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John Barrowman Apologizes For ‘Tomfoolery’ Exposing Himself On Set

Out actor John Barrowman

Out actor John Barrowman
Out actor John Barrowman (image via Instagram)
Out actor John Barrowman is being brought to task for allegations of exposing himself to cast and crew members of the two UK series Doctor Who and Torchwood. Barrowman initially played Captain John Harkness on Doctor Who in 2005. After the character became immensely popular, Barrowman was rewarded with the spin-off, Torchwood, which ran for 4 seasons (2006-2011). Barrowman’s off-screen antics came to light recently after his former Doctor Who co-star, Noel Clarke, was accused by 20 women of sexual harassment. In a video clip from a 2015 sci-fi convention discussion panel, Clarke brought up Barrowman’s penchant for exposing himself. “Barrowman was there taking his dick out every five seconds,” says Clarke before asking costar Camille Coduri if she remembered “that time he put it (Barrowman’s penis) on your shoulder in the makeup truck?” Clarke then bonked his handheld microphone everywhere he could as a dramatization of Barrowman’s behavior.

The Guardian spoke to several sources who confirmed the incidents but they “stressed the context was different to the sexually predatory behavior Clarke is accused of.” The witnesses noted that Barrowman is gay, and his actions were described as “larking about” and not sexually predatory in nature. One woman told The Guardian that Barrowman would “get his genitals out on a regular basis…he’d just sort of have his balls hanging out his trousers or something, which he just thought was really funny.” The same woman said she recalled Barrowman “slapping” his penis on the windshield of a car “thinking it was really funny.” Another woman shared, “Sometimes he’d call me into his dressing room, and I would knock on the door and he’d say, ‘Oh, look at this’, and he’d just have his willy out, standing in the doorway.” “It was kind of accepted that it was his thing,” she said before adding she didn’t feel “unsafe” in the scenario, but “just really uncomfortable.” Gareth David-Lloyd – who played Ianto Jones on Torchwood – responded to the allegations in a statement to Metro:

“In my experience on Torchwood John‘s behavior on set was always meant to entertain, make people laugh and keep their spirits and energy high on what were sometimes very long working days. It maybe that because we were so close as a cast that professional lines were sometimes blurred in the excitement – I was too inexperienced to know any different but we were always laughing.”

Executive producer Julie Gardner confirmed to The Guardian that she met with Barrowman over the incidents in 2008 and reprimanded him. “To my knowledge, John’s inappropriate behavior stopped thereafter,” said Gardner. Addressing the allegations in a statement to The Guardian, Barrowman admitted to on-set “tomfoolery” but said his “high-spirited behavior” was “only ever intended in good humor to entertain colleagues on set and backstage.” “With the benefit of hindsight, I understand that upset may have been caused by my exuberant behavior and I have apologized for this previously,” he added. “Since my apology in November 2008, my understanding and behavior have also changed.” Even with his apology, Barrowman’s future is a bit unclear at this point. Having joined the popular British reality competition Dancing on Ice in 2020 as a judge, a spokesperson for the network wouldn’t confirm if he would return for Season 14 set to air in January 2022. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMINXagjc4N/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Plus, the actor had recently returned to the Doctor Who franchise for a holiday episode. At the time, he told Entertainment Weekly he would return “at the drop of a hat.” But since these allegations resurfaced neither Barrowman nor the show’s producers have commented as to whether the actor would be returning. A BBC spokesperson issued a statement regarding the allegations saying:

“The BBC is against all forms of inappropriate behavior and we’re shocked to hear of these allegations. To be absolutely clear, we will investigate any specific allegations made by individuals to the BBC – and if anyone has been subjected to or witnessed inappropriate behavior of any kind we would encourage them to raise it with us directly.

“We have a zero-tolerance approach and robust processes are in place – which are regularly reviewed and updated to reflect best practice – to ensure any complaints or concerns are handled with the utmost seriousness and care.”

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Dumbassery Of The Day

Jeffrey Toobin (screen capture)
I can’t imagine a single scenario that someone as smart as Jeffrey Toobin would find himself performing such dumbassery. And yet… From the New York Post:

Writer Jeffrey Toobin has been suspended by The New Yorker — because he exposed himself on a Zoom call between magazine colleagues and WNYC workers, a report said Monday.

Toobin told Vice in a statement: “I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera.

“I believed I was not visible on Zoom. I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I thought I had muted the Zoom video.

“I apologize to my wife, family, friends and co-workers.”

A spokeswoman for the magazine said, “Jeffrey Toobin has been suspended while we investigate the matter.”

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Pride Flag Burner Charged With Masturbating In Front Of Prison Guards

Adolfo Martinez (screen capture)

Adolfo Martinez (screen capture)
Adolfo Martinez (screen capture)
File this under “Making a bad thing worse.” Adolfo Martinez is currently serving a lengthy prison sentence after ripping down and burning a Pride flag flying at the Ames United Church of Christ in Ames, Iowa, last summer. But Martinez isn’t content to simply serve his time. The Ames Tribune reports an internal investigation reviewing jail footage found “multiple incidents where he made ‘inappropriate’ comments and performed sex acts in front of various female detention officers from Nov. 23, 2019, to Dec. 19. 2019.” Martinez allegedly told a female guard “you smell freaking good” on November 30. Video footage from later that day showed the 30-year-old standing in the middle of his cell “performing a sex act with his pants off.” That same night, Martinez allegedly repeated the ‘sex act’ before guards conducted a security check. During the security act, a female officer reports he sat on his bed and performed another ‘sex act’ while smiling at the guard. According to a criminal complaint filed against Martinez the guard communicated with him over the jail’s intercom system informing him “If the behavior continued, he could be charged, to which he responded, ‘Oh, I know.’”
Adolfo Martinez (mugshot via Story County)
The Tribune notes that indecent exposure is a serious misdemeanor in Iowa. If found guilty, a judge could choose to add another year to his already considerable sentence. Martinez admitted he committed the June flag burning crime during a television interview with local news station KCCI. “I’m guilty, I’m guilty as charged,” he proudly announced. “I’ll say it on camera as well. Live! Let it be known. I’m guilty as charged plain and simple. Knowingly, willingly, and intentionally did I do that. Yep. It’s my honor.” “It is a judgment and it is written to execute vengeance on the heathen and punishments upon the people… and it is my honor to do so,” he continued. “It’s a blessing from the Lord to be able to stand for his word firmly against all odds, plain and simple.” The TV interview was played at his trial as evidence. Martinez was found guilty of a hate crime, third-degree harassment, and reckless use of fire (arson) as a habitual offender. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison due to previous offenses. For intoning his religious beliefs in the KCCI interview, Martinez became something of a cause celebre for Christian activists. A Christian website, LifeSiteNews, launched a petition calling the sentence ‘excessive’ and urged the Iowa Court of Appeals to “step in and reduce this disproportionate sentence!” We’re curious if the good Christians at LifeSiteNews will continue their unbridled support after Martinez’s latest antics. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Martinez to appear in court on February 24. (source: Ames Tribune)