The Twin Gynecologists

David Cronenberg talks about what it was like to cast the twin gynecologists in "Dead Ringers":

One of the most challenging roles to cast was that of the twin gynecologists in "Dead Ringers," a project that took 10 years to make. "I approached thirty of the most famous actors in the world. No one wanted to play twins that were so similar, or gynecologists for that matter," he revealed. "The Anglo-American actors didn’t want to play the twins, the Italian-American actors didn’t want to play gynecologists. Jeremy Irons was the first financeable actor who was willing to play the part, but then when we got financing in place he got second doubts. I had to seduce him all over again." After the film’s release, Cronenberg was interviewed by a radio journalist who stated, "If Jeremy Irons doesn’t win an Oscar for 'Dead Ringers' there is no God." Cronenberg said he has been an atheist ever since.

[Indiewire]

Fette

It's never too late for us. Always for pleasure.https://t.co/aeVPtuH0EQ pic.twitter.com/Hi2u5dcLK0

— Clayton Cubitt (@claytoncubitt) March 17, 2016

Have you seen Fette? That's Clayton Cubitt's Hysterical Literature.

Hulk v Gawk Continues ...

In today's edition of Bollea v Gawker, the court watched a video of Heather Clem's deposition, in which she wept while recounting the details behind her videotaped sexual encounter with Hulk Hogan.

"I was asked to go to Mr. Bollea's room by my husband, and I did," Clem said, using Hogan’s real name, Terry Bollea.

Her recollection contradicted Hogan’s own testimony that Clem had hounded him for sex during a time when he was particularly vulnerable because of his divorce from Linda Hogan.

"Did Mr. Clem generally pick who you had sex with?" she was asked during the deposition shown to the St. Petersburg, Fla., jury.

"On the occasion that I had sex with someone other than him, yes," Clem replied.

When she realized Bubba had recorded her with Hogan she became upset and demanded the video be destroyed, Clem said. 

[NYDN]

Samantha Bee Bukkake

I hadn't seen Samantha Bee until Reverse Cowgirl pal Eric H. pointed me to this hilarious segment in which Bee talks to a room of Trump supporters and uses the word bukkake.

The exchange starts around the 4:05 minute mark.

Ms. Bee, you are my hero.

Stop Monkeying Around!

[via Peteski]

Sex Dust

Gwyneth Paltrow is selling something called Sex Dust.

It costs $60.

[Goop]

My Son, the Naked Cowboy

Watch this on The Scene.

One Is Never Enough

Valley of the Dolls is 50!

The jury is still out, though, on whether Generation Y will take to "Valley," a book that includes passages like: "A man must feel he runs things, but as long as you control yourself, you control him," and "Close friendships with girls come early in life. After 30 it becomes harder to make new friends — there are fewer hopes, dreams or anticipations to share."

[NYT]

What Happens in Silicon Valley

A very strange, sordid story out of Silicon Valley involving a Sequoia Capital partner:

A lawsuit filed 8 March in San Mateo county superior court in California claims Goguen abused Amber Laurel Baptiste “sexually, physically and emotionally for over 13 years."

Goguen signed a contract to pay Baptiste $40m as compensation, but after paying her $10m Goguen refused to honor the rest of his agreement, according to the lawsuit.

And then this happened:

Former Sequoia Capital partner Michael Goguen countersued the woman who claims he sexually abused her for more than a decade, alleging that she’d threatened to publicly accuse him of "false, horrific acts" unless he paid her $40 million in hush money.

Goguen accused Amber Laurel Baptiste of extortion in San Mateo County Superior Court, six days after she sued him. His 16-page countersuit, littered with intimate details of their affair, alleges that Baptiste was an exotic dancer when the two met, “first looking for a payday and later for revenge.”

[SFGate | The Guardian]

Buttvertising

[via This Isn't Happiness]

The Real Porn Stars of Dallas

The cast of the upcoming "Real Housewives of Dallas" includes a former porn star. Well, sort of.

Tiffany (obviously) Hendra used to be Tiffany (obviously) Bolton, whose credits include the "Black Tie Nights" Skinemax series (sample episode title: "Whose Thong Is it Anyway?"), "12 Hot Women," and "Singapore Sling."

But those aren't "real" porn movies. They're just erotic programming, and she's not ashamed: "So what I showed my tits and had love scenes, but what actress hasn’t. I did that series before I was married and it’s part of my journey. I own it.'"

I thought she looked familiar, and when I looked at her IMDB page, I realized I'd worked with her years ago on FX's "The X Show."

From what I recall, she was a nice girl.

Robert Crumb Model

Your's truly... in an art show of #robertcrumb, showing in London. pic.twitter.com/LgKpVIJkO1

— Ducky DooLittle (@duckydoolittle) March 15, 2016

Fappening Guy Pleads Guilty

A celebrity nudies leaker connected to The Fappening and known as Ryan Collins has entered a guilty plea.

Gawker reports:

He faces up to five years in prison.

He’ll probably serve far less: the feds say “parties have agreed to recommend a prison term of 18 months,” although “that recommendation will not be binding on the sentencing judge.” Collins breached the celeb accounts through phishing emails that tricked famous actresses (or those close to them) into thinking they were official security dispatches from Apple and Google. The Department of Justice says Collins hijacked over 100 accounts.

[Gawker]

Girls Are Crazy

@itsjeremyscott 🙃🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂🙃

"@itsjeremyscott 🙃🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂🙃"

[via Danielle Greco]

Pay for Porn

The student-run paper of my alma mater, UC Berkeley, has a column about why you should pay for porn. The author's argument? Her friend works in porn and wants to get paid for her work.

Electra is a sweet, slightly nerdy Northwestern undergraduate student majoring in linguistics and physics, as well as a hopeful UC Berkeley transfer student. To her, working in porn is “something between performance and a really tedious office job.” While the cameras are rolling, she plays up any pain or pleasure, and most of the time, she’s already on the edge of her boundaries. At the same time, she keeps a mental tally of just how many minutes are left in the scene, how many spankings or shocks are left to go (she mostly works in bondage-themed porn), and how damn uncomfortable the hard floor feels on her knees.

[The Daily Californian]

What's for Lunch?

#polkadicks #mypussymychoice #rcacohort #rcafashion15

"#polkadicks #mypussymychoice #rcacohort #rcafashion15"

[via Namilia]

Gawker Trial, Day Seven

I'm tuned in to day seven of Hulk Hogan vs Gawker Media, livestreamed on Gawker, of course. Currently, publisher Nick Denton is on the stand. Denton just opined of the sex tape post: "I believe it stands up to the test of time."

Sexual Cannibalism

The NYT has a terrifying story on spiders and sexual cannibalism.

To wit:

The females may gobble up the male before, during or after mating, so males have evolved various ways to cheat death. In some species, they wait until the female is busy eating and rush in to copulate while her attention is elsewhere. In other species, they even bring an edible gift to distract their intended.

Male nursery web spiders have evolved a different kind of defense. They tie up the female before copulation, immobilizing her legs by wrapping them in strong spider silk so they can copulate and escape with their lives before the female gets free.

[NYT]