Silicon Valley star T.J. Miller is the latest Hollywood figure to face damning accusations of sexual assault, and now an email has surfaced in which the HBO star harasses a transgender woman.
In the upsetting communication, Miller calls her a “freak” and a “man.”
And it gets much worse.
To set the scene, film critic Danielle Solzman reached out to Miller last year, politely requesting he remove the phrase “tranny dumpster sex” from his website.
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She posted Miller’s response shortly after but redacted his name, only saying it came from a famous actor.
But in light of Miller’s new batch of abuse allegations, this week Solzman revealed it was, in fact, from Miller.
In Miller’s response, which is included as a screenshot below, he calls Solzman a “f*cking asshole” and refers to her as “Daniel” multiple times.
He wrote: “You have merely confirmed what I always knew… this pursuit of transgender identity is nothing more than an opportunity for you to distinguish yourself as someone who is special, but what is really special is how retarded it is that you would ever think to attack me or say that I’ve been offensive.
“Didn’t you used to think you were trying to be some sort of comedian? Didn’t you look towards the comedy and improvisation community for support?
“And now me, one of the only people who would respond, support and speak highly of you- you threw me shade? You call me offensive?
“Never contact me again you weird strange terrible man.”
He added: “If you were bothered to look into anything that I’ve ever done you would find it not only have I had sex with transgender people [Editor’s note: yikes], but I have donated widely to organizations that support their freedom.
“They like every other human being is consistently persecuted, Meant to feel lonely and attacked for their offenses to nature. You just joining the ranks and pretending to be offended and suddenly finding purpose only to f**king turn on me, how is that progressive.
“You’re not a transgender, you’re not a tranny- your [sic] a f**king asshole daniel. A f**king asshole.
“Don’t respond to this don’t ever contact me again and don’t think that just because you’re adopted something, that that thing allows you to then be rude and incorrect about your friends. Well. Those who used to be your friends.”
It goes on: “Wow. What f**king jerk. For so long I feel pity for you, felt sorry for you, and looked for ways that I could support you.
“Well well well, look what you did. You always wanted to be little, to be a victim. Well you are now.”
He closed the communication with “your former friend”, and finally said: “Bye Daniel.”
In unmasking Miller this week, Solzman wrote: “It’s safe to say that his career is over now. Nobody ever wants to be on the receiving end of this kind of transphobic abuse. This was the email that found its way to my inbox just one week after the Emoji Movie was released.”
Miller has yet to acknowledge the email publicly.
Below is the full email:
RIGay
Not a fan of the show to start with. No big loss.
Donston
I don’t believe he’s on the series any longer anyways.
Heywood Jablowme
Yes, he quit the show and called them all a**holes. Probably not returning there. 🙂
KaiserVonScheiss
Absent the entire exchange, it is not possible to have the proper context to judge this situation. What did the other person actually say?
From reading Miller’s response, it appears that this is not the first exchange between the two.
Donston
No matter the context of the exchange there’s no reason to ever generalize in such a crude, vicious manner. If it were drama between two parties keep it about the parties involved. But yes, there does seem to be some missing pieces/shadiness going on.
Xzamilloh
Can’t believe this, but I have to agree with you. I am even reluctant to call this “transphobic” given the absence of context. It really just appears to be a falling out between friends and an actor being his usual thin-skinned self and lashing out after being challenged.
blackberryshawty
Um, maybe it’s just me but I don’t resort to transphobia or any structural form of inequality when I’m in a heated argument with someone
Griff_Greymuzzle
@blackberryshawty – EXACTLY. Context doesn’t mean anything in a case like this. His usage of terms and phrases that are inflammatory are not excused because they were in a fight. If anything, a heated argument has a tendency to show phobia even more clearly since they are coming from a place of emotional reaction versus clear thinking. This guys has shown on several occasions that he’s an asshole, this is just one more brick in his wall.
bugg
” Donston : No matter the context of the exchange ”
” Griff_Greymuzzle : EXACTLY. Context doesn’t mean anything in a case like this. ”
Welcome to this awful day and age. Context doesn’t matter anymore. Only feelings and sh1ts. Scr3w you snowflakes, go back into your blankets castle in your safe space.
And of course, we don’t have the full context here, on this website. It doesn’t fit their narrative story 😉
XombieGuy
I have to agree. There is no context to judge what the other person said. It could have been just as bad. I’ve been tired of ask the political correctness. Ugh!!
Donston
If “political correctness” means not ripping an entire group of people just because you have a dispute with one then I have no problem with being PC. Though I’ve hardly ever been accused of being such. So, if this were a gay man he had conflict with and he said something akin to: “All you faags are the same. You just want to feel special. The only reason people like you exist is to turn me on” then it wouldn’t be homophobic but merely a dispute between two people?
If you want to that say this was a private back and forth that shouldn’t have been made public then fine and/or we don’t what could have set him off, then fine. But there’s no doubt what he said was trans-phobic. It’s the very definition.
DCguy
Funny, I didn’t see you asking for context when an article was on here about Melania Trump that didn’t insult her at all. you still rabidly attacked Queerty.
Yet when somebody has been accused of sexual assaults and there is an actual e-mail with his actual words in black and white all of the anti-lgbt Trump Trolls are on here trying to defend the person and asking for “Context”.
Aren’t you all just too adorable.
BitterOldQueen
@Griff_Greymuzzle No, context always matters, even when despicable language is used. What did the writer say that prompted this unhinged response? Maybe nothing–maybe Miller is a vile transphobe and general ass; that’s quite likely. But maybe something equally outrageous, that pushed the argument into this area. Trans people can say awful, painful, unforgivable things, too, and we have no evidence of what the entirety of the conversation was. Without that, we can certainly tsk tsk over Miller’s response, but we can’t legitimately condemn it.
imthedoctor
It’s SILICON Valley, and the left the show after the last season. Never much cared for him anyway.
SnakeyJ
This isn’t transphobic. Clearly there is a history between these two and TJ was lashing out. He sounds like a total d*ck though.
bugg
Exactly 😉 Thank you.
Unfortunately, some crying babies won’t understand that.
tham
There’s obviously history between the two of them.
So to take this one email out of context without knowing the history is dumb.
This is, as it stands now, is a hit peice. And any wise, shouldnt the Trans community be focused on Jeffery Tambor? Because all he did was bring positive attention and compassion to the community…shouldn’t the Trans community unhinge your jaws and swallow him whole by now?
Donston
He focused his entire ire on her trans state and generalized the entire trans “community”. So, no matter their history or conflict was trans-phobic. But as I said, the fact that we only got a piece of the exchange and don’t know their history leaves the whole thing very suspect. It could have been a bait and switch exchange. But his words still are what they are.
As for Tambor, he clearly has some, um, issues and used his “sympathy” and “compassion” as a way to shield those issues and prey on some people. It’s typical narcissistic and predatory behavior.
Bradsman
Non drama. I’m sure T.J. Miller’s career will do fine.
Heywood Jablowme
Yeah, unless he pats a woman on the butt. Then he’ll be exiled from show biz and every movie & show he’s ever done will be removed from distribution forever!
spacecadet
There are the allegations that he sexually assaulted a former girlfriend which is corroborated by multiple sources.
JED08
I kind of doubt that it will. The reason that he is no longer on Silicon Valley is because he and his agent mishandled contract negotiations when it was time to re-up. These assault allegations being made by an ex, if they turn out to be true, are pretty damning.
IanHunter
Sounds like they are having a lover’s quarrel or a bad breakup.
spacecadet
He has four high-profile big-budget movies coming out in the near future such as Deadpool 2 and Ready Player One. I wonder if he’ll now be edited out of them?
kstea
This is a hit piece, and out of context. This is an angry familiar altercation, not transphobia. Why don’t you ask him his side of the story? Lighting fires is cheap and easy
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
It’s cetanily not as clear cut as it’s being made out.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Certainly*
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In the supposedly private “offensive” email this person explicitly (in every sense of the word) affirms his support for trans both in terms financial (donating to orgs) and um libidinally. The other cünt wanted dat outrage clout.
Donston
Giving money and showing “support” doesn’t equate to having genuine respect for a certain group. As history has told us, it almost means nothing. We don’t have the whole exchange or know their history. But let’s not pretend showing “support” or giving money to a “cause” has any real meaning.
But I’d be more concerned with the multitude of credible-sounding, very descriptive assault allegations if I were TJ.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
This was personal grudge between the two nothing more
Jaxton
There is no such thing as a trans woman.
PinkoOfTheGange
The attack is personal and intended to hurt the targets most vulnerable point. Was it a high point for the comedian? No but I serious doubt Chis Plumber will be replacing him in Deadpool II
At first I was expecting a Micheal “Kramer” Richards moment for T.J., but this write up is a hit piece.
BTW putting what was, most likely, intended to be a private Email online without the senders consent, isn’t a plus either.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Didn’t it kinda “out” him as well?
Donston
Considering the bevy of assault allegations over the last couple days he’s probably in some legit trouble career-wise.
sumi
Horrific? That didn’t read as transphobic to me at all. He sounds overall supportive of the community and angry at this one individual. How come we get a warning for comments that we need to avoid personal attacks, and yet this entire article is one?
Ummmm Yeah
I want the original contact word for word or else he was justified in what he said. I doubt the trans nut approached him politely about just got back what he put out. And I agree with Miller. Calling yourself trans just makes you trans, not the opposite sex.
Danny595
I was in his corner until he said that he supports transgender activism and donates to trans rights groups. Trans activism harms LGB people and is never OK.
Ummmm Yeah
You got that right. The cross dressers are nothing but backstabbing users.
Brody
I’ve said it before, guys: People who truly believe they are of the opposite gender are not gay.
I repeat: They. Are. Not. Gay. Homosexuality is foreign to them. Same with asexuals, celibates, and every other alphabetic character the far left wants to saddle us with.
Which is why I don’t identify as gay, because when I do I feel people envision me watching RuPaul and flocking to New Orleans to participate in drag shows. I keep it simple by just saying I’m a homo; that way no one has to try to deduce if I’m a g, a b, or a t.
DCguy
Hey Mo Bro,
Just a thought, if you’re going to have your other screenames on here trying to defend the guy ,you may want to switch up their stories so they aren’t ALL using the same line to defend him.
Nice try.
Brody
“It’s safe to say his career is over now,” says the clueless trans-cross-sexual-gendered-dysmorphic person who obviously didn’t bother to check out Miller’s IMDB page.
mhoffman953
I just Google what this “Danielle” Solzman looks like and here goes: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/929903935481090052/_p_RSGpF_400x400.jpg
Brody
Gruesome, isn’t it?
I don’t normally harp on people’s looks because it’s beyond their control, but this individual has intentionally made himself into an entire new breed of ugly.