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Yeah, look at the difference - night and day...one sounds like the victim falsely accused him - now, we know better...
"As a sophomore at Pennsylvania State University in 1999, he and a teammate were accused of having had non-consensual sex with a woman who had passed out, but when she admitted during the trial to having had consensual sex with Parker the day before the alleged rape, Parker was acquitted in 2001.[6] Parker married Erie, Pennsylvania-native Sarah DiSanto, whom he met while they were attending Penn State, in Erie's Frontier Park during the summer of 2007.[10][11] He is a University of Oklahoma alumnus.[12]"
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V: Some prominent members of black Hollywood are standing with Nate Parker, but they haven't backed him publicly yet. Aug 23, 19:18
CNN: Harvey Weinstein defends "Birth of a Nation'" director as a 'good person' amid backlash Aug 23, 19:42
Harvey Weinstein is not someone I would want backing me in that kind of situation. {nm} Aug 24, 09:42
Fox has started their national tv campaign for Birth of a Nation with the Oct 7th date {nm} Aug 23, 19:49
Why does Hollywood feel rape is no big deal? Not trolling, legitimately asking. {nm} Aug 23, 20:37
Who stated that "Hollywood" feels that rape is no bid deal?! {nm} Aug 23, 22:52
I don't think it's a matter of "no big deal" as much as it is a complex issue for some to navigate. Some ideas inside: Aug 24, 06:26
I'm new to the story but wasn't he acquitted in 2001? Isn't that the definition of having his day in court? Aug 23, 22:51
yes, and yes {nm} Aug 23, 23:10
I think the issue is the various problems with the verdict and the victim... Aug 24, 01:33
Actually the sexual relations prior likely got him off with reasonable doubt... Aug 24, 05:50
Acquitted when date rape was barely acknowledged as a crime. {nm} Aug 24, 06:02
bull****. "date rape" has been acknowledged since the 80s. {nm} Aug 24, 08:39
Well rape isn't exactly a public endeavor--and we know "gentle, nice" public personas can have closets with skeletons. {nm} Aug 24, 09:05
it's not a skeleton in a closet. it was on his own wikipedia page {nm} Aug 24, 09:07
Look again at Wiki - that was all edited and added this month... {nm} Aug 24, 09:33
The Wayback Machine's archived page (from April 2016) mentions it. (No doubt the page has been edited since) Aug 24, 09:47
Yeah, look at the difference - night and day...one sounds like the victim falsely accused him - now, we know better... Aug 24, 09:50
Ah OK, I thought you meant that the incident wasn't referred to at all. {nm} Aug 24, 10:11
No - one way it was 2 sentences that made it sound like a false accusation... Aug 24, 10:16
I was coming at it from the "Fox was surprised even though it was on wiki" angle. {nm} Aug 24, 10:37
The Devil was in the details... Aug 24, 11:05