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The Schmooze Did Porn Star James Deen Try To Block Documentary On Rape Claims?
Variety reported on Monday that filmmaker Maria Demopoulos is filing a lawsuit against porn star James Deen for allegedly sabotaging the documentary film his company hired her to make in December 2015. Demopoulos was hired before Deen found himself at the center of a flurry of rape allegations, starting with a tweet from his ex-girlfriend,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Porn Star James Deen Wants To Save You From Warped Sex
James Deen, one of the world’s most successful porn stars, is growing increasingly uncomfortable with how online pornography affects people at younger and younger ages. In a recent interview, Deen expressed his concern that the plethora of easily accessible pornography is providing a warped view of sexuality and relationships, especially given that the average child…
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The Schmooze James Deen Scores 20 Nominations at ‘Porn Oscars’ — Despite Rape Accusations
XBIZ and AVN awards, two of the adult film industry’s biggest award shows, doled out 20 nominations to porn star James Deen this year. The news comes one year after a string of sexual assault and rape allegations were lodged against the actor. 13 women came forward with their stories, including former adult star Tori…
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The Schmooze Business Booms for Jewish Porn King James Deen After Abuse Scandal
Scandal-scarred porn star James Deen is proving true that old adage that there’s no such thing as bad publicity. A lot of people thought his career would be over after several women late last year accused him of rape and sexual assault — allegations he vigorously denied. Porn producers turned their back on him, his…
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Life How To Talk About Rape Culture in 2016 – Start By Admitting That It Exists
When you type “rape culture” into your search bar, Google helpfully shows you that “rape culture myth” (emphasis mine) is the second most popular search term for the phrase. This tells us much of what we need to know about the status of the conversation; people don’t even believe that it’s even a real thing….
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The Schmooze James Deen Breaks Silence — Denies Rape Claims
James Deen has finally spoken up against the sexual assault allegations piling up against him. In an with the Daily Beast’s Aurora Snow — herself a former adult film star — the man once billed as the “nice Jewish boy” of porn denied that he sexually assaulted any of the women who have publicly accused him….
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The Schmooze Jewish Porn Star Joanna Angel Calls James Deen a ‘Scary Person’
Jewish porn star Joanna Angel said she feared for her safety during her six-year relationship with fellow porn actor James Deen. Angel called Deen a “scary person” in an interview Wednesday on the Jason Ellis SiriusXM radio show, the Daily Beast reported. Angel’s allegations come less than a week after another of Deen’s ex-girlfriends, the…
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Opinion Stop Asking If James Deen Was a Feminist — Ask If He’s Guilty
It’s been only a few days since James Deen — a man formerly referred to as a variation of the boy-next-door, nice-Jewish-boy, and even “feminist hero” of pornography — was accused of sexually assaulting several women, including his ex-girlfriend. The Internet can’t seem to get enough of Deen, even (especially?) when he has been accused…
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