Melissa Benoist and Emily Bett Rickards Speak Regarding Kreisberg Sexual Harassment Allegations

Melissa Benoist and Emily Bett Rickards Speak Regarding Kreisberg Sexual Harassment Allegations

Melissa Benoist and Emily Bett Rickards took to Twitter to share their views on sexual harassment after allegations were made against Arrow producer Andrew Kreisberg.

By Stretch - Nov 12, 2017 10:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Arrow
Source: Deadline

In the wake of the of sexual harassment allegations made against Arrow and Supergirl executive producer Andrew Kreisberg, Supergirl's Melissa Benoist and Arrow's Emily Bett Rickards recently took to Twitter to voice their opinions on the situation.

Benoist talked about how sexual harassment is unfortunately prevalent in her industry, about how people who commit such crimes against others should be held accountable now matter how much power they wield, and how she will return to work to continue to spread her message.

Emily spoke to men who have committed acts of harassment and to those who chose to look the other way saying they are "weak and complicit." On the other side of the coin, she says women who are brave enough to take a stand and let their voice be heard are "heroines". 

Andrew Kreisberg was allegedly witnessed harassing female staffers. As a result, Kreisberg has been suspended by Warner Bros. TV, pending an investigation. 

Read Rickard's and Benoist's tweets below.
 

 
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Krav
Krav - 11/13/2017, 12:41 AM
GwenLantern
GwenLantern - 11/13/2017, 1:27 AM
I wish they'd stop being so vague with what these people have done.

"Harrassment" could be anything.

Adam Sandler recently caught a load of "Harrassment" shit for putting his hand on Claire Foy's leg in an interview. She later defended him at length.

I heard everyone calling Kevin Spacey a paedophile for grabbing some guy's junk in a bar. The guy was 18!

And what did Ratner do exactly? I only read the first part of Ellen Page's essay. He told her to fvck a girl to prove she's gay? Okay, yes, sleazy, unprofessional and I hate that guy, but is it really worth the whole "I won't be Wonder Woman again unless you cut all ties with this man"?
Could Ellen Page have not simply told Ratner to go fvck himself to prove that nobody else wants to?

Specifity is all I ask. If you just brush everyone with "Sexual Harrassment" then aren't you demeaning the serious cases and insulting the victims of those cases by saying what happened to them is as equal as Ellen Page being told to fvck someone or Claire Foy having a hand briefly resting on her leg?

Yes, there are problems and yes, everything should come to light and we should all see that Hollywood really is full of sleazy, evil, slimy producers and every major actor and actress has essentially prostituted themselves to get where they are, but lets be specific about these things so that we don't think the worst about absolutely everybody.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 11/13/2017, 3:55 AM
You think anyone will bring up Brian Singer again? Seems like he got away with some of that crap with young actors and everyone dismissed it like it must've been ok.
Asturgis
Asturgis - 11/13/2017, 4:25 AM
A month ago, Gal Gadot was invited to Jimmy Fallon's. They played charades and when Gal Gadot successfully found the answer for the movie IT, they both exulted and she slapped him on the butt, a big beautiful slap, without hesitation, literally in front of millions. He didn't seem to mind, and I doubt he was offended. But what if he had been, and had taken to twitter to say so? The entire world would have laughed at him and told him to STFU, is what would have happened. Thousands of people would have told him it's just not the same thing, without being able to explain why.

Most of the actors, directors and producers who have been accused of sexual assault or harassment, are guilty of it, there is no smoke without fire, especially when multiple women report the same disgusting behavior, and some of the shit I've read have me so disgusted I'd just put them in jail with mandatory therapy and throw away the key until their psychiatrist said they could have a job and a life again.

That being said, there is such a thing as case by case, and innocent until proven guilty. Maybe not all those allegations are true. But how is that decided? Is it even, decided at all? Writing inspiring essays on twitter is easy, anyone can do it. But how many of all the female artists who have been speaking up lately have actually done something about it? Filed a formal and legal complaint?

Something needs to be done about [frick]ers like Ratner or Kreisberg or Spacey. Something more than writing useless shit on twitter to make yourself look involved and concerned. That's just posturing, and it doesn't solve the problem. What is actually being done against those guys?
pclark
pclark - 11/13/2017, 4:39 AM
This wasn't so much statements about Kriesberg, so much as it was statements about the problem of harassment in general. From what I read, Kriesberg non sexually commented about costumes and looks in relation to his job as producer, and would often greet people with a hug and a kiss, again... not a sexual kiss. So maybe some people who are not huggers and kissers took offense. But a part of Harassment is telling the person "this makes me uncomfortable" and asking them to stop. If that is what is going on with Kriesberg, and no one said they didn't like his hugs and kisses, or did and he stopped with them, then there is no intent to harass. I only bring this up because just an allegation of this nature can ruin a career, so we must be careful to judge someone on just the facts. And the fact is that Benoist and Rickards did not say anything about Kriesberg in those quotes, only about the problem in Hollywood in general.
GwenLantern
GwenLantern - 11/13/2017, 6:35 AM
@pclark - See, I didn't know that. There's nothing in this article about that and this is the first time I've clicked on one of these.

See, my first instinct, when I read about somebody being accused of sexual harassment is to immediately despise them. But I try to quieten that instinct and not jump to conclusions, until I know the facts.

In the case of Kreisberg, if it is how you say it is, he might just be a very lovey-dovey showbiz kinda guy, greeting actors and actresses with hugs and kisses. He sounds lovely.

Then again, maybe he is perverted monster. I still have no idea.
GAThrawnIGF
GAThrawnIGF - 11/13/2017, 12:03 PM
@pclark - I shudder to think what would have happened if Richard Dawson had hosted Family Feud in today's world.
pclark
pclark - 11/14/2017, 4:36 AM
@GwenLantern - I always just sit back and wait for more information as opposed to just jumping to the immediately presented conclusion, because the sad thing is often it doesn't matter if the accusations are true or not... just MAKING an accusation of this nature can ruin a persons career, and I am not just talking in Hollywood either. There are many cases of someone telling tales about a rape that never happened, but just accusing someone of rape ruined their life, despite the accusation being false. So I try to wait and see... And when the evidence is damning enough, then I believe.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 11/13/2017, 5:51 AM
If these allegations are true, I don't get it. Why use your power and influence to, possibly, ruin someone's lives? You can find plenty of people who are into whatever you are into.

For me, it points to a deeper problem where as a country, maybe even the world, we put these celebrities on a pedestal and idolize them for what? because they can sing good, act well? They see people crying when they see them in public and some let these things go to their hear and they feel invincible.

Our culture shouldn't idolize them. That's just my opinion. I hope anyone who has done wrong is reprimanded for it and anyone who has been wrong finds closure and a little peace of mind
RextheKing
RextheKing - 11/13/2017, 6:24 AM
I was trying my hardest to stay out of the debate, but this is one article too many. Have we all forgotten what an accusation is? Anyone can accuse anyone else of doing or being anything true or not. So why are we jumping on the "this person is a piece of shit" wagon as soon as these accusation are made?

To be clear I'm not condoning sexual harassment/assault and if any of the people who has been accused lately is proven guilty(I don't know who has or hasn't yet), they are a piece of shit and should be treated as such, but I need to see the proof. I'd love to take the words of the accusers as gospel but there has been too many(which it would only take one) false accusations made against people in the present and past for me to condemn anyone of anything without hard evidence. Even the likes of an extensive essay isn't enough.

Surely when you have multiple people come forward the accusations are likely true, but like I said 'likely'. I feel for anyone who has dealt with sexual harassment/assault and trust that I have nothing against those bringing up accusations now, I just have to look at these situations as they would be looked at in our justice system(at least how it's suppose to be); innocent until proven guilty. Yes if any of these people are guilty but gets off because this it will suck, but it's better than sending a possible innocent person to prison or dragging their name through the mud(sadly with the internet though even if the company or police wanted to get to the bottom of the situation before coming forward with the accusations these people will get their name slandered anyways).
GAThrawnIGF
GAThrawnIGF - 11/13/2017, 12:05 PM
@RextheKing - Even then, if multiple people are saying the EXACT same thing, almost word for word, that speaks to the possibility of a potential conspiracy against someone. No any two people can be so precise in their statements.
Eli
Eli - 11/13/2017, 7:45 AM
I don't think most men really understand how much bad behavior women endure and never talk about. It took a lot of aging and actually seeing things for me to realize it. It's sad...
adamcawa
adamcawa - 11/13/2017, 8:26 AM
so men who turned a blind eye are weak and complicit, but women who did aren't?
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