Former Baywatch star Jeremy Jackson has been ejected from the Celebrity Big Brother house after sexually harassing glamour model Chloe Goodman.
The recently divorced actor made Goodman burst into tears when she, in an attempt to console him, misconstrued the act as flirting. He grabbed her dressing gown to reveal her breast.
The most shocking part of the incident was the reaction from Channel Five viewers; I took to Twitter to see some of the comments.
Former Big Brother winner Helen Woods tweeted, “She’s finally got the attention she was craving, anything else you want to throw in the mix @Chloe__Goodman?” Another viewer tweeted, “Chloe overreacted. She’s a page 3 model and probably had worse done to her, the stupid sl*g!”
What’s more distressing is the fact that most of the comments shaming Chloe for ‘overreacting’ and ‘attention seeking’ were from women.
Some viewers suggested that because he didn’t physically touch her, then it shouldn’t be classed as a sexual assault.
@LaurenJBatty tweeted, “Absolutely amazed by Chloe’s reaction on #CBB what a f**cking drama queen. It popped out, he didn’t grope it! Calm the f**k down!!”
In this day and age, people are still trying to justify rape culture. The phrase ‘rape culture’ was devised by feminists in the 1970s. It was coined as a way to demonstrate the ways in which society normalised male sexual violence and criticised victims of sexual assault.
Just because Goodman is a glamour model, it doesn’t give the right for someone to reveal her body in a situation where she is not comfortable. Even though Jackson didn’t assault her physically, he exposed her body in an unprovoked manner.
An obviously distressed Chloe spoke to the diary room to justify her reaction, “Basically I was just trying to help Jeremy, and he was throwing up in the toilet so I got him some toilet roll and stuff. Then suddenly out of the blue he opened up my dressing gown to expose my boob.
“I know I’ve done Page 3 and things but it’s a bit different when you don’t know the person too well.”
Fellow housemate and Loose Women presenter Nadia Sawalha, who was with Chloe in the diary room, agreed saying “That is not an excuse. The two things are not related.”
Fortunately, others were quick to defend the 21-year-old, @hanbanxx tweeted, “If and when Chloe poses topless that is HER choice, Jeremy opening her dressing gown was a violation of her body and was totally not on.”
The idea that her career choice as a glamour model gives other people the right to see her as a sexual object is totally unacceptable and further enforces the concept of a ‘rape culture’.
What are your thoughts on the matter? Did the housemate overreact or was the reaction justified? Comment below to have your say.
The most shocking part of the incident was the reaction from Channel Five viewers; I took to Twitter to see some of the comments.
Former Big Brother winner Helen Woods tweeted, “She’s finally got the attention she was craving, anything else you want to throw in the mix @Chloe__Goodman?” Another viewer tweeted, “Chloe overreacted. She’s a page 3 model and probably had worse done to her, the stupid sl*g!”
What’s more distressing is the fact that most of the comments shaming Chloe for ‘overreacting’ and ‘attention seeking’ were from women.
Some viewers suggested that because he didn’t physically touch her, then it shouldn’t be classed as a sexual assault.
@LaurenJBatty tweeted, “Absolutely amazed by Chloe’s reaction on #CBB what a f**cking drama queen. It popped out, he didn’t grope it! Calm the f**k down!!”
In this day and age, people are still trying to justify rape culture. The phrase ‘rape culture’ was devised by feminists in the 1970s. It was coined as a way to demonstrate the ways in which society normalised male sexual violence and criticised victims of sexual assault.
Just because Goodman is a glamour model, it doesn’t give the right for someone to reveal her body in a situation where she is not comfortable. Even though Jackson didn’t assault her physically, he exposed her body in an unprovoked manner.
An obviously distressed Chloe spoke to the diary room to justify her reaction, “Basically I was just trying to help Jeremy, and he was throwing up in the toilet so I got him some toilet roll and stuff. Then suddenly out of the blue he opened up my dressing gown to expose my boob.
“I know I’ve done Page 3 and things but it’s a bit different when you don’t know the person too well.”
Fellow housemate and Loose Women presenter Nadia Sawalha, who was with Chloe in the diary room, agreed saying “That is not an excuse. The two things are not related.”
Fortunately, others were quick to defend the 21-year-old, @hanbanxx tweeted, “If and when Chloe poses topless that is HER choice, Jeremy opening her dressing gown was a violation of her body and was totally not on.”
The idea that her career choice as a glamour model gives other people the right to see her as a sexual object is totally unacceptable and further enforces the concept of a ‘rape culture’.
What are your thoughts on the matter? Did the housemate overreact or was the reaction justified? Comment below to have your say.