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A author named on The Shitty Males in Media listing has settled his lawsuit for a six-figure sum with the girl who created the notorious spreadsheet, Confider has discovered.
The Adderall Diaries writer Stephen Elliott sued columnist Moira Donegan for defamation after being accused of rape, sexual harassment, and coercion on the Google spreadsheet that was broadly shared on the peak of the #MeToo motion and accused upwards of 70 males of sexual misconduct.
“The lawsuit had gone 4 and a half years and would have gone 4 extra years I believe earlier than going to trial,” Elliott informed Confider by way of e-mail. “They have been doing every part attainable to keep away from defending their views in court docket so after they provided sufficient cash I agreed to settle.”
Elliott mentioned Donegan wished a confidentiality clause which he didn't conform to, describing it as a “Harvey Weinstein factor to ask for.”
And whereas he wasn’t profitable in figuring out who had added him to the listing, he suspects it was a girl he fired on the on-line literary journal The Rumpus, which he based.
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“Whoever put me on that listing is deeply disturbed and Moira was benefiting from individuals like that. I’m sure there is no such thing as a one on the market on this world who thinks that I raped them, and I’m sure that I by no means raped anybody. I don’t even like penetrative intercourse with girls,” he informed Confider.
When reached by Confider on Monday, Donegan mentioned she couldn’t remark and referred inquiries to her lawyer, Gabrielle Tenzer, who didn't reply to a request for remark.
Elliott mentioned his life has been “completely modified” because of being on the listing. He says he was fired by his agent whereas his writer and editor publicly supported the listing.
“Think about, a non-profit writer publicly supporting a media blacklist, even whereas telling me privately they knew I used to be harmless, and so they believed different individuals on the listing have been harmless as effectively,” he informed Confider.
“However there’s some closure right here. It’s sufficient cash that it’s principally an request for forgiveness, and it appears like a victory. And most significantly it’s helped push again on false accusations and presumptions of guilt. As a result of consider it or not, in the end I filed the lawsuit for ethical causes. I felt there was an ethical obligation, and I don’t remorse that in any respect.”
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