Comedian Goldberg Fights The Serious Issue Of Abuse

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. “Child abuse is a serious issue facing this nation; it’s even become prevalent in our schools,” Goldberg said, adding, “If celebrity can help bring

(1888PressRelease) October 26, 2007 - Although renowned for his musical parodies of politicians and national issues, Jesse Goldberg has recently put aside the idea of laughter in order to bring attention to a more pressing issue; the man best known for abusing celebrities through his music has chosen to join the fight against child abuse. “Child abuse is a serious issue facing this nation; it’s even become prevalent in our schools,” Goldberg said, adding, “If celebrity can help bring more attention to the situation, let me be among the first to step up.”

Veteran filmmaker Peter Lippman teamed up with Jesse in the Spring of 2007 in order to create a video for Goldberg’s song “Tears Of Joy”, a recounting of the tale of a sexually abused child and the enduring issues she’s left with. Lippman has produced videos for such notable acts as Alan Jackson, Collin Raye, The Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart and many others.

Goldberg “wrote the song with Darren [Pavone] amid hopes that it could be used for this purpose.” The project’s momentum continued to build, climaxing in early summer 2007 when Lippman joined the team and the video was born. “Tears Of Joy” stars fourteen year-old Angie Manning as Joy, a young girl confronted with sexual abuse at the hands of someone she trusted. “Rather than presenting the issue in the abrupt fashion as is normally used, we chose to present the matter in a more oignant manner.”

Along the same lines, an upcoming episode of Goldberg’s weekly television show Common Law will feature Jennifer Cantrell, the Education Manager for the Rape and Sexual Abuse Center (RASAC).

Topics to be discussed include the staggering statistics associated with child sexual abuse, keys signs of abused children, typical characteristics of perpetrators (who are rarely strangers but rather people whom the child knows well) as well as such tips as how to protect your children and what resources are available to victims and their families. The show is thirty minutes in duration and will include a showing of the “Tears” video in its entirety; Common Law is aired on Channel 19 in the Nashville/Middle Tennessee Region Mondays at 7 pm, Tuesdays at 1 pm and 8 pm as well as Sundays at 9:30 pm.

The Rape and Sexual Abuse Center is located at 25 Lindsley Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37210. They can be reached by phone at 615.259.9055 or via their 24-Hour Crisis telephone line: 1.800.879.1999.

Jesse Goldberg, a comedian who has become a child advocate, hosts the show ‘Common Law’ and will be airing an episode focused on sexual child abuse; it will include a showing of his video “Tears Of Joy” regarding an abused girl.

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