV biz. Better to stay neutral by keeping silent.
Actually it's the women who hold far more clout in the business lately. They wouldn't have suffered any professional repercussions from coming forward.
Really? Because Eliza lost her job immediately after confronting Weatherly, at least according to her account detailed in the above link. If you haven't read it, check it out. She says she has recordings of the inappropriate treatment, which
Weatherly himself admitted to; he just wrote it off as "joking," claiming that Dushku is to blame because she lacks a sense of humor. No, I think she just didn't find his blustering control-freak tactics & crude non-humor funny; and he was too stupid and ape-ish to perceive it.
Besides, why pay out $9.5 million when no serious offense was committed in the first place?
Btw, I'm speaking as someone who rolls his eyes at a lot of the dubious claims of the #metoo movement, which has become a mass witch hunt. Yet all the questionable claims of "abuse" don't negate the legitimate ones.
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horrorfan000 (2317)
6 years ago
"Btw, I'm speaking as someone who rolls his eyes at a lot of the dubious claims of the #metoo movement, which has become a mass witch hunt. Yet all the questionable claims of "abuse" don't negate the legitimate ones."
Agree with you there but i'm just not yet fully convinced that this is a legitimate case.Until those supposed recordings are heard their a moot point.Weatherly's been acting since the early 90s and there have been no previous complaints or incidents from any of his many many past female costars.So far i haven't seen any actual proof other than Dushku's word.I would be more convinced if anyone from the cast or crew who were there stood up and backed up her version of events.
I guess firing her looks bad.But it doesn't necessarily prove guilt.It could just be a case of 2 actors who rubbed each other the wrong and just didn't feel comfortable working together anymore.In that case if the studio has to decide to get rid of one of them it's not gonna be the star of the show.
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FFNogoodnik (775)
6 years ago
Because they don't want to lose their job.
what job??
Both Sasha and Pauly USED to work with him on NCIS.
Both left the show before he did.
Neither are on his current show.
So what job are they going to lose?
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Wuchak (8773)
6 years ago
Do you seriously think you can be a whistleblower to corruption in Hollywood -- TV or cinema -- and not have it negatively affect your career? This includes those who support a whistleblower. Eliza said in the linked article (above) that Weatherly had connections with the studio brass and would use it for leverage to manipulate people, get 'em fired, whatever. It's like any other business, you're supposed to go with the herd, submit to those in power, and turn your head when you observe abuse. No one wants to lose their bread & butter.
This is what happened to Grace Lee Whitney on the original Star Trek. She was a popular side-character in the early episodes, but after episode 12 -- "Miri" -- she was sexually assaulted by an exec at the Friday night end-of-the-week party. She adamantly resisted and the next episode was her last with only a cameo appearance. The producers offered a lame excuse for her departure.
There are a gazillion similar stories with Dushku's being one of the more recent.
Besides -- as I said earlier -- just because Weatherly harassed Eliza it doesn't mean he did the same to Pauly and Sasha (likely because he knew the latter could kick his axx). In this case, their defense of him would be sincere.
This happens in virtually every business: My wife was an office manager for years until the executive came on to her, which she blatantly rejected. By the end of the year she was basically forced out. The exec didn't abuse every woman in the office, but he did so with her. It's a similar scenario with Eliza and Weatherly (that is, IF her account is accurate).
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horrorfan000 (2317)
6 years ago
I'm sure it's happened countless times in the past.But that kind of backlash just doesn't happen much anymore.In these #metoo times The industry takes these accusations and the women who come forward very seriously now a days.
I don't get why your so sure he's guilty when there's been nothing to substantiate the claim yet.So far it's just he said she said.All weatherly admitted to was making the remarks in the context of joking around on set.There's a big difference between having a dirty sense of humor and harassing somebody.
My 2 biggest problems with the claim are 1. Weatherly having no history of this behavior.Middle aged men don't just wake up out the blue one day and think hmm today's the day i'll turn into a sexual harasser and go pick on this particular actress.There's always some history.
And 2. There's absolutely no concrete proof supporting either Dushku's or Weatherly's version of events.I want to hear the recordings.I want to hear what the other cast and crew who were there thought.I want to hear something from Weatherly's past that would even remotely suggest this type of behavior toward women.The guys been acting for nearly 30 years.
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