Self help guru Tony Robbins is a sexual pervert, among other things -

[DURHAM D]

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janebradley/tony-robbins-self-help-secrets

Secret recordings and transcripts from inside his events reveal Robbins has unleashed expletive-laden tirades on survivors of rape and domestic violence after inviting them to share their stories in front of a vast audience. “She’s fucking using all this stuff to try and control men,” he said after one woman said she had been raped. When, in 2018, another woman said her husband was physically violent and emotionally abusive, Robbins accused her of “lying” and asked: “Does he put up with you when you’ve been a crazy bitch?”

Interviews and records reveal how Robbins has created a highly sexualized environment in which both men and women have been told to touch themselves intimately and simulate orgasms — but he has repeatedly singled women out of the crowd for more personal attention. One secret recording from 2018 captured him laughing as he told a woman in the audience that he wanted her to “come up onstage and make love to me.” And two former bodyguards told BuzzFeed News they were sent out to trawl audiences for attractive women on Robbins’ behalf. Two women told BuzzFeed News they had witnessed it or experienced it themselves.

Much more at above link.

[Ilsa]

1. Why would anyone pay money to listen to this creep?

Between this and tucker carlson telling women they should want to be dominated, you have to assume rightwingers are freaking crazy.

[marble falls]

2. Fortunately most of us don't need to pay for our being abused. This guy needed to be jailed ...

decades ago.

[Dave Starsky]

3. "To the extent that he may have been unclothed at various times...

" in his home or in hotels when working while either dressing or showering, and whether a personal assistant may have been present for some reason at that time, Mr. Robbins has no recollection.”

LOL. Whut?

[SunSeeker]

8. Right? If I was ever naked at work, I'd remember!

[Dave Starsky]

10. Oh, I remember being naked at work a few times.

Then I woke up and resolved never to eat leftover pizza before bed again.

[SunSeeker]

11. LOL

[Downtown Hound]

4. I can't stand that man

It actually became a bit of an issue early on in my relationship with my now-wife. She loved him and kept trying to get me to listen to his stupid CD's. They drove me crazy. She has since come around an sworn him off. Thank God. But she used to get really mad at me when I would talk smack about him.

[Dave Starsky]

12. All of his shtick was cribbed from other self-help gurus of the '70s.

The novelty was that he looked like Lurch from the Addams Family and talked like Super Dave Osborne.

[dhol82]

5. This guy has creeped me out since the first time I saw his picture.

He has too many teeth.

[SunSeeker]

6. Not surprised. He always creeped me out. nt

[RT Atlanta]

7. IIRC there were issues of fraud with him in early mid 90s

Seems like he had to 're-invent' himself after those issues with his constant informercials.

I feel like this guy is just a first class huckster (probably has donnie t on his speed dial) and this reporting doesnt surprise me. Presumably buzzfeed 'did its journalistic homework' and otherwise wouldnt have taken the risk to print this investigatory report without being on sound footing.

[bullwinkle428]

9. Are you telling me a con man is also an aggressive sexual predator???

[3catwoman3]

13. Why am I not surprised?

I've never watched any of his stuff. The few moments I've caught while channel surfing always gave me the "this guy is a creepy sleaze" vibe.