This is deeply disturbing but unsurprising given how much celebrity and wealth can be used to normalise and monetise misogyny. We must respect the legal principle of presumed innocence, but we also have to centre and take seriously the accounts of alleged victims and the patterns investigators describe. If the charges are proven, this is a clear example of how predators exploit power, technology and transnational loopholes to prey on vulnerable people — and why platforms, regulators and law enforcement need to do better at prevention, detection and cooperation across borders. The request to seize luxury assets makes sense as part of following the money, and we should support robust, transparent investigations and fair trials. Above all, society should stop glamorising those who traffic in toxic masculinity and focus on protecting survivors and preventing future harm.
