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What a Creep Season 22, Episode 4: Justin Roiland from ‘Rick and Morty’
Justin Roiland is a voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty.
Roiland used his success to start conversations and develop relationships with young fans, including some who were underage. This is called grooming. He’s also been credibly accused of domestic violence, and just last month, several people accused him of sexual assault.
Sources for this episode:
- Forbes
- The Hollywood Reporter
- The Hollywood Reporter
- The Mary Sue
- NBC News
- Rolling Stone
- Variety
- Wikipedia (Dan Harmon)
- Wikipedia (Justin Roiland)
What a Creep Season 22, Episode 3: Osage Murders (The story real story behind “Killers of the Flower Moon”)
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If you are looking for ways to help Israeli and Palestinian victims, here is a list of some organizations promoting providing relief.
- Doctors Without Borders
- International Rescue Committee
- Sulula Animal Rescue
- SPCA Israel
- Animal and Environment Association (AEA) Bethlehem Shelter
What a Creep Season 22, Episode 2: Ashley Madison
Sources for this episode:
- The Ashley Madison Affair (Hulu)
- BBC
- The Daily Beast
- Den of Geek
- Forbes
- The Guardian
- Reuters
- Vice
- Wired
- Wikipedia
What a Creep Season 22, Episode 1: Jann Wenner
When asked why he didn’t include any women or people of color, his response:“When I was referring to the zeitgeist, I was referring to Black performers, not female performers,. It’s not that they’re not creative geniuses. It’s not that they’re inarticulate, although, go have a deep conversation with Grace Slick or Janis Joplin. Please, be my guest…The people I interviewed were the kind of philosophers of rock. Of Black artists — you know, Stevie Wonder, genius, right? I suppose when you use a word as broad as “masters,” the fault is using that word. Maybe Marvin Gaye or Curtis Mayfield? I mean, they just didn’t articulate at that level.
Today, we discuss Wenner’s long career and where he winds up in the Creep category.
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What a Creep Season 21, Episode 10: Russell Brand
We covered Russell Brand as part of our “Quartet of Comedy Creeps” in season eight of our show. He has managed to be exposed as an even BIGGER Creep, with several women alleging he sexually assaulted them over the years. He denies this, blaming the oligarchs in the “MSM” (mainstream media) for setting him up. This guy SUCKS; plenty of evidence backs us up in the sources below.
Trigger warnings: Sexual assault and rape
Sources for this episode:
- Chanel 4 “Dispatches”
- Mirror
- The Los Angeles Times
- Daily Mail
- PBS
- Pod Save the UK podcast
- BBC & The Times joint investigation
- Deadline
- The Atlantic
- Vice
- Vulture
- NME
- Salon
- Telegraph
- Buzzfeed
- Huffington Post
- My Booky Wook
- Booky Wook 2
- Slate
- New York Post
- New York Post
- BBC
- People
- YouTube
- YouTube
- YouTube
- YouTube
- YouTube
- The Daily Beast
- Telegraph
- People
- New York Times
- Independent
Organizations that support sexual assault survivors
– http://www.evawintl.org/
– https://www.equalitynow.org/
– http://gnws.org/
– https://www.globalfundforwomen.org/
– https://www.hrw.org/
– http://centers.rainn.org
– https://www.endsexualviolence.org/
– https://www.trynova.org/
– RAINN and https://centers.rainn.org/
What a Creep Season 21, Episode 9: Hilaria Baldwin with special guest Kristen Meinzer of Daily Fail
Between posting intricate (and lingerie-heavy) poses on Instagram and appearing on several shows as a Spanish cooking expert, something lurked underneath her heavy accent (“How you say, ‘cucumber?”) and European. She was a Boston girl named Hilary Hayward Thomas who was making up a whole persona.
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What a Creep Season 21, Episode 8: Truman Capote – Creep or Not a Creep? with special guest Alicia of Trashy Divorces
We discuss his early writing career, his friendship with Harper Lee, the making of In Cold Blood, and his betrayal of his “swans.” He achieved the greatest heights as a writer but died bitter, broken, and lonely at the age of 59.
Harper Lee (1926-2016) became a recluse who only released one book after her Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird with 2015’s controversial Go Set a Watchman. (Margo has an interesting story about a Creepy computer guy and Harper Lee!) Alicia’s other podcasts are Trashy Royals and Done & Dunne.
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What a Creep Season 10, Episode 7: Billy McFarland and the Fyre Festival (2024 replay & update)
This week, we are taking a short break to celebrate Labor Day, a three-day long weekend dedicated to honoring the hardworking people of our country. However, we have some important news about one of the biggest scams of recent years. Believe it or not, the notorious Fyre Festival is returning; unfortunately, people are still buying into the hype. Fyre Fest is already sold out for its upcoming 2024 event.
On April 28, 2017, a tweet by Trevor DeHaas, also known as @trev4president, went viral. The tweet included a photo of a meager meal consisting only of bread, cheese, and undressed salad with the caption, “Here’s the dinner they fed us tonight. Literally sliced bread, cheese, and salad with no dressing #fyrefraud #fyrefestival #dumpsterfyre.” This was just the beginning of the Fyre Festival fraud, which 25-year-old Fyre Media
CEO and founder Billy McFarland masterminded. The festival left hundreds of people stranded and millions of dollars unpaid. Join us as we delve into the story of one of the youngest and biggest fraudsters we have covered on this show.
Sources for this episode:
- Fyre Festival Wikipedia
- Fyre Fest Intro/First Clip
- NME Ja Rule sells Cheese Sandwich for NFT
- BBC
- CNBC
- CNBC “American Greed”
- Washington Post
- Netflix: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
- Vulture (NY Magazine)
- Vanity Fair
- ABC “Where Are They Now?”
- Vogue (First-person account)
- Hulu: Fyre Fraud
- Daily Yo
- NME
- Fyre Festival 2024 Official Site
- EW 2023 Fyre Festival
- USA Today (2024)
What a Creep Season 21, Episode 7: The Boy Scouts of America
The organization’s motto is “Do a good turn daily,” and its influence on American culture is significant. Nevertheless, there have been several scandals within the BSA, and numerous individuals feel that the organization has not handled these situations appropriately. In today’s episode, we will explore these issues in depth.
Trigger warning: Sexual abuse and grooming
Sources for this episode:
- CNN
- Washington Post
- USA Today
- USA Today 2
- Reuters
- Bloomberg
- Boy Scouts of America Are Restructuring.org
- NPR
- NPR 2
- New York Times
- CBS News 2020
- Los Angeles Times
- Los Angeles Times 2
- Los Angeles Times 3
- The Boy Scouts of America (Wikipedia page)
- NBC News
- NY Daily News
- NY Post (Troop 666 2001)
- TODAY show