I recently watched the movie "Bugsy Malone" starring Scott Baio and Jodie Foster, so I poked around to see what all those child actors were up to nowadays.
Of interest to this discussion:
Mr. Baio was accused of sexual misconduct:
On January 29, 2018, sexual misconduct allegations by Nicole Eggert resurfaced. She first made the allegations on the Nik Richie Radio show in 2013 and then repeated them on her Twitter account and Dr Oz Show. She claimed that the inappropriate relations started when she was 14 and that when she was 17, she had intercourse with him. Scott Baio has denied the allegations and called them complete lies. He said that he had had sexual relations with her only once, after she was 18, and provided evidence in the form of her own words to Nik Richie (that it happened "long after the show" finished filming, compared to the actual date production finished, which was 10 months after her 18th birthday).[26][27][28] He uploaded video of her which he says shows her changing her story between 2013 and 2018.[29]
See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Baio#Sexual_misconduct_allegationsSo I now point out:
Baio is a registered Republican and has described his politics as conservative.[17] He campaigned for Ronald Reagan in his youth and attended Reagan's state funeral.[18][19] In 2004, he was quoted by the New York Daily News as saying "President Reagan made me feel proud to be an American. Today, I feel sadness."[20]
More recently, Baio endorsed Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney in 2012[21] and Donald Trump in 2016. Also in 2016, he spoke at the opening night of the Republican National Convention.[22]
In an interview with Ashley Webster, Baio described President Barack Obama as being "either dumb, a Muslim, or a Muslim sympathizer, and I don't think he's dumb".[23]
On December 15, 2016, Baio accused Nancy Mack, wife of Chad Smith, drummer for Red Hot Chili Peppers, of physically assaulting him at their children's elementary school function. Baio claims Mack began berating and cursing him over his support of Trump and at one point attacked him, grabbing him under his arms and then shaking and pushing him. Mack said she was merely trying to show Baio how Trump hugs women and denies any intentional physical aggression.[24]
See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Baio#Political_viewsI am withholding further comment; you may read it all for yourselves.
But if Mr. Baio ever runs for office or is appointed to a political position, I can expect the opposition to pull a full-bore Kavanaugh Ploy on him.
Accusations are cheap.
Defense is expensive.Terry, 230RN
