Dec 3rd, 2008 | Samantha Gailey survey

Samantha Gailey says: leave Polanski alone


13 year old model, Samantha Gailey, had sex with Roman Polanski, who was at the time one of the rising stars in Hollywood. The affair was discovered, Polanski was tried, and fled out of the states to avoid being punished. Gailey is now well in her 40s and publically claims Polanski needs to be left alone:

Here's what she writes:

"Here's the way I feel about it: I don't really have any hard feelings toward him, or any sympathy, either. He is a stranger to me.

But I believe that Mr. Polanski and his film should be honored according to the quality of the work. What he does for a living and how good he is at it have nothing to do with me or what he did to me. I don't think it would be fair to take past events into consideration. I think that the academy members should vote for the movies they feel deserve it. Not for people they feel are popular." (source)



Samantha Gailey says: leave Polanski alone


1,591 votes, 4,431 views , 7 comments
 
 
Poll tags:Samantha Gailey, Polanski Girl, Roman Polanski, Samantha Geimer

 
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Comments (7)
Sordiddetails
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United Kingdom

posted Oct 14th, 2009 at 03:09 CDT

What a ridiculous survey question! How about a third option that says "Her opinion is irrelevant, the law is the law and no-one is above it."

Mcngs1
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posted Sep 30th, 2009 at 23:00 CDT

How DISHONEST of an article!  “13 year old model, Samantha Gailey, had sex with Roman Polanski…” should read “13 year old model, Samantha Gailey, who was plied with alcohol, drugged, assaulted orally, raped and sodomized by Roman Polanski, who was 43 at the time…”  If you’re not going to be honest and/or accurate, at least be brave enough to put your name to the trash that you write. BTW, my info. source is from ABC News' research of the trial testimony.

Beancounter
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Ohio, United States

posted Sep 30th, 2009 at 14:57 CDT

Would you leave your 13 yr old daughter in alone in a room with him?  I wouldn't, he should have been tried for this crime when it happened, but since he wasn't he should still be tried.  I don't give a damn how long it's been!

Rose127
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New York, United States

posted Sep 30th, 2009 at 14:29 CDT

He is a genius - he raped a 13 year old girl (and drugged her) and got away with it for 32 years.  He is a sick excuse for a man and he should pay for the pain and humiliation he caused that 13 yr old CHILD.

Mildredkrebbs
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, United States

posted Sep 29th, 2009 at 14:44 CDT

Actually, what she is saying is to leave his MOVIE alone, not him.  Obviously she has let go and moved on, but I don't see anything in that statement that says justice should not take its course. 

Teresasplace
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Virginia, United States

posted Sep 27th, 2009 at 13:31 CDT

Her mother and the other people in the house at the time should be tried as well!

Johnson
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Connecticut, United States

posted Dec 12th, 2008 at 01:14 CST

palanski was such a genious.If it was such a big deal she would have spoken out sooner, I think!

 
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