Seth MacFarlane: Calling Out Hollywood Abuse since 2005
Posted by Billy on Oct 30th 2017 at 5:30 am
This is not the sort of thing you'd usually expect to see on BingeBlog, but it seems noteworthy enough that I'm motivated to veer away from the usual tone this once.
Seth MacFarlane, creator of such beloved properties as Family Guy, American Dad, the Ted film series, and now The Orville, was directing barbs at Hollywood titans accused of predatory behavior long before it became fashionable to do so.
When the Harvey Weinstein allegations first came out, footage from the 2013 Oscar nominations made the rounds on the internet, as the footage featured MacFarlane quipping with regards to a group of women nominees, "Congratulations! You five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to Harvey Weinstein!"
Perhaps even more telling, however, is this clip from the 4th-season Family Guy episode "Don't Make Me Over," in which Stewie runs through a mall screaming, "Help! I've escaped from Kevin Spacey's basement!"