Quote Sylviastel:Quote Jackie10: In my opinion MM has said all that needs to be said. He was fired for arrogance and pride. The rumors arent true what is being said about him and HK are rumors "Dont believe what you hear and half of what you see". And people "need to be kind to her and everyone else". What more do people need.
We do really need to move on from this. He is not going to be coming back.
I do believe his OCD got out of his control & caused his difficult behavior even the possible groping incidents! Instead of having a private intervention with the cast & trained counselor, I believe Muhney could have turned around. Unfortunately under jfp's rule of tyranny, the show is still in a dismal state in itself. The cast are terrified! As for Hirsch saying that they would be on the unemployment line for speaking up, I don't believe that! Soaps are slowly dying a painful death! I believe soap journalists are part of the problems because they think soap fans are immature children! Anyway I wish all the best for everybody involved!
how can one be fired for arrogance and pride? that dont sound like grounds for immediate dismissal. If that were the case Y&R would be probably shut down. Its got to be more to it than that and you nor I or anyone else know MM personally to make such a suggestion on what he's saying is true or not. Seems he's just stirring the pot on what has happened and inflamming his fansQuote Jackie10: In my opinion MM has said all that needs to be said. He was fired for arrogance and pride. The rumors arent true what is being said about him and HK are rumors "Dont believe what you hear and half of what you see". And people "need to be kind to her and everyone else". What more do people need.
Quote Ethelmae02:how can one be fired for arrogance and pride? that dont sound like grounds for immediate dismissal. If that were the case Y&R would be probably shut down. Its got to be more to it than that and you nor I or anyone else know MM personally to make such a suggestion on what he's saying is true or not. Seems he's just stirring the pot on what has happened and inflamming his fansQuote Jackie10: In my opinion MM has said all that needs to be said. He was fired for arrogance and pride. The rumors arent true what is being said about him and HK are rumors "Dont believe what you hear and half of what you see". And people "need to be kind to her and everyone else". What more do people need.
Quote lynj: There were rumours about Eric Braeden and Maura West a few weeks ago. They both went on Twitter immediately to deny it. Given how outspoken MM is, why wouldn't he do the same? That's what I find strange. Especially with the professional repercussions it could have. I can understand ignoring message board gossip, but media reports now openly naming him?
Totally moving on...
Quote hilaricious: If you have 10 minutes, you might want to read "Ethics in Journalism." When I was in Journalism school, we called it the "one page book."
Jokes aside, most journalists do have ethics. Now, on to your question.
Minutes after Michael Muhney was let go, the press knew why. I told some journalism friends that the tabloids would break the story first. I am not bad-mouthing the guys who work in that line of journalism. They believe that everyone has the right to know everything. Some people agree; some do not.
Let's go back to the 1980s. AIDS was just on the rise. Sadly, several actors who worked on soaps contracted the disease that, at the time, was considered a death sentence. No one in the daytime press published any names. At the time, I decided if an actor called me and asked me to write an article on his fight with AIDS, I would do it. No one called.
Some members of the daytime press will do blind items. In all my years of doing this, I have done two blind items. I love to read them. I just don't do them.
As for reporting the Michael Muhney story, it was a messy affair. His cast mate Hunter King (Summer) claimed that he had groped her on more than one occasion.
One daytime blogger did an interview with Muhney and made it seem that he was let go because he had a big mouth. If that were true, almost very actor on the "Y&R" set would be on the unemployment line. One blogger did say that Muhney was let go for inappropriate interaction with a cast mate.
I decided not to report it because I was fearful some fans might blame the victim. Boy, have they. The names they have called this just-turned-20-year-old are disgusting. The amazing thing is that many fans who think Muhney is a great actor — and he is — think that means he could not have done this. Or they believe she made up the story because he did not pay attention to her.
On the plus side, many more have supported her and her decision to go to "Young and Restless, "Sony" and CBS" brass. Many of her cast mates have come to her defense.
Maybe I am a little biased. I am a busty girl. I cannot tell you how many times I have been touched when and where I did not want to be. I have never reported it. When I was young, you said nothing. In those years, you just stayed away from the offender. I thought — hoped — those days were over. Then this comes out. In some ways, it still is the bad old days.
--- Lynda Hirsch
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