Jeff Garlin digs himself a huge hole

I think I recall from him being on Conan that he admitted he used to walk around on set in just his underwear, so think we can imagine what some of the complaints were like.

Dear God, who wants this guy around when he's like the go-to guy to play Harvey Weinstein?

This show is still on?

Love the title tho

Who the fuck cares about the Goldbergs? It's the Wonder Years, but with Jews set in the 80s. It's the exact same script.

not that there's anything wrong with that, being Jewish. I'm R5.

r5, you're giving it too much credit. I didn't love The Wonders Years, but it was aiming for realism and heart and more human characters (certainly by TV show standards). The Goldbergs is a cartoon populated by are typical broad sitcom people.

The "I'm just a hugger!" business creeps me out.

I don't want to work with some giant fatty with this arms spread wide, making flight crew gestures to roll in the hug lest he chase you down with a tackle hug. Those fuckers are always creeps.

R7 Which makes Jeff's whining about him needing to be allowed to act however he wants for The Comedy all the more pathetic. Because he's not a comedian on the set of The Goldbergs, he's an actor. And it's all for a shitty show which hardly requires the comedic version of method acting.

Also, pretty revealing about Hollywood that he had three years in a row of HR complaints that were judged serious enough to give him warnings to change his behaviour, and he was allowed to ignore all of them. In fact, he got compensated in a sense, as he got them to agree to let him shoot all his scenes in a single day, so he was only working one day a week on the show.

That interview was crazy! He sounds like a very difficult person.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug r10

[quote] I’m not going to go over it because I don’t want to, but basically a lot of things that I disagree with—that are silly.

Welcome to working for a multinational corporation, Jeff.

Suck it up and move on.

It is shocking that they’ve ignored three years of complaints, and let’s be realistic, it’s probably much longer and he’s been doing this his entire career. He should have been fired after ignoring the first complaint. He’s fucked and his career is over. Even Larry David won’t be able to protect him.

Why don’t these men get it?

STOP FUCKING TOUCHING PEOPLE WHEN THEY DON’T WANT TO BE TOUCHED. Just stay the fuck away from people. Jesus Christ.

[quote] he had three years in a row of HR complaints

Three years!?!? At my nonprofit, you’re out after three warnings. (In theory, because small unitary nonprofits tend to be staffed by very kind people.)

In what world is he the star of the show?

He is repulsive

[quote] I think I recall from him being on Conan that he admitted he used to walk around on set in just his underwear, so think we can imagine what some of the complaints were like.

The character drops his pants the minute he gets home from work, so walking around in his underwear is not Garlin's choice.

I don't know what he did or said on set, but one thing I do know. Far too many people of both sexes these days have become incredibly oversensitive. Females especially have found out they can use their hype sensitivity to destroy someone's career or at the least get them in big trouble on the job. I've always worked with the idea that in most cases if you are too afraid to confront someone for something they've said face to face, in front of other people, then you really should just keep your mouth shut. But the entertainment industry is packed to the gills with people who are as evil as can be and spend every day looking for a reason to fuck someone over no matter if they're the offender or the offended, or in many cases just because someone took a disliking to someone else for any myriad of stupid reasons.

The HR departments in studios I'm more than sure are just as pathetic as HR departments in most companies. And they are more often than not the ones who make things much worse. And studio executives certainly don't have reputations for being the most businesslike and fair minded of bosses. They're just as fickle and childish as the stars they employ.

If this guy was making vulgar comments to females (or males) they should have started affecting him where he'd feel it the most, in his wallet. These people's contracts should always stipulate if they do certain things they would start losing money as punishment and after the third fine they would terminated.

He was high up in the acting ranks on that set so I don't doubt he figured he couldn't be fired so he kept running his mouth. Maybe if they had started docking him some serious money early on he might have decided it would be better to keep his fresh mouth shut.

Exactly r19 - the hypersensitivity is off the charts these days. The reporter was focused on a playbook from the last century and wasn't listening to what he was saying- oh and let's retire that whole "he has the power" dynamic which was discussed well in the article.

If any useless, easily replaceable understudy can end up getting a Vanity Fair article without having to show "proof" , I'd say the power dynamics have shifted.

He seems like the ultimate crotchety Jew.

After reading the VF my only thought was: "What is the zip code to the state of denial I want to send him a postcard".

Having had to deal with HR in a very large conglomerate for 33 years I can honestly tell you HR will always try to quash, or at the minimum keep quiet, most complaints in the hopes the offender(s) will either wise up and stop what they're doing, or just quit and be out of their hair. That keeps them from having to do any real work. Nothing an HR executive, or even the HR underlings, hate more than having their precious minds be required to expend any effort on a situation that may cause them to feel uncomfortable. All they want to do is sign things, push papers around on their desks, and be left alone.

And you seem like the ultimate Trump-loving, white supremacist asshole R21. Must be a lonely life if you have to resort to shock-value posts just to get some attention.

[quote] Far too many people of both sexes these days have become incredibly oversensitive. Females

FeMaLEs

I saw him on celebrity Wheel of Fortune..he was insufferable and would not shut up. It was painful to watch.

Am I wrong in the thought that more often than not the men who do these sorts of things are ugly as sin? Is this how they get attention from women?

Andrew Cuomo also excused himself with the "I'm just a hugger!" defense.

You can't be a hugger in the workplace.

Strike a nerve, R24? You seem to be the one looking for attention. My post wasn't for shock value. I'm a Democrat by the way. And Asian. And not lonely. So do fuck off.

Based on the article, the person he most recently offended was a man. Men, just like women, don't appreciate vulgar, inappropriate behavior in the workplace. It's not just a matter of being offended, it's also a matter of someone with power abusing it. I wish DL would stop blaming women for the unprofessional behavior of MEN.

Interesting note - he and his wife broke up in late 2018. Three years ago. Same time the HR investigations started.

It seems comedians are prone to believing because they're funny (or at least think they are) they should be able to say anything and no one should be offended.

Lately when I watch Curb Your Enthusiasm, I think how racist and sexist these old guys have been for decades but it’s supposed to be funny.

R33 It's not helped by the fact the recent seasons have barely been funny, so there aren't even laughs to distract you.

What is it about Jewish guys that leads to so much of this behavior coming from them? Yes I know, that automatically means I’m anti-Semitic, but just look at the list of fondlers and masturbators and exposers and harassers and set tyrants. There are a few exceptions, but the exception proves the rule.

I think it's the arrogance so many of these types get from getting to a certain level in show business. They delude themselves into believing they're gods, and if they're a star of a show and think they're keeping the show alive it's even worse. Plus you've heard the old adage about many people in show business? They pass everyone on the way up, and pass 'em again even faster on the way back down.

[quote]I think I recall from him being on Conan that he admitted he used to walk around on set in just his underwear, so think we can imagine what some of the complaints were like.

Um, the character is frequently in his underwear on the show. If he's just walking around after a take, I'd joke about it also.

After reading that interview, I don't think it's as black-and-white as OP is making it out to sound. I don't get a weinstein vibe from the interview, nor do I necessarily believe some of the allegations against him since they sound more like people going for a big payday than actual issues.

Look, i get power imbalance and all. But, at some point, you have to do something to protect yourself...and that something is not wait until the situation has escalated without even trying to do anything to speak up for yourself.

He has a history of being an asshole.

[quote]According to the complaint, the plaintiff — described as a “small woman, 5′ 2″ in height” — was in her car with a friend in the parking lot of a Studio City CVS pharmacy. Gridlock ensued, and the woman allegedly “made a face” at Garlin after he refused to move his car so she could park.

[quote]Once she did find a spot, the complaint states, Garlin “got out of his car, followed her from behind and slammed his fist against the driver’s side window so hard that it broke the glass.” Garlin then allegedly approached the windshield and “stuck his face in front of her in a threatening way, gave her the ‘finger’ and screamed crazily at her.” He then “began yelling to her friend to call the police.”

[quote]At that point, the plaintiff, who says she did not recognize the comedian, allegedly drove away from the scene, but her companion got out, returned to Garlin’s car and took a photo of his license plate. The companion called the police, who arrived at the scene and arrested Garlin.

Article about the arrest ^

He’s so ugly and needs to be cancelled.

Collective chip on the shoulder, r35.

The details of the incident at R38 make it clear someone certainly has the oversensitivity problem mentioned upthread, but it's Garlin himself. What an asshole.

They’re also not taught manners as children, or to respect those in positions “lower” than them, such as waiters, cab drivers, farmers, mechanics, subordinates, etc r35

Now that sounds a bit anti-Semitic to be honest, r43.

Sorry, it’s true.

Larry David surrounds himself with assholes.

Car wash cunt!

Being "offended" is the insidious little weapon that anyone with the desire to ruin someone will use.

R35 It's not about ethnicity. All of the coverage of workplace harassment, particularly sexual, is focused on either Hollywood or the media- which have a higher rate of Jewish people in powerful positions. So you hear more about misbehavior from people with names like Weinstein. I worked in restaurants for years and the level of 70s level sex harassment, homophobia and downright illegal abuse by managers was off the charts- and this was well into the late 2000s. None of these guys were jews.

On December 3, 2021, Vanity Fair published an article revealing Garlin had been under investigation for three years for "allegedly engag[ing] in a pattern of verbal and physical conduct on [the set of The Goldbergs] that made people uncomfortable." The report found that he had used "inappropriate language", and engaged in "unwanted physical contact" on set such as hugging or touching others without their consent in his underwear.

[quote]on set such as hugging or touching others without their consent in his underwear.

His character usually removes his pants the minute he walks through the front door.

He is pretty strong if he can smash a car window with a bare fist. Jesus, what a scumbag. Fat ugly pig.

Wow people here all seem to have a personal beef with Mr Garlin. I'm sure he's a but crass but like I feel like when you are making art or theatre or such that many of the people involved are going to be a bit off kilter. I would think liberals would be more tolerant in behavior that while possibly insensitive isn't hateful. good art comes from pain so like it is what it is.

I've met him. And all we did was introduce ourselves and say "nice to meet you." But from what I observed, I would describe him as a first class pompous asshole.

I guarantee this is about profanity on set and being vulgar, because there are children around and it's not appropriate. Every set I've been on is like a men's locker room and no one cares that there are children in earshot. It's a bunch of uneducated overpaid construction workers who don't have children of their own, so they don't get it.

. If children are going to be involved in movie and television production they'll be exposed to adult language. If they don't like it then quit.

R51 He isn't his character. There've been repeated attempts to excuse his behaviour since his character does it - all of them bullshit. And does his character go around hugging people who don't want to be hugged?

[quote]I feel like when you are making art or theatre

It's a network sitcom.

R55 What a stupid statement. Yeah, heaven forfend that people be expected to act with some professionalism rather than grabby louts.

"Females especially have found out they can use their hype sensitivity to destroy someone's career or at the least get them in big trouble on the job."

You are such dickhead.

[quote]I don't think it's as black-and-white as OP is making it out to sound

The problem with that is I didn't make it sound like anything. I barely touched on the allegations, I talked only about the interview. Are you actually going to try and suggest he came off well in that interview?

Also, how exactly are people speaking anonymously getting a payday?

[quote]But, at some point, you have to do something to protect yourself...and that something is not wait until the situation has escalated without even trying to do anything to speak up for yourself.

They did, they went to HR.

R58 I always wonder if people like that genuinely believe the shit they spew or if they just say it to be contrarian.

Maureen Ryan is a great writer and reporter, sadly her own assault by a network exec made her a specialist in these sorts of stories.

She also broke the story on the case with that Michael Weatherly show.

She did a great job with Garlin. Kept things on an even keel and basically gave him enough rope to hang himself....

Ugh I used to think he was fat-cute in Curb. The character he played was a selfish pig but Garlin made him funny.

But then I come here and read all this- especially the bit about punching in a car window, being totally intimidating and psychotic.- Fuck yeah he’s cancelled.

Garlin is hot. It pisses me off that they might kick him from the show over nothing.

That’s a very good point r49. It might just be presentation bias — the people in the media we hear about. And they’d mostly be Jews because Jews control the media.

I’m sorry that last bit was a joke. I’m a terrible person.

Does anyone still watch network TV anymore? I'm surprised that CBS and ABC et al haven't gone the way of the dodo.

I’ve tried a few times, r65. I heard that Hannibal on NBC was actually really good so I gave it a go. It was trash.

Actually I take that back. I am a huge fan of a show that started as a network show — Evil.

Hot??! You really need to get out more, R63.

Actually r67 there’s no accounting for our turn ons.

Garlin used to be enormously fat and it was almost all belly. He looked like a planet. Not gonna lie, that’s a weird little fetish of mine.

[quote] Larry David surrounds himself with assholes.

Details please! Asking for a friend.

Larry David is a cunt. He had one of his characters piss on a statue of the Virgin Mary. is that what people find funny these days?

Garlin was great in an old Criminal Intent episode where he played a smarmy film producer who turned out to be not only a corrupt liar but the murderer. At the end he attempts to bribe Chris Noth and then triumphantly produces a recorder, threatening to bring Noth down for taking the bribe. Noth produces his own recorder as the other cops, who have heard the entire exchange, rush in to take Garlin into custody. It was as silly as it sounds but fun.

[quote]I saw him on celebrity Wheel of Fortune..he was insufferable and would not shut up. It was painful to watch.

I saw it too. Hard to explain how cringey it was. He, Amber Riley and Donny Osmond each were playing for charity. He talked over them, seemed to make wrong guesses on purpose (in a game for charity!), and interrupted Sajak repeatedly. Amber and Donny were totally professional, but their reaction shots were painful.

I read this afterward:

[quote]“I failed,” Garlin admits. “My strategy was to break the record for most bankruptcies, and it did not happen.” When Maggie starts laughing, he says, “I’m not kidding, I wanted that!”

Again, a charity game.

I wonder who was the actress he sent the panties request to? The girl playing his daughter?

An example of the weirdness in the article: Garlin admits that every time he stands up he says "Ow, my vagina!" Apparently he thinks it's funny in both private and work situations, and doesn't understand why someone might not want to hear that at work.

Just a strange, strange man.

How dare you try to silence this brave man and his vagina.

[quote]How dare you try to silence this brave man and his vagina.

I CANCELED JEFF GARLIN'S VAGINA

That reminds me of this time a lady thought she put me on hold and turned to her coworker and said girl my pussy is hurting.

Exactly what R16 said! In what world is he the star of the show? The “kids”—and I use that term loosely—are the stars, especially the youngest one, who’s based on creator Adam Goldberg. All Garlin has are a few tired scenes with the mom. Garlin could die, or his character killed off, and it would have little to no effect on the series.

For some reason, I often catch the first 10-15 minutes of an episode while I’m washing the dishes after dinner. The only really likable part of the show was the relationship between the youngest kid and his “grandfather” George Segal, who passed away earlier this year.

Also, why is does Michael Weatherly still have a show?

It seems he has a history of problem behavior.

Also reminds me of how intimately aware I am of so many of my coworkers gynocological histories.

[quote] Also, why does Michael Weatherly still have a show?

He must make shitloads of money for CBS. Either that, or he was protected by Moonves at some point.

Also if I know my st if my other coworkes know and they must know we know and it's like we all know about your vaginas but we don't talk about it. Also we have an on-site clinic and it's like there's this group of people who's seen us all in various states if undress and wellness.

Jeff Garlin Presents Himself a Huge Hole

Now I see thread thread title and think ew gaping vagina and remember that skit from the Edge where Madonna dies s gyno cam music video and Sandra Berhardt was inside it and like also a your group. Julie Brown us such a genius and much better than that nymphette Victoria Jackson and why the universe took Jan Hooks but left that cunt.

R74 Not to mention the repetitiveness. I can only imagine what his stand up is like if he thinks constantly saying "ow my vagina" is hilarious.

A man saying ow my vagina hurts will never not be hilarious to me. Like the time one morning before school when my brother out of no where said to our sister "close your legs your breath stinks" I still laugh Everytime I think about it which is surprisingly often. I wonder if he remembers at all.

[quote] A man saying ow my vagina hurts will never not be hilarious to me. Like the time one morning before school when my brother out of no where said to our sister "close your legs your breath stinks" I still laugh Everytime I think about it which is surprisingly often. I wonder if he remembers at all.

Is your brother on the registry?

No, why? He didn't assault her he just made an extremely crude comment.

Sounds like he could be a bully towards those who don't "get" his "comedy".

It’s a business full of people who are fucked up in the head.

[quote] I guarantee this is about profanity on set and being vulgar, because there are children around and it's not appropriate

What children? The “kids” on that show have been in Stockard Channing territory for quite a few seasons now. Even the youngest must be well into his twenties at this point.

[quote]After reading that interview, I don't think it's as black-and-white as OP is making it out to sound. I don't get a weinstein vibe from the interview, [bold]nor do I necessarily believe some of the allegations against him since they sound more like people going for a big payday than actual issues[/bold]....Look, i get power imbalance and all. [bold]But, at some point, you have to do something to protect yourself...and that something is not wait until the situation has escalated without even trying to do anything to speak up for yourself.[/bold]

Wait...I thought you said you didn't believe the allegations? You wrote "they sound more like people going for a big payday than actual issues."

So what would they need to protect themselves from?

Pretty glaring inconsistency in your "logic."

I used to love him on Curb, I’m disappointed he’s such an asshole.

How in the world did the issues persist for three years? Once HR comes to you and says you’re making people uncomfortable, you’d of course rein yourself in… unless you’re a deeply ingrained asshole.

He needs to go non-binary stat!

I never watched the show and had no idea who he is so I just Googled him.

He looks exactly as I expected him to.

Fat fuck.

[quote]Larry David is a cunt. He had one of his characters piss on a statue of the Virgin Mary. is that what people find funny these days?

Are you referring to the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode where Larry is on some medication that makes him pee a lot, and when he's at the home of some super religious nut who has a painting of Jesus in her bathroom, Larry accidentally has a drop of his pee splashing onto the pic, which later on makes the religious nut believing weeping Jesus is a miracle?

If they do fire him for this nonsense he needs to sue so that he can be made hole.

Can someone point me to something he's actually *done* wrong. Kamala uses harsh language too. Big deal.

I don't like SKINNY Jeff Garlin.

I liked FAT Jeff Garlin.

yes fat was much better

He is so lucky, to have defied the odds and become successful in showbiz. You’d think he’d carefully protect his spot. But what do I know.

He came from NOTHING and had to fight for everything he has.

They could actually just cancel the show and I’m sure no one would care.

well someone watches it R104 its been on for years now

And I’m sure it’ll live on in syndication for those people, R105.

R101- Even more that Jeff Garlin-

I don't like SKINNY Al Roker

I liked FAT Al Roker

Yes R103 but the odds of making it are still astronomical no matter how talented and hardworking you are.

some people just look better fat

Al Roker seems pleasant and the polar opposite of Jeff Garlin whether skinny or fat.

Is he bi-curious? Has anyone here had him? This place is anonymous, you will not be outed.

“Okay. Well, here’s the thing. When I say I respect people, it’s like, “Let me know what you want to be called. Let me know what your boundaries are.” Hmm, sounds like demeaning nicknames are in play, too.

Maybe starving himself to lose all that weight turned him mean?

R109- A great example of this is Lisa Lampinelli

I'm torn on this issue because he looks better fat and yet Wikipedia says being fat caused him to have a stroke and get Type 2 Diabetes.

R97, that episode is hilarious.

I guess it’s not right but I roll my eyes when people complain about being “demeaned.” Sorry, not excusing the crass behavior, just find something so whiny about that particular word.

I love when Susie Essman calls him “you fat fuck”.

These pervy guys don’t respect “nice” women. You have to actually say things like “Put your hands on me again, you pathetic worm, and you’ll be spitting out your gonads”.

[quote}Jeff Garlin digs himself a huge hole

Shame. I imagine that his hole was already larger than average.

Agreed, R109!

I know these "huggy" Hollywood types. They generally "hug" much younger women in subordinate positions or give them unsolicited back "massages". Not sure why it isn't explicitly stated that he seems to have harassed women only. Fuck him.

He had a chance to tell everyone exactly what the HR complaints were about, and decided not to. So it's clearly something serious that he can't spin.

So why is he doing interviews? Why not just let this tempest in a teapot blow over?

Actors aren't known for their intelligence or common sense.

Well, at least he didn't "not" pull a trigger while "not" aiming a loaded gun at someone while on set.

Entitled fat Hebe still not getting that his Weinstein act has been done before by the original.

He sounds like a major asshole.

He is ugly , has marginal talent and is not funny. How does he even have a career???

Since when is "Hebe" an acceptable term, R127? What other ethnic slurs do you throw around?

R127 is the major asshole and this thread is chock-full of anti-semitic trolling.

F&F

I could've gone the rest of my life without thinking about Jeff Garlin's hole.

This bums me out along with Larry continuing to use Vince Vaughn in Curb, who isn't funny in it.

The cast and crew of The Goldbergs were informed of Garlin’s departure during production Wednesday when a veteran producer informed staff that the decision was a mutual one between Garlin and Sony. Garlin, who had been expected to continue filming the current ninth season, will no longer complete work on The Goldbergs. It’s unclear how his absence will be explained on screen. Sources note Garlin was not expected to return for a potential 10th season of The Goldbergs, should ABC opt to renew the series for the 2022-23 broadcast cycle.

So rather than just act like a professional and tone down his behaviour, he's given up a well-paying job that required him to work only one day a week. What an idiot.

It's funny to me when people lose their jobs like this because they can't just zip it. There's nothing easier than not doing something. He could have avoided a whole lot of mess if he could just shut up for a while and do his job.

I am shocked. SHOCKED. "The Goldbergs" have been on the air for NINE years?! WTF... who's watching this?

The much bigger question is how Larry David will deal with this. He had a very ✨uncomfy✨ storyline on Curb about #metoo last season that didn’t work at all but somehow managed to not capsize the whole thing. Garlin is a long time friend, important character, and Exec Producer on Curb. Is Larry powerful enough to ignore it? Will HBO let their favorite comic son ignore it? Can he ignore a friend of his being fired from a major network primetime sitcom?

I'm reading the Deadline article about this and while I'm sure Garlin is a grade A asshole, the examples they cite are utterly ridiculous.

[quote] According to an eyewitness of the incident, Garlin did not appear to be joking as he walked behind the female stand-in. “He screamed at her, ‘why are you always in my way? Get the f*ck out of my way’ as she was walking down the ramp on the set after they had done blocking for a scene. She was confused and looked around.” Garlin then turned to the woman’s husband,, saying, “tell your wife to get the f*ck out of my way”.

[quote] According to sources, cast and crew were appalled, and “this was was the straw that broke the camel’s back” in terms of their tolerance for Garlin’s antics, leading to new HR complaints.

[quote] “Not just would he intimated that woman, he would then turn around and belittle and embarrass her husband,” the witness said. “This is just the grossest abuse of power.”

Can you imagine the TRAUMA of being told to get the fuck out of someone's way?? How much therapy will this woman need before the healing can begin? And the fact that he did this right in front of her husband? Only someone hugely abusing their power could ever do such a thing! Thank god he at least didn't commit this act of VIOLENCE right in front of her salad! I can't even imagine.

Did anyone really claim tobe appalled for that? Certainly rude and uncalled for but other than thinking they're an asshole I don't think I'd be that aggrieved.

R122: "Not sure why it isn't explicitly stated that he seems to have harassed women only."

Oh, haven't you heard? Sex is non-existent or at the very least unmentionable these days. The author of the piece probably didn't want to face a barrage of Twitter comments like "Um, people of all genders sexually harass other people, so..." and "Can you maybe stop thinking about other people's junk for like, five seconds?"

Larry had an episode that made fun of the 17-year-old who slept with Asia Argento.

R141 his name is Jimmy Bennett!!! Say his name!!!

Comedian Julie Goldman hates Jeff Garlin with a passion. She said she did a standup show with him where he was the headliner. After her set, he got onstage and started off by totally trashing her performance. Jeff a big shot on HBO and Julie an up-and-comer. She also says that when she guest starred on an episode of Curb, Jeff was a total dick and a creeper. She said he hung around every scene she filmed with beautiful Nasim Pedrad even though he wasn't in a single frame with her. Offered her rides and shit. Gross.

No, r138,I don't care what you do, or where you work, screaming obscenities in an angry insulting voice like Jeff Garlin IS inexcusable.

I think this is something that should easily "break the camel's back" as the report says. Jeff Garlin is a total abusive asshole. He's lucky the woman's husband didn't administer a beat down on his fat ugly face.

Someone on deadline.com made a comment on the firing story claiming Garlin had been diagnosed bipolar 2 weeks ago.

Bipolar is the new Fibromyalgia. It's everywhere and it gives great cover against criticism.

He’s the kind of bipolar where he is shitting on the “little people” while kissing up.

R143 Did Julie Goldman play the hair stylist who was going to be the “girl” at the wedding?

This thread is full of fraus and pussies, my god. If he didn't physically harm anyone who cares? Most actors are vulgar and kind of difficult to some degree, this guy is just an easy target.

R138 You sound like an absolute prick yourself if you don't think that sounds deeply unprofessional. And telling a husband to control his wife? What decade is this again?

[quote]UPDATE: As of precursor of what was to come, I hear Garlin canceled his Covid test on Monday this week. According to sources, the show used his double for what was supposed to be the actor’s last day, and his face will be superimposed using CGI in post-production for the episode, designed to wrap his character’s storyline. (That is practice used a number of times for Garlin in the past for various reasons, I hear.)

They're actually going to CGI him rather than have him back on set. Jesus.

R137 I doubt Larry will change anything, he seems a massive asshole himself. The same prick who years ago compared gay marriage to bestiality, and who defended Woody Allen, etc.

R122 Somebody's projecting a little fantasy, aren't they......There's nothing so far that indicates he sexually abused or assaulted someone, just told some woman to fuck off and yelled a lot.

Also so much strange anti semitism in this thread.

r149, a tv set is like any other conventional unionized work setting. Like most jobs there are conduct codes and you can't just act like a bar drunk, screaming, swearing and behaving in a threatening manner.

Where do you work? A brothel, or meth lab?

R150 Ah yes, a comedian making an off-kilter joke and defending his friend from the insane MeToo smear that everyone suddenly started believing in 2018 for whatever fucking reason makes him a bad person. Larry David has nothing to do with this besides being friends with a douchebag, which most of us are to some degree!

This site has been ruined by women and Gen Z types, lord.

Boy, things sure have changed.

[quote]This site has been ruined by women and Gen Z types, lord

Then fuck off.

How can anyone defend this jackass?

Are you willing to be held hostage by this behavior where you live and work? It's like managing a nasty alcoholic father by walking on eggshells twenty-four hours a day. In a year you're all ready for the loony bin, trust me!

R156 The only people willing to defend this are those who are assholes themselves or those who had so little self-respect that they tolerated assholes all their lives and now think everyone else should too.

We're not talking someone who's a major talent in trouble. It's Jeff fucking Garlin, who could be replaced by just about any "zany" fat middle-aged guy.

Give Kevin James a curly black wig and throw him in there. No one would even notice.

Exactly. Garlin should be thanking his lucky star instead of being a cunt to the underlings who have to work with him.

Where do barely talented, not attractive people get such confidence?

Usually in Washington D..C., r160