Craig Ferguson Defends Letterman!
Filed under: David Letterman > Craig FergusonIt's gotta be hard to address a scandal involving your own boss, but Craig Ferguson has done us proud!
The comedian discussed the awkward situation during Monday's monologue of his Late Late Show, in which he asked the audience to "put yourself in my position."
Speaking of David Letterman's extortion and adultery woes, Ferguson says: "The person you work for, the person you admire and respect, is caught in an embarrassing situation." said Ferguson, whose show is produced under Dave's Worldwide Pants banner. "And your job is to be funny about that, whilst trying to keep your own job."
"So this is my last show," he joked.
Ferguson did make light of the situation, but doesn't claim to be a saint either! The comic just released a memoir about his struggle with alcoholism.
"If we are now holding late-night talk show hosts to the same moral accountability as we hold politicians or clergymen, I'm out," he said. "I quite like my entertainers to be dangerous. I like my musicians to be kind of drug-fueled. Cause if you want entertainers to be squeaky clean, then who are you going to be watching? Jonas Brothers."
Point taken!
Watch the clip (above) to see the HIGHlarity for yourself!
ok then . . .
It isn't an "Embarrassing" situation, it was a violation of every workplace sexual harassment law out there. How many women that wouldn't sleep with him weren't promoted or were fired? Were the ones who DID sleep with him given raises? Better performance reviews? Did they move on to great jobs because of fantastic recomendations from Dave while the ones who wouldn't sleep with him got no job recomendations? none of the other shit matters. He completely violated every single one of those policies. And what is NBC's policy? What would they have done to a middle management guy who did the same thing? Because legally they shouldn't be able to treat Dave any differently. If they would have fired that guy, then Dave has to go.
first ? FUCK YOU PEREZ
He's the sexiest of the late night hosts. He better take over for Letterman in the next few years. It'll be a LATE NITE REVOLUTION!
LOVE!
Craig is a really great guy. I think he's a very good friend.
Kinda hypocritical when he is always lambasting politicians that do this to the hilt.
I love Craig Ferguson, he is hilarious! And what he is saying is true, we can't hold entertainers to the same standard as politicians or religious - or at least I don't want to. That's not my kind of funny.
HAAA! He's great!
LOL. much funnier than letterman ever will be
So true
Re: Spindoc – …well said.
Re: Spindoc – You can't possibly say "it was a violation of every workplace sexual harassment law out there" because you have no goddamn idea what the situation was at all. You're just assuming something for your own stupid reasons. If someone wanted to press harassment charges against Letterman, don't you think they would have done it the very second he made any kind of job threats? Or perhaps the situation was that the women involved either a) actually like Letterman as a man and enjoyed their flings with him or b) they figured it couldn't hurt them to "get in good" with the boss. To assume that Letterman was using his position to force them into something they weren't willingly going along with is just sexist, on both sides of the coin. You saying "he completely violated every single one of those policies" is just irresponsible and libelous and you have no idea what the fuck went on, so just shut the fuck up.
Re: Spindoc –
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You are assuming an awful lot of scenarios.
I have worked places where OBVIOUS sleeping together of boss and underling was going on. Honestly, there were no disciplinary actions taken at all.
They didn't "harrass" or "promote" anyone .. they just had affairs.
By the way I personally think it's ALWAYS a bad idea to sleep with the boss, but lots of people still do it.
Re: Billie Joe Armstrong Lover – BJA Lover…LOVE your avatar!
I think Craig Ferguson did a really good job discussing this situation! Ferguson knows he had to address it somehow or be deemed a hypocrite! He was funny (that's his job) and truthful. Letterman is a celebrity that was put in a awkward situation. Remember folks, there is an alleged blackmailer! I won't judge until all the facts are revealed.
Re: PurpleDocs – You said "Re: Spindoc – You can't possibly say "it was a violation of every workplace sexual harassment law out there" because you have no goddamn idea what the situation was at all. You're just assuming something for your own stupid reasons……Or perhaps the situation was that the women involved either a) actually like Letterman as a man and enjoyed their flings with him or b) they figured it couldn't hurt them to "get in good" with the boss.
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Um….what you've just described IS harrassment. It doesn't matter if the person involved liked Letterman, the reason those laws are in place is also to protect the person NOT sleeping with him. You said "they figured it couldn't hurt them to "get in good" with the boss. "…..yeah exactly, and what about the smart educated talented woman who didn't want to sleep with him to "Get in good with the boss"? Letterman ADMITTED to sleeping with his staffers, THAT violates the laws. Whether or not they liked him is irrelevent, what is relevent is how were they treated? How were the women who WOULDN'T sleep with him treated? etc… again, that is why those laws are in place.
Re: Spindoc – Perhaps you should get a book of legal definitions. But since that could take a while, here it is:
Under the United States Code Title 18 Subsection 1514(c)1. Harassment is defined as "a course of conduct directed at a specific person that causes substantial emotional distress in such a person and serves no legitimate purpose".
It is not illegal for a boss to sleep with his employees, nor is it illegal for a subordinate to sleep with her boss. It becomes illegal when the above is true. Look it up Einstein. I did.
Re: Spindoc – Also: Sexual harassment is a ugly and violent form of harassment that includes sexual coercion and quid pro quo in promotion. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. subsection 2000(e). Sexual Harassment by employers against employees is actionable and a recognized cause of action.
If everyone was just sleeping together, it's not illegal. If he coerced these women, then it is. And no one has even suggested that was the case. The worst thing he is guilty of is that he cheated on his girlfriend. Yes, that's not at all nice, but it is hardly against the law. Try not to fall off your moral perch there.
Im surprised Letterman didn't just pay the 2 million to cover up his stupid selfish affairs(he ain't broke) because now his wife is hurting and the embarrassement to the show(colleges) and his reputation will be in question whenever his name is brought up for future work.
Re: ddnett11 – "Im surprised Letterman didn't just pay the 2 million to cover up his stupid selfish affairs(he ain't broke)"
It's called being a man about something. You let someone extort you once and they know they have you over a barrel. When Dave confessed on TV he not only eliminated any chance of the extortion working, he *destroyed* any career that guy might ever want to have again. Even if the legal charges are dismissed for some reason, that guy will be lucky to ever get a job flipping burgers.
Re: PurpleDocs – Nice!
Whoever said anything about these women being pressured into it? The 'smart educated women' Spindoc talks about would've pressed charges if they were denied any sort of promotion by NOT sleeping with Letterman. The only thing he's guilty of is cheating, which is something that happens every day.
Re: Moogle80 – You got it! Some people and their high horses…
Re: PurpleDocs – You typed in the definition of "HARASSMENT" not Sexual Harassment idiot. They are two different areas under the law.
Sexual harassment can occur in a variety of circumstances, including but not limited to the following:
The victim as well as the harasser may be a woman or a man. The victim does not have to be of the opposite sex.
The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, an agent of the employer, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or a non-employee.
The victim does not have to be the person harassed but could be anyone affected by the offensive conduct…………………did you see that last part? the VICTIM DOESN NOT HAVE TO BE THE PERSON HARASSED. What that means dumbass, is that the "Victim" could be the men and women not promoted because they weren't sleeping with the boss. The woman who didn't sleep with Letterman who wasn't given a raise, the guy who had one of Lettermans bed-partners promoted over him even if he had senority etc… So again, whether or not you agree with how the sexual harassment laws in the U.S. are written doesn't alter the fact that Letterman engaged in it.
Re: Zombie Hitler –
Real men (or women for that matter) don't cheat on their partners. Cowardice and/or lack of respect for yourself and the person that you claim to love lead to affairs. If Letterman, or anyone else, wanted to "be a man"he would've broken up with his wife/girlfriend whatever and THEN moved on to the new woman. The fact of the matter is…he's a cheating low life who didn't want to part with the 2 million.
Craig Ferguson is the best late night talk show host on television.
i think people should joke about david letterman since he was joking about all those politicians. besides david letterman is talking abou the ordeal so its open for others i think? craig ferguson is cool i like him i also like carson dalys show. i used to think he was a tool but now he has a refreshing air to him and the format of the show is unique.
Re: Spindoc –
I'm glad that you actually took the time (no more than 60 seconds nowadays) to actually look up the definition of "sexual harassment".
I have got to agree with Zombie, Purple, and Moggle here. The crime was BLACKMAIL.That is what got the police and the DA involved. You must be idiots if you think Dave and his lawyers did not go over any past affairs to make sure no CIVIL litigation would result in damages that exceede the 2 million dollars that the troll demanded as his CRIME of BLACKMAIL, which Dave he could easily have paid. The fact is as of today nobody has come forward to claim that they themselves were sexually harassed by Dave or that the workplace was such a climate that they were denied promotion for not sleeping with or having been asked to sleep with Dave.
Today's new says that Letterman's ratings are UP because of his sex scandal, like I posted here a few days ago. Why? -because most people are whores and are JUST Like Letterman and can relate.
"Real men (or women for that matter) don't cheat on their partners. Cowardice and/or lack of respect for yourself and the person that you claim to love lead to affairs."
I'm not defending what he did. I can't and I won't. However, it's naive to ignore the fact that he's been in a relationship with his now-wife for over 20 years and it's been on-again off-again for almost the whole time. Without knowing specifics of when these "affairs" happened it's a little premature to crucify Dave. But the fact that he went on national TV and confessed to some seriously inappropriate behavior makes me think that he doesn't really have anything else to hide.
Quick, everybody get their comments before that repetitive hag…."David Letterman: Staff Fucker" empties her bottle of Vodka and starts commenting.
This Brit Ferguson has one of the keenest minds in show biz.
I think that some of you guys are arguing on some really irrelevant and making this complicated when in reality it's simple. His actions hurt people, and by sleeping with some employees obviously he's going to show preference towards them, I'm not saying that he should be fired, cause I don't know the whole story, but there should be some serious consequences.
Re: Zombie Hitler –
Yes because he has been a real MAN all along. He is just another douch that couldn't get his own way by fucking every girl in his office so he decided to go after the guy publically that is going after him for money. Both of them are complete assholes that deserve the legal shit that is coming their way.
I adore Craig Ferguson… not just because he's brilliant, funny and gorgeous…. but because he knows right from wrong.
Good for him, his show last night was dead on right.
He's the best talk show host ever.
Bravo Craig!
This is Brilliant!!
Craig walks that fine line that is hilarious!!
i love that man.
whats wrong with "squeaky clean"
its better to do drugs and have sex with everyone?