Everyone’s out to get Scott Baio. At least, according to Scott Baio.
The 59-year-old actor, who is perhaps best known for appearing on the sit-com Happy Days about 40 years ago, plus a handful of straight-to-DVD movies in more recent years, claims he has been the victim of an ongoing smear campaign. Basically, ever since he voiced his support for Donald Trump in 2016 and spoke at the Republican National Convention.
Three years ago @realDonaldTrump asked me to speak at the Republican National Convention. Great experience and memory. pic.twitter.com/JJQ425DMkM
— Scott Baio (@ScottBaio) July 15, 2019
The actor is currently in the middle of a Twitter tear disputing bullying and #MeToo allegations that were made against him years ago and that nobody, except for him, still remembers or cares about.
Remember these faces. They are key players in the "Baio takedown". #FakeMeToo #LIARS Each one will have their story told by @brianglicklich.
Alexander Polinsky
Nicole Eggert
Willie Aames
Christy Blackwell
Sammy Duncan
Nancy Finn
These are just a few of many.
*Public Photos* pic.twitter.com/zsyfGYy5hL— Scott Baio (@ScottBaio) July 22, 2020
Meanwhile, people claiming to be his supporters have been circulating a change.org petition accusing Hollywood of “McCarthyism” and demanding a certain producer be investigated by ABC Network, Disney, SAG, and AFTRA for allegedly saying, “I have no interest in doing anything with Scott ‘Trump’ Baio!”
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“Blacklisting people in 2020 because you do not agree with their political beliefs will not be tolerated!” the petition, created earlier this month, declares.
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Baio made headlines in 2018 when he was accused of homophobic bullying by his former Charles in Charge costar Alexander Polinsky, which included Baio allegedly calling Polinsky a “f*ggot,” “effeminate,” and telling him all the gay sex acts he would do when he grew up. Polinsky also accused Baio of exposing himself to him.
Around that same time, another former Charles in Charge costar, Nicole Eggert, came forward to say that not only had she witnessed the homophobic abuse, but she was a victim of it herself. Eggert claimed Baio had molested her when she was just 14.
Charles in Charge aired on CBS from 1984 to 1990.
Baio vehemently denied all of the accusations and he was never charged, convicted, or questioned by authorities.
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More recently, he got into a Twitter spat with out comedian Wanda Sykes back in May when, for whatever reason, he decided to target her in his criticism of Joe Biden‘s flippant comments about Black voters, for which Biden later apologized.
Hey @iamwandasykes why is it okay for @JoeBiden to say something clearly racist but @therealroseanne gets kicked off of her own show that YOU are a writer on, for making a mistake? Is it because you're a full of shit, hack liberal?
— Scott Baio (@ScottBaio) May 23, 2020
Sykes responded with an epic clap back.
Oh! Hey Chachi. Apologies, I didn’t see you. I’ll keep it short. Joe Biden didn’t say, “Then you ain’t an ape.”
Well, let me get back to work…I hope you enjoy whatever it is that you do. https://t.co/vqHv7fmqgh
— Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) May 27, 2020
It seems incredibly doubtful that the change.org petition is going to inspire ABC Network, Disney, SAG, and AFTRA to do anything.
And considering that Baio’s last film was a 2014 made-for-TV movie called A Fairly Odd Summer, which came out two whole years before he ever backed Trump, we’re not convinced his “blacklisting” is strictly due to his political beliefs.
We’re guessing it might have more to do with his decade-long history of deplorable behavior, including some pretty racist stuff, documented in an exhaustive timeline published by Newsweek earlier this year.
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It should be noted, however, that Baio isn’t the only washed up MAGA-supporting actor to claim supporting Trump cost him his career.
Earlier this year, softcore gay-for-pay actor Antonio Sabàto Jr. said he, too, was “blacklisted” after speaking at the Republican Nation Convention in 2016.
“All my representatives left me, from agents to managers to commercial agents,” Sabàto told Vanity Fair in April. “I literally had to move, find a new job to survive and take care of my kids. It’s been terrible.”
Sabàto now works in construction. Maybe he can get Baio a job working the forklift?
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Cam
He hasn’t worked in years, he’s said racist stuff, his wife got called out for being anti-LGBTQ, and now he’s doing what all Republicans do, crying that they’re a victim when they get held responsible for their actions.
ThinkPIease
Cam, I am sure you are a huge racist with no black friends, just a bitter old queen who never got any attention from attractive men even when you were young. Glad it makes you feel special to always post negative things about people.
Cam
@ThinkPIease
Translation: The right wing troll, who first stole BlackPegasus’s name now stole ThinkPlease’s name is desperately trying to deflect from the fact that Republican Scott Baio’s career had ended, but, like all Republican’s he is playing victim and trying to blame his failure on other people.
Vince
Ha. I was trying to figure out who thinkplease was. Definitely BlackPegasus was the last one.
Gargramel
Ignore his trolls who cant do anything but defend him just because he was and still is their childhood crush! He now blocks anyone who does not buy his BS and calls him out on it!
TomG
It’s probably because his acting skills just aren’t there. However, like all Trumpettes, it’s always someone or something else’s fault. They never take responsibility for their own actions or inaction.
Vince
The thing I’ve noticed is that their co-stars almost always hate them as well so you know it goes wayyy back. Well, before the Republican stuff.
Being a smug asshole and still getting work only works when your pretty and shithead here lost that at least a generation ago.
Cam
You’re right! I don’t think a lot of his co-stars had a lot good to say about him.
bjm123
Not to mention their *ahem* physical limitations….LOL
Mister P
I was so in love with Scott Baio way back in the day. Being a republican doesn’t make him attractive at all
Kangol2
Naah, it’s because he has zero talent. Never had any, still doesn’t. He couldn’t even buy it if he tried. Being a racist Republican is only the rotten cherry on the top.
FridM
I was told back in the 80’s from a Chicago socialite that Scott Baio was gay… along with Mitch Gaylord and Bart Conner among others…he saw them out at gay bars. All got married to women. Mitch was having the hardest time dealing with it, his surname didn’t help him.
I’ve known other gay men to marry women that were homophobic, it just helped them fuel their self hatred. Others got married to make it “easier to live” in their eyes or they’re bi….
Mitch and Scott look like hell….it’s a hard life to keep fighting…. Bart, not so bad…however being true to thyself will help heal those that have a hard time with it.
I don’t know the absolute truth …just thoughts…
missvamp
i had the same suspicions about quite a few guys from that era. i grew up in the 80’s & i have serious gaydar. the ones you mention- they all set it off, big time. i’m guessing they are still deep in the closet & that’s where their hatred & idiotic trumpism comes from. it’s vomit inducing! but it’s also what sent travolta & tom cruise to scientology. some people just can’t or won’t live their truth. they sell their souls to try to be famous. it’s truly pathetic.
EddieB
Yeah. Blacklisted. That’s it. Not the fact that he’s a bad actor, no one thought of him for 25 years and then there was the little matter of grooming and having sex with a teenager he was “in charge” of. Oh, I’m sorry. He was nice enough to wait until she had just turned 18 (maybe) to coerce her into sex.
Yeah. Blacklisted. That’s it.
Toofie
He wasn’t working before the election. Just a faded tv star. There are LOTS of them. Republican a d Democrat.
Creamsicle
Maybe he should hit up Stephen Seagal for work in his terrible D-list action movies that are probably a front for Russian money laundering.
garybw
It couldn’t possibly be that you have no talent as an actor.
Another republican blaming everyone, and not taking responsibility for themselves
wikidBSTN
How do you “Black List” a washed-up has been?
Why would someone even bother?
butchqueen
TALENTLESS HACK.
trsxyz
Both Scott Baio & Antonio Sabàto Jr. had relied on their youthful good looks for their careers as actors. But beauty fades, and a lack of acting talent then becomes apparent.
Jim
Sorry Scott, your’e a has been that’s all that’s going on.
Cam
Notice how all of the former child actors who earned money as a kid, then don’t work later and just sit on their ass*s are ALL Republicans? (Melissa Joan Heart, Frankie Munoz, Scott Baio).
Typical, lazy folks who don’t work and blame any problems on other people…. equals Republicans.
jayceecook
CamCam if you’re going to bash people at least spell their name correctly. It’s “Frankie Muniz”. Frankie Munoz was apparently some indie rock guy in 2006.
Also, work on getting the facts correct. He left acting to be a race car driver. Then his health took a turn when he had his first TIA at 26 then another one a year later. He has serious health issues and extreme memory loss. Which still affects him to this day. Sure he’s a republican but he’s one of the quieter ones. He and his wife run a small business in Arizona I think. He used to be in a band for a hot minute but now he just manages one. I’ve never seen him in the news or other forms of media the way you do the others.
And MJH is still working in the business. Now she’s vocal about her politics and religion. Though where she stands is complicated because she isn’t your typical cookie cutter R. But she’s not just sitting on her a**.
Scott, well that one you got right.
Vince
I never considered “race car driving” to be an actual sport. If you can press a gas pedal and turn a corner you’ve got all the know how you need. More like a wealthy guy who bought his way in. The guys worth 40 million so he can afford expensive play things.
Although he’s not like Baio as far as visibility he’s also not a quite one. Always on twitter ranting about Democrats. More like a James Woods.
Cam
@jayceecook
Nothing you added about Frankie M changed my comment. He made his money, then played around, didn’t really work and constantly spoke out about being a Republican. The fact that he later got ill doesn’t change that.
And if what Melissa Joan Heart is doing can be called “Working”, then we have a different definition. Doing one Hallmark Movie every 2 years or so gives her a LOT of free time. We should all be able to work so little.
jayceecook
@CamCam Of course I knew it wouldn’t change your mind. Like Graham and writing posts about non-heterosexual white dudes you stay far away from facts.
After MITM ended he stopped acting to pursue a career as a racecar driver. You and Vince can say whatever you want about it but it is a profession. I don’t care for it but it is what it is. That path ended for him when he had his first TIA followed by more. His mini strokes, memory loss, and other health issues kept him from working for a while. That’s not sitting on his a**. Then since he plays the drums he tried being in a band. Not sure why that didn’t last. Probably the mini strokes. Now he manages a band, made a movie for the first time that was released last year, and is living in AZ where he bought a small business selling high end vinegar and olive oil that he helps his wife run. Again, not sitting on his a**. So what if he talked about being a republican? It’s not a crime to do so. But to compare him to people like Scott Baio, Antonio Sabàto Jr., and Melissa John Hart is unfair. You’re making it seem like he’s the same as those revolting Cameron siblings. Show me the proof.
Yes, those Hallmark movies MJH makes are yawn inducing but it’s work. She’s making one right now while directing and producing another one. MJH has consistently worked since she was four. She had 4 back to back starting roles in popular TV shows from 1991-2015. As well as being in studio released films. She’s also does voice acting, directing, and started 2 businesses which eventually closed a few years after launching hysterically. I don’t know how all that constitutes “working so little” though. She also started a family. That’s a job in and of itself. Then there’s her environmental advocacy work. So where is all this free time you keep talking about? Sure, rich folks have it easier but that is the same for rich Democrats as well.
This is why I have such a problem with you. You’re inability to process simple information that interferes with whatever your ranting du jour is. The day you admit you are wrong is the day Trump admits he’s a racist, homophic, xenophobic, sexist pig.
jayceecook
@Vince Where are these rants on Twitter you speak of? I went through over a year’s worth of his timeline and not one was political. The one about how long the wait time is at the SSA and DMV is political adjacent but hardly ranting. Most are boring, about his business or his film from last year. The only good one was when he asked Lizzo if he could be her accessory, like her purse or something. So James Woods 2.0 he is not.
Cam
@jayceecook.
Precious, lets be real here. Your problem with me isn’t that I “Can’t process simple information”. Your problem is that I dissagreed with you a few posts ago, you freaked out, then got even more mad when other people told you, you were being weird on the post, and since then you keep trying to create churn on comments of mine.
Frankie M, didn’t make a “Career” out of racing. It was a hobby, was he paying the mortgage with it? Was he making money? Or was he using his own money to fund it? That is the difference between work and a hobby.
As for Melissa Joan Hart, no, I’m sorry, working for 2 months out of 12 doesn’t count as full time employment. She’s trying to keep her foot in, but can’t. And if you would look back to my origional comment, it was about kids who earned money when they were young, and now are sitting back, living off of that money, all the while complaining about other being “Takers” and pushing out other Republican pap.
If you want to freak out and go all obsessive defending the fact that a 2 months of work every two years means Melissa Joan Hart is fully employed, be my guest. But let’s not fool ourselves that you would make that argument if anybody else had posted, other than me.
But it’s nice to know if I ever need another vacation home, I’m apparently already renting space inside your brain.
DarkZephyr
Melissa Joan Hart is a tough one for me. I don’t immediately dislike people just because they’re Republican, I was one many years ago before I stopped hating myself for Jesus. But MJH is very vocal about her support of the LGBT community and she participates in supportive campaigns. But on the other hand she actively votes for those who do want to harm us and her only justification for that seems to be (and I’m paraphrasing here) that “congress won’t let the bad stuff they want to do happen”. And yet the bad stuff they want to do IS happening, such as allowing homeless shelters to turn trans people away on religious grounds and then Trump sending out a memo on how to “spot a trans person” for that express purpose. So yeah, I’m a bit torn about her. I can’t help but love her but the way she votes is harmful to many people, including myself.
Cam
@DarkZephyr
I get it, it’s tougher when it’s someone who was on a show we loved as kids. I usually break for actions over words. So with MJH, I figure, she can say whatever she wants, but when it comes down to it, she’s voting for people who want to do us harm.
jjose712
To be blacklisted you need to have a career first, that was not his case
LAtvGuy
Bob Loblaw
Man About Town
Seems to me these people wouldn’t be blacklisted for supporting Republicans if there actually WERE any decent Republicans nowadays! I think the last one was John Lindsay and even he eventually switched parties.
Matthewnow
OMG. I didn’t know Charles in Charge was cancelled. What I going to watch while eating my salt free chips. The humanity.
WSnyder
Wow, another ‘Star’ I thought was dead is actually still alive [like James Woods]. Maybe I read on Obit on his career and not about his mortal body.
What makes has-been celebs think that being in the News in this fashion somehow is going to rekindle a long dead career? It’s not going to be long before anyone being in Trump’s orbit will be considered a Toxic property.
Cam
This comment had a read, shade, AND a factoid at the end. lol
:::::Clapping:::
AxelDC
Bless his heart! He sold his soul and now can’t find the receipt.
ThomMc1965
This brings up the real questions – Did Joannie really love Chachi and Was Charles in Charge?
It’s hard to get “Blacklisted” when you can’t even make the list…
IanHunter
Idiot wasn’t doing anything 20 years before Trump. Asshole should have asked to take Omarosa’s place after she was canned. He’ll probably be in the next “celebrity” edition of some embarrassing reality show. “Begging for a Job” celebrity edition.
PhillyProud
He’s just going through what many of our trumpanzee friends and family are dealing with. We just don’t want to associate with them any longer. Supporting trump goes beyond the pale. The list is long. But you’re looking at a man who’s guiding this country towards fascism, if we’re not already there. You can support who you want. We don’t have to be around you. Typical republican though; they’re always the victim and it’s never anything they did.
Lightbulb
Oh well maybe it’s because he sexually harassed most of the women on his sets and it all came out? Loser. Noone cares that you voted for Cadet Bone Spur 5th aka Liar in Chief…maybe Hollywood just cares you have NO MORALS!
Gadfeal
Does anyone not think that “blacklist” conveys negative connotation to the descriptor of “black”? The opposite of “whitelist”. Then we have “blackmail”, “blackened character”, “black humor” (as opposed to “Black” humor), “black sheep”, “black hearted”, “black clouds”, “to black”
Yet, oddly, trendy people often wear predominantly “black” clothing and “black tie” events refer to elegant settings. In addition, we are “in the black” is a good financial situation.
shanfrina
… Way beyond “Washed Up!?!” Read “Everything Trump Touches Dies.”
Birdbrain1963
Years ago he was cute. Now he is just another sad prejudiced asshole.
LARRY
Bless your heart you little pathetic Jesus freak.
Doug
This is Baio’s attempt to try and get some publicity and maybe find work. His career was on the skids way before he had any association with Trump. The rest is just the usual “I’m a victim” stuff.
justgeo
Good go be a ‘Honey Dipper’ You POS!!!
@dusyk
I don’t think it was the Trump crap, think it just might be the lack of the Craft, just sayin
RyanMBecker
Those people are before my time but… I’m surprised to see Willie Aames on Baio’s hitlist. They reportedly remained good friends after the show and Aames is conservative biblethumper. In fact, his later career mostly consisted of him playing Bibleman, a religious superhero in a Christian show for children.
Joshooeerr
Baio somehow ended up working on a project I was doing in LA as far back as 2007. He was already “washed up” then – way, way, way before Trump. He wasn’t blacklisted. He wasn’t discriminated against. He was simply not very good and not very pleasant.
Jim
Ha ha to this talentless asshole.
marcbruer777
Well, ain’t thot a shame. LOL. He never impressed me as an actor. I do admit that I wanted to see his penis and feets. He and I are the exact same age. He was cute back in the day, but now, not so much. And a Republican? LOL!
Word.
Mr-DJ
The problem with Scott and Antonio, while they claim it’s all politically motivated, do not understand that it is not. There are plenty of Republican candidates they could have supported for President and would have never heard a peep from anyone. It’s because CHrUMP is all of the horrid things we knew and learned even more about. It’s a matter of integrity, and the company you keep. Knowing what they know about the “Crime Boss” president, and all his many Goons, anyone who still supports him cannot be trusted in any of their decision making, or their treatment of others.
ElPillo
What is he talking about? He was already a has been by the 2016 convention?
woodroad34
Oh, geez! Another snowflake republican, who has to blame everyone else for his stupid mistakes and lack of talent. Okay, Scotty…what precisely types of facts do you have to support your ‘feelings’–not opinions…something a little more concrete?
Kevan1
He is a LOSER.
ScottOnEarth
Interesting that trump supporters can’t just support him but they have to spew hatred at everyone who doesn’t have their same views. I don’t recall many dems who just randomly aim hatred and toxicity at right-wing folks….just because. Scott Baio’s career ended long before he started encoring the fake president. And his attempt to take on Wanda Sykes was really sad. Her response was pure genius.
Thom59
I don’t blame any agent or manager for leaving a client that supports a racist, mysogynist, homophobic asshole like tRump. Who would want to be associated with that!?
TxCudlr
AAAWWWWWW, POOR BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He already was washed up & washed out. But ANYONE who supports someone by the likes of trump deserves to b washed up & out of work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PrinceofPrussia
He never displayed any real acting talent, even at the height (?!!) of his pathetic career. I always wondered how he got the parts he did.
RobF
Hey, Scott & Antonio! In all honesty, your political views wouldn’t matter to anyone if you had talent. You both were pretty faces and did your shtick successfully for many years. However, you both aged out — yes, Hollywood is cruel and not just to women! I hope you invested your earnings well.
ShowMeGuy
So, who’s fault was it that he couldn’t find any decent work in Hollywood prior to 2015? Baio’s support for Trump couldn’t possibly have caused him to be “blacklisted” retroactively.
bjm123
If Scott Baio and Antonio Sabato Jr. wants to make money, they could always do “gay for pay” NOT!
bowlingbutch
While working at a Trump election headquarters Scott Baio called Hillary Clinton the “c” word. Would he want his wife, mother or sisters called that? He has made his bed he can lay in it
Rock Star
Well I heard rumors that Scott and that other homophobe Kirk went out on a date and held hands while telling each other how wonderful they are.
I believe they are now collaborating on a new sitcom called “Happy Growing Pains in the Butt.” Subtitled, “I Just Love It When Charles Takes Charge!”
(sorry best I could do with the time I allowed myself to these poor misunderstood fine formally overpriviliged young alleged heterosexual studs.)
rocknstan
Hollywood is a community, and, as such, it is self-regulating.
It’s gratifying to know that Baio’s bad behaviour comes at a cost.
Doesn’t he “get it” that Cheeto hates the Hollywood Left?
There does not exist a Hollywood “Right”–at least one that is sustainable.
Scott is not sustainable in the entertainment capitol.
I like another commentor’s statement–probably true–that direct-to-DVD “D”-level films are laundering Russian money.
Now THAT Cheeto would like.
Redhead67
??? Self regulating??? So much abuse goes on in Hollywood. I can’t believe people think this BS true!
Redhead67
Typical Dem ways. Making up BS when someone supports Trump. This article is stupid.
lakawak
You sow your silliness and literal less than worthlessness to mock Baio as a washed up actor when 1. you are a failure at everything, especially a blogger…which is in and of itself a failure. And 2. you quote people who literally have had NO career other than riding Baio’s coattails.