{"id":1341152,"date":"2022-02-25T08:20:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T13:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1341152"},"modified":"2022-02-25T08:24:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T13:24:55","slug":"jerry-lewis-accused-of-sexual-assault-and-harassment-by-former-costars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jerry-lewis-accused-of-sexual-assault-and-harassment-by-former-costars\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Lewis Accused of Sexual Assault and Harassment by Former Costars"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjerry-lewis-accused-of-sexual-assault-and-harassment-by-former-costars%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1341152&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022.02.24-06.47-themixnet-6217d2d558cd4.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Several female co-stars have accused the late comedic icon and philanthropist Jerry Lewis of sexual assault and harassment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most of the allegations were from the 1960s when Jerry Lewis was one of Hollywood\u2019s biggest stars and the most famous comedian on the planet. At the time, he was considered untouchable, with one studio exec joking that Lewis had the power to burn the studio to the ground if he wanted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It appeared he used this power and fame to coerce women into sex.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2018\/03\/watch-jerry-lewis-speak-candidly-contentious-relationship-dean-martin\/\">Watch Jerry Lewis speak candidly about his contentious relationship with Dean Martin<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Are The Accusations Against Jerry Lewis?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In several interviews conducted by Vanity Fair and the <em>Allen vs. Farrow<\/em> documentary producers, women describe Lewis making aggressive sexual advances and punishing actresses who didn\u2019t comply with his sexual whims.<\/p>\n<p>Karen Sharpe describes how Lewis forbade anyone in the cast or crew from speaking with her on the set of <em>The Disorderly Orderly<\/em>. After Lewis came onto Sharpe during a costume fitting, Sharpe rebuked his advances. Sharpe recalls, \u201cHe grabbed me. He began to fondle me. He unzipped his pants. Quite frankly, I was dumbstruck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Sharpe finally confronted him about his behavior, Lewis said he was \u201csick,\u201d an excuse Sharpe didn\u2019t buy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Lifestyle + Entertainment from TellMeNow. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the report, Lewis, who was a notorious sex hound, often cornered starlets to coherence them into sex. Unfortunately, Lewis\u2019 actions were par for the course in that era. Powerful men ruled with impunity, and any time a woman tried to speak out, she risked the end of her career by becoming a Hollywood pariah.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the full Vanity Fair article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2022\/02\/jerry-lewis-sexual-assault-harassment-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I wrote \u201cKing of Comedy,\u201d a bio of Jerry Lewis, in the mid-\u201990s under the real threat of a lawsuit from him. So even though I painted a grim picture, there were A LOT of stories I wasn\u2019t able to tell. I\u2019m glad some of the women he hurt are finally getting to reveal their truth. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q31y8XI2Wf\">https:\/\/t.co\/q31y8XI2Wf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shawn Levy (@shawnlevy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shawnlevy\/status\/1496625718083522561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>What Was Jerry Lewis Like?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Lewis did little to hide his sexual proclivity and often bragged of his numerous affairs with stars.<\/p>\n<p>His philandering nature led to his wife of 30 years and the mother of six of his children divorcing him. None of the children spoke fondly of him, with his son Gary calling Lewis a \u201cmean and evil person.\u201d The comedian disinherited his first family entirely from his $50 million estate when he died in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis was an extremely insecure actor onset and wouldn\u2019t allow anyone else in his films to make jokes or even be funny for fear that it would steal his spotlight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While considered a visionary director and a pioneer of independent films, Lewis\u2019 transgressions as a sexual predator outweigh any accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2021\/09\/watch-milton-berle-smack-don-rickles-during-this-friars-club-roast-of-jerry-lewis\/\">Watch Milton Berle Smack Don Rickles During This Friars Club Roast Of Jerry Lewis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Exposing Old Hollywood<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>My only regret about these stories is that they\u2019re coming out now. If they came out when Lewis was alive, then the media could press the beloved star about his actions and why he thought his actions were ok.<\/p>\n<p>I suspect the response from Lewis would be a mix of defiance and pleas for sympathy, both classics in the confronted abuser playbook.<\/p>\n<p>I hope stories like this continue to come out. Powerful and evil men coerced an entire generation of women into silence, and we need to hear their stories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think? Will you still watch Jerry Lewis films? Share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next, Read This:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/01\/john-wayne-star-wars\/\">How John Wayne Ended Up In \u201cStar Wars\u201d In A Hollywood, Far, Far Away<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several female co-stars have accused the late comedic icon and philanthropist Jerry Lewis of sexual assault and harassment.\u00a0 Most of the allegations were from the 1960s when Jerry Lewis was<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1341152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1341152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1341152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1341152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1341152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1341152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1341152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}