Kessler Crane Ends Business Relationship with Philip Bloom

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Eleison, you're quick to say that we shouldn't crucify Bloom, and you're correct in that regard, but then I don't understand why you spend 2 paragraphs berating the woman who accused him, calling her "vindictive" and "loco" despite, as you said, not knowing her. I'm not sure what you think she's going to gain from this or how this will benefit her in the long run (even if she IS lying this isn't exactly a get-rich-quick scheme), so I would simply say that, yes, we should reserve judgment, but that applies to both parties.
 
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What is to be gained by these women? Do you think so little of women that you assume they are all just trying to take down successful men? These women didn't know each other. Why do you believe PB over two women who don't know each other and have nothing to gain? Kessler knew him personally and decided to end his companies relationship. What do you know of PB to conclude that these women are lying and are 'crazy' and should have been 'vetted' by PB?
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Women and relationships... Women will do crazy things.. Ask all the guys that had to go to divorce court. When emotions get high and women are on a war path.. watch out!!! Elin Nordegren comes to the top of my head.. but I'm sure there are many more examples...

Kessler dropped out because they don't want to deal with this mess, period. Regardless of who's right or wrong, it just doesn't look good for Kessler. I think it's a sound business decision.

I don't think "little of women".. if I did, I wouldn't have married one.. This "abused" woman wants to portray herself as a helpless victim, but yet she goes on social media declaring to the WHOLE WORLD she was abused and that it was Bloom.. but yet, she was so weak, she wasn't able to leave the relationship for 2 years???? Courageously even to tell the whole world about her personal abuses, but yet weak enough that she did not leave the relationship for two years??? Sounds fishy..
 
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FWIW, as of this moment, the personal edition Kessler slider post is still on PB's blog and has not been removed:

http://philipbloom.net/2012/10/16/pbslide/

How is PB going to handle this situation? Many people never heard about this - if he addresses it in any way, it'll just fuel the publicity. His best hope is to say nothing hoping it'll blow over. Of course, if he feels unjustly accused he can always sue, but that will also increase the public awareness of this situation. A nightmare either way, whether guilty or not and regardless of merit, this is not going to be good for PB - whether he's guilty or not (and I'm not passing judgment one way or another) - who will want to have their gear associated with him? How will his job prospects be affected? His clickthrough on the blog (initially I'm sure it'll surge as people check out to see if he responds). It must be a very stressful situation for all involved - PB, the women and the Kessler people. I hope everyone can find some peace down the road.
 
Seriously... of all people, you're going to use Elin Nordegren as an example of a woman doing "crazy things"?

Her husband cheated on her with strippers and porn stars, risked exposing her to disease, caused her public humiliation, lost a ton of sponsors due to the scandal, broke up their family, and went to rehab for sex addition - and yet ELIN was crazy?

Ok....
 
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Yeah, the Elin Nordegren thing is just nuts. She was extremely low key about the whole thing - gave one brief interview to address the issue, and then fell silent and never tried to exploit it in any way. Nor have I read any reports of her acting crazy during the marriage - seems she was a model mother/wife. Sorry, but anyone who brings her in as an example of "crazy vindictive" loses all credibility.
 
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Women and relationships... Women will do crazy things.. Ask all the guys that had to go to divorce court. When emotions get high and women are on a war path.. watch out!!! Elin Nordegren comes to the top of my head.. but I'm sure there are many more examples...
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Thanks for demonstrating exactly why most victims of violence don't come forward.

Are you really going to use Elin Nordegren as your example? Umm you know what her husband did right? but she is the crazy one for handling it with grace and class... um ok.

These two women have nothing to gain and there are no 'emotions running high' these are successful professionals in the same industry as PB with everything to lose by coming forward with these allegations. Don't be so quick to degrade these professionals.
 
Unfortunate. Hopefully it's not true.

Social media is tricky. Always a fine line before there's more evidence, and it is the unfortunate part about social media and claims. Men or women can make false or exaggerated claims and stir large pots quite easily.

It's a fine line between fostering an open world where people can come forward and speak up. Domestic abuse should not be tolerated.

I've also been in relationships where someone's else side of the story is VERY skewed from mine; or observed friends where what the girl and guy say are very different from what outsiders or myself have observed. I'm sure the courts will sort it out, but it is unfortunate that, with nothing but potential heresay and some social media, this could be a career ending thing for Philip even if it turns out to be not quite the whole truth.
 
The woman sounds vindictive and IMHO playing the victim card. What evidence does she have? If a woman ever wanted to ruin a man that she hates, this would be exactly what she would do. Also, from what she has said, she doesn't have family OR friends to turn too. That is a red flag to me. Everyone has some friend or some family -- unless they are lying or they are crazy... She seems a little of both.

However, I don't know her. She really doesn't have a "name"... Nobody really knows who she is UNTIL now... I live in chicago, and a few months ago some woman accused an uber driver of raping her while she was drunk. A few days ago, after 3 months in jail, the driver was released because they found a cell phone recording that showed that she wasn't raped, she wasn't drunk... actually, she was sober and both the driver and her just exchanged pleasantries while he was driving her home.

We should not crucify Bloom... not yet, at least...
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Red flag indeed. Sorry but I respect women to the fullest but when you get together with a crazy one, which has nothing to do with being a woman but all to do with being a crazy individual, you will not get positive results. A troubled childhood and broken family relationship is the root to countless adults with emotional instability issues. And by her own account she certainly sounds like a candidate for a few psychology sessions.
 
Gentlemen (and Ladies, if any are present),

I think we all appreciate how level-headed and understanding the discussion has been to this point. Out of respect for both the accusers and the accused, I believe the right course of action is to close this thread, and to hope that those on both sides find the help and healing they need.



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In the past 14 days, I have been the subject of false and defamatory accusations online about matters that should, under any standard of fairness, have remained private.

The accusations have been made mostly by Sara Collaton, with whom I was briefly in a difficult relationship five years ago, and to a lesser extent, by Sarah Estela, who was my girlfriend from 2011 to 2013, and who appears to have baited by Ms. Collaton and other unprincipled bloggers to say not just unkind words, but rather, entirely false ones.

As described below, Ms. Collaton is a troubled person. Either she cannot tell the difference between truth and delusion — or for reasons best known to herself, she is deliberately lying.

As to Ms. Estela, what she at least admits is late-coming recollection, is in truth retrospective falsification. Ms. Estela and I were for a time very much in love, with the ups and downs, including arguments, which romantic partners navigate. There was never any abuse, despite her vague, hurtful and inappropriate use of that word. I wish her the best but also hope that she someday comes to realise that disagreement, no matter how passionate, is not abuse and arguments are often the way that disagreements get resolved.

By contrast, Ms. Collaton’s falsehoods are multi-layered and egregious.

During our few months beginning in late 2009 and early 2010, it quickly became evident that our relationship could not last. I nonetheless repeatedly tried to work it out. It did not work out. There were many quarrels – Ms. Collaton with me and I with her. Such argument is not abuse.

That said, the rotten core of Ms. Collaton’s attacks is her false claim that I assaulted her, causing bruises. What in fact occurred speaks to the depths to which she has sunk. I am disclosing the truth of this very painfully private matter only because I see no other way to counter her hurtful and perverse fiction.

One night in early 2010, I broke up with Ms. Collaton, for the last time. Later that evening, I entered my bedroom and found her holding a knife. I feared for her life as well as my own. I repeatedly asked but Ms. Collaton refused to put down that knife. To protect us both, I took it away during a scuffle. Then I fled to the home of a neighbour, with whom I summoned the police.

Subsequent events further substantiate the utter falsity of Ms. Collaton’s claim that I assaulted her. That night, when the police promptly responded to my call, they spent several hours unsuccessfully trying to calm her. While they also engaged me in conversation, never did they regard me as a suspect of abuse. Rather, the same night, out of concern that she remained a danger to herself, they escorted Ms. Collaton to a hospital. She did not remain there, however. The next morning and without notice, she arrived at my door and asked to stay. I agreed. She remained at my home for the next several days, until my parents and I were able to find her a hotel and arrange for her to return home to Canada. And despite her recent accusations, at the time she never claimed to the police that I assaulted her and never asked to press charges.

Ms. Collaton was never my victim, nor I her abuser. She and I tried to be in love with each other, could not — and broke up in a way that both parties took hard, but she the more so. That is not a crime – and as fair-minded people understand, no basis for launching vendettas over Twitter and Facebook. I truly hope that without further public spectacle, Ms. Collaton comes to peace with herself and her issues.

I implore readers—and especially those who know me– to consider all the circumstances and ask yourselves whether an abuser would call the police, why no accusations were ever made before two weeks ago, and why a supposed victim would return to my home.

Finally, perhaps those who credited the above poisonous accusations, which were dubious on their face, will do some necessary soul-searching. I am an imperfect person, with more flaws than many. No one, including me, however, deserves to be presumed guilty based on one-sided online posts. I remain hopeful that individuals and businesses in the video industry and beyond will respect that principle going forward.

Philip Bloom
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