RW in the Media: Somehow the Show is Almost Relevant

[atomic]

3 hours ago, ljenkins782 said:

Also, what were these false accusations?

These are the allegations that Julie is referring to:

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"The reason for my departure was simple: I felt the need to protect myself and I listened to my instincts," she continued. "This is some of what happened: I was shown a photo of a cast member's husband's erection without my consent. I was asked on many occasions how many times I had masturbated, and was baited into conversations of a sexual nature against my consent."

"These things were gross and uncomfortable and should not happen at work, however, they were not enough to make me leave a show I was excited to be a part of," Kelley continued.

"The following is why I made that decision: The day before I chose to leave, which was 5 days prior to the end of scheduled filming, this cast member (on our day off, no main cameras were operating) was angered that I seemed to have broken the coffee machine," she then claimed. "I offered to fix what was broken and the cast member screamed, 'You f---ed it up!' and became irate. This person threw their arms in the air and screamed, 'How does it feel to be a f---ing idiot, how does it feel to be the dumb one?' while she backed me into a corner of the kitchen."

Wolf said she "tried to disarm this cast member" and apologized, before the person in question "got in my face and said, 'No more Ms. Nice (their name) for you' and continued to scream at me as I left the kitchen."

"It is important to say that this was a pattern of menacing behavior that seemed to be escalating," she wrote. "Even after this threat, I tried to remain calm and finish the show as I had intended to. The next morning on a car ride to brunch, the same cast member said, 'I have a plan and [I intend to execute it].' Based on the dread I was feeling about what might happen next, I chose to trust my instincts that it was time for me to go."

https://toofab.com/2022/06/08/kelley-wolf-the-real-world-homecoming-new-orleans-julie-stoffer/

 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by atomic

[snarts]

Julie's always been a complete asshole.

I re-watched the original season before the reunion. It wasn't just immaturity, she was narcissistic  vindictive & spiteful then. The ensuing fame & notoriety only made it worse...

[Black Knight]

Julie noticed on Real World what got her the most attention, and essentially ramped it way up. It's not a surprise that Kelley was a particular target of hers while on Homecoming because Kelley was married to a popular and well-known (especially by Kelley and Julie's generation) actor.

However, I do agree that there is also something very wrong inside Julie now, and that started some years back.

 

[Tatum]

I *guess* I could agree Julie was an asshole through and through since the dawn of her reality TV tenure, but to me asshole encompasses a wide range of transgressions. I mutter “asshole” under my breath when someone doesn’t wait their turn at a four way stop, or someone who walks up to the register when a cashier opens up a new lane, and pretends they don’t see the 10 people already waiting in the original line.  
 

I actually don’t think asshole is a strong enough word to describe someone who would make a public post gloating over an acquaintance’s mental health struggle and suggest the fallout is her just desserts for the one time that person felt wronged by the struggling one.