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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What a Creep
Season 25, Episode 1
Andy Dick

You probably know Andy Dick from the “The Ben Stiller Show” or “NewsRadio.” But he’s also famous for a very long history of harassing, groping, licking, and punching people, as well as whipping *it out in public. He has struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, but that’s no excuse for his behavior. What a creep.
Sources for this episode
CBS News
Cracked
Entertainment Weekly
Looper
Page Six
Page Six
People Magazine
The Things
Vox
Yahoo News
Wikipedia
Trigger warnings: Addiction, suicide, and constantly whipping it out in public
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What a Creep
Season 24, Episode 10
The True Crime Story Behind “The Natural”

The Eddie Waitkus shooting is a notable event in baseball history. It occurred in 1949 when the popular first baseman (and WW2 hero) for the Philadelphia Phillies was shot by an obsessed fan named Ruth Steinhagen. The incident was a shocking reminder of the dangers of celebrity obsession. Also, it inspired Bernard Malamud's novel The Natural, which was later adapted into a popular film starring Robert Redford (who played a 19-year-old when he was 47 at the time!)

Trigger Warnings: Gun violence, stalking, alcoholism, and mental health treatments

Sources for this episode: 

• NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/03/18/174623312/stalker-who-inspired-the-natural-dies-lived-real-life-in-obscurity
•      Baseball’s The Natural: The Story of Eddie Waitkus by John Theodore
• Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Waitkus
• ·The Chicago History Museum: https://www.chicagohistory.org/shooting-of-eddie-waitkus/
• History and Relics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n1HdPmg9oU
• Chicago PBS: https://www.pbs.org/video/chicago-tonight-march-15-2013-2006-eddie-waitkus-documentary/ 

Hunter Pence’s Coffee Company/Non-Profit: https://thepineapplelabs.com/
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What a Creep
Season 24, Episode 9
Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld was a fashion designer best known for heading Chanel for over 30 years. He was one of the first designers to channel their fashion leadership into becoming a public figure. He developed this image as “the Kaiser,” a too-cool snob with dark sunglasses, fingerless gloves, and a ponytail that got him almost as much attention as his designs for Chanel.
Sure, he was a fashion icon, but our man Karl was also fatphobic, racist, and misogynistic. What a creep.

Sources for this episode: 

• AP News
• Business of Fashion
• Choupette’s Instagram
• The Daily Beast
• The Guardian
• Jezebel
• The New York Times
• The New York Times
• The New York Times 
• Time
• Yahoo News
• Your Tango
• Wikipedia

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What a Creep
Season 24, Episode 8
The Creepy History of the “Desperate Housewives”

"Desperate Housewives" was a famous American TV series from 2004 to 2012 set in Wisteria Lane, a seemingly perfect suburb. The show followed the lives of women and their families, uncovering secrets, scandals, and mysteries. The main characters included Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp, Gabrielle Solis, and Edie Britt, each with their unique romance, betrayal, and drama storylines. The biggest drama, however, was behind the scenes with accusations of racism, sexism, harassment, workplace abuse, bullying, and general assholery. Let’s dive in!

Sources for this episode: 

• Vanity Fair May 2005: https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2005/5/bed-burbs-and-beyond
• Metro UK: https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/11/secret-feuds-fallouts-desperate-housewives-cast-members-amid-claims-torture-bullying-10725882/
• Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desperate_Housewives
• E Online: https://www.eonline.com/news/1079642/the-15-craziest-stories-from-the-desperate-housewives-set
• The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-desperate-housewives-drama
• US Weekly: https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/desperate-housewives-behind-the-scenes-drama-a-timeline/
• https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/desperate-housewives-writer-says-staff-avoided-teri-hatcher-2/
• Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/desperate-housewives-parting-gift-teri-hatcher-321673/
• End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood by Patty Lin. 

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