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Please see discussion at WP:BLPN#Leo_Laporte about the inclusion of the "sex chat" material. This is unencyclopedic garbage that is insufficiently relevant to Laporte, his notability, and his life to warrant inclusion. Please do not reinsert until a consensus is established, either here or at BLPN in favor of it.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:02, 26 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Editors should take a look at WP:BLP and WP:RECENTISM. Dbrodbeck (talk) 16:54, 26 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Keep the gossip and the speculation out of this article. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 22:00, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sex scandals certainly are encyclopedic. Take a look at Anthony Weiner's page. 50.81.60.161 (talk) 21:23, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Sex scandals are relevant. You bet Bill Clintons page has lots of details about the Lewinsky scandal. I think a controversy section is warranted with a link to the Gawker article. Let the readers decide the validity, it can be presented in a neutral and unbiased way. Same for the Erik Lanigan controversy. It doesn't need to be super lascivious or detailed, but it does need to be mentioned. The question is whether Leo's overly rabid fanbase will try to edit anything unflattering out. The chat was posted publicly, it was in the news, it should be mentioned on his encyclopedia entry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.92.224.22 (talk) 18:00, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Anthony Weiner and Bill Clinton examples are not good comparisons. Weiner resigned, Clinton was impeached, and those incidents were covered in depth by reliable sources. So, if you propose to mention this in the Laporte article, bring forth the reliable sources that describe the incident and its impact on his life, and the language you propose to add, here on the talk page. Blogs and social media aren't acceptable sources, and there must be consensus to add controversial content. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 20:32, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]