Kelli O'Hara comments about a Broadway producer — Page 2

JDonaghy4 said: "djoko84 said: "Once someone decides to talk about something in public whether it be in an interview, podcast, or social media then there is NO MORE PRIVACY. How you don't understand that is beyond me."

This logic is truly hilarious. Once someone discloses SOME information, purposefully refusing to disclose all of it, that person gives up the right to privacy as to ALL the information? That makes absolutely no sense.

I happen to agree that its perfectly natural for people to speculate given the breadcrumbs she left, and I think all celebrities (especially those giving interviews) dont have any reasonable claim to total privacy.

But the idea that Kelli O'Hara can't disclose SOME information without giving up her right not to disclose ALL information is beyond me (and any legal understanding of privacy/disclosure works)."



As some smart people on here said, no one on here was telling her she must disclose the information. We are in every right to speculate as to who we think she is talking about since she talked about it publicly. Please find the post that said SHE must disclose ALL the information now that she gave us some of it. Or did you only see posts saying WE can guess who it is because she told it in a public forum?

Wick3 said: "Alexander Lamar said: "That’s tea, not shade dahhhling."

Agreed!I don't see any shade in her comments."

Tea that was (IMO) tastefully restrained to her cup.

Well that certainly works in her favor by making vague accusations, involving herself in a cause without actually saying what her issues were, and not specifying who she is accusing. And, as is typical, the pathetic sycophants on this board rally to support her and demand "privacy" for something she brought up herself. Laughable.

She has every right to speak out and there is no way to confirm which producer this is at this point or if she has worked on a show with them or not in the past. But yes speculating about who that person is is valid as she did bring it up after all. Shady seems to imply a negative hue to her comment however which I don't believe was accurate.

Soaring29 said: "She has every right to speak out and there is no way to confirm which producer this is at this point or if she has worked on a show with them or not in the past. But yes speculating about who that person is is valid as she did bring it up after all. Shady seems to imply a negative hue to her comment however which I don't believe was accurate."

Definitely didn't mean it like that - I'm a Kelli fan and I really admire that she said what she said, actually.

Soaring29 said: "It”s most likely Oklahoma! She”s bankable enough now that an offer would come her way for it despite her having grown out of the role which I”m sure was a factor in her refusing it as well if this theory is correct."

But they consciously moved away from a traditional soprano in the role. I doubt that was it.

Niles Silvers said: "Well that certainly works in her favor by making vague accusations, involving herself in a cause without actually saying what her issues were,and not specifying who she is accusing. And, as is typical, the pathetic sycophants on this board rally to support her and demand "privacy" for something she brought up herself. Laughable."

With all due respect, you’re coming off as entitled to certain info. If she wanted to brush on the subject in a respectful way, that’s her right. Now that is something that should be respected. There’s a difference between gossip/chatting speculation and feeling entitled to know that which you really don’t need to.

Surely it's most of them?

I've been a Kelliphile since I first saw her in South Pacific. I've seen her at the Staller Center in Suffolk County, the Sheen center downtown. Carnegie Hall several times, the most memorable being her solo concert. As she enters her prime years she has developed into a leader. At the first rehearsal of The King and I in London, with everyone just milling around the room, including the director, it is Kellie they approach to be told where to go and what to do first.

Now that she has attained such a position of respect, she must be careful of accusations of character defamation. She mentioned no producers by name, but by attaching the charge to the producer of the one other show in which she had been interested this year, several hundred people knew immediately to whom she was referring, and several thousand more as the word spread from them.

That said, she didn't go far enough in blemishing the character of the producer by calling him "indecent" or "not a nice person." There must be facts that you state about the person that can be proven. Even if you make a malicious and untrue statement, in must be convincingly shown to a jury that you weren't just joking and you weren't just venturing a baseless opinion.