West Hollywood Archives - Mike South The institute for the advance study of insensitivity and pornography Thu, 14 Nov 2024 07:47:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/mikesouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 West Hollywood Archives - Mike South 32 32 1788040 Dane Brown, Who Survived Overdose at Democrat Donor Ed Buck’s Home, Found Dead https://mikesouth.com/crime-punishment/dane-brown-who-survived-overdose-at-democrat-donor-ed-bucks-home-found-dead-80489/ https://mikesouth.com/crime-punishment/dane-brown-who-survived-overdose-at-democrat-donor-ed-bucks-home-found-dead-80489/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 07:47:20 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=80489 Dane Brown, who survived multiple drug overdoses at former Democrat donor Ed Buck’s home and was in the midst of an ongoing lawsuit against him, was tragically found dead in South Los Angeles last week. High-profile millionaire Buck had given more than $500,000 to Democrat candidates and groups, and been a candidate for the West Hollywood […]

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Ron Jeremy Arrested Being Held on $6.6 Million Bail https://mikesouth.com/legal/ron-jeremy-arrested-being-held-on-6-6-million-bail-57924/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/ron-jeremy-arrested-being-held-on-6-6-million-bail-57924/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:58:47 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=57924 Porn star Ron Jeremy has been charged with forcibly raping three women and sexually assaulting another in separate West Hollywood incidents dating back to 2014, the Los Angeles County District Attorney announced. Ronald Jeremy, 67, is facing three counts each of forcible rape and forcible penetration by a foreign object, and one count each of […]

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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Ed Buck Over Two Overdose Deaths, Providing Meth https://mikesouth.com/politics/federal-grand-jury-indicts-ed-buck-over-two-overdose-deaths-providing-meth-51555/ https://mikesouth.com/politics/federal-grand-jury-indicts-ed-buck-over-two-overdose-deaths-providing-meth-51555/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2019 19:34:04 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=51555 The wealthy Democratic Party donor was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury. The five-count indictment includes a charge in the death of an ex-male performer, and adds charges that Buck provided meth to three other men — one of whom survived two overdoses. Wealthy Democratic Party donor Ed Buck, who has been the subject of […]

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Democrat donor Ed Buck, suspected in the O.D. deaths of sex workers in West Hollywood, is arrested https://mikesouth.com/legal/democrat-donor-ed-buck-suspected-in-the-o-d-deaths-of-sex-workers-in-west-hollywood-is-arrested-51201/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/democrat-donor-ed-buck-suspected-in-the-o-d-deaths-of-sex-workers-in-west-hollywood-is-arrested-51201/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2019 05:20:30 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=51201 Prominent Democratic Party donor Ed Buck, who has been subject to protests and calls for prosecution in the overdose deaths of two male sex workers at his West Hollywood apartment, was arrested Tuesday in connection with a third overdose. Prosecutors are asking that Buck’s bail be set at $4 million. At an August 29 panel discussion regarding […]

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West Hollywood Activists Fight For Sex Worker Protections https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/west-hollywood-activists-fight-for-sex-worker-protections-50052/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/west-hollywood-activists-fight-for-sex-worker-protections-50052/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:43:54 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=50052 The panel is held in West Hollywood discussed ways of working toward decriminalizing, and taking away the stigmas associated with, sex work. Sex workers want to be treated with respect and don’t want to be stigmatized and pathologized as suffering from a mental disorder. This was the message that came, loud and clear, out of a panel discussion regarding sex work held Thursday night at […]

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Where’s Monica Lewinsky’s ‘Key to the City’? https://mikesouth.com/politics/wheres-monica-lewinskys-key-to-the-city-26025/ https://mikesouth.com/politics/wheres-monica-lewinskys-key-to-the-city-26025/#comments Wed, 30 May 2018 17:55:06 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=26025 Monday, BBC News ran a piece entitled, “Monica Lewinsky and Stormy Daniels: Political scandals across two eras“, which compared and contrasted President Bill Clinton’s  Lewinsky scandal with l’affaire Stormy. On May 23, the City of West Hollywood declared “Stormy Daniels Day” and presented the porn star with a ‘key to the city’, announcing, “In these politically […]

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VIDEO: Ron Jeremy Escapes Car Wreck Outside Whisky-A-Go-Go Unharmed https://mikesouth.com/ron-jeremy/ron-jeremy-escapes-car-wreck-outside-whisky-a-go-go-unharmed-23597/ https://mikesouth.com/ron-jeremy/ron-jeremy-escapes-car-wreck-outside-whisky-a-go-go-unharmed-23597/#respond Tue, 03 Apr 2018 20:00:28 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=23597 Embattled porn legend Ron Jeremy was involved in a car collision outside the world famous Whisky-A-Go-Go nightclub on the West Hollywood Sunset Strip, Monday night.  Jeremy was unharmed despite his sedan being damaged enough to have to be towed away.   The hirsute porn star, who turned 65 last month, was interviewed by West Hollywood […]

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