‘Iron Man 3’ Director Under Fire Over ‘The Predator’ Controversy
Iron Man 3 writer-director Shane Black came under fire on social media Thursday after it was [...]
“...mild or zero consequences”
prevnextWhy do sexual predators suffer mild or zero consequences for sexual abuse/assault? As this situation illustrates, in part because of he complicity of friends who minimize or ignore their behavior and a legal system that prioritizes the rights of perpetrators over victims.
— Sil Lai Abrams (@Sil_Lai) September 6, 2018
“...a good fit”
prevnextA female actor loses work by being a #metoo scold, but a sex offender male actor gets work as long as he's buddy with the director. Since the guy was grooming a 14-year old girl I guess Shane Black thought casting him in "The Predator" was a good fit. https://t.co/SuHGZLLR8L
— BlondieNY (@BlondieNY) September 6, 2018
“F—k you”
prevnextSo let me see if I got this straight, Shane Black. You knew your friend was a sex offender, and yet you still cast him in your movie, and have him share a scene with Olivia Munn, one of the many women who called out Brett Ratner for sexual harassment and misconduct.
Fuck you. https://t.co/Q4SQr0JWH0
— DEJ (@john_tyler646) September 6, 2018
“...legal action or fists”
Striegel was in Nice Guys and Iron Man 3, which also prominently featured kid actors. If it was my kid, I don’t know if I’d lead with legal action or fists against Shane Black.
— Matchity (uncensored version) (@Matchity) September 6, 2018
prevnextWhat exactly was Shane Black misled by? His actor friend pled guilty to two felonies and spent 6 months in jail. And is a registered sex offender. And if Olivia Munn hasn’t spoken up Shane Black would continue to cast him. Wtf
— ReBecca Theodore-Vachon (@FilmFatale_NYC) September 6, 2018
“...actively enable”
The whole shane black predator thing is fucking infuriating and a perfect example of how men don't care and actively enable predators from their peer group. Film and Hollywood are notorious for how vulnerable and exploited kids are and he deliberately brought a sex offender on?
— Ethel (Professional Duck Befriender) (@Ethelmonster) September 6, 2018
prevnextThink Shane Black's friend was like "hey man you've been super loyal since my conviction but I need to stretch as an actor & I feel this stalking jogger scene with Olivia Munn in The Predator is too on the head. Call me for Nice Guys 4"
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) September 6, 2018
“...shame on Black”
Good for Olivia Munn for having the strength to notify Fox. Shame on Black.
"Munn said she found it “both surprising and unsettling that Shane Black, our director, did not share this information to the cast, crew, or Fox Studios prior to, during, or after production.” https://t.co/VCop0HoSGb
— Craig C Cermak II (@craigcermak) September 6, 2018
Huh. Shane Black can cast an actual registered child sex offender in a movie and not lose his job. That's weird. #RehireJamesGunn https://t.co/3gOaWR141D
— RAC (@rac2750) September 6, 2018
prevnextI have given it some thought and I might support THE PREDATOR for the cast and the crew who did not know about this transgression but Shane Black needs to be held accountable for this repugnant behaviour.
— Rron R2 is a romantic comedy shill. (@rron007) September 6, 2018
“...incredibly disappointing”
We can’t give anyone who actively supports sex offenders any benefit of the doubt, especially when they A) state they knew everything, B) put them in films starring minors, C) put them in scenes with advocates against sexual assault, and so so many other reasons (2/2)
— Mortal Kombucha ?? (@paul_flamb) September 6, 2018
This is gross. Incredibly disappointing from Shane Black. Credit to Olivia Munn for telling Fox.
(Wish I could actually read the article, but LA Times isn't accessible in the EU) https://t.co/CF6wF7FsUE
— Mathew Buck (@FB_BMB) September 6, 2018
prevnextVery disappointed in Shane Black and very bummed for everyone involved in the making of #ThePredator, now mired in bad press a week before release. But props to Olivia Munn for saying something and to Fox for taking swift action. Do better, Shane. https://t.co/Qiatx9rG7X
— John Squires (@FreddyInSpace) September 6, 2018
“...a way back into society after being punished”
If you don’t give people a way back into society after being punished, and instead subject them to perpetual civil death, it does not incentivize people taking responsibility on the front-end because they understand there is no way back.
— Guy Hamilton-Smith (@G_Padraic) September 6, 2018
prevnextThere is literally nothing that prevents this man from working. His employer (Shane Black) was informed of his history and hired him to do a job. The man paid for his crime already. Do we as a society expect him to be homeless and penniless forever? https://t.co/QjxYqsCxci
— Aaron L. White (@FeelinFilmAaron) September 6, 2018
“Never will watch another Shane Black movie”
Shane Black took the title of the movie literally
— joe (@isthisfuture) September 6, 2018
prevNever will watch another Shane Black movie
He's proud buddies with a known sex offender.
DONE! https://t.co/dCvh45N7I7
— Rogue B (@downriver_b) September 6, 2018