What a Creep

What a Creep Season 24, Episode 6 Kirk Cameron & Candace Cameron Bure Kirk Cameron starred in the ’80s sitcom “Growing Pains,” which made him a teenage heartthrob. He was never our guy. We’re Jason Bateman and Michael J. Fox girlies. His sister Candace Cameron Brue starred in “Full House,” TV movies, and more recently “Fuller House” on Netflix. At some point in their lives, they got on the Eva...

What a Creep Royal Family PR Fiascos Season 24, Episode 5 With the latest news of an insanely unusual news cycle that, unfortunately, includes Kate Middleton being diagnosed with cancer, we decided to speak to supreme royal expert and friend of the pod Kristen Meinzer of the Daily Fail podcast to talk about what the heck is going on with the House of Windsor. With baffling (or complete lack of?) s...

What a Creep“Coyote V. Acme Controversy” Season 24, Episode 4 In February 1980, The New Yorker magazine published a satire called "Coyote V. Acme" written by Ian Frazier. The story was about Wile E. Coyote suing Acme, the company that supplied him with the equipment he used to try and catch the Road Runner, for all his injuries over the years.  In 1987, the success of " Who Framed Roger Rabbit " l...

What a Creep Libs of TikTok Season 24, Episode 2 Libs of TikTok is a far-right social media account run by Chaya Raichik. Basically, its whole schtick is adding hateful commentary to content created by left-wing and LGBTQ+ people on social media platforms. Libs of TikTok has been blamed for sparking bomb threats, property damage, shooting threats, written and verbal harassment, and other forms of...

What a Creep Season 24, Episode 1 Sean “P. Diddy” Combs Sean “Diddy” Combs has a notorious career as a singer, songwriter, music mogul, rapper, actor, and clothing designer. He has been trying to rebrand himself as “Brother Love” after years of rumors of bad behavior. This is going to be a tough one y’all, as we are talking about rape, assault, sex trafficking, drug abuse, and a history of violenc...

What a Creep Season 23, Episode 9 Peter Thiel Peter Thiel is a billionaire venture capitalist who cofounded PayPal and was an early investor in Facebook. He’s got some bad takes on diversity, women's rights, voting, and privacy. A self-described libertarian, Thiel is also a political activist and mainly donates to right-wing politicians who want to take away basic rights from the LGBTQIA+ communit...

What a Creep Season 23, Episode 8 Special Episode with Chris Derosa of Fixing Famous People “Never Will We Ever, Cover…” Chris De Rosa of the Fixing Famous People podcast comes on the show to chat with Margo about the subjects they are (mostly) certain they will never cover on their shows. (We reserve the right to charge our mind, however!) Topics covered include Erika Jayne and the HULU special....

What a CreepSeason 23, Episode 7 Ann Woodward and the Curse of the Woodward Family On October 30, 1955, William “Billy” Woodward was shot in the home he shared with his wife Ann. She told the police it was a case of mistaken identity as both carried guns to bed due to a recent spate of robberies in their town of Oyster Bay, New York. Did she kill her philandering spouse, who vocalized how much he...

What a Creep Season 23, Episode 6 Update on Vince McMahon (WWE Creep) Supercreep Vince McMahon is back in the news. A former employee is suing McMahon for physical and emotional abuse, sexual assault, and trafficking from 2019 to 2022. As a result, McMahon has resigned as chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment. Sources for the update: ABC News New York Times Vice Our sources for the ori...

What a Creep Season 23, Episode 5 Ye/Varg Vikernes/Burzum Kanye West “Ye” is a one-person horrible public relations machine. If it’s not his ego, the misogyny, the bad music, and/or public ranting--you can always count on him to praise people like Adolph Hitler. In this episode, we talk about his latest stunt that sent shockwaves wherein he wore a t-shirt for a Norwegian death metal band ( Burzum...

What a Creep Season 23, Episode 5 When method acting goes too far If an actor wants to go deep on their character work for a movie, TV show, or play, and they’re not hurting anyone, knock yourself out. However, method acting isn’t an excuse to humiliate or assault people or create a hostile work environment. We talk about some actors and directors that go too far in the name of “art.” Sources for...

What a Creep Season 23, Episode 4 J.D. Salinger In 1972, a teenager named Joyce Maynard wrote a New York Times magazine piece titled “ An 18-Year-Old Looks Back at Life. ” The daughter of artistic, brilliant parents who had many issues and tended to treat her as an adult--she was precocious and a veteran of magazine writing by the time she graduated from high school. Written during her first year...

What a Creep Season 23, Episode 3 The history of ‘ugly laws’ in America (1860-1970) & NON-Creep Gypsy Rose Blanchard Laws are supposed to protect us, but from the 1860s to the 1970s, many cities nationwide had so-called “ugly laws.” The name makes it sound like the police were walking around and deciding if people were attractive enough to be in public, but ugly laws were a way to criminalize...

What A Creep Mel Gibson Season 1, Episode 4 (REPLAY!) Sonia is out sick, so we are replaying one of our first season faves--Mel Gibson. Merry Creepmas to all who celebrate! Mel Gibson is a huge movie star. He has starred in massive blockbuster movies and won Academy Awards. At one time, he was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. Hell, he was even People Magazine’s first-ever Sexiest Man A...

What a CreepSeason 23, Episode 2 The 1986 Attack on Model Marla Hanson On Thursday, June 5, 1986, in New York City, 24-year-old Marla Hanson was lashed across her face with razors at the behest of her landlord (Steven Roth), who was fascinated with the rising model and upset she wanted to leave his apartment building. The case made her famous across the country for her moxie and vitality. It was a...

What a CreepSeason 23, Episode 1 The Motion Pictures Association (MPA) Film Ratings System We will discuss the Motion Picture Association (MPA) film ratings system, previously known as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Why? Because although it doesn’t always seem like movie ratings matter, they do. Movie ratings decide how big of an audience a movie gets. Anyone can see a PG-13, wh...

What a Creep Season 22, Episode 10 The Kidnapping of J. Paul Getty III In 1973, at the age of 16, John Paul Getty III was kidnapped in Italy. The kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of $17 million, but J. Paul Getty, the boy's grandfather and one of the wealthiest men in the world at the time, initially refused to pay. The kidnappers then sent a lock of the young Getty's hair and his severed ri...

What a Creep Season 22, Episode 9 Keith Raniere/Nxivm (Replay)& Russell Brand Updates! Happy day after Thanksgiving to everyone in the US! Since Sonia has now watched both seasons of "The Vow," we thought it would be a good time to replay our episode on Nxivm/Keith Ranier e. Additionally, we have some Russell Brand news to share, which is quite creepy. We hope you all have a relaxing holiday w...

What a Creep Season 22, Episode 8 Crisis Pregnancy Centers What started as a bunch of small, locally-run crisis pregnancy centers to discourage women from getting abortions has grown into an anti-abortion movement with political clout and government funding. These centers and the organizations that run them have only grown more powerful since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year and...

What a Creep Season 22, Episode 7 Mark Schwahn “One Tree Hill showrunner and creep! One Tree Hill was a popular CW show that had all the ingredients for success - attractive actors, dramatic storylines, a complex timeline, and was filmed in North Carolina. However, the show was marred by the inappropriate behavior of its showrunner, Mark Schwahn . His harassment and mistreatment of the cast and cr...

What a Creep Season 22, Episode 6 TMZ Just in case you don’t know what TMZ is: It’s a tabloid news organization. They have a website, a TV show, and a webcast. It’s known for breaking celebrity gossip like Mel Gibson's antisemitic rant during his drunk-driving arrest, the death of Heath Ledger, all the stories about Britney Spears, detailing every little thing about Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan...

What a Creep Season 22, Episode 5 The Salt Creek Kidnappings (Real-Life Wolf Creek) I n 2016, two backpackers traveling through Australia teamed up to check out the Salt Creek region of South Australia through the Gumtree website (kind of like Craig’s List for ride shares). They didn’t know that the 6’6” man who agreed to drive them to the Coorong beach was a violent offender who preyed on women l...

What a Creep Season 22, Episode 4 Justin Roiland from ‘Rick and Morty’ Justin Roiland is a voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty. Roiland used his success to start conversations and develop relationships with young fans, including some who were underage. This is called grooming. He’s also been credibly accused of do...

What a Creep Season 22, Episode 3 Osage Murders “The Reign of Terror”(The story real story behind "Killers of the Flower Moon") The movie " Killers of the Flower Moon," directed by Martin Scorsese and based on David Grann's book, is the story of the Osage Indigenous tribe's "Reign of Terror" in Oklahoma during the early 20th century. In this episode, we delve into one of the earliest cases investi...

What a Creep Season 22, Episode 2 Ashley Madison Ashley Madison is a website for people in committed relationships who are looking to have an affair. Its slogan was "Life is short. Have an affair." Obviously, this website is creepy. But on top of that, this website, in which discretion is key, didn’t keep its user data private and enlisted thousands of bots to scam customers out of their money. So...