Adult star James Deen has given his first interview in the wake of numerous assault allegations.
“I am completely baffled, ” Deen said in an exclusive interview with the Daily Beast.
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Nine women have accused Deen of assault since Stoya, porn star and Deen’s ex-girlfriend, tweeted in late November that Deen had once raped her. Over the next week, more women came forward to describe incidents ranging from forced oral sex to being hit in the face.
Additionally, Deen’s ex-girlfriend Joanna Angel spoke about her allegedly physicallyand emotionally abusive relationship with Deen, though she noted she was not accusing Deen of a crime. At least two other adult stars have also spoken about Deen’s inappropriate behavior on porn sets.
Deen, who has previously denied Stoya’s allegations on Twitter, told the Daily Beast he was “shocked” by the accusations. He characterized them as either totally false, or a misrepresentation of events. In some cases, he said the alleged incidents were actually things that had occurred consensually during porn shoots.
“Most of these are descriptions of things on BDSM or rough sex sets, ” he said. “When I am on set I am under instruction of the company who is paying me. I could describe the events of the scene I was in the other day and it could be just as dramatic.”
Read the full story at The Daily Beast, by Aurora Snow
James Deen was born to Jewish family. His father is a mechanical engineer and his mother is a computer electronic engineer. According to Deen, performing in pornographic films was his ambition since he was in kindergarten.
In 2009, Deen was named the “Male Performer of the Year” by Adult Video News at the age of 22, making him the youngest actor to have won this award.
