This past weekend, renowned Canadian radio-show host Jian Ghomeshi was fired by the CBC after three allegations of sexual abuse. The dust is still settling with the scandal. Yesterday, Vulture attempted to explain why, exactly, this story is so upsetting in Canada. Today, Owen Pallett, the Canadian composer and musician, who was most recently nominated for an Oscar for collaborating on the score for Her, addressed the events after receiving pressure from friends. He writes on his Facebook page, “Jian is my friend. I have appeared twice on Q. But there is no grey area here. Three women have been beaten by Jian Ghomeshi.” Read the entire post here.
