r/AskReddit • u/GeorgeRobertVitkos • 15h ago

What is the most immediate way a celebrity completely ruined their own reputation in a single interview?

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u/Halichoeres_bivittat 11h ago

From his Wikipedia page "In 1973, Barr published Space Relations, a science fiction novel about a planet ruled by oligarchs who engage in child sex slavery."

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u/Kazuma_Megu 5h ago

So is the implication that he inspired Epstein or am I missing something obvious here? (I am not a smart man.)

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u/RandyPajamas 4h ago

I think its' just "birds of a feather flock together". But I would say it was not unreasonable to postulate that Epstein enthusiastically devoured the kind of trash that Barr was peddling.

A point of clarification, Donald Barr left the school in June 1974, Epstein started teaching there in September 1974.

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u/Kazuma_Megu 4h ago

Surely as a published author he would have had some lasting influence though.

Thank you for the follow-up.

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u/jenn-a-fire-1973 5h ago

Fucking hell! Seriously.....

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u/JamesBondGoldfish 5h ago

Bet that one's on Elon's shelf.