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Life goes on for adult movie actress Stoya who tweeted twice on Saturday that former boyfriend James Deen raped her.
After making the accusation, Stoya said she would not further comment on the issue and would likely remain offline until Dec. 17 to concentrate on work. She is filming "Ederlezi Rising," slated for release in 2016.
Stoya has about 60 porn films to her name since 2006. She had two movies released in 2015, "Screwing Wall Street" and "Fluid 3," according to IMDb.
She bewails that Deen is being idolized as a feminist when he is a sex abuser, she claims.
Deen, also a porn star like Stoya, allegedly held her down and penetrated her even if she said "No" to him. Stoya explains, "I just can't nod and smile when people bring him up anymore," quotes New York Daily News.
Deen, who started doing porn films in the early 2000s, has 1,325 porn film credits. His latest movie is "Anal Cuties 3," according to IMDb.
In response, Deen debunks Stoya's claim. He said on Saturday night that the accusations are false and defamatory. "I respect women and I know and respect limits both professionally and privately," he insists.
Following the tweets, another porn actress, Joanna Angel, says she supports Stoya. However, Deen lost hia advice column on The Frisky, a women's lifestyle website, after Amelia McDonnell-Parry, editor of the magazine, fears his column would be reduced to a "he said/she said" situation like most rape cases.
McDonnell-Parry says she invited Deen to write an advice column because he was direct, confident and emphasized consent. However, she is siding with Stoya, stating, "I don't need Stoya or any woman to 'prove' that she has been raped for me to believe her." She bewails that women who claim rape are often not believed.
The hashtag #SolidarityWithStoya became viral on the internet in response to Stoya's accusation against Deen, considered the "hero of feminist porn," reports Huffington Post.
It seems that Stoya got public sympathy as people who used that hashtag comments on the accusation. Gareth Watkins tweets, "Good-looking guys can be rapists. Popular guys can be rapists. Guys considered to be feminists can be rapists."
