What a Creep

 What a Creep
Season 20, Episode 8
Anthony Kiedis

Anthony Kiedis is the lead vocalist of the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, a position he has held since the band's formation in 1983. The band is known for its energetic performances and eclectic style, blending rock, funk, and punk influences. The band's notable albums include "Blood Sugar Sex Magik," "Californication," "By the Way," and "Stadium Arcadium." Kiedis has also written an autobiography titled "Scar Tissue," which delves into his life and career. Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault & Addiction
Sources for this episode:

• eBaum's World: Red Hot Chili Peppers Commit Assault on Camera (Trigger Warning!)
• Reddit forum: https://www.reddit.com/r/HollywoodReceipts/comments/mseyii/the_red_hot_chili_peppers/ 
• Huffington Post: Music Exec Talks About Sexual Assault by RHCP
• LA Weekly "Can you be a feminist and listen to the Red Hot Chili Peppers?"
• Vulture: https://www.vulture.com/2016/04/music-exec-writes-about-chili-peppers-harassment.htm 
• Far Out Magazine: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/red-hot-chili-peppers-singer-anthony-kiedis-truth/
• Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1990/05/13/the-medium-is-the-mayhem/72a4e924-517c-4716-b311-5d7647dd81e4/
• Variety: https://variety.com/2024/music/news/anthony-kiedis-scar-tissue-optioned-universal-pictures-memoir-1235875658/
• UPI: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/04/03/Singer-Anthony-Kiedis-convicted-of-sexual-battery-indecent-exposure/2421639115200/
• UPI: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/03/17/Two-members-of-Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-arrested/7434637650000/
• Rock and Roll True Stories (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JhGaLzyV58
• Consquence.net: https://consequence.net/2017/11/the-uncomfortable-disregard-for-legendary-rockers-sexual-misconduct/
• Anthony Kiedis Scar Tissue
• Your Tango: https://www.yourtango.com/news/anthony-kiedis-dated-ione-skye-when-she-was-16-and-he-was-24 
• Celebrity Memoir podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anthony-kiedis-has-scar-tissue/id1533533467?i=1000537621325 
• Ione Skye memoir news: https://deadline.com/2024/06/ione-skye-memoir-1235983736/

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What a Creep (Replay!) 
Season 20, Episode 7
George Washington and the Tale of Ona Judge

George Washington is the “Father of Our Country” and one of American history's most revered Founding Fathers. We heard tales of how brave he was and that he could not tell a lie. He also famously refused to create a fiefdom with the office of President, which means we are not stuck with someone in office unless they are duly elected. 
Like many white people of his time, he enslaved people. This is a fact, and though not unusual in his peer group--it's not a great look for a person who is enshrined all across the United States. People want to downplay his racism and evil acts. Listening to Bill Maher and Elon Musk minimize his actions made us realize we need to dive into one of the first President’s most heinous acts by talking about badass Ona Judge. An enslaved woman who escaped from the President’s home and remained free despite his relentless pursuit of her. 
This woman is an American hero whom everyone who truly believes in liberty and freedom needs to learn about and memorialize her contribution to history. 

Trigger Warning: Racism and slavery

Sources for this episode: Twisted Philly PodcastGeorge Washington WikiDaily MailOney Judge WikiDrunk History with Jen Kirkman Mt. Vernon.or colonial Williamsburg, Virginia video never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of the Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar Erica Armstrong Dunbar at SMUBlack Heritage Trail videoThe White House Historical AssociationThe National Park Service
Zinn Education ProjectBeyond the Bell Tours (Philadelphia)Museum of the American RevolutionOna Judge’s 1845 interview with The LiberatorHistory.com The Fugitive Slave ActsNew York Times 2015 op-ed https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/16/opinion/george-washington-slave-catcher.html?searchResultPosition=3

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What a Creep
Season 25, Episode 8
Movie Character Creeps

We’re doing a different kind of episode this week. We’re talking about movie character creeps. More specifically, fictional characters who we don’t think of as creeps at first, but then maybe you see the movie again and think, “Huh. That person sucks.” 
This is a list of movie characters who we are supposed to like, but, in fact, they’re a real asshole, or even worse, a real fuckin’ creep. 
Movie sources (all of these are available for rent or streaming): Grease, St. Elmo’s Fire, Notting Hill, Purple Rain, Revenge of the Nerds, The Devil Wears Prada, Love Actually, Sixteen Candles, Willy Wonka, and The Chocolate FactoryThe Birdcage)

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What a Creep
Season 25, Episode 7
The Murder of Dominique Dunne by John Thomas Sweeney

Dominique Dunne, known for her role in the 1982 film "Poltergeist," had a bright future. Tragically, her life was cut short on October 30, 1982, when her ex-boyfriend strangled her, John Thomas Sweeney, outside her West Hollywood home. She never regained consciousness and died on November 4, 1982, at just 22 years old.

The trial that followed sparked outrage. Sweeney was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, not murder, and served only three years of a six-and-a-half-year sentence. This lenient sentence highlighted severe flaws in the justice system's handling of domestic violence cases. Dominique's death brought attention to domestic abuse, prompting her family, especially her father, Dominick Dunne, to advocate for victims' rights and legal reforms. Her legacy endures through these efforts and her memorable work in film.

Trigger warning: Domestic/Partner Violence 
Sources: 

• Vanity Fair
• Vanity Fair May 2008
• Vanity Fair March 1984
• Los Angeles Times December 3, 1986
• E True Hollywood Story
• All That is Interesting
• City Journal
• Variety
• Vulture
• The Friday Afternoon Cub: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne
• The Murder of Dominique Dunne by Erica Thomas and Troy McElfresh
• Dominique Dunne Wikipedia
• People Magazine October 10, 1983
• Slate

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What a Creep
Season 25, Episode 6
The character actor edition: Stephen Collins & Jeffrey Jones

Stephen Collins is known for his role in the wholesome WB drama series “7th Heaven” from 1996 to 2007. Jeffrey Jones is probably best known for the cartoonish principal in “Ferris Bueller's Day Off” or the clueless dad in “Beetlejuice.”
These character actors have probably appeared in some of your favorite things to watch, but they’re also creeps. 
Trigger warning: Child molestation and digital child sexual assault
Sources for Stephen Collins

• ABC News
• ABC News
• InTouch Weekly
• New York Post
• People Magazine
• StephenCollins.com
• TMZ
• Yahoo
• Wikipedia

Sources for Jeffrey Jones

• Entertainment Weekly
• Hollywood Reporter
• Jeffrey Jones interview on YouTube
• Wikipedia

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What a Creep
Season 25, Episode 5
Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is a towering figure in 20th-century architecture, known for his groundbreaking designs and innovative philosophies. He was known as one of the top creators of the Prairie School Movement, Organic Architecture, and Usonian Homes. Notable Works include Taliesin, the Guggenheim Museum, Unity Temple, and Falling Rock. He established the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932 and mentored young architects worldwide. However, his personal life was marked by multiple marriages and tragedies, including the murder of his mistress at Taliesin. Trigger warning: Murder. Sources:

• History
• Crime Museum
• This House YouTube
• The American Story YouTube
• PBS Frank Lloyd Wright
• HuffPost
• Wikipedia
• Smithsonian
• New York Post
• Forbes
• Architectural Digest
• Frank Lloyd Wright: A Life by Ada Louise Huxtable  

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What a Creep
Season 25, Episode 4
Even more NFL Creeps - Harrison Butker & Aaron Rodgers

Harrison Butker is the Kansas City Chiefs kicker who showed his bigoted true face while speaking at a graduation ceremony earlier this month. Aaron Rodgers is a quarterback for the New York Jets who has many bad takes about vaccines, 9/11, and Sandy Hook because he does “his own research.”
Harrison Butker sources

• The Daily Beast
• The Mary Sue
• New York Post
• New York Times
• People Magazine
• Sports Illustrated
• Yahoo News
• Wonkette
• Wikipedia

Aaron Rodgers sources

• CNN
• The Daily Beast
• Aaron Rodger’s Twitter
• Daily Beast reporter Justin Baragona’s Twitter
• The Mary Sue
• Wikipedia

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What a Creep:
Morgan Spurlock (Complicated Creep)
& Kevin Spacey (Update and Replay)
Season 25, Episode 3

Kevin Spacey is a name that might be synonymous with some of your favorite movies from the 1990s, such as Swimming with Sharks, The Usual Suspects, Se7en, LA Confidential, A Time To Kill, and American Beauty. A man who has not only won two Oscars, multiple Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild awards, and critic awards but has also been a celebrated figure in the entertainment industry. He plays creeps well, but it turns out it wasn’t acting. More than 30 people have accused him of sexual harassment and sexual assault. What a creep!

In this update, we discuss the new two-part documentary on Max, “Spacey Unmasked,” which includes eight additional accusations from men not covered in the 30-plus accusations discussed in our episode. They include someone Spacey assaulted in high school, an extra who worked on the set of House of Cards, an employee at the Old Vic, and several students who met him through programs at Julliard and the Old Vic theater.

But first, we talk about the death of Morgan Spurlock and his complicated legacyhttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/documentary-filmmaker-morgan-spurlock-skewered-141233256.html
Sources for this episode: 

• The Daily Mail
• The Telegraph
• 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
• Spacey Unmasked on MAX
• Biography
• Wikipedia

Trigger warnings: Sexual harassment and sexual assault.
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What a Creep
Season 25, Episode 2
John Landis

John Landis, a well-known director and father of past Creep Max Landis, has directed some of the most successful comedies, including Animal House, Trading Places, and Coming to America. While directing his segment for 1983’s The Twilight Zone: The Movie, a helicopter accident tragically resulted in the deaths of actor Vic Morrow and child actors Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen. In 1987, Landis was charged with involuntary manslaughter but was ultimately acquitted. In this episode, we discuss why he is a Creep. 

Max Landis episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/comedy-creep-chris-d-elia-non-creeps-jen-kirkman-alice-hamilton-plus-max-landis-replay--49509814 


Sources for this episode

• Fly By Night by Steve Chain
• Twilight Zone Accident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_Zone_accident
• The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/25/movies/the-twilight-zone-the-movie-accident.html
• Movie Web: https://movieweb.com/vic-morrow-twilight-zone-accident/
• Reddit Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/comments/14v9hfg/director_john_landis_felt_personally_betrayed_by/#lightbox
• LAD Bible: https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/film/vic-morrow-death-twilight-zone-helicopter-crash-832067-20230913
• Slate: https://slate.com/culture/2012/07/the-twilight-zone-tragedy-how-vic-morrows-death-changed-the-way-films-are-made.html
• Far Out Magazine: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/full-story-twilight-zone-the-movie-tragedy/
• Buzz Feed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/crystalro/actors-who-died-while-making-a-movie?fbclid=IwAR0titX2fEpMGUBfgNeOsNOPyBVWJZcNga0ihOfonAODrkNmAraJaVAw1JM
• Showbiz Cheat Sheet: https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/gruesome-helicopter-accident-set-twilight-zone-the-movie-left-vic-morrow-two-child-actors-dead.html/
• Los Angeles Times (1988) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-28-tm-1446-story.html 
• Shudder “Cursed Films” https://meaww.com/cursed-films-twilight-zone-the-movie-set-vic-morrow-death-john-landis-steven-spielberg-helicopter 

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