Two lawsuits filed in Manhattan this month appear to be founded upon the notion that merely being associated with the production of adult content is damaging to the reputation and professional future of anyone accused of such an association.
Last week, it was announced that a physical therapist named Marty Jaramillo had filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court against the upscale spa Essential Therapy, alleging that the spa?s owner, Carlos Araque, had rented out his space for swingers parties and porn video shoots, and sullied Jaramillo?s reputation in the process.
In another lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, filmmaker Nesya Shapiro Blue is suing Amazon.com because the company?s online movie database, IMDB.com, incorrectly identified her as the director of two adult films, ?Fantasy in Blue? and ?Dreams of Candace Heart.?
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