Jian Ghomeshi vows to fight allegations in Facebook post
TORONTO Jian Ghomeshi thanked his supporters Thursday and vowed to meet the allegations against him head on, a pledge that came as a Trailer Park Boys actor became the first to go on the record with accusations the ousted CBC Radio personalitpatagonia fleece women full zipy engaged in abusive behaviour.
The former Q radio host issued a Facebook post saying: I want to thank you for youpatagonia shop kathmandur support and assure you that I intend to meet these allegations directly.
The names of the complainants have not been published, except for that of actor Lucy DeCoutere, who spoke to the Star and also detailed her allegations in an interview that aired Thursday on CBC s The Current.
DeCoutere who ipatagonia better sweater oatmeals alsopatagonia better sweater pink opal a captain in the Royal Canadian Air Force in New Brunswick says she is going public patagonia adze jacket reviews2because she wants to help other women who are levelling more serious accusations against Ghomeshi.
The Star said Ghomeshi, his lawyers and public relations staff have not responded to allegations in their latest report, which includes accusations from DeCoutere and other accusers who are not named. A spokeswoman for Ghomeshi did not respond to a request from The Canadian Press for comment.
Ghomeshi has said previously that he has engaged in rough sex, but that it was always consensual.
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My story, (for) me to talk about it is a little upsetting but it s not traumatic. I wasn t terribly hurt by him, she said. It s the women who are talking about this (and) won t come forward with their names. They re obviously feeling like they will be targeted in some way apatagonia loulu reviewnd that their lives will be impacted negatively. I m OK with that.
Some of the other alleged victims told the Toronto Star that they feared repercussions online if they allowed the newspaper to publish their names.
While chuckling that she might be naive, DeCoutere said she s not concerned about such a backlash.
I m sure there s a chance that there will be attacks online, but I don t care, she told The Current. I mean, people who know me know that I m not a bad person and people who don t know me are not part of my life.
She added: I will take it if that means somebody doesn t have to because they re dealing with something a bit bigger.
DeCoutere said she didn t go to police after the date with Ghomeshi, explaining she was left confused and puzzled.
Ghomeshi is suing the CBC for $55 million for defamation patagonia adze jacket reviewsand breach of trust. The corporation has said it will vigorously defend itself against Ghomeshi s lawsuit.
On Sunday night, after the CBC announced it was severing ties with him, Ghomeshi issued a lengthy Facebook post alleging that he d been fired for his sexual behaviour.
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DeCoutere s accusations come after the Star carried allegations Monday from three women who said he was physically violent to them without their consent patagonia adze jacket reviews0during sexual encounters or in the run up to such encounters. Ghomeshi _ through his lawyer _ responded that he does not engage in non consensual role play or sex and any suggestion of the contrary is defamatory.
The Star also reported in that story earlier this week that a fourth woman who worked at the CBC alleged that Ghomeshi approached her from behind and cupped her rear end in the Q studio and made a sexually obscene comment to her during a story meeting.
The Star reported that Ghomeshi told the newspaper that he did not understand why it was continuing to pursue allegations when my lawyers have already told you it is untrue.
I miss Q. Ironically, I d love to hear the man himself pontificate on the complexities of sexual ethics using a similar situation as a case study. However, given that case, would he have the ability (or inclination) to question if consent is really the sole test of moral guidance? Aside from legal age of consent and some type of mutual verification do we even know what constitutes acceptable sexual behaviour? Let s hope the debates continue across cultural and demographic lines long patagonia adze jacket reviews1after this incident fades from the public sphere . . . .
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