Yah, you know, as a WELL-PUBLISHED, hard working academic---who will never ever be considered for one of these awards or for an endowed chair at one of these universities---it is exactly this kind of thing that galls me. Far from damaging his career, this will enhance it.
You'll be able to look yourself in the mirror every morning and know you're a good person. As the years go by people will trust you and seek out your thoughts.
You have untold riches. Bellesiles, even with Hollywood money, will always be a liar and a cheat. How fancy a car, how high a title, how large a house, would a person have to have to cover that level of creepiness? Look at Clinton -- he lived in the White House, lead the free world, and no one with class has any respect for him.
You're a winner LS, and a part of you has to know that.