Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity Accused of Sexual Misconduct in New Lawsuit

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(07-22-2020, 10:26 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Actually, it makes her allegation even weaker.  She can remember details like this but cannot provide specifics as to what Carlson said?  The complaint alleges that it was "abundantly clear" that Carlson was propositioning her.  If it was so clear what did he say that made it so?  One would think that his words would be of key importance, yet the allegation contains not one direct quote from Carlson.  The way it is worded Carlson could easily have been lamenting that he was stuck in the city away from his wife and kids, not offering the information as a hint that he's by himself and would like to sleep with this woman.


Quite honestly, if this story was released at a time other than right after, and before, other negative pieces of Carlson came out I'd tend to agree with you.  The other reason is no one knows who Henry is and Hannity and Carlson are big names that will attract readers.



Agreed, but I don't think the inclusion of Carlson and Hannity actually does that as neither allegation against them is particularly compelling. 



Thank you for actually being objective.  I honestly don't see how anyone can read the complaint against Carlson and finding it damning in any way.


For sure, and I said as much from the very first post in this thread.  The Henry stuff is absolutely vile.  

Well, I'm not exactly objective. I don't think anyone really is. I would more consider myself rational :).

I agree with you that tying Carlson and Hannity into this is a means of getting more exposure because very few know who Henry is. Before all this, I had never heard of him. I don't think I'd even have recognized him outside of this controversy. Whereas everyone knows who Carlson and Hannity are, even the people who wish they didn't, like me.

And, to clarify my stance, while I don't think the complaints against Carlson and Hannity are criminal or even legally actionable (outside of maybe some sort of NDA and payment to make them drop the lawsuits, as lawsuits look bad even if you don't think they'd actually win in court), I do think they're slimy and worth bringing to light. Attempting to pay men to take a woman on a date, as Hannity allegedly did, even as a joke, is still demeaning and we shouldn't look at interpersonal behavior simply on the scale of legal to illegal. I think behaviors should be measured on that scale as well as the scale of socially acceptable to socially unacceptable. And on that scale the allegation against Hannity is right up near the top, whereas Carlson's is somewhere between the middle and the top. I just don't think either will face any consequences for their actions, either from a legal standpoint or a company accountability standpoint.