Soooo since Groening is in the files, and considering he fooled us with his “predictions”, which are now clearly due to his connection, is it time to cancel him? And I will look for another avatar.

  • adhd_traco@piefed.socialEnglish
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    9 days ago

    He’s also mentioned in Virginia Giuffre’s book, where she mentions him in the context of the 2001 Billionaire’s Dinner by John Brockman, which Epstein attended. As they left by jet, Groening hitched a ride with them.

    CW: mentions of sexual abuse

    […]Matthew Groening hitched a ride with us on Epstein’s jet. I’m not sure how the two had met, although Groening, too attended Brockman’s dinners at times. I just recall that Epstein required me to massage Groening’s feet, which were calloused and sweaty and in terrible shape. I did as I was told, as usual, tempering my disgust with the knowledge that I’d now met the genius who’d invented the dysfunctional family — Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson – that had helped me survive my own family. Before we touched down, Groening kindly drew me two sketches that I asked him to sign for my little brother and dad. I never had any sexual contact with Groening. But in due time, Epstein would force me to have sex with at least two other people in Brockman’s circle.

    • wulrus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      9 days ago

      Well, he should then have said: “Thanks for the offer, but my feet are disgusting right now after a day in these new boots.” or just “no, I’m good”.

      But I think it would be far-fetched to assume that the masseuse is a minor (she turned 18 that year), or that a well-known billionaire relies on slave labour for a simple massage. My assumption would be that she probably landed a dreamjob with half the work and twice the pay.

      So accepting that massage is at worst general scumbag behaviour as we witness it on an average day in the city. To be clear, I would absolutely not have accepted it.