What happens when you give the front man for a crappy group a radio show?

Papa_Complex · 11-04-2014, 07:47 AM

A cross between "50 Shades of Grey" and "Fight Club", allegedly.

Jian Ghomeshi, former front man for comedy musical group Moxy Fruvous and host of the radio show "Q", on CBC radio (syndicated to a bunch of American outlets also) is in a bit of trouble. It seems that there have been rumours about his sexual proclivities for years now. Last week the CBC fired him. Reports say that it was after he showed his bosses some BDSM video he'd taken, in order to prove that it was consensual and not rape/sexual assault. It seems they decided they didn't care if it was consensual; they didn't want anything to do with someone like that.

It also came out that the Toronto Star, a newspaper known for having an excellent investigative reporting group, had been digging into this story since something like last February. Rumours abounded that Ghomeshi was not just into BDSM, but also got off on physically assaulting women who he was on dates with. The actress who played Lucy in "Trailer Park Boys" says that she was one of his victims. In the last few days it was also revealed that Carlton University wouldn't send their students to intern on "Q".

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/jian-gho...-cbc-1.2813670

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/comme...m_ashamed.html

Turbo Ghost · 11-04-2014, 08:02 AM

I heard about that last week I think. If it's consentual then I don't have a problem with it. If it's not then he needs to get a little non-consentual love from Bubba in cell block D!

Particle Man · 11-10-2014, 12:56 PM

Dammit, I liked Moxy Fruvous, too.

Papa_Complex · 11-10-2014, 07:59 PM

I pity you PM

Particle Man · 11-11-2014, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

I pity you PM

I like unusual music

Papa_Complex · 11-11-2014, 04:10 PM

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I like unusual music

By 'unusual' you mean 'shitty'?

We've got much better stuff than a cheap Barenaked Ladies knock-off

Particle Man · 11-11-2014, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

By 'unusual' you mean 'shitty'?

We've got much better stuff than a cheap Barenaked Ladies knock-off

Obviously, I am much more of a TMBG fan

Papa_Complex · 11-11-2014, 08:33 PM

Obviously

Papa_Complex · 11-26-2014, 01:45 PM

Now he's been charged with 4 counts of sexual assault and one count of overcome resistance (by choking).

fatbuckRTO · 03-28-2015, 04:10 PM

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one count of overcome resistance (by choking).

That's an odd charge to have available. Seems like it would be covered by "assault" and/or "battery."

11-04-2014, 07:47 AM	#1
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	What happens when you give the front man for a crappy group a radio show? A cross between "50 Shades of Grey" and "Fight Club", allegedly. Jian Ghomeshi, former front man for comedy musical group Moxy Fruvous and host of the radio show "Q", on CBC radio (syndicated to a bunch of American outlets also) is in a bit of trouble. It seems that there have been rumours about his sexual proclivities for years now. Last week the CBC fired him. Reports say that it was after he showed his bosses some BDSM video he'd taken, in order to prove that it was consensual and not rape/sexual assault. It seems they decided they didn't care if it was consensual; they didn't want anything to do with someone like that. It also came out that the Toronto Star, a newspaper known for having an excellent investigative reporting group, had been digging into this story since something like last February. Rumours abounded that Ghomeshi was not just into BDSM, but also got off on physically assaulting women who he was on dates with. The actress who played Lucy in "Trailer Park Boys" says that she was one of his victims. In the last few days it was also revealed that Carlton University wouldn't send their students to intern on "Q". http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/jian-gho...-cbc-1.2813670 http://www.thestar.com/opinion/comme...m_ashamed.html __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

11-10-2014, 12:56 PM	#3
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	Dammit, I liked Moxy Fruvous, too. __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

11-10-2014, 07:59 PM	#4
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	I pity you PM __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

11-11-2014, 08:33 PM	#8
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	Obviously __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

11-26-2014, 01:45 PM	#9
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	Now he's been charged with 4 counts of sexual assault and one count of overcome resistance (by choking). __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

11-04-2014, 08:02 AM	#2
Turbo Ghost Movie Star Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kingsport, TN. Moto: KLR650 Posts: 682	I heard about that last week I think. If it's consentual then I don't have a problem with it. If it's not then he needs to get a little non-consentual love from Bubba in cell block D!