Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's accuses former KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer of sexual assault

Dec 14, 2023 20:21

Jane Wiedlin is one of six women who have come forward with allegations that famed DJ Rodney Bingenheimer sexually molested them when they were underage. Jane was 15 years old when he assaulted her in a back room of his Los Angeles night club. She previously described the encounter in John Doe and Tom DeSavia’s 2016 book Under the Big Black Sun: A ( Read more... )

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toxic_illusion December 15 2023, 14:32:11 UTC
As a LA native growing up hearing KROQ, this surprises me none. Rodney has ALWAYS had a creep vibe. It's unfortunate those vibes were realized. These poor young ladies. I hope they find justice.

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nutmegdealer December 15 2023, 16:55:18 UTC
yeah, rodney has always seemed sleazy and i assumed metoo would be coming to collect him soon.

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bellwetherr December 15 2023, 20:12:18 UTC
it would be nice if this started off the metoo movement in music in general tbh

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carminaburana December 15 2023, 22:49:17 UTC
I’m not surprised but i’m really disappointed. I used to live in LA and would stay up every sunday for Rodney‘s show as a teen in the early 90s.

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headcaseheidi December 15 2023, 23:54:46 UTC
i remember him dating an actual teenager, kansas bowling, as recently as four or so years ago, so ditto

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silverstarry December 16 2023, 04:00:24 UTC
And he wasn't even trying to hide it. There are red carpet pictures of them from 2015, shortly after she turned 19 (just before he turned 69).

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