James Toback is the latest filmmaker to be outed as a sexual predator
James Toback
The Harvey Weinsteins of the world aren ' t always household names . Frequently   in fact   they ' re nothing of the sort . So it is with  James Toback    a longtime ( and relatively obscure ) filmmaker who is now facing allegations of sexual harassment leveled by 38 different women   as a Los Angeles Times investigation reveals . And much like Weinstein   Toback ' s deplorable behavior has been an open secret for decades . He was the subject of an extensive feature in a 1989 issue Spy Magazine   which chronicled firsthand accounts from an assortment of ( anonymous ) women . More recently   his bad behavior was highlighted in four different Gawker stories   published between 2008 and 2012 . Now there ' s this LA Times feature   in which 31 of the 38 women interviewed opted to speak on the record . It ' s a long and detailed read   filled with account after account of  Toback  ' s vile behavior over the years . Spy Magazine ran a very revealing piece about  James Toback  way back in March 1989 . For years   it was missing from the defunct magazine ' s records . You can read it here at the following site ( pages 86 to 92 )... # jamestoback # spymagazine https :// t . co / NQCbKRn1bJ pic . twitter . com / iTLOfrlsqb — Richard Luck (@ RMGLUCK2017 ) October 22   2017 It ' s not an easy story to read   and it ' s not supposed to be . But men especially should set aside the time to take in every word . We can all do better to shut down the gender inequality that ' s an inescapable aspect of our day - to - day lives   and processing ugly stories like this is an important step in that process . If there ' s any silver lining to draw from the Weinstein mess   it ' s that victims of sexual predators are increasingly finding the courage to come forward and name names .  Toback  is only the latest figure to be outed in a domino - like series of them that spans multiple industries and fields of work . It ' s a sad truth that so many of these stories go back as far as they do — especially with guys like  Toback  and Weinstein   where it ' s literally decades — but the one - after - another fall that ' s currently playing out all around us is a hopeful sign for a looming change that actually sticks . We see you now    James Toback  .
The Harvey Weinsteins of the world aren ' t always household names . Frequently   in fact   they ' re nothing of the sort . So it is with  James Toback    a longtime ( and relatively obscure ) filmmaker who is now facing allegations of sexual harassment leveled by 38 different women   as a Los Angeles Times investigation reveals . And much like Weinstein   Toback ' s deplorable behavior has been an open secret for decades . He was the subject of an extensive feature in a 1989 issue Spy Magazine   which chronicled firsthand accounts from an assortment of ( anonymous ) women . More recently   his bad behavior was highlighted in four different Gawker stories   published between 2008 and 2012 . Now there ' s this LA Times feature   in which 31 of the 38 women interviewed opted to speak on the record . It ' s a long and detailed read   filled with account after account of  Toback  ' s vile behavior over the years . Spy Magazine ran a very revealing piece about [TGT]way back in March 1989 . For years   it was missing from the defunct magazine ' s records . You can read it here at the following site ( pages 86 to 92 )... # jamestoback # spymagazine https :// t . co / NQCbKRn1bJ pic . twitter . com / iTLOfrlsqb — Richard Luck (@ RMGLUCK2017 ) October 22   2017 It ' s not an easy story to read   and it ' s not supposed to be . But men especially should set aside the time to take in every word . We can all do better to shut down the gender inequality that ' s an inescapable aspect of our day - to - day lives   and processing ugly stories like this is an important step in that process . If there ' s any silver lining to draw from the Weinstein mess   it ' s that victims of sexual predators are increasingly finding the courage to come forward and name names .  [TGT]is only the latest figure to be outed in a domino - like series of them that spans multiple industries and fields of work . It ' s a sad truth that so many of these stories go back as far as they do — especially with guys like  [TGT]and Weinstein   where it ' s literally decades — but the one - after - another fall that ' s currently playing out all around us is a hopeful sign for a looming change that actually sticks . We see you now    [TGT].