Saturday, July 21, 2012

Fred Willard's innocent

I don't believe for an instant that Fred Willard engaged in any "lewd act". 

The cops go into pornographic theaters and think they're easy pickin's. They can charge anyone with anything without evidence at all except their own accusation. What do cops go in there for, anyway? To make sure pornographic movie viewers don't see anything lewd?

Pornography is a problem for celebrities. Michael Caine told the story of how he came to America after the movie Alfie came out. Back then, the English complained about the poor quality of the pornography in their country and they looked on America as a pornographic wonderland. So he came to America. He walked past a pornographic bookstore in New York and desperately wanted to go in. But he was a celebrity now. He didn't want to be recognized.

It dawned on Caine that people in pornographic bookstores avoid eye contact with one another. Nobody looks at anyone else. So...he went in. Only to have the guy manning store, sitting on a high stool watching the place, announce over a loudspeaker that British movie star Michael Caine was there.

There's internet porn now, but that involves credit cards and everything one does on line is being recorded. A cash purchase at a pornographic bookstore may be the best way to maintain privacy.

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