Hollywood’s New Cause Celebre
Is a bit like a parody of Hollywood cause celebres.
Usually they’re all about saving genocidal despots from American militarism, saving the planet and all life that crawls on it from imminent destruction, springing assorted murderous thugs, plus in their more considered moments, saving women and children. This time, they want to spring one of their own, who targeted a female child. Among the excuses, ironically enough, is that he suffered greatly from both murderous thuggery and genocidal despotism that was ended by American militarism.
The only thing we haven’t heard yet is that springing Roman Polanski will save the planet and all life that crawls on it. However, the French foreign minister is going on about the “scary America that has just shown its face,” which gets us into the ballpark.
Not everyone’s in Lala’s down with it, though:
“Polanski-admitted raping a 13 yr old-whys every1 in the arts upset hes facing jail? cause hes a gifted director? what am i missing?” asked bewildered singer-songwriter Jewel via Twitter.
There’s also been a bit of a HuffPo reader rebellion.
Smoking Gun’s got the plea deal.
Maguire notes NYT ed board playing against type.
Surber cruelly mocks Woody Allen’s Polanski activism… hey, it may have been a photo finish with the statute, but his step-daughter was … never mind.
Topics: Hollywood
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 8:35 am on Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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