Yeah, I've never liked him either. And I honestly never understood his fame or talent.
However, although I think he might be gay I don't think there's enough evidence of that. I think a lot of the behavior described is based on the idea that there are gatekeepers in the entertainment industry and people have to make the decision to perform whatever the gatekeeper wants or else the opportunity will pass to someone else.
And always the idea is that it's always sexual. I've heard accusations about Quincy Jones too. I'm just not convinced. The gay thing makes it more of a conspiracy theory to me.
The problem with conspiracies is that people have to be willing to keep secrets. And typically there has to be some motivation to do so; either financial interests or survival.
We just went through a come to Jesus moment in history with the #MeToo movement. So there wasn't a better time to come out and say what and who were guilty. And with a woman claiming that Jamie Foxx sexually assaulted her for an "unspecified" amount, a lot of people make these allegations just to get paid. And there are videos on youtube circulating about people, voiced by AI, without any real evidence because the whole point is to be click-bait.
Even Bill Cosby wasn't above using his position of power to play a similar role in saying "hey I can help your career" but does that mean that the entire relationship was predicated on that? Did everyone on the Cosby Shoe have to eat his Jello Pudding?
I don't think so.
I think the people most vulnerable to this are people who probably wouldn't have a good chance without that person's "help". Because if Cosby was trying that on someone strong or someone incredibly talented he would know they could make it without him and then would be more likely to ruin his reputation. Just like a Catholic Priest, you would have to target someone who is less likely to talk. But it also doesn't have to be predatory. Although, it's not ethical, you could A want to help the person, B. be sexually attracted to the person, and C. efforts to help them may not be successful, making that person think their choice to engage sexually was for nothing-leading to bitterness at their own decision and attempt to use the person helping them for the opportunity which may or may not have been exchanged for sex.
