Exactly. Proceeding to cancel based on speculation, or a single accusation seems like mob rule. I'm no fan of Perry (he built a studio in Atlanta of all places!), but acting on a single accusation with no follow up, proof or conviction just seems wrong. One key point to metoo# was verification: that is, admission by the accused, or multiple accusations, or conviction in court. That isn't the case here.

You mentioned not being familiar with the Fatty Arbuckle case. In 1921 Arbuckle was the highest paid comedian in Hollywood. He attended a party at the St Francis Hotel in San Francisco during which a young woman took ill & later died. There was no evidence she was assaulted, but rumors flew. Fatty was charged with rape. After two trials that ended in hung juries a third not only failed to convict, but actually exonerated him (perhaps the only time in US jurisprudence a defendant has actually been found "innocent"). No matter. The studios had no taste even for the hint of scandal & so ended his career. He got work from loyal friends directing under a different name. He kept his head low & his nose clean, but by the time the studios were willing to give him another shot, it was too late. He died of a heart attack in 1933.