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I don't know about the other cases, but one of Kevin Spacey's case ended up in a settlement.
However, the fact that so many came out accusing him of sexual misconduct and how Kevin Spacey reacted after being questioned is itself a charge of guilt. Once or twicely accused is questionable. But I am a firm believer that "where there is smoke, there is fire". A genuinely nice person would not be defamed by so many just like that, especially with serious allegations. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was accused once, but the charges were dropped when the accuser proved to have made false allegations. We haven't heard anything egregious about Neil before and after that scandal.
I can tell you that Neil is at the very least insufferable to be around.
I love listening to Neil's podcast but I can see why some might find him insufferable as you say. Some scientists chided him for getting some things wrong but I don't mind him as long as he doesn't say or do anything egregious.
I used to like Neil but then I saw him give a talk in person at a local college. There was some girl that asked a silly question during the q and a part of the visit and in front of an audience of hundreds of people Neil laid into her about how her question was stupid and she was wasting everyone's time. He did that until she started crying and left. After the next person asked a question as Neil was wrapping up his answer he decided to get another jab at the girl he already chased off by saying "and that's a real question". It's hard to convey how clearly the cruelty and contempt hung in that room.
Thank you for sharing. This corroborates with what I have heard that he can be arrogant.
I have less respect for Neil then.
K&P weren't exaggerating probably:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TyZSBqQ813c
Yeah as a podcaster he's entertaining, but the problem is the absolute disdain he has for non-scientists, and even graduate student scientists. He's a smart man, but he absolutely thinks he's one of the smartest people alive and makes it known. Never once has a scientist sent an employee to a room full of other scientists to make sure they all turned their cellphones off when he walks in a room, but he does that. Kip Thorne isn't even that up his own butt lmao
“A charge of guilt” wtf does that mean?