Porn industry groups cut ties to star James Deen amid sexual assault claims
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James Deen, award winning star of hetero porn, has been accused of rape by several women, including an ex girlfriend. He denies
everything, but while his appeal had stretched far beyond his day job to include at least one mainstream film (directed by Paul Schrader),
things are suddenly not going well for him. According to The Guardian:He has been called the Tom Cruise of porn: a performer who parlayed boy-next-door good looks into unlikely fame and success.
For almost a decade, James Deen – the onscreen name for Bryan Sevilla – has been a de facto ambassador for the adult entertainment industry, a global star feted as a compelling advocate for a controversial part of Hollywood. He appealed to young women; he supported breast cancer charities; he was even hailed as a feminist.
“He’s accessible and represents the democratisation of our culture,” said the writer Bret Easton Ellis in 2012, explaining why he cast Deen in a mainstream film, The Canyons. “He’s not some hot-blooded, super-tanned caveman pumping it – he’s a cute boy you could have gone to college with.”
The Adult Performer Advocacy Committee said Deen had resigned as chairman of its board because the allegations represented a conflict between him and other members.
The film company Kink.com said in a statement: “Effective immediately, Kink.com will cease all ties with James Deen, both as a performer and a producer.”
The women’s entertainment and lifestyle site The Frisky dropped Deen’s sex advice column, saying it was not going to to await proof and that it “believed women”.
Deen has also dated Lindsay Lohan and has modeled a line of sex toys.
http://www.sfbg.com/sexsf/2012/08/07/molded-his-image-james-deen-sex-toys-released
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Friend of hers ended up making some comments on Twitter suggesting that she knew the rape claim wasn't true. Seems odd to have the immediate reaction of going on Twitter to say you were raped rather than going to the police.
http://imgur.com/gallery/5qUCe
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thanks for this, important for sexual assault in the sex industry to be addressed and eradicated