'Scandal' in mild quotes, because nobody's really sure what it is at the moment.
The backdrop: Jian Ghomeshi is a Canadian (Iranian-born) radio host on the CBC. Not just any radio host, but a cool-as-fuck rock star of a radio host that is syndicated more widely than any other on CBC. He's big. He's popular. And, by all accounts, is widely respected and liked. He makes a fortune for the CBC, apparently.
So...this past Friday, JG took a leave of absence from the Mother Corp for 'personal reasons'. Most thought that it was to deal with the recent death of his father, about whom he published a widely circulated reflection piece. [I suspected grief or depression.]
Over the weekend, the CBC announced that it was severing ties with him immediately. [Uh oh.] You don't do that when someone is away on stress leave.
Then Ghomeshi posted a very long explanation on Facebook, detailing that he was being witch-hunted due to his 'adventurous' sex life, which (he admitted quite freely) involves bondage, S&M, domination, etc etc. Apparently he's being vilified by a jilted ex girlfriend, and she's out to ruin him.
He says he'll be suing the CBC for $50 million for unlawful dismissal, etc. [Note: he's not been accused or charged with anything. It's all hearsay at the mo'.]
He also noted that a 'major Canadian media company' investigated the allegations earlier this year, and found nothing.
Not quite, say they. It's The Star, and they said that they simply couldn't verify the allegations because there were no charges being filed and the victims/sources wouldn't go on record.
Anyway, it's a pretty ugly story if the allegations are true. They deal with abuse, and not all of it consensual as Ghomeshi claims.
Story here if you're curious.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/10/26/cbc_fires_jian_ghomeshi_over_sex_allegations.html
The backdrop: Jian Ghomeshi is a Canadian (Iranian-born) radio host on the CBC. Not just any radio host, but a cool-as-fuck rock star of a radio host that is syndicated more widely than any other on CBC. He's big. He's popular. And, by all accounts, is widely respected and liked. He makes a fortune for the CBC, apparently.
So...this past Friday, JG took a leave of absence from the Mother Corp for 'personal reasons'. Most thought that it was to deal with the recent death of his father, about whom he published a widely circulated reflection piece. [I suspected grief or depression.]
Over the weekend, the CBC announced that it was severing ties with him immediately. [Uh oh.] You don't do that when someone is away on stress leave.
Then Ghomeshi posted a very long explanation on Facebook, detailing that he was being witch-hunted due to his 'adventurous' sex life, which (he admitted quite freely) involves bondage, S&M, domination, etc etc. Apparently he's being vilified by a jilted ex girlfriend, and she's out to ruin him.
He says he'll be suing the CBC for $50 million for unlawful dismissal, etc. [Note: he's not been accused or charged with anything. It's all hearsay at the mo'.]
He also noted that a 'major Canadian media company' investigated the allegations earlier this year, and found nothing.
Not quite, say they. It's The Star, and they said that they simply couldn't verify the allegations because there were no charges being filed and the victims/sources wouldn't go on record.
Anyway, it's a pretty ugly story if the allegations are true. They deal with abuse, and not all of it consensual as Ghomeshi claims.
Story here if you're curious.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/10/26/cbc_fires_jian_ghomeshi_over_sex_allegations.html
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