Hmmmm, could be a pulbicity stunt, I hadn't thought of that. And the timing of the allegations and his casual "appointment" appearance days later does suggest it could be something along those lines.

But it seems to me there are limits to that old saw, Alice, and domestic violence and child abuse are two that leap to mind.

Now if he'd been caught with a prostitute, evaded taxes, been found w/drugs in possession, punched up a few in a pub brawl, that sort of thing, it would only add to his star cache and celebrity legend.

But shoplifting (of all things) pretty much wiped out Winona Ryder's career. I certainly never anticipated that shoving a few designer dresses and belts in a bag would send so many round the bend, but there you have it.