Why do we, as a society, let genius (genuine or stolen) cloud our judgment of reprehensible or criminal behaviour? A most recent example of this is the case of Gérard Depardieu in #France
Two camps have formed; those who cannot believe he has done the things he is alleged to have done owing to his genius film career and those who want to listen to the alleged victims.
https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/27/gerard-depardieu-dozens-of-celebrities-denounce-lynching-of-french-actor
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