What a Creep

What a Creep: Kevin Spacey Season 11, Episode 3 Acting Legend & Total Creep Kevin Spacey is probably in some of your favorite movies from the 1990s, including Swimming with Sharks, The Usual Suspects, Se7en, LA Confidential, A Time To Kill, and American Beauty. He’s won two Oscars, multiple Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild awards, and critic awards.  He’s really good at playing creeps, but it turns out it wasn’t really acting. More than 30 people have accused him of sexual harassment and sexual assault. What a creep! Sources for this episode:  Vox Buzzfeed New York Times New York Times BBC Hollywood Reporter The Daily Mail CNN ABC News NBC News The Daily Beast LA Magazine New York Magazine Biography Wikipedia Trigger warnings: Sexual harassment and sexual assault Be sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Twitter: https://twitter.com/CreepPod @CreepPod Facebook: Join the private group!  Instagram @WhatACreepPodcast Visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep Email: [email protected]  We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/# Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com  Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez. Follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud

What a Creep: Eddie Mannix Season 11, Episode 2 MGM’s Main "Fixer" & Creep This episode was inspired by the 2016 Cohen Brothers movie Hail Cesar which stars George Clooney, Scarlett Johansen, Tilda Swinton, and Josh Brolin playing a very fictionalized version of longtime MGM enforcer—Eddie Mannix. The film presents him as a lovable rogue and family man who has the tough job of keeping his stars in check. He was known as “the Fixer” and in reality, there was little to love about the man. Mannix was a ruthless thug who would beat up anyone who caused him a problem and made some folks disappear altogether. He had plenty of enablers including Richard Strickling (MGM Publicity Director) and Louis B. Mayer (President of MGM and past Creep.) Today, we are sticking to Mannix’s assholery with some of the creepiest moments in Hollywood legend. Trigger warning: Domestic Violence, sexual assault, and murder Sources: Eddie Mannix Wikipedia Slate Vice You Must Remember This (MGM) History By Day The Fixers by E.J. Fleming Showbiz Cheat Sheet Be sure to follow us on social media! But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it!   Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Twitter: https://twitter.com/CreepPod @CreepPod Facebook: Join the private group!  Instagram @WhatACreepPodcast Visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep Email: [email protected]  We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/# Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com  Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud

What a Creep: Blake Bailey, Josh Duggar & Scott Rudin Season 11, Episode 1 A trio of the biggest Creeps in the news (right now!) Hello, Cohorts!  It is the beginning of a new season and we are beginning it with a trio of Creeps who have been featured in the recent news. They are harassers, exploiters, and total shitheads--just the kind we like to roast! Get ready to rage out!  Trigger warnings: Descriptions of violence, sexual assault, grooming by a predator, workplace violence, and child exploitation. Sources: Blake Bailey Vanity Fair The Cut Slate & Slate 2 New York Times Chicago Tribune Josh Duggar People  Vice Scott Rudin Hollywood Reporter New York Times Vulture NBC News Be sure to follow us on social media! But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Twitter: https://twitter.com/CreepPod @CreepPod Facebook: Join the private group!  Instagram @WhatACreepPodcast Visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep Email: [email protected]  We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/# Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com  Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud

What a Creep: Brett Favre Season 10, Episode 10 NFL Creep Brett Favre is a quarterback who played in the NFL for 20 seasons, mainly with the Green Bay Packers. He had 321 consecutive starts from 1992 to 2010, the most in league history.  He’s also a creep who sends unsolicited dick pics and sexually harasses women. Sources for this episode:  USA Today New York Times Deadspin: Brett Favre’s cell phone seduction Deadspin: Favre sued for sexual harassment  Deadspin: Favre silent on Caitlyn Jenner running for governor ABC News CBS Sports USA Today Sports Illustrated Mississippi Today Mississippi Today: The governor, the quarterback, and the concussion discussion Wikipedia Be sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Twitter: https://twitter.com/CreepPod @CreepPod Facebook: Join the private group!  Instagram @WhatACreepPodcast Visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep Email: [email protected]  We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/# Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com  Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez. Follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud

What a Creep: The Gardner Museum Heist (1990) Season 10, Episode 9 Our First Mystery Creeps! In this episode, we are talking about our first “Mystery Creep” as it is about one of the biggest art heists of all time and features the city of Boston, the world of stealing art as a form of currency with law enforcement and gangsters. In the 30+ years since the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum was vandalized with 13 works stolen (some ripped right out of their frame), there have been no arrests and the artwork has never been recovered. So, the questions are? Who did it and why? Where is the artwork and what condition is it in? Trigger warnings: Descriptions of violence and Margo’s weak attempts at a Boston and Irish accent. Sources: Gardner Heist Wikipedia Martin Foley "The Viper" (Irish Gangster) YouTube Clip "The Richest" FBI Solve Gardner Museum Heist CBS Early Show BBC Documentary "The Billion Dollar Heist" 2020 Boston 25 News Movie Maker.com New York Times USA Today Netflix “This is a Robbery” “You Can’t Make This Up” podcast “Master Thieves” by Stephen Kurkjian Be sure to follow us on social media! But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it!   Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Twitter: https://twitter.com/CreepPod @CreepPod Facebook: Join the private group!  Instagram @WhatACreepPodcast Visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep Email: [email protected]  We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/# Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com  Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud

What a Creep Season 10, Episode 8 Jim Bakker "TV Preacher & Creep" Jim Bakker and his wife Tammy Faye Bakker were the most famous televangelists in America in the 1970s and ‘80s with “The PTL Club” and a Heritage USA theme park. They lived a lavish lifestyle with several houses, fancy cars, and more money than God. Jim Bakker also misused funds to try to cover up a sexual assault. What a creep! Sources for this episode: Charlotte Observer Herald-Journal People Magazine ABC News NPR Washington Post AP News History.com “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” Wikipedia Trigger warning: Sexual assault, infidelity, and extreme cosmetic abuse Be sure to follow us on social media! But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Twitter: https://twitter.com/CreepPod @CreepPod Facebook: Join the private group!  Instagram @WhatACreepPodcast Visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep Email: [email protected]  We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/# Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com  Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud

What a Creep: Billy McFarland Fyre Festival Creep Season 10, Episode 7 On April 28, 2017, a tweet blew up the Internet from Trevor DeHaas, @trev4president with a picture of a very sad bread and cheese meal saying “Here’s the dinner they fed us tonight. Literally slices of bread, cheese, and salad with no dressing #fyrefraud #fyrefestival #dumpsterfyre This was day one of the Fyre Festival fraud perpetrated by 25-year old Fyre Media CEO & Founder Billy McFarland. Hundreds of people were stranded, millions of dollars were borrowed and never paid back. Here is the story of one of the biggest (and youngest) frauds 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 Be sure to follow us on social media! But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Twitter: https://twitter.com/CreepPod @CreepPod Facebook: Join the private group!  Instagram @WhatACreepPodcast Visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep Email: [email protected]  We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/# Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com  Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud

What a Creep - Victor Salva "Creator of Jeepers Creepers is a Convicted Child Predator" Season 10, Episode 6 Victor Salva isn’t a name that you probably recognize, but he is the director of 1995’s “Powder” and the horror movie franchise, “Jeepers Creepers.” He’s also a convicted child molester who continues to work in Hollywood. Sources for this episode: Los Angeles Times The Independent The Daily Beast San Francisco Chronicle Vice IMDB BBC Wikipedia Nathan Forrest Winters's band 7he Seven Stone Trigger warning: Sexual abuse, child pornography, and grooming Be sure to follow us on social media! But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Twitter: https://twitter.com/CreepPod @CreepPod Facebook: Join the private group!  Instagram @WhatACreepPodcast Visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep Email: [email protected]  We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/# Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com  Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud

What a Creep: Larry Nassar (USA Gymnastics) Larry Nassar, John Geddert, and Steve Penny (Gymnastics Creeps) Season 10, Episode 5 Larry Nassar is one of the biggest creeps we have ever covered—which is really saying something. There have been a few times in the last 20 years where the media has talked about sexual abuse against young athletes—specifically in gymnastics which has competitors who begin the sport in their elementary school years. Most people first learned of Dr. Larry Nassar in 2016 when he was publicly charged for possessing child pornography & tampering with evidence.  (Those are the formal charges.) But the sport has several times in the past several decades was made aware of the problem of trainers, advisors, and doctors sexually assaulting participants as young as 6 years old. To say nothing was done would be an understatement. Why did Larry Nassar finally come to justice? And who else was punished because of cruelty, abuse, and/or just turning a blind eye? That is our story today. Our sources for this episode: NBC News John Geddert Wikipedia Netflix Athlete A HBO: At the Heart of Gold Larry Nassar Wikipedia Time magazine Indianapolis Star Esquire Sports Illustrated (SI.com) CNN: Letter from Larry Nassar to Judge Aquilina Bustle ESPN “The Girls” by Abigail Pesta “The Crimes of Lawrence Nassar, John Geddert” by Amber Drew Trigger Warnings: Sexual Assault, Grooming by Predators, Gaslighting, Eating Disorders, suicide and physical assault. Be sure to follow us on social media! But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Twitter: https://twitter.com/CreepPod @CreepPod Facebook: Join the private group!  Instagram @WhatACreepPodcast Visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep Email: [email protected]  We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/# Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com  Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud

What A Creep: Piers Morgan (Updated!) (With some Sharon Osbourne thrown in!) Season 10, Episode 4 Our special replay episode features Britain’s Piers Morgan who was a subject in our first season. From phone-hacking scandals and fat-shaming to racism and sexism, TV host Piers Morgan is a professional troll, who got his creepy career started working for Rupert Murdoch at News Of The World yet still somehow found a way to sink even lower.  Due to his leaving his cushy job Good Morning Britain and calling Meghan Markle a liar--we needed to revisit this Creep!  Now Sharon Osbourne is in a full PR nightmare due to her argument with fellow The Talk co-host Sheryl Underwood over Piers’s actions. Turns out Sharon has some accusations from former co-hosts like Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete who both say she used racial slurs off stage from the talk show.   This is put together with a little help from our friends at: Wikipedia New York Magazine Huffington Post Buzzfeed Hollywood Reporter Sharon Osbourne sources: The Independent Vulture CNN Hollywood Reporter Sharon Osbourne Extreme And then we will finish this episode with Margo announcing “Who’s NOT a Creep” this week.  Be sure to follow us on social media! But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Twitter: https://twitter.com/CreepPod @CreepPod Facebook: Join the private group!  Instagram @WhatACreepPodcast Visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep Email: [email protected]  We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/# Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com  Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud