American pornographic actor and director who entered the porn industry in 2004 at the age of 18. He gained attention due to his relatively slender build, lack of tattoos, and everyman appeal, bucking the stereotypical image of hypermasculine male actors in the pornography industry. In late 2015, multiple women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct, including rape, against Deen, with the most notable being his former girlfriend Joanna Angel.
After entering the pornography industry in 2004, he initially worked with older female performers. In 2009, he was named the “Male Performer of the Year” by AVN at the age of 22, making him the youngest actor to have won this award. Deen has a fan following among teenage girls, a demographic typically not associated with the pornographic industry. He performed in about 3,300 videos in his pornographic career.
Deen has a sizable fan base; his fans, dubbed “Deenagers”, have created social media fan pages on Tumblr, Pinterest and standalone fan sites. Deenagers regularly share and comment on Deen’s work. In February 2013, Deen launched JamesDeenStore.com. In addition to Deen’s films and adult novelties, the store features Deen’s Baby Panda brand of clothing.
Deen’s collaborations include work with NSFW site WoodRocket.com. As the host of original web series, James Deen Loves Food, Deen has been featured reviewing top restaurants, ordering every item on a drive-thru menu at once, and creating a $580 burrito.
From 2005 to 2011, Deen dated fellow pornography star Joanna Angel. He then dated porn actress Stoya from 2012 to 2014.
On 28 November 2015 Deen was accused on Twitter of rape by porn actress and writer Stoya. Deen denied the allegations, calling them “false”, “egregious”, and “defamatory”. Deen’s former girlfriend Joanna Angel was one of the first performers to tweet support for Stoya. On The Jason Ellis Show, Angel accused Deen of being abusive during their six-year relationship. In total, nine women came forward with allegations of abuse and unnecessarily rough sex during scenes.
In December 2015, an article in The Daily Beast referred to Deen as the “Bill Cosby of porn”. Deen later gave an interview to The Daily Beast where he stated he was “baffled” by the accusations and denied or offered counter-explanations for them.
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