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[Lupingosei]

Adam Savage of ‘Mythbusters’ allegedly raped sister as a kid: lawsuit

Former “Mythbusters” co-host Adam Savage allegedly sexually abused his younger sister for years while calling himself the “raping blob” during the late 1970s, the woman says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

Miranda Pacchiana, 51, claims the abuse happened when she was between 7 and 10 years old when the siblings lived in Sleepy Hollow, New York.

“Beginning in or about 1976 and continuing until approximately 1979, Adam Savage, would repeatedly rape Miranda Pacchiana and force oral sex upon her, and forced Miranda to perform oral sex on him, along with other forms of sexual abuse,” says her lawsuit, filed in Westchester Supreme Court.

The suit says Savage, who was between 9 and 12 years old at the time, would prevent Pacchiana from leaving the bed and anally rape her.

Ok this is pretty much the worst up until now.

 

[shoplifter]

Reset the clock

 

[thefool]

That's fucked up.

 

[HellforLeather]

jesus chirst, what the fuck?

 

[Nymphae]

Savage indeed

 

[EviLore]

Jesus Christ.

 

[Virex]

Reset the clock

Reset this fucking timeline

 

[Nymphae]

The raping blob nickname is a weird detail.

 

[Amory]

wat.

 

[LoV]

1970... Myth busted!

 

[McCheese]

Holy shit that's horrific if true.

 

[Ornlu]

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There's gonna need to be some kind of corroboration for something being alleged from the 1970's.

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

 

[Tesseract]

here's hoping that heinous shit ain't true, jesus christmas

 

[Thaedolus]

Fucking hell.

 

[neobiz]

The Raping Blob is my new band name

 

[SurprisedPikachu]

Adam Savage of ‘Mythbusters’ allegedly raped sister as a kid: lawsuit



Ok this is pretty much the worst up until now.

Jesus fucking Christ. What the fuck

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

Savage denied his sister’s allegations in a statement through his lawyer Andrew Brettler.

“While I hope that my sister gets the help she needs to find peace, this needs to end. For many years, she has relentlessly and falsely attacked me and other members of my family to anyone who will listen,” Savage said. “By spreading numerous untrue stories about us in pursuit of a financial bonanza, she has tortured our entire family and estranged herself from all of us. I will fight this groundless and offensive lawsuit and work to put this to rest once and for all.”

 

[Thaedolus]

The Raping Blob is my new band name

I like jokes. I’m also a father and think I could curb stomp someone for doing anything to my child. This thread puts me more in a curb stomping mindset

 

[neobiz]

I like jokes. I’m also a father and think I could curb stomp someone for doing anything to my child. This thread puts me more in a curb stomping mindset

You should calm down then. I'm a father also but to go curbstomp on a fart in the wind does nothing for your head

 

[Thaedolus]

You should calm down then. I'm a father also but to go curbstomp on a fart in the wind does nothing for your head

 

[Lupingosei]

Savage denied his sister’s allegations in a statement through his lawyer Andrew Brettler.

“While I hope that my sister gets the help she needs to find peace, this needs to end. For many years, she has relentlessly and falsely attacked me and other members of my family to anyone who will listen,” Savage said. “By spreading numerous untrue stories about us in pursuit of a financial bonanza, she has tortured our entire family and estranged herself from all of us. I will fight this groundless and offensive lawsuit and work to put this to rest once and for all.”

Could you imagine a conservative using the "it is just about the money" or "she is crazy" defense? People would have crucified them already on Twitter.

 

[infinitys_7th]

If this is true, there is no way in hell he hasn't continued that kind of behavior and isn't a clinical psychopath. Kids aren't naturally sexually violent or even sexual at 9 years old unless they have severe mental problems and are proto-serial killers.

I know he and Jamie didn't like each other, but that was more about personalities clashing. Wasn't there something about a conflict with the B team (Kari, Grant, and Tory) that was why the two teams almost never worked together in later seasons? I can't remember anything sexual though.

 

[NeilH1982]

Are we believing women this week or no ? I can't keep track anymore

 

[Lupingosei]

Are we believing women this week or no ? I can't keep track anymore

He has a lot of followers and he really hates Trump, maybe not this week.

 

[mcz117chief]

It is always the same shit. Male feminists, "allies" and others are usually the ones with the most skeletons in their closets. I never liked him in Mythbusters and some of the crew didn't either (Jamie said so himself many times). When people commit terrible acts of cruelty you can somehow feel it emanating from them on a subconscious level and when things like these appear it starts to fit together. That said, I'm not saying he is guilty, innocent until proven guilty still applies, all I'm saying is that I can believe it if it does come true.

If this is true, there is no way in hell he hasn't continued that kind of behavior and isn't a clinical psychopath. Kids aren't naturally sexually violent or even sexual at 9 years old unless they have severe mental problems and are proto-serial killers.

I know he and Jamie didn't like each other, but that was more about personalities clashing. Wasn't there something about a conflict with the B team (Kari, Grant, and Tory) that was why the two teams almost never worked together in later seasons? I can't remember anything sexual though.

Yeah, that is pretty weird. Raping someone when you are 9? Very odd.

 

[Mistershine.]

nsfw, removed

 

[V2Tommy]

Lawsuit since statute of limitations is up, right?

 

[Thaedolus]

Lawsuit since stature of limitations is up, right?

There’s never going to be any proof about something from like 50 years ago. He won’t be criminally charged and there’s no way she wins any money. If it happened it’s fucking awful and he’ll skate. If it didn’t and she’s just a loon, that’s really sad too. At the end of the day we’ll never know and probably should just focus on our own shit tbh

 

[bender]

 

[Stouffers]

I just logged onto the internet to see if there’s any news on Metroid Prime 4 and I’m forced to digest this shit.

 

[Robot Carnival]

I really, REALLY hope this isn't true. but if it is... damnit that whole thing is fuck up. and his own sister too...

 

[Stouffers]

Didn’t that girl from girls do something similar?

 

[HellforLeather]

Well if she is crazy then I would assume there are receipts and the rest of the family would come to his defense.

 

[greenteaforme]

Didn’t that girl from girls do something similar?

Lena Dunham I think. Molested her baby sister. Disgusting. She admitted to it in a book like it wasn't a literal crime.

 

[iconmaster]

I really hope this isn't true, simply because it's too awful.

Adam Savage's response:

While I hope that my sister gets the help she needs to find peace, this needs to end,” the 52-year-old celebrity, speaking through lawyer Andrew Brettler, said, the New York Post reported. “For many years, she has relentlessly and falsely attacked me and other members of my family to anyone who will listen. By spreading numerous untrue stories about us in pursuit of a financial bonanza, she has tortured our entire family and estranged herself from all of us. I will fight this groundless and offensive lawsuit and work to put this to rest once and for all.

 

[Fbh]

Really fucked up if true.

In his statement he makes it sound like this isn't the first time she has done supposedly false accusations against him or other family members. Assuming that is true, he or other family members should be able to back that up.

 

[greenteaforme]

If true this is probably the worst metoo situation I've seen as of yet.

 

[Robot Carnival]

I really hope this isn't true, simply because it's too awful.

Adam Savage's response:

hopefully his family can help with that defense. and yeah... family matters (not the show) can get so ugly and so bad sometimes...

 

[Punished Miku]

I'm cool with all those episodes getting pulled for once.

"Raping blob." Jesus christ, what a monstrous childhood for his sister.

 

[BigBooper]

Hopefully something that terrible isn't true, but what do you all think about the possibility of someone 50 years old suing someone for what they did when they were both kids? Can you sue a child?

 

[-Arcadia-]

If it's true, these are your moral leaders.

If it's false, live by the sword, die by the sword.

Not going to comment beyond that, as if we're to have impartiality in these situations and decry mob rule, it has to be for the people we don't like as well.

 

[Ornlu]

I'm cool with all those episodes getting pulled for once.

"Raping blob." Jesus christ, what a monstrous childhood for his sister.

We jumping straight to assuming it's true?

 

[Punished Miku]

We jumping straight to assuming it's true?

No, just my first reaction post. I'm not on a jury or flooding his twitter with shit. Let the courts figure it out.

 

[GAMETA]

Holy shit, this is fucked up... it's an extremely serious accusation.

It's so serious I'm not even mad if she's lying... this is not the usual "I was drunk" "I wanted a job" bullshit, this is a real rape description, this is fucked up...

I hope justice is made, whatever the truth is.

 

[Stouffers]

Even though Adam responded to the allegations, Resetera closed their thread because it’s not from what they consider to be a reputable source.

 

[cryptoadam]

Screwed up. Both ways. If he did it ya what a monster.

If he didn't a brother and sister basically hate each other and are slinging mud at each other probably over money.

 

[Rest]

We jumping straight to assuming it's true?

Of course, this is the internet. No evidence needed, just sharpen your pitchfork and light up your torch.

 

[bitbydeath]

Surely the parents would corroborate if true. Theirs no way it could happen under their roof without them knowing.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Let law and justice decide and don't throw any stones.
We should be better than that here.