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Charles in Charge's Alexander Polinsky Accuses Scott Baio of Physical Assault & Mental Abuse
People.com ^ | February 7, 2018 | ALEXIA FERNANDEZ

Posted on 02/08/2018 8:26:40 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia

New allegations against Scott Baio surfaced Wednesday from another one of his Charles in Charge costars: Alexander Polinsky.

Polinsky, 43, provided a statement to The Talk which was read out while Nicole Eggert was on the show to talk about her sexual abuse allegations against the actor.

Eggert said on the show that Polinsky, who played Adam Powell on Charles in Charge, went with her to file to the police station when she filed a report against Baio and Polinsky also made his own police report supporting her allegations.

In addition to supporting the actress’ claims, Polinsky alleged he was physically abused by Baio, 57.

His longtime friend and The Talk host Sara Gilbert became emotional reading his statement on his behalf, explaining, “He’s actually a dear friend of mine.”

“Working on the set of Charles in Charge from age 11 to 15 was no picnic, it was a toxic environment,” Polinsky said in the statement. “I witnessed Scott Baio acting inappropriately towards Nicole Eggert during my first year of working on the show. I walked in on them together behind the set. Nicole was on Scott’s lap and he did not appreciate my intrusion. He yelled at me and called me various homophobic slurs.”

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: adampowell; alexanderpolinsky; charlesincharge; hollywood; nicoleeggert; saragilbert; scottbaio
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The delayed-reaction pile-on continues.
1 posted on 02/08/2018 8:26:40 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
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Chachi should have stuck with Joanie


2 posted on 02/08/2018 8:28:19 AM PST by dsrtsage (For Leftists, World History starts every day at breakfast)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

More piling on in an attempt to ruin any Trump Supporter.
Apparently, Eggert is not getting enough traction with her hysterical accusations, so now they tag team a second whiner who has always disliked Baio anyway.


3 posted on 02/08/2018 8:31:17 AM PST by lee martell
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

The problem here is that they let this guy live downstairs, and they treated him like one of the family, and put him in charge of their days and their nights, and even put him in charges of their wrongs and their rights. It was too much! As Lord Acton said, power corrupts.


4 posted on 02/08/2018 8:34:51 AM PST by irishjuggler
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To: lee martell

I am sure a lot of it is true. He very well might have been a jerk in his 20’s. Because he’s great now doesn’t mean he always was. I find that hard to believe that some don’t get that. The only problem I have with these stories is why they come out so late. Many believed Cosby at first....well not many now.


5 posted on 02/08/2018 8:35:37 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: dsrtsage

Have you SEEN the list of women Baio’s been though?
Quite impressive. Crazy Erin Moran would have been no feather in that cap.


6 posted on 02/08/2018 8:38:05 AM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: dsrtsage

Maybe Joanie would not have ended up living in a trailer court addicted to drugs, lose her cute looks and then die young?


7 posted on 02/08/2018 8:39:18 AM PST by Leep (The dims better watch it..Trump is CRAZY!!)
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To: dsrtsage

"...Chachi/Joanie..."


Scott Baio is a 57 y.o. grown man and a lifelong staunch Republican.
Don’t fall into the trap of ridiculing him. That is an Alinsky tactic that Hollywood wants us to embrace.


8 posted on 02/08/2018 8:43:33 AM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

This actor was 10 to 16 years old when CIC was running. The “homophobic” slur accusation sounds a little suspicious, depending on when this was supposed to have happened.


9 posted on 02/08/2018 8:52:51 AM PST by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

The left wing media will stop at nothing to discredit and humiliate Trump supporters. It is almost impossible to know whether these events which are purported to have taken place over 30 years ago have any basis in reality.


10 posted on 02/08/2018 8:58:44 AM PST by fireman15
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Yeah - polinsky already made his attack early on and Baio responded to both charges. People here is drumming it up again as “new” so they crab play association along with Wynn and Trumps board member.


11 posted on 02/08/2018 9:00:12 AM PST by Skywise
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To: skr

The show first aired in 1984. I seriously doubt any adult would be using homophobic slurs against a child. I also seriously doubt the child in question was “gay” at that point in his life.

I was 14 in 1984 and I can tell you that EVERYONE called people “gay” as a ultimate put down. Homosexuality was very taboo and very much in the closet back then. The idea that a child was out and proud is utterly ridiculous.

None of that means Scott Baio is a good person. I have heard him speak a couple times and he sounds like a jerk. But that doesnt mean he was a child molester. This is obvious Alinsky tactics to silence and hurt economically someone with whom they disagree. It is also likely a desperate attempt to garner a few more minutes in the spotlight and possibly reignite a has been b or c grade career.


12 posted on 02/08/2018 9:09:10 AM PST by 1malumprohibitum
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Even white men are innocent until proven guilty.


13 posted on 02/08/2018 9:10:44 AM PST by donna (Even white men are innocent until proven guilty.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Did Baio use his powers from “Zapped?” ROFL


14 posted on 02/08/2018 9:34:56 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: lee martell
Eggert detailed a time when she thought of jumping off a bridge in Studio City at the age of 15. "I'm sobbing and I looked at it," she said, "And I said to myself, 'It's not a legit bridge, you're not going to die

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/02/08/charles-in-charge-star-alexander-polinsky-accuses-scott-baio-assault-as-nicole-eggert-claims-was-suicidal.html

No one in the 80's would have said "legit."

For a cute little kid, Polinsky sure did turn out creepy ugly unhealthy looking. Drugs?

Eggert sure wasn't ashamed of flaunting her goods on Bay Watch every week. Her star sure did fall in recent years. She's operating an ice cream truck. No wonder she needs the publicity.

15 posted on 02/08/2018 10:55:58 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Ultimately, the entertainment industry nitwits are self-immolating. Scott Baio?

Alexander Polinsky, Josie Davis and Scott Baio. Scott Baio celebrates his 50th birthday with musical and comedy performances and a fashion show, held at the Beverly Garland

http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-alexander-polinsky-josie-davis-and-scott-baio-scott-baio-celebrates-157833484.html


16 posted on 02/08/2018 11:02:39 AM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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Scott Baio Denies Nicole Eggert’s Charles in Charge Accusations
Brian Gallagher
01.31.2018
https://tvweb.com/charles-in-charge-scott-baio-denies-sexual-abuse-claims-nicole-eggert/


17 posted on 02/08/2018 11:05:43 AM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: bgill

Hmmm. Can you say ‘Double Dipping?”


18 posted on 02/08/2018 11:14:07 AM PST by lee martell
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To: SunkenCiv

Poor little Alex wasn’t so abused if he was glamming it up with at Baio’s 50th BD party.


19 posted on 02/08/2018 11:20:22 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: irishjuggler

I see what you did there.


20 posted on 02/08/2018 11:40:49 AM PST by Oratam
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