kokesh@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I have no idea if he did or didn’t any of the alleged. But what happened to innocent u til proven guilty? Anyone accused of anything these days gets cancelled.
Not sure why you’re being downvoted, nobody here knows if he did it or not.
Unfortunately, that’s pretty much a wrap for him. Nobody has come back from rape allegations, even if they win in court.
I don’t even like the guy, but I really dislike how we’ve regressed to the point where feelings are more important than facts.
Trump lost in civil court for what the judge called rape, and still has a rabid fan base.
There was no real evidence though. Just he said she said. Let’s not pretend like there aren’t huge incentives to make false allegations and that there are entities out there capable executing on that plan. I say this as someone who is not a fan of Trump.
Why’d they try rape in civil court? Rape is a crime.
What about Johnny Depp?
this such a stupid fucking take holy shit.
Presumption of innocence is in law. IANAL.
He isn’t jailed is he?
And not even cancelled either. He is still even allowed to post content to Youtube.
Anyone who can still say they are cancelled aren’t actually cancelled.
garretble@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Google is not the law, and they can do whatever they want with their company.
They don’t have to continue to pay him if they don’t want to — innocent, guilty, whichever. Just like they don’t have to continue to host nazi garbage or MAGA garbage if they don’t want to.
pokemaster787@ani.social 1 year ago
Sure, but imagine your employer just fired you because of accusations before it ever reached trial. Illegal? No. Ruining someone’s livelihood even though they’re innocent legally speaking? Yes.
Not defending this person, I genuinely do not even know who they are. But “private company can do whatever they want, your rights are only something the government has to care about” is a pretty concerning position to take. Not to mention they didn’t seem to take down or stop running ads on the channel, just stopped giving him the money. They’re profiting off of his content without paying him and using an unverified (but very possibly accurate) accusation as an excuse. That should be illegal.
GeneralVincent@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I would hope my job would fire me if there were a dozen complaints about me ranging from mental abuse to rape over the span of over a decade.
I agree with you about Google just pocketing any money made off him though, that’s messed up
phillaholic@lemm.ee 1 year ago
The influx of libertarian dead minded commenters here is exhausting. Too concerned with zero tolerance rules to even consider the details or understand the difference. I thought Reddit was bad.
GiantRobotTRex@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
When YouTube disables monetization they stop running any ads on the channel. Other articles like this one are clearer on that matter.
Blizzard@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Don’t kkow too much about him but I liked him in this video.
mx_smith@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This puts Russel Brand in a position to sue for libel and slander as the court of public opinion has already declared him guilty. What happens if he is found innocent at his court case. What if they did this to Johnny Depp?
phillaholic@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Nothing. These people aren’t entitled to companies wanting to work with them. This isn’t the same thing as being a W-2 worker somewhere.
GCostanzaStepOnMe@feddit.de 1 year ago
This only works because Youtube has the loosest form of contracts with it’s creators. Your regular employers can’t fire you because of allegations or hearsay.