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There's a danger in following such stories because it can distort one's sense of reality. If a mom follows kidnapping stories and 24/7 stranger danger news, she'll have a distorted view of how likely abductions are. Similarly, an inexperienced very online guy can think every woman is a ticking time bomb like this and they had better never interact with women without 5 layers of CYA. This sort of stuff is probably still rare, though it depends on your location and how famous you are.
There may be more to the story of why this guy was singled out for cancellation. Good or bad reason, but something other than the mere fact of the relationship.
If the problem is that he was married then this isn't the introduction of some weird new morals but a condemnation of the oldest kind: for adultery.
Relationships and marriages between coworkers are normal, I know many such couples. If every boss who married his secretary would be fired, we'd have many jobless bosses (though I think these direct supervisor cases aren't ideal and it's best switch roles within the company if such a relationship is established).
It's probably better not to search for romantic partners at work, if there is a way to avoid it (though some people have no life outside work as they work 80 hour weeks or something). Not necessarily because you will be canceled or fired or arrested but because it can be awkward after breaking up, your coworkers will know more about your private life than otherwise (she may gossip-complain about you to other colleagues when the relationship is going through a rougher time) etc.
Regardless of the particulars of this story (again, not talking about bosses only), there's a tendency recently to look suspiciously at any relationship with significant status/power differential towards the man. This will mess things up and cause tension and stress that people (especially many women) won't be able to even conceptualize properly.
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