When the Cinestate story broke, rob tweeted about how he needed to process everything. He was broken up. Now he is positioning himself as acting on conscience to leave the company behind. But Rob Galluzzo has been harassing women for years, and while I was not going to say 
anything because the stories are not my own, his performance of empathy - which is DEEPLY INSULTING to the friends of mine he has harassed - was too much of an open taunt to keep not saying that Rob Galluzzo harassed women. He has a clear pattern that plays out in each story
I have heard. The pursuit. The demand for reciprocation even after being told “sorry not interested.” The aggressive stalking behavior that follows. The meanness and entitlement. Story after story it’s the same. Even when women have told their male friends about
Rob Galluzzo making them feel unsafe or uncomfortable they have not been taking seriously. Because men protect their own or are just so divorced from living under threat so often they fail to empathize. They say it’s not a big deal. And silence gives him power to live unexamined
Well absolutely fuck that because time is UP, right? Time is up on pretending Rob Galluzzo doesn’t have a trail of secrets behind him that targets of him whisper to one another to find some semblance of recognition of their reality. To be heard and believed.
Empowered by the years of silence of course Rob would feel - consciously or subconsciously - like he was above reproach. He’s always been fine before so he will be fine now, right? That’s how it works. That’s how the system works for abusers. They can go on tweeting about taking
a stand for good, implicitly in the name of solidarity with the WOMEN WHO CAME FORWARD WITH THEIR ABUSE in an article about his company - where the guy who signs his checks said he has already been let go for performance reasons anyway. He tweets in solidarity to do his own PR
Earning sympathy from everyone who tells him “good job Rob!” and “we love you rob!” and “good for you, Rob!” Just a day after a friend offered to tell me the details her harassment by him but also really didn’t want to relive the horrible way it still makes her feel years later.
So no. I don’t accept Rob’s empathy for women. I don’t accept his concern for the victims when he’s targeted women in LA horror circles for years. Ask your friends. Be aware. Stop trusting power and giving the illusion of it to people who barley have any at all.
These are not my stories to share. I won’t betray anyone by giving name or specifics. But if you’ve read this thread you no longer have the luxury of saying YOU DIDN’T KNOW or NO ONE TOLD ME. I’m telling you now. So do the god damn emotional labor for once and research.
