Charles in Charge actor Scott Baio became the latest celebrity to have sexual misconduct allegations lobbied against him. Baio’s fellow cast member on the 1980s family sitcom Nicole Eggert took to Twitter on Saturday to claim that she was molested by Baio when she was as young as 14 years-old, with the attacks continuing until she was 17.
Baio took to Facebook Live hours after the Eggert put forward the accusation, claiming his innocence.
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Social media promptly sounded off on the situation.
Some believed the accusation
I’m shocked that super scary freaky lunatic Trumpian shill @ScottBaio is a creep and by shocked, I mean not at all shocked. https://t.co/Rembrrofrb
— Molly Jong-Fast🦈 (@MollyJongFast) January 27, 2018
@ScottBaio seems to be in some major trouble!!! Boy haven’t you learned anything from @BillCosby
— Colby McCostlin (@ColbyLee2k18) January 28, 2018
He’s a #trumpanzee creep.
— Marcy Leavitt Psy.D (@LifeCoachMarcyL) January 28, 2018
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— #QuiTacetConsentit 📎 (@Riela2) January 28, 2018
@ScottBaio is in full Twitter meltdown because his misdeeds have, yet again, been exposed. Heard rumblings of a mass exposure of industry pervs that’s on the horizon. One can only hope they’ll soon have ‘Charles In Custody’. You keep speaking your truth, Nicole.#IBelieveHer https://t.co/ehvvwqOhUk
“[Scott Baio] is in full Twitter meltdown because his misdeeds have, yet again, been exposed. Heard rumblings of a mass exposure of industry pervs that’s on the horizon. One can only hope they’ll soon have ‘Charles In Custody’. You keep speaking your truth, Nicole,” one user wrote.
Meanwhile, others rushed to Baio’s defense claiming the accusations were lies.
We’ve seen the evidence. You are lying and should be sued for defamation.
— GODBlesstheUSA (@Destined00) January 28, 2018
Hmmm Nicole, after all these years you come forward? Middle aged, overweight has been actress.. that’s all that you have proven to be true! #icallbullshit
— Liz Garcia (@lizzyg08) January 28, 2018
She asked him to take her virginity at 17. Bragged about it in a magazine interview. You want to whine that that Baio’s are trying to shut her down with petty insults. You are the one being offensive here. Shame on you.
— ChrisFiorentino (@ChrisFiorentino) January 28, 2018
That audio of that interview said it all for me. The last thing I’d be doing if I was inappropriately touched no matter what age would be laughing about it. It is not a laughing matter. I’m sorry that you and Renee have to deal with this. Nicole obviously has some issues
— Susie Kelley (@susiekelley4739) January 28, 2018
“Hmmm Nicole, after all these years you come forward? Middle aged, overweight has been actress.. that’s all that you have proven to be true!” a Twitter user wrote.
“The last thing I’d be doing if I was inappropriately touched no matter what age would be laughing about it,” wrote another. “It is not a laughing matter. I’m sorry that you and Renee have to deal with this. Nicole obviously has some issues
Baio said in his Facebook video that Eggert had previously come forward with the accusations against him privately, prompting him to send multiple cease and desist letters.
“I don’t know what else to put out there,” Baio said. She’s my best friend in the world, then all of a sudden I’m the bogeyman. The problem with almost all he said/she said cases is they’re he said/she said. Now, go prove it or disprove it…the real problem with this is people with legitimate claims aren’t taken seriously, and that’s too bad.”
