Talk:Steve Wynn/Archives/2018

"Harassing a woman"?

I can't see beyond the WSJ paywall, but the headline is "Dozens of People Recount Pattern of Sexual Misconduct by Las Vegas Mogul Steve Wynn", and above the paywall, it says:

“ LAS VEGAS—Not long after the billionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn opened his flagship Wynn Las Vegas in 2005, a manicurist who worked there arrived at the on-site salon visibly distressed following an appointment in Mr. Wynn’s office.

Sobbing, she told a colleague Mr. Wynn had forced her to have sex, and she repeated that to others later.

”

What is included in the article appears to inaccurately describe the allegations and is worded as a defense. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:12, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

You're right. I corrected it to say what actually happened. Let's continue to hold these "men" accountable for their conduct. #metoo #timesup Econowife (talk) 22:25, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Broken link/missing source

One of the footnotes supporting the "Popular Culture" language no longer provides support for it. The text:

Andy Garcia's character in the Ocean's Trilogy, Terry Benedict, is loosely based on Wynn. In addition to owning and developing two of the same casinos as Wynn (The Mirage and the Bellagio), Benedict also has an extensive art collection. Benedict also alludes to the way that Kevyn Wynn's kidnappers were caught.

One of the sources cited is a moviefone article by Gary Susman that no longer exists as support. While the link still takes you to the first page of the article, the arrows that would enable the viewer to see those 25 things are missing.

https://www.moviefone.com/2011/12/07/25-things-you-didnt-know-about-oceans-11/

A later article "13 things ..." is still reachable on the net, but it does not cover the facts in the Wikipedia article.

https://www.moviefone.com/2016/12/05/oceans-11-george-clooney-facts/

The Wikipedia article also cites the DVD of the movie itself, but I don't think the movie itself makes the connection between Benedict & Wynn explicit. Of course, the same language as in the Popular Culture section of this article can be found all over the web, including in "Everpedia," but they all cite the same sources, almost as if they had copied it directly from Wikipedia.

I tweeted Gary Susman to see if he could provide us a better link. If he does, I will report back. Ileanadu (talk) 03:30, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

There's independent support for the part about the kidnapping here:

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/jan/07/unitedstates.lasvegas.onlocationfilminspiredtravel

Ileanadu (talk) 03:55, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

https://www.denverpost.com/2007/06/06/gangs-out-to-break-the-bank/

This one makes the connection between Wynn & Benedict, but about "Ocean's 13." Ileanadu (talk) 04:08, 28 January 2018 (UTC)