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Hosts Margo and Sonia chat about Creeps. We talk about Creeps of the past and the present: It's the who's who of who's the worst. Do you have a story about one of the Creeps we covered? Email us at whatacreeppodcast@gmail.com.
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23 AUG 2024 · What a Creep
Season 26, Episode 5
Sun City and Apartheid in South Africa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_City_(South_Africa) is a luxury resort and casino complex in South Africa. During the https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/apartheid), it became infamous for hosting international artists despite the global cultural boycott of South Africa. The South African government promoted Sun City as a major entertainment destination, but for many, it symbolized the oppression and exploitation of apartheid. https://africanactivist.msu.edu/organization/210-813-12 was a collective of musicians who came together in 1985 to raise awareness and protest apartheid, mainly targeting the Sun City resort. https://www.littlesteven.com/, a musician and member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, and record producer Arthur Baker spearheaded the group. They were outraged by the continued performances of international artists at Sun City despite the call for a cultural boycott of South Africa.
Trigger Warning: Racism
Sources for this episode
- Zinn Education Project:https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/sun-city-artists-against-apartheid/ and
- https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/strangers-in-their-own-country andhttps://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/steve-biko/
- Black Past.org:https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/south-african-students-organization-saso/
- The African Activist Archive:https://africanactivist.msu.edu/ andhttps://africanactivist.msu.edu/organization/210-813-12/
- African Access Review:https://africaaccessreview.org/
- Rolling Stone:https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steven-van-zandt-sun-city-reissue-951087/,https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/apartheid-rock-108260/, andhttps://www.ronstadt-linda.com/artrs83.htm
- Rolling Stone Podcast Interview with Steven Van Zandt:https://open.spotify.com/episode/0U8duHoJCDxM0qLLdhzjOl
- Teach Rock:https://teachrock.org/lesson/sun-city-a-musical-force-against-apartheid-part-1/
- Cool Cape Travel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyJQwCI7-oY
- Artists United Against Apartheid:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fR2r8Qlyyk
- 60 Minutes interview with Steven Van Zandt:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOp-rLSRXUo
- Africa’s a Country.com:https://africasacountry.com/2020/01/linda-ronstadt-is-still-playing-sun-city#:~:text=Although%20Ronstadt%20was%20conflicted%20about,percent%20pure-white.%E2%80%9D
- U Music.com:https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/little-steven-sun-city-protest-song/
- Little Steven Interview (2019)https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/summer-of-sorcery-little-steven-interview/
- Rosa Mannon (YouTube)/The Making of Sun City (1985)https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=3a6b220f597eeedb&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ADLYWIIxP_ymW_r7DZB-jNqvr6ccWlgxZw:1724106272458&q=Sun+city+apartheid+documentary&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwim3LKvjIKIAxVfhIkEHf5BH6oQ1QJ6BAhaEAE&biw=1366&bih=599&dpr=1#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:784ac663,vid:CmJC6GcVDn0,st:0
- Asbury Park Press:https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/08/12/little-steven-van-zandt-sun-city-hip-hop-rap-rappers-south-africa/8113803002/
- ABC News:https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/steven-van-zandt-sun-city-helped-break-apartheid/story?id=21180715
- Variety:https://variety.com/2020/music/news/little-steven-interview-sun-city-apartheid-political-1203528043/
- https://www.amazon.com/Born-Crime-Stories-African-Childhood/dp/0399588191
Not a Creep
There needs to be a ceasefire in Gaza.
We can’t make those decisions, but we can call our representatives and let them know how we feel. We can also donate money to help the people in Gaza.
- https://www.rescue.org/article/crisis-gaza-what-you-need-know
- https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/our-response-israel-gaza-war
- https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/west-bank-gaza
- https://www.unicef.org/emergencies/children-gaza-need-lifesaving-support
If you’re unsure about an organization, you can run a search on https://www.charitywatch.org/ andhttps://www.charitynavigator.org/, which review charities' track records.
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21 AUG 2024 · What a Creep
Season 26, Episode 4
President Ronald Reagan and the AIDS crisis
When the AIDS epidemic started in the early ’80s, the Reagan administration's response mainly involved making jokes in the daily press briefings. Throughout his two terms as president, Reagan and his administration didn’t even do the bare minimum to help. According to The Atlantic, almost 83,000 cases of AIDS were confirmed while Reagan was in the White House, and nearly 50,000 people died of the disease. Reagan, what a creep.
Trigger warning: Homophobia
- Sources for this episode
- https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/04/full-story-nancy-reagan-and-aids-crisis/618552/
- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisgeidner/times-the-reagan-white-house-press-briefing-erupted-with
- https://www.history.com/news/aids-epidemic-ronald-reagan
- https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/history/hiv-and-aids-timeline
- https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/george-h-w-bushs-presidency-erased-people-with-aids-so-did-the-tributes-to-him
- https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/emergence-of-the-aids-crisis-video/retro-report/
- “https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-reagans/,” a documentary series on Showtime
- "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAzDn7tE1lU," a short film directed and produced by Scott Calonic
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/listen-to-the-reagan-administration-laughing-at-the-aids-epidemic-511/
- https://www.vox.com/2015/12/1/9828348/ronald-reagan-hiv-aids
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/12/01/a-disturbing-new-glimpse-at-the-reagan-administrations-indifference-to-aids/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_and_AIDS
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_the_United_States
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21 AUG 2024 · What a Creep
Season 26, Episode 3
Ronald Reagan “The Mental Health Systems Act 1980”
https://journals.ala.org/index.php/dttp/article/view/7933/11034 was a significant legislation to improve mental health care in the United States. It was signed into law by https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/james-carter/ on October 7, 1980. The act was intended to restructure the federal approach to mental health services, emphasizing community-based care and providing grants to community mental health centers to improve their services.
When Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency in January 1981, his administration's policies marked a drastic shift from those of his predecessor, Jimmy Carter, particularly in social services and mental health care.
Trigger warning: Discussions of previous treatments for mental illness, suicide, sexual assault, and general assholery. Sources:· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Health_Systems_Act_of_1980· https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2023/04/24/heres-how-reagans-decision-to-close-mental-institutions-led-to-the-homelessness-crisis/Union-Tribune· https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2024/04/16/1244702372/could-the-u-s-force-treatment-on-mentally-ill-people-again· https://journals.ala.org/index.php/dttp/article/view/7933/11034· https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2690151/· https://www.kqed.org/news/11209729/did-the-emptying-of-mental-hospitals-contribute-to-homelessness-here· https://www.salon.com/2013/09/29/ronald_reagans_shameful_legacy_violence_the_homeless_mental_illness/· https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/245307-silent-epidemic-the-incarceration-of-the-seriously-mentally/· https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/30/science/how-release-of-mental-patients-began.html· https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.51.5.616· https://www.c-span.org/video/?441244-4/craig-shirley-ronald-reagans-influence-presidency· https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/driven-by-passion-and-perseverance-rosalynn-carter-was-a-champion-for-mental-health-awareness· https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2024.01.1.31· https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/dorothea-dix
- Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/400-ronald-reagan-w-guest-patton-oswalt-part-1/id643055307?i=1000453535509), https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/part-one-ronald-and-nancy-reagan-the-bastards-behind/id1373812661?i=1000421406539,) https://music.amazon.es/podcasts/e2ba766e-803d-4561-ae04-4dd7d44c744a/episodes/7020e46b-88e7-4cf7-9a2a-985c0b2afa42/meet-your-heroes-episode-13-ronald-reagan,) and https://historyfix.buzzsprout.com/2156420/14949941.)
- Mother Jones: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/timeline-mental-health-america/
Be sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it!
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2 AUG 2024 · What a Creep
Season 26, Episode 2
Phyllis Schlafly
But before we had those weird losers like Lauren Bobert, Majorie Taylor Greene, and Laura Loomer, we had Phyllis Schlafly. Schlafly was a conservative activist who successfully campaigned against the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution because she thought women should stay home, and we were lucky to do so. Her work in the conservative movement paved the way for so much of what we see now in the GOP platform, including the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the constant sexism and transphobia. She was a garbage person with a lot of crappy takes. What a creep.
Trigger warning: Sexism, homophobia, the c-word, and we don’t mean “creep”
Sources for this episode
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/27/politics/senate-vote-equal-rights-amendment/index.html
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/13/politics/equal-rights-amendment-era-explained/index.html#:~:text=First%20introduced%20in%201923%2C%20and,state%20on%20account%20of%20sex.
- https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a32147407/who-is-phyllis-schlafly-mrs-america/
- https://www.history.com/news/equal-rights-amendment-failure-phyllis-schlafly
- https://www.mic.com/articles/153506/8-worst-things-phyllis-schlafly-ever-said-about-women-s-rights#.tvNv2UrcO
- https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/phyllis-schlafly
- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/obituaries/phyllis-schlafly-conservative-leader-and-foe-of-era-dies-at-92.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/12/us/phyllis-schlaflys-lasting-legacy-in-defeating-the-era.html
- https://www.pbs.org/video/archive-phyllis-schlafly-gtpp7x/
- https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/phyllis-schlafly-death-housewife-activism-feminism-214213/
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-mrs-america-180974675/
- https://www.vox.com/2016/9/7/12817756/phyllis-schlafly-dies-started-war-on-women
- https://www.vox.com/2016/9/7/12837748/phyllis-schlafly-grassroots-activist-media-republican-era
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Schlafly
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26 JUL 2024 · What a Creep
Season 26, Episode 1
Fatty Arbuckle: The First Movie Star Scandal
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/11/fatty-arbuckle-and-the-birth-of-the-celebrity-scandaln the 1920s significantly impacted Hollywood and the career of comedian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_Arbuckle. He was accused of raping and accidentally killing an aspiring actress named https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Rappeduring a party he hosted. After three trials, Arbuckle was acquitted, but his career suffered, and he was blacklisted in Hollywood. Rappe’s cause of death was never properly explored, and her legacy is that of a victim who was devoured by her craving for adulation and fame.
Trigger Warnings: SA
Sources:
- · Smithsonian:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-skinny-on-the-fatty-arbuckle-trial-131228859/
- · The New Yorker:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/11/fatty-arbuckle-and-the-birth-of-the-celebrity-scandal
- · YouTube “Hats Off Entertainment”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsrIlnZwzHw
- · BBC News:https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-14640719
- · Thought Company:https://www.thoughtco.com/fatty-arbuckle-scandal-1779625
- · History.com:https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/silent-film-star-arrested-for-murder
- · Found SF:https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Fatty_Arbuckle_Scandal
- · https://www.amazon.com/Forty-Quarts-Liquor-Arbuckle-Hollywoods/dp/1985236885
- · The Casual Criminalist:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08G18wZ12Sk
- · Virginia Rappe Wiki:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Rappe
- · https://www.amazon.com/Room-1219-Arbuckle-Mysterious-Hollywood/dp/1613747926/ref=asc_df_1613747926/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10069414028165342968&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9004351&hvtargid=pla-2281435177658&psc=1&mcid=5ce92793d4ba3cd5a91c7e3b84d130f5&hvocijid=10069414028165342968-1613747926-&hvexpln=73&gad_source=1
- http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/2018/7/10/roscoe-fatty-arbuckle-and-virginia-rappe-fake-news-fact-checking-hollywood-babylon-episode-3
- · Crime Library:https://web.archive.org/web/20150210053306/http:/www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/classics/fatty_arbuckle/3.html
- · People Vs. Arbuckle:https://peoplevsarbuckle.com/2023/09/09/september-9-1921-virginia-rappes-last-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-day/
- · PBS:https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/the-sexual-assault-case-that-shocked-hollywood-almost-a-century-ago
- · The Independent (UK):https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/who-was-virginia-rappe-the-true-story-of-the-rising-career-and-shocking-death-of-a-1920s-star-and-the-fatty-arbuckle-trial-b405039.html
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19 JUL 2024 · What a Creep
Season 25, Episode 10
Toxic Fandom
In this week’s episode, we’re talking about toxic fandom. From “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” to the MCU and “Lord of the Rings,” these so-called fans resort to bullying, racism, misogyny, and even death threats—all in the name of a movie, TV show, or video game that they claim to love.
Sources for this episode
- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alannabennett/amandla-stenberg-harassment-racism-darkest-minds
- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/people-are-upset-after-kelly-marie-tran-deleted-her
- https://collider.com/brie-larson-toxic-marvel-fans-samuel-l-jackson-comments/
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/media/disney-right-wing-media-reliable-sources/index.html
- https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/gladiator-ii-trailer-is-already-getting-insufferable-racist-backlash
- https://gizmodo.com/racist-star-trek-fans-decry-discoverys-diversity-revea-1795506110
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/11/13/the-marvels-faces-anti-woke-backlash-after-box-office-flop-echoing-captain-marvel-attacks/
- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-acolyte-amandla-stenberg-song-fan-backlash-1235928616/
- https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/brie-larson-minority-journalists-inclusive-captain-marvel-press-tour-1202043142/
- https://www.themarysue.com/brie-larson-captain-marvel-press-tour-clarify/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/movies/kelly-marie-tran.html
- https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/white-until-proven-black-imagining-race-in-hunger-games
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-science-fandom/202207/how-fandom-turns-toxic
- https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-toxic-fandom-5214499
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHfuQRp-7dM&t=1s
- https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/1/20/20808875/gamergate-lessons-cultural-impact-changes-harassment-laws
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12 JUL 2024 · What a Creep
Season 20, Episode 8
Anthony Kiedis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Kiedis is the lead vocalist of the American rock band https://redhotchilipeppers.com/, 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:
- https://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/red-hot-chili-peppers-members-blatantly-sexually-assaulting-female-presenter-in-rare-clip/86026926/?utm_source=social-share&fbclid=IwAR3_5luj8fpqJf4Oe7GMw-mwHDaxeVR1TrlVJOKSlc0LVYn4NTuUFZuFR8g
- Reddit forum: https://www.reddit.com/r/HollywoodReceipts/comments/mseyii/the_red_hot_chili_peppers/
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/former-music-exec-says-she-was-sexually-harassed-by-2-of-the-red-hot-chili-peppers_n_571e1ac5e4b0d4d3f723ca21?fbclid=IwAR1eoEC733bt7bRDGCh8CzCdHOyoQJK6-G4PsMasuoJchNhBcziPuMq5yqU
- https://www.laweekly.com/can-you-be-a-feminist-and-still-love-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/
- https://www.amazon.com/Scar-Tissue-Anthony-Kiedis/dp/1401307450
- 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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4 JUL 2024 · What a Creep (Replay!)
Season 20, Episode 7
George Washington and the Tale of Ona Judge
https://www.mountvernon.org/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 tohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFEaTk--tZo minimize his actions made us realize we need to dive into one of the first President’s most heinous acts by talking about badass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oney_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: https://twistedphilly.com/podcast-2/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washingtonhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4948260/Ona-Judge-The-slave-ran-away-George-Washington.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oney_Judgehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqzUI1ihfpkhttps://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/ona-judge/or colonialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLPT47Ll2Q0&t=139svideo neverhttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Never-Caught-the-Story-of-Ona-Judge/Erica-Armstrong-Dunbar/9781534416185https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipnmqh0w-mw&t=4356shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_S7nb7DrmU videohttps://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-remarkable-story-of-ona-judgehttps://www.nps.gov/articles/independence-oneyjudge.htm
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ona-judge-escapes/https://www.beyondthebelltours.com/blog/badass-women-of-philadelphia-ona-judgehttps://www.amrevmuseum.org/events/history-explorers-club-who-was-ona-judgehttps://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/washingtons-runaway-slave-the-liberator-august-22-1845/https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/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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28 JUN 2024 · 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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21 JUN 2024 · What a Creep
Season 25, Episode 7
The Murder of Dominique Dunne by John Thomas Sweeney
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001161/known for her role in the 1982 film "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(1982_film)," 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, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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:
- https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/griffin-dunne-memoir-exclusive
- https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2004/03/dunne200403
- https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/share/d0d8b06b-0b89-410b-810e-0fcc8a0745d0
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-03-mn-453-story.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAz8bD9x7AA
- https://allthatsinteresting.com/dominique-dunne
- https://www.city-journal.org/article/family-friendship-and-irony
- https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/griffin-dunne-fascinating-complicated-family-224912502.html
- https://www.vulture.com/article/griffin-dunne-friday-afternoon-club-interview.html
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717278/the-friday-afternoon-club-by-griffin-dunne/
- https://www.amazon.com/The-Murder-of-Dominique-Dunne/dp/B071418FMV
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Dunne
- https://people.com/archive/an-american-tragedy-that-brought-death-to-actress-dominique-dunne-now-brings-outrage-to-her-family-vol-20-no-15/
- https://slate.com/culture/2007/08/how-anthony-pellicano-talked-dominick-dunne-out-of-getting-revenge.html
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Hosts Margo and Sonia chat about Creeps. We talk about Creeps of the past and the present: It's the who's who of who's the worst. Do you have a story...
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Hosts Margo and Sonia chat about Creeps. We talk about Creeps of the past and the present: It's the who's who of who's the worst. Do you have a story about one of the Creeps we covered? Email us at whatacreeppodcast@gmail.com.
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