Aside from a brief Instagram note, James Deen has remained silent since writer and fellow adult film star Stoyapublicly accused him of rape in a pair of tweets in November. After Stoya's accusations started to gain traction on Twitter and across headlines, several more women came forward with harrowing allegations of their own involving violent encounters with Deen, most recentlyTeen Mom star Farrah Abraham. Evil Angel, Kink, and others quickly distanced themselves from Deen in the wake of growing controversy by issuing statements of support for the alleged sexual assault victims.
In his first interview since Stoya's allegations and the ensuing fallout, Deen tells the Daily Beast he's "completely baffled" by Stoya's initial accusation and the ensuing controversy. According to Deen, his break-up with Stoya was "messy" and alleges it involved threats from Stoya and harassment of an employee:
When asked about the accusations of Tori Lux, who alleges that Deen once hit her in the face multiple times "with an open palm," Deen asserts that he's "completely safe" saying that the incident did not occur:
Addressing Kink's decision to part ways in light of the controversy, Deen says there are "plenty of issues" with the company that have been well-documented. Deen also claims that Evil Angel, who made a statement in response to Stoya's accusations implying they had ended their relationship with Deen, were long ago terminated for very different reasons:
Deen, who is quick to remind everyone that he never claimed to be a feminist or "the boy next door," also stands by his recently unearthed tweets that included a variety of rape jokes. "I think that finding humor in horror is a coping mechanism I use to accept that terrible things happen in the world," Deen says. "I’m not PC. But making a rape joke does not make one a rapist."
As for the possibility of taking legal action of his own, or the status of legal action against him, Deen reveals he currently has no plans for a defamation suit and is not under investigation of any kind:
Read the full interview here.