I fucking hate Rudy and I gotta kinda agree on this one. I watched the whole movie, obviously including the Rudy bit and it was weird, he needed to be more professional, but I think blown a bit out of proportion.

1. He was getting interviewed by who appeared to be a nervous young professional that's a little star struck. Anyone would assume this person is in their 20s . He at multiple times tried to tell her she's doing great and once tried to reassure her by squeezing her hand. Not exactly appropriate to touch someone at all but seemed like a genuine gesture that I didn't perceive as malicious.

2. The actress led him to the bed! He wasn't like oh hey let's go back here now, he followed her then say down to remove his mic.

3. Rudy is an old guy. My grandpa has to sit down to do most activities, his movements are awkward, he can't put on pants standing up. I can definitely see someone of Rudy's health and age struggle to maintain balance when removing a weird wire that you aren't super familiar with and just lay down to try to straighten out a shirt or prevent the wire from riding up his shirt and appear indecent.

In a normal setting I feel like it would have been an easier detachment that the staff could do for him, or the interviewer would give him some privacy to get situated and let him return to the main room once he's removed the wire that's hidden under his clothes.

Idk, maybe his intentions were malicious and he thought he could get sex from this girl. If so, screw him even more. I just didn't feel that clip was enough to justify him being some pedo. He was clearly set up to be viewed in the worst light possible.

Again, not an apologist at all. He didn't handle that situation properly but I didn't get the feeling he was trying to fuck the girl either.