But they realized if they turned that love into a full-blown affair, it could have wrecked the long-running show that was an icon of American family life. Is "vigorous sex" DL speak for violent rape? I would hate for this to be true. Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor and political activist, best known for his role as John Walton Sr. on The Waltons (1972–1981), which he occasionally directed. Privacy Notice and Disclosure for California Residents. She told my mother that they were having a torrid affair back in the late 60s and one evening he told Nussbaum that he had learned, years ago, how to "make a woman scream during sex." HAHAHAHAHA! He never abused me. Who gives a flying fuck about a guy in a TV show a millinium ago? She speaks of leaving The Waltons and her subsequent return to television in the short-lived series Nurse. He told me about working on a TV movie with Lee Remick. [quote]She's got crazy eyes. Anyways curiosity got the best of her and she said, "Ok...make me scream during sex." Enjoy! Some features on this site require a subscription. She said there was "instant chemistry" between them when the show began filming, and they did see each other off screen. What a cunt. Interesting fact about Will Geer: He was a member of the original cast of The Cradle Will Rock. The theatre clue (playing a major role on Broadway) doesn't really fit him. making everyone in the world click on these pointless things while changing Why is that? And of course she waited until he was dead to tell this tale because he's not around to deny it. Oh, don't be such an idiot. Many years ago I was friendly with a guy in my building in NYC who was a social worker/actor and sometimes did extra work. If someone wants attention, one would not make up a story about a rape by Waite. Nussbaum is certainly up there among American philosophers. click ACCEPT He must have slapped her viciously during sex! Which makes it highly suspect. There is no such thing as a "front butt," you utter ASS at r3. Long live Ralph Waite. Here are a couple of the interview segments. I think the relevant question is why SHOULD she bring it up now. WTF has happened to this place? Stevie Nicks broke my daughter's vagina bone! The knee bone's connected to the back butt. [quote] This thread is making her point for her, over and over and over and.... Is it? "He gave me a glass of something called 'The Recipe,' and I began to feel woozy...". Oct 7, 2017 - Explore David Lee's board "Ralph Waite", followed by 181 people on Pinterest. If you are interested you can take a look at But the reason I am sure it was him is that I'm friendly with someone who knows her, and this person has told me that Nussbaum has discussed the incident with friends and named Waite as her attacker. I cried. [quote]Some people like vigorous sex others like it all sweet and "gentle". I'm embarrassed for you. If she can't describe his actions in clear English so others can decide if it really was what they consider abusive or if he was just a loust lay then don't bother us. Why shouldn't she bring it up now? Your devotion seems...peculiar. She even said she loved the smell! Sign up for our newsletter! "America's most prominent living philosopher is desperate for the publicity that comes with having being sexally assaulted decades ago by a forgotten TV actor. "American's most prominent living philosopher?" She says it was in Winter 1968. Learned outlines the various changes over the run of the show, including the declining health of Ellen Corby ("Grandma Walton"), the death of Will Geer ("Grandpa Walton"), and the departure of Richard Thomas ("John-Boy"). She also says he "shortly became another of America's beloved TV dads" and that about 30 years later, he ran for major political office as a Democrat "against an especially vapid Republican.". (R11) I know ((r10) is to ridiculous,but I could help but find my self seriously amused. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. Also notice that she waited until Waite was dead to dredge up this tale. Maybe they could have determined she was raped, but how could they link Waite to her rape? I think this Martha Nussbaum, whoever the hell she is, just needs a little attention in her old age. Remember Lens' big "rape" story that turned out to not be rape at all and in fact was just her usual lying bullshit? Please click here to update your account with a username and password. You seem to be in love with her. He was, as another poster said a very nice man and pleasant to everyone once he became sober. Some features on this site require registration. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. ". In the 1930s, Geer's lover was famous homosexual Harry Hay. The theatre clue (playing a major role on Broadway) doesn't really fit him. The leg bone's connected to the front butt. If she wants to accuse dead tv stars, why didn't she pick Michael Landon? An Exclusive Interview with Ralph Waite Pt. Also r22 many people who had been blacklisted in the 50s appeared on that show. A "gruesome, violent" assault sounds a lot more serious than mere butt sex. "I wish she would have given more details.". Why are YOU getting so emotionally overwrought and insulting? Please click here to register for free. I don't think that it is. That's actually a very good point. I think the best explanation is that alcohol turned him violent and when he got sober, he re-gained his self-control. I don't see many bleached blonde, mini-skirt and high-heeled mary jane pumps wearing, old, feminist ranters around. He had enough to do with women that he had three daughters. I know we do! She's known in some academic circles (not particularly elite) but she is definitely not America's most prominent living philosopher. "The Waltons" star Michael Learned has confessedshe and her TV husband Ralph Waite were deeply in love — on screen and off! That bio is a perfect match for Ralph Waite, who was 40 years old in 1968, who was a New York theater actor, who began starring in The Waltons in 1972, and who ran for Congress as a Democrat against Mary Bono in 1998. Ralph Waite was gay and had very little to do with women. Those are good messages.". And if she "didn't want to make a big deal of it" then why is she bringing it up now? And I don't think she was. He was hot when he was young and admitted to hustling when he needed money. She talks about numerous guest-starring roles, made-for-television movie roles, and roles she played in various daytime dramas. The recovering alcoholic, 79, says Waite "saved her life" when her drinking got out of control and he became her "spiritual husband. You're "sure this happened?" Take a pill. "If someone wants attention, one would not make up a story about a rape by Waite. I guess she wants the publicity. 2 The Waltons: WEEKDAYS 3 & 4PM ET Our producers had a unique opportunity to sit down with Ralph Waite during the shooting of Old Henry , an INSP original Short-Form series, to answer some of the questions that you recently submitted through the … ", "We're both very flawed human beings, but I loved him dearly and he loved me.". It was Waite and she is still a bit traumatized to this day. You think that passes for humor? He also had recurring roles in NCIS as Jackson Gibbs, the father of Leroy Jethro Gibbs, and Bones, as … She was clear; he threw his Waite around. Take The Waltons off the cable reruns right now and burn the remaining DVDs in retail stores and warehouses. Adrienne Faillace conducted the interview on November 11, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. Who gives a flying fuck about a guy in a TV show a millinium ago? If it did happen it sounds like she experienced an unpleasant sexual experience, not a "gruesome, violent, painful assault." In her two-and-a-half-hour Archive interview, Michael Learned speaks of her early life and theatrical training. An Exclusive Interview with Ralph Waite The Waltons: WEEKDAYS 3 & 4PM ET Our producers had a unique opportunity to sit down with Ralph Waite during the shooting of Old Henry, an INSP original Short-Form series, to answer some of the questions that you recently submitted through the INSP Facebook page. Yea I am also troubled by what she even means. Ralph Waite is dead. By Newsmax Staff    |   Why believe anything this strange woman says? She says, "at that time he was playing a major stage role in New York.". I think it's a safe bet to say that most people don't know who the hell she is...or cares. Feminism is about women having equal rights, r44, not what a woman chooses to wear or not wear. You seem like you're in love with her. Ralph Harold Waite was born in White Plains on June 22, 1928, the oldest of five children. [quote]Ralph Waite was gay and had very little to do with women. I'm sure this happened. She didn't want to make a big deal of it so didn't bring it up in public while he was alive. I worked with Ralph Waite once (post-Waltons). Links will not be permitted. Just looking at her gives me the creeps. She says she consented to sex, but not to the violence that followed. I went to bed and curled up in a ball. r8, shows what you know about female anatomy. I think she probably doesn't get the recognition that she craves so she came up with this story about being assaulted by Ralph Waite. 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