Don’t get your hopes up when it comes to seeing Floyd Mayweather box Khabib … ‘cause the fight is NEVER HAPPENING — so says ex-UFC star Brendan Schaub. We got the UFC fighter-turned-MMA analyst out at LAX … and dude wouldn’t even let our…
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Monday, October 22, 2018
Sunday, February 25, 2018
UFC"s Brendan Schaub: Floyd"s Done But "I Guarantee" Conor Fights Nate Again
Dana White says a Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather rematch in the UFC is MORE likely than Conor vs. Nate Diaz 3 … but ex-UFC star Brendan Schaub is calling BS. We got Brendan — an analyst on the MayMac media tour — to break down…
Friday, February 23, 2018
Brendan Fraser: I Was Groped By the HFPA President and it Ruined My Career!
Brendan Fraser was once a major movie star. He was in beloved classics like The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. He made audiences swoon with George of the Jungle. And then, years ago, his career just … vanished.
In a stunning new interview, he’s revealing exactly what happens. Part of Fraser’s story is a #MeToo story.
Be warned — he gets pretty detailed, but it’s definitely worth the read.
Brendan Fraser’s GQ interview is a powerful but grim look into the life of a fallen star.
The title, “Whatever Happened To Brendan Fraser,” really sets the grim tone.
There are sweet parts — it opens talking about his horses, how his teenage son is on the autistic spectrum and enjoys the repetitive action of brushing the horse and that the horse appreciates it.
He mentions that a number of factors pushed him away from the acting spotlight.
He had multiple surgeries for injuries on film sets (seriously, this guy’s movie career is the story of injury after injury), his mother passed away from cancer, and he went through a painfully contentious divorce.
But one big factor was his very own #MeToo story.
Brendan Fraser describes his accusation against Philip Berk, former President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, in an alleged incident from a 2003 luncheon.
“His left hand reaches around, grabs my ass cheek, and one of his fingers touches me in the taint. And he starts moving it around.”
That is a description of sexual assault. And Brendan Fraser talks about how that broke him down.
“I felt ill. I felt like a little kid. I felt like there was a ball in my throat. I thought I was going to cry.”
Countless victims blame themselves, for what happened to them and for how they responded. Brendan Fraser is among them:
“I became depressed … I was blaming myself and I was miserable — because I was saying, ‘This is nothing; this guy reached around and he copped a feel.’”
Brendan Fraser admires the bravery of the stars who’ve come forward as part of the #MeToo movement. He even knows some of them.
“I know Rose [McGowan], I know Ashley [Judd], I know Mira [Sorvino] — I’ve worked with them. I call them friends in my mind.”
Like with many friendships, they’ve grown apart.
“I haven’t spoken to them in years, but they’re my friends.”
He applauds the courage of the people who stepped forward and are helping to make the world a better place.
“I watched this wonderful movement, these people with the courage to say what I didn’t have the courage to say.”
He did eventually receive an “apology” letter from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, but he says that it wasn’t a real apology.
“My apology admitted no wrongdoing, the usual ‘If I’ve done anything that upset Mr. Fraser, it was not intended and I apologize.’”
He says that, after that, he started receiving viewer and fewer invitations to the Golden Globes.
This is a movie star, folks. This is a man whose role in George of the Jungle was a sexual awakening for plenty of Millennials. And he just … stopped being invited.
Scary.
“Am I still frightened? Absolutely. Do I feel like I need to say something? Absolutely.”
But, like countless others, he did not.
“Have I wanted to many, many times? Absolutely. Have I stopped myself? Absolutely.”
This is heartbreaking.
But there’s good news — his career is getting back on track after this lengthy hiatus.
He’s on The Affair and he’ll be on the upcoming FX series, Trust.
One can’t help but wonder how his career and life might have gone differently if the culture that enables sex monsters to act with impunity were a little bit different.
We should note that perhaps the best part of the episode is when Brendan Fraser gets emotional and processes it by firing a bow and arrow before offering it to his interviewer to try.
Monday, December 11, 2017
UFC"s Brendan Schaub Says Pacquiao Would Whoop McGregor Worse Than Mayweather
Conor McGregor actually had a shot against Floyd Mayweather … but he would get straight-up SMASHED by Manny Pacquiao – so says ex-UFC star Brendan Schaub. We got Schaub — an analyst on the MayMac media tour — to weigh in on…
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
UFC"s Brendan Schaub Betting His Penis on Conor McGregor
Brendan Schaub is putting his dong on the line for Mayweather vs McGregor … promising he’ll DM the world his finest wiener pic if Conor doesn’t go all 12 rounds with Floyd. That’s right — the UFC fighter-turned-MMA analyst is so…
Thursday, November 17, 2016
"Making a Murderer" -- Brendan Dassey Will NOT Be Released ... for Now
Brendan Dassey had one foot out of his cell but the door has been slammed shut again … at least for now. A federal appeals court just ruled … Wisconsin prison officials should ignore the ruling of a lower court, ordering the release of Dassey…
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Dog the Bounty Hunter -- I"d Use Truth Serum on Steven Avery & Brendan Dassey (VIDEO)
Dog the Bounty Hunter has unconventional methods for proving whether or not Steven Avery is worthy of a get out of jail free card like his nephew Brendan Dassey. Dog was leaving Catch in WeHo Tuesday night, and while Dog’s…
"Making a Murderer" -- Brendan Dassey WILL Be Released ... State Loses Bid to Hold Him
Brendan Dassey will be released from prison by no later than Friday at 8 PM after a judge rejected the state’s last-ditch effort to keep him locked up. Story developing …
Friday, August 12, 2016
Brendan Dassey: Making a Murderer Teen RELEASED From Prison!
Brendan Dassey was just 17 years old when he was convicted of helping his uncle Steven Avery with the murder of Teresa Halbach.
Now, in a turn of events that’s sure to please many fans of the popular Netflix documentary Making a Murderer, a judge has ordered that Dassey be released from prison after six failed appeals and nearly a decade behind bars.
Multiple news outlets reported moments ago that a federal judge in Wisconsin ruled that Dassey’s constitutional rights were violated when police coerced a confession from him when he was just 16 years old.
As Murderer viewers know, it was more than just his youth that made Dassey vulnerable to the investigators’ highly questionable methods.
The Wisconsin native has been diagnosed with multiple intellectual and emotional disabilities.
The documentary series shocked millions with scenes that showed the ways in which Dassey was manipulated during his interrogation and his lack of understanding of the severity of what was taking place:
“Dassey’s borderline to below average intellectual ability likely made him more susceptible to coercive pressures than a peer of higher intellect,” his judge said today
The judge also stated that he took issue with Dassey’s insufficient representation during his trial.
Dassey’s first attorney, Len Kachinsky, permitted him to be interrogated without the presence of counsel.
Clearly, this is good news for Dassey and his family, but they’re not out of the woods yet.
Prosecutors have 90 days to decide if they want to re-try the case.
Dassey’s uncle, Steven Avery is still appealing his conviction of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Police and prosecutors believe Dassey and Avery murdered Halbach, a local photographer, in 2005.
The cases became the subject of intense public interest when Murderer debuted on Netflix last year.
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