Re: [BigBrother_Survivor] Fox “Reviewing” Claims Of Sexual Harassment Against ‘The Four’ Judge Charlie Walk – Update

 

This doesn't surprise me. I watch the show, it's not very good. I'd never seen this guy before but on this show he doesn't come off as a very likable person. He seems like kind of an ass so I guess he's also a pig!
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On Mon, 1/29/18, C G ceegee2006@yahoo.com [BigBrother_Survivor] <BigBrother_Survivor@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Subject: [BigBrother_Survivor] Fox "Reviewing" Claims Of Sexual Harassment Against 'The Four' Judge Charlie Walk – Update
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Date: Monday, January 29, 2018, 11:41 PM























 
http://deadline.com/2018/01/the-four-judge-charlie-walk-scumbag-sexual-harassment-1202273465/Fox "Reviewing" Claims Of Sexual Harassment
Against 'The Four' Judge Charlie Walk
– Updateby Dawn C. Chmielewski
and
Dominic Patten January
29, 2018 6:56pmUPDATED,
6:58 PM: "We have only recently learned of these
past allegations regarding Mr. Walk," Fox today said hours after claims
of sexual harassment were leveled at one of the judges of
their new competition series The Four: Battle For
Stardom. "We are currently reviewing this
matter and are committed to fostering a safe environment on
all of our shows," the Murdoch-owned net added of alleged
behavior that now Life Lab founder Tristan Coopersmith revealed
earlier Monday online of her once Sony Music boss.
As
the Fox is in a very tricky situation here.Not
only is Walk a judge on the January 4 premiering The
Four, but the grand prize for contestants is a
recording contract with Republic Records – which he runs.
A grand prize that someone is scheduled to receive as the
show heads into its final round of taping this
week.PREVIOUSLY,
4:50 PM: With just days to go in the taping of the
end of Fox's The
Four, judge and record company boss Charlie Walk has been accused by
a former label executive of sexually harassing her during
his stint at Sony Music.Life
Lab founder Tristan Coopersmith described how she was "in
shock" when Walk called to ask her to work for him. She
said Walk flattered her and told her "a lot of things I
wanted to hear," lauding her promise and her ability to
revolutionize a struggling recording industry. She said he
introduced her to music industry power players,
including Donnie Ienner and Lyor Cohen and my ultimate
(now fallen) hero, Russell Simmons."It
seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime. But
Coopersmith described a darker side of this supposed dream
job, in which Walk allegedly would invite her into his
office and make lewd comments, send sexually explicit text
messages, grope her at business dinners and, on one
occasion, attempt to push her into bed with him."I
remember the girl that took that job," Coopersmith wrote
in an open letter. "I remember how confident and vocal she
was. How grateful. I remember how motivated and determined
she was to crush it, to be a visionary in the industry. But
the girl who walked away a year later had shrunk. She no
longer looked up when she walked.. She became quiet. Her
spirit was barely recognizable. She felt confused. She felt
diminished. She felt wholeheartedly worthless. She lived in
a corrosive pit of shame."Calling
Walk a "scumbag," Coopersmith said his behavior made her
"feel sick to my stomach almost everyday." She says she
left the industry eight years ago and held the ugly secret
for all this time — reliving it in flashbacks and
nightmares."To
you, Charlie Walk what you did was normal," she declares.
"It was a power you perceived to have earned, with a right
to exercise it. But to me it was insulting, confusing and
objectifying. And it was a secret that I held for a very
long time, my experiences only spilling out in flashbacks
and nightmares."Coopersmith
went public with her account a day after the Grammy Awards
put the #MeToo and Time's Up movements at the center of
the event, underscoring the issues of harassment,
discrimination and pay inequality. One of the evening's
highlights was Kesha's powerful performance of her hit
"Praying" — an anthem for abused women — in which
she was accompanied by Cyndi Lauper, Camila Cabello, Andra
Day, Julia Michaels and Bebe Rexha and the Resistance
Revival Chorus.Fox
has not responded to Deadline's request for comment about
the accusations and what impact if any they could have on
the production of first-year singing competition show The
Four.Hosted
by ex-Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie and judged by
Walk,  Sean "Diddy" Combs, DJ Khaled and
singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor, The
Four: Battle for Stardom debuted at the beginning of
the year on the net to OK ratings. Pitching somewhat
established artists against newcomers, the goal of the show
is a recording contract with the Walk-led Republic Records,
a division of Universal Music Group.Universal
Music issued a statement, saying it's conducting a review.
"While it appears this blog post relates to the period
prior to Mr. Walk's appointment to his position at
Republic Records, we take the allegations very seriously and
intend to conduct a full and complete review of this
matter."Sony
Music declined comment.Here
is Coopersmith's letter in its entirety:Dear
Charlie Walk~I
remember the day you called and asked me to work for you. I
was in shock. I couldn't believe a music mogul like
yourself wanted ME to come work for YOU. And not only did
you want me to work for you, you wanted me to start my very
own department. You said it would revolutionize the way the
record industry worked. You said I would change the game.
You said I had raw talent. You said I was bright, savvy and
necessary. You said a lot of things that I wanted to hear.
You made me feel like a Unicorn. And you promised me a lot
of things. And you were true on your word. You took me as a
young trend forecaster and gave me the opportunity of a
lifetime. The opportunity to help shape the industry that I
loved, which was crumbling at the feet of digital downloads.
You introduced me to other music moguls like Donnie Ienner
and Lyor Cohen and my ultimate (now fallen) hero, Russell
Simmons. You gave me a fancy office, an assistant and a
budget. You took me backstage to shows and got me private
meet 'n greets with the likes of Prince. You gave me
opportunities beyond my wildest imagination.But
you also made me feel sick to my stomach almost everyday.
For a year I shuddered at the idea of being called into your
office, where you would stealthily close the door and make
lewd comments about my body and share your fantasies of
having sex with me. I was 27. No previous experience had
taught me what to do in such a situation. So I laughed it
off, gently reminded you that you were married with
children, and tried to change the subject. But you were
relentless. You would instant message me throughout the day
making sexual remarks. Truly vulgar words and ideas.
Pervasively. You invited me to dinners that in hindsight I
had no business being at, but you did it so that you could
put your hand on my thigh under the table, every time
inching it closer and closer to my sacred place. You did it
so you could lean over and whisper disgusting things into my
ear and I had to smile so that no one suspected anything. On
multiple occasions your wife was sitting right across from
us. And then there was that event at your swank pad when you
actually cornered me and pushed me into your bedroom and
onto your bed. The bed you shared with your wife… your
wife who was in the room next door. You being drunk and me
being 6 inches taller was my saving grace.You
promised me the world in my career. You told me I would be
one of the top 30 music executives under 30. It's what I
wanted. Cloaked in power, you knew how to get me right where
you wanted me. Under your control. Playing your sick
games.After
a year of working in fear, I finally called deep on my
courage and shared my story with your counterpart. He
wasn't surprised. He told me that there was nothing I
could do about it, but that he would help me coordinate a
graceful exit if I wanted. I was paid to keep my mouth shut
and my reputation intact. I'm ashamed of that piece but
it's a truthful part of my story. I took that dirty money
and moved to LA.I
remember the girl that took that job. I remember how
confident and vocal she was. How grateful. I remember how
motivated and determined she was to crush it, to be a
visionary in the industry. But the girl who walked away a
year later had shrunk. She no longer looked up when she
walked. She became quiet. Her spirit was barely
recognizable. She felt confused. She felt diminished. She
felt wholeheartedly worthless. She lived in a corrosive pit
of shame.To
you, Charlie Walk what you did was normal. It was a power
you perceived to have earned, with a right to exercise it.
But to me it was insulting, confusing and objectifying. And
it was a secret that I held for a very long time, my
experiences only spilling out in flashbacks and nightmares.
And my silence paid off.. I was able to flourish in the
industry, but the more that I did, the more that I saw there
were so many Charlie Walks. I walked away from the world of
entertainment 8 years ago and never looked back. Now I'm
running a women's sanctuary devoted to self-love, growth
and empowerment. I find myself in a vortex of strength,
courage and most of all morality. It's where I belong so
in some ways, perhaps I needed to endure you, to get here,
so I'm deciding to be grateful for your part in my
journey.The
truth is Charlie Walk there will always be scumbags like
you. I know this because you're raising sons who will
follow in your own footsteps. But here's the thing, I'm
raising a son too. And I'm raising him to respect himself
so that he can respect others, including women. I'm
raising him to stand up to a-holes like you in honor of
women. I'm raising him to know that healthy relationships
don't involve power. I'm raising him to be what you
weren't raised to be, a decent human being.I
don't wish ill for you, Charlie Walk. Only the possibility
of personal awakening, accountability and transformation so
that you can use your power for good. I forgive you, Charlie
Walk. I hope you can forgive yourself.Free
hearted~

Tristan





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