Terry Crews is not backing away from his accusations against WME agent Adam Venit. Unfortunately, at times, it seems like Terry is on his own. Since Terry told his #MeToo story on Twitter, he has filed a police report and Venit was placed on leave at WME. However, that’s about as far as the justice went. After Terry’s touching interview on GMA with Michael Strahan, RadarOnline contacted Terry to let him know they were planning on publishing a hit piece on him:
1 day after my @GMA interview, @radaronline threatened me w/ a false story abt me hiring 2 hookers at the 2015 Monte Carlo TV Festival.
It never went 2 press because it was a lie.
This was not a coincidence. I told u they were coming 4 me. I also told you I am ready. pic.twitter.com/vqLAUknUiO
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) November 19, 2017
Terry went to Ari Emanuel, co-CEO of at WME, who once wrote a letter as to why Mel Gibson had to be banned from Hollywood. Terry replaced Mel’s name with Venit’s and “anti-semitic” for “sexual assault/” Emanuel said Venit’s case “was different”:
Copy of the actual @HuffPost letter I gave @AriEmanuel in which he DEMANDED Mel Gibson be blacklisted for anti-Semitic remarks.
I exchanged Adam Venit for Mel, and sexual assault for anti-Semitic.
He said “it’s different” and handed the letter back to me. pic.twitter.com/7wwt4nskEU
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) November 27, 2017
As we know, Venit was reinstated at WME:
SOMEONE GOT A PASS https://t.co/yLPwpWGtT8
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) November 27, 2017
Venit’s high profile clients include Emma Stone, Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman, Brett Ratner, Diane Keaton and Eddie Murphy. A few days ago, Lauren Warren at BET published an article asking where Terry’s support was. It was a thoughtful and informative article. Although Terry greatly appreciated the support, he wants to let everyone know that he does not hold those who haven’t spoken out accountable and refuses to shame them:
I respect and understand why many of Adam Venit’s @WME clients remain silent, just like many victims do. There is so much to lose. I will not be shamed— but I also will not shame anyone else.
This movement needs leaders, not martyrs https://t.co/h5zejFemlS
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) December 2, 2017
Terry said himself he did not report the incident because Venit is “connected to probably everyone I know in the business,” but decided to speak out to support the others who had. Lauren’s article makes several good points and comes from a very genuine emotional response as a bystander, which Terry acknowledged. But I also understand Terry’s generosity to those who haven’t said anything. I love his line about needing leaders and not martyrs. As usual, he’s articulated his journey beautifully.
He also has a lot to lose with his persistence on this matter, just like all the women who are speaking out. Obviously, he has an amazing and supportive partner in his wife, Rebecca King-Crews. What Terry is doing by exposing how Hollywood protects its own is both difficult and critical and I’m glad he’s not letting up. Fortunately, this provided an opportunity to show the upside of Twitter. When Lauren pointed out nobody was speaking up for Terry, people went to Twitter to do just that:
I love you. I believe you. I'm with you. @terrycrews
— Anika Noni Rose *DoesntNeedToSeeYourPenis* (@AnikaNoniRose) December 2, 2017
I have so much respect for @terrycrews for choosing to voice this, for doing what a lot of men will consider too risky to admit in a culture that prizes toxic masculinity at all costs.
I see you Terry.
I believe you.
It's not your fault.https://t.co/ffPBjrPC3i
— Saadia Muzaffarسعدية (@ThisTechGirl) December 2, 2017
I worked with @terrycrews on Bridesmaids and he is a wonderful, caring person. I fully support Terry and agree that he has not been treated with the respect due to him for coming forward. Hollywood must support all victims of sexual harassment and assault, period. https://t.co/9cXwEUfFh5
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) December 3, 2017
Truly, Terry Crews is a hero. https://t.co/MZg7DAVT4Y
— Mo Ryan (@moryan) December 3, 2017
My internet is terrible in the mountains of BC, so I couldn’t read the story, but I stand with Terry Crews. Shoulder to shoulder. https://t.co/uAQaG7B5fk
— Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) December 3, 2017
. @terrycrews played my father but that has nothing to do with the fact I️ respect him as a man in the industry. Its how Terry lived off set. The man he showed up to be in the moments it counted. 1 of the few who Ive seen day in & out handle his celebrity w grace. Love u brother https://t.co/yzM0CurTtL
— Tyler James Williams (@TylerJamesWill) December 3, 2017
Terry Crews is a stand-up guy. Literally one of the nicest people in our industry. He is honest, kind & true professional. I believe him & stand by him. #MeToo https://t.co/m5Kt57qxJs
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) December 3, 2017
“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.”
When others are hurting, we have so many choices – let’s choose LOVE.
Love stands with AND for those who mourn. Love always protects. Always trusts. Hopes. Let’s choose love.
–
For you, brother 🙏🏽 @terrycrews— Jamie Grace (@jamiegraceh) December 3, 2017
This also makes me sick and angry. @terrycrews you have all my love and support. https://t.co/ABDiNxW9Dd
— Jessica St. Clair (@Jessica_StClair) December 3, 2017
Photo credit: WENN Photos, Twitter and Getty Images
I stand with Terry. Not only because he’s a victim of assault but because he is getting more backlash than others. Being a male victim of color has afforded him no protection. And that makes me angry.
Fight on Terry
This guy is the epitome of class and grace under pressure. I hope others follow his example. #Himtoo
I feel the same way, Nicole, this makes me angry too.
Exactly. If someone like one of the superhero Chris actors had come forward with something like this, it would have been huge, they’d have received commendations from all over, there would be a serious look at this issue. If a strong, good looking, box office smashing white guy said it, people would be jumping up. Terry Crews is not getting enough support. And the people who are supporting him are amazing.
Just look at the sheer lack of comments on this article vs the others.
Speaks volumes
I’m surprised and sadden that more people on here haven’t commented on his post. Is the lack of outrage because he is a man or is it because he’s not as famous.
it just goes to again to the argument I always have about the disparities when someone of color comes forward with sexual assault/harassment. i’m sure there are more black actors/actresses who are victims but have more to lose if they come forward. I was talking about this this past weekend with my hairdresser. there was a little white girl who went missing and they had 700 volunteers out look ing for her. How often do you hear that when a black child goes missing?
It’s sad, I hope this does not affect his career going forward. He does deserve more support.
absolutely agree, 100%. It is very, very unfair.
I feel bad for Terry since he’s gotten so little support. I think if he wasn’t a black male people would believe and support him. The fact that none of Venit’s clients care about what happened is probably why he still has a job.
Thoughtful, respectful and very brave. He is a hero in my books. But that’s not enough and I will use my spending power to support his works.
The way I see it
Male star , person of color, this could have been landmark of movement for someone. Even if they had supported him for their own advancement
Instead the predator gets reinstalled!
High time agents are ripped to shred with respect to weinstein and other predators bcoz that’s the only way the problem will have any hope of any solution
An amazing man. He has done amazing things for victims by telling his story.
I love him. I will do what I can by paying money to watch every work he produces.
Also, we live in an Idiocracy now, so if President Camacho wants to run, he’ll have my vote.
I have said on numerous occasions that I would welcome President Camacho in lieu of our current dumpster fire, because eventually he listened to people who were trying to advise him and learned and made better choices.
Terry Crews is a class act the whole way around, and the way that he has handled this terrible incident, from the assault itself to the public statements he has made as a result of his incredibly brave decision to speak out, have showcased that beautifully.
I believe you, Terry. I applaud your bravery. I am so sorry that the assailant has not been properly punished for violating you, and I support your continued strength in pursuing justice and healing for yourself and other victims. You are a wonderful, wonderful man.
+10000
ANYONE COMING AT TERRY CREWS NEEDS TO STEP BACK.
Honestly f*ck them.
You know what these people hate most about him? He’s a big black man… In a loving relationship, with a gorgeous family, who people respect. He smashes a ton of nasty stereotypes about African American men. There’s a reason these scumbags writing the hit piece jumped right to “He hires sex workers – WHITE ONES”. Because it wasn’t enough to slander him, they needed to add “He’s after our women” too. I hope they rot.
Terry has only proven himself more and more amazing throughout this.
This^^
Yes, all of this! I love Terry Crews and have so much admiration and respect for him.
Also, f*ck RadarOnline. They’ll put a hit piece out on someone for speaking out against harassment and assault by saying they use the services of hookers (the horror!), but want to protect the names of pedophile pieces of crap. Says a lot about them.
You said 100x better than I could have. This^^^^^ 1000 times this^^^^
Nothing but respect for him. Keep exposing them Terry. That radar piece really shows how dirty hollywood is. They will throw out anything (true or false) in order to keep themselves from being exposed. What would it even matter if Terry had hired them? Does that mean he couldn’t be a victim of sexual assault? It was solely put out there to make him afraid.
What about Venmit’s clients…silence all around from them.
Especially Sandler, who is a ‘friend’ and Terry has worked with a ton.
All Sandler has to do is threatened to work and that douchebag will be out of the agency.
Yes i have not heard any support from any member of Venmit’s clients (list below). The sad thing is Terry says he understands why theu are not supporting him.
Brett Ratner
Dustin Hoffman
Kevin James
Emma Stone
Liam Hemsworth
Adam Sandler
Vince Vaughn
Eddie Murphy
Sylvester Stallone
Michael B. Jordan
Steve Martin
Russell Brand
David Spade
Diane Keaton
Shawn Levy
M. Night Shyamalan
William H. Macy
Grace van Patten
Hank Azaria
Rob Riggle
Allen Covert
Austin Abrams
Marc Forster
Phil Alden Robinson
Allan Loeb
Shepard Fairey
Brad Krevoy
Tripp Vinson
Robbie Fox
Kevin King Templeton
Scott Sandler
Tracie Fiss
If I was one of his clients I would be absolutely outraged that he and the company had put me in this position. I would be speaking out about it and looking for new representation. I think it’s very generous of Crews to give them the benefit of the doubt. I personally think these people are pathetic.
Unfortunately Terry has to deal with more backlash because he is black and because he is a male victim of sexual assault.I have seen hundreds of comments on urban blogs questioning his masculinity,calling him slurs because “he let a man grab his junk”.I have seen ignorant people like Wendy Williams go on TV and criticize him for having the courage to come forward.I am pretty sure Terry knew he would face backlash and possibly be blackballed but he still spoke out to support other survivors.
BTW Anthony Rapp who exposed Kevin Spacey also got some hate from people saying he should have kept his mouth shut.They blame him for ruining Kevin’s career and jeopardizing their favorite show “House of Cards”. Because a TV show is more important.#sarcasm
Wendy Williams is trash and only care if something is said about her or affects her. Instead of coming for Terry she needs to be worried about her cheating husband and his pregnant girlfriend who he still seeing.
Then again what should we expect somebody who works for Life & Style magazine.
It’s strange because I thought all those things would actually make him *more* believable – he’s so big and strong and masculine, and has so much to lose by sharing his experience (see all the trolls questioning his worth and masculinity). It breaks my heart that he’s doing this alone without any support. He just seems like such a genuinely nice person. I stand by Terry
Those comments questioning his masculinity is sickening and f*ck Wendy Williams.
Even if he were hiring sex workers, it would not mean he wasn’t telling the truth about the assault . I believe him.
Think of why they chose that lie to go after him with. It’s so disgusting.
I support you Terry
This is so unfair and enraging 🙁
This makes me soooooo angry.
Tery is very brave and a wonderful man. I support, believe and love you, Terry.
I hope you get the justice you deserve.
This one has me teary-eyed , Terry is one of my favorites.
I love you Terry. I am with you. Keep fighting, we cannot give up. This is our time.
Their modus operandi is always the same, which makes it all the more f*cking outrageous that people haven’t figured it out by now. Discredit the victim, destroy the premise of their case. Even if Terry Crews had hired prostitutes, they are all consenting adults engaging in transactional exchange. Not at all the same thing as sexual assault. But the threat is there and the threat is to his reputation, which is everything in the business, so they think they can undermine him. Outrageous. You see the same sh*t going on in the Brock Turner appeal with people trying to the say the victim wasn’t acceptably believable because of her own (CONSENSUAL) sexual history and the claims about the placement of the crime. You can literally get caught IN THE ACT in this shithole of a country, and some rape apologist wants to crawl out of the sewer to assure you that you brought it on yourself.
Don’t stop fighting Terry. You are love, you are light. We believe in you.
I have always loved Terry & will continue to support him in anything he does. He is a treasure and it’s sad & disgusting how he is not getting the support he needs. People who are complicate are just as bad as the perpetrators in my opinion.
I believe Terry Crews and I stand with him. Enough is enough.
It’s very probably is that the smear campaign against Terry is coming from Venmit. He try to distract sympathy women have for Terry by saying he’s cheating on his wife.
I believe Terry. I get he doesn’t wanna shame people, but I just don’t understand how they could stand to be represented by someone who is capable of sexual assault. In PUBLIC. In plain view of his wife and other people.. can you imagine what he must be capable of behind closed doors???
I am sick at heart thinking of what this could do to his career. And just filled with admiration at his bravery.
Also with the vote your wallet crowd. If he makes an infomercial, I’m buying that product.
Does he have a new movie out? Need to see it and buy the Blu-ray.