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I was a working girl
for Dennis Hof.
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I just thought, "Oh God,
it's gonna be so much fun."
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He said, "You get to
pick and choose
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who you have sex with."
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[Dennis] I don't make anybody
do anything. Ever.
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I know that
there are allegations
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of rape and violence.
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The job of the documentary
was not to do
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an investigation into
the Bunny Ranch.
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The job was to create
a good-time series.
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We're at the Bunny Ranch!
We're having fun!
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Tatiana! Carissa!
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And I thought it was safe.
But it wasn't safe.
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He was a very
sick man.
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He hurt a lot of people.
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[Dennis]
I'm a straight guy.
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I pay my taxes,
I do the right things.
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He's a monster.
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I was molested,
and beaten, and raped
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on a regular basis.
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Girls come in,
shut the door,
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put a blanket over you
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and beat the [beep]
out of you.
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The Bunny Ranch is kind of
like Walmart or church.
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You don't have to go
unless you want to.
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If you make Dennis unhappy,
he's gonna hurt you.
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This feels like
organized crime.
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He was sort of a
degenerate Tony Soprano.
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He thought he could do
whatever he wanted.
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He had gotten so big
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that he couldn't be
contained anymore.
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♪ [moody pop]
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♪
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♪ You put me under
the covers. ♪
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♪ For all the world to see. ♪
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♪ But I never recovered. ♪
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♪ You never cared
about me. ♪
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♪ So now you're
being uncovered. ♪
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♪ I kept all the receipts. ♪
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♪ You and all of
the others. ♪
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♪ Under a fantasy. ♪
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♪
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[Crew] Jennifer interview,
take one. Marker.
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I'm Jennifer.
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I was a working girl
for Dennis Hof
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at the Moonlite
Bunny Ranch.
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I went into the
brothel industry because
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my abusive husband
wanted to kill me.
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♪
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I didn't have
any choice but to run.
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So, it was a
really dramatic,
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"I'm getting the
[beep] out of here."
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I was only a legal prostitute
for six months, if that.
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♪
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I had never heard of the
Moonlite Bunny Ranch,
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the Kit Kat,
the Mustang.
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I got sold on the
Cathouse shows.
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And I thought
it was safe.
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But a lot of
what you saw on
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the Cathouse videos
was fake.
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♪
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Cathouse was an incredibly
successful show.
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Around 2010-ish,
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Dennis Hof is a
master of brothels
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and the most famous pimp
in America.
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[Host] We turn now to
Dennis Hof.
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- Dennis Hof.
- Dennis Hof.
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- Dennis Hof.
- Dennis Hof.
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Dennis Hof.
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[Dennis] Our girls
are businesswomen
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that want to be there.
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They're enjoying
what they do.
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Dennis felt like
HBO falling into his lap
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was one of the
greatest things
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that ever happened
to his business.
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[camera shutter clicking]
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[Dennis] Well, HBO is gonna
show you the reasons
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why it should be legal.
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And that's what
HBO can capture.
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And only HBO can do
something like this.
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As years went on and
he started getting his ass
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kissed by everybody and
being on every show,
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he was like very
full of himself.
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SFX: ["cha-ching"]
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[Dennis] That's the sound-
I love that sound.
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That's like, "Cha-ching!"
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That's like a
cash register ringing.
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I love your new dress!
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So I actually met
Dennis Hof very briefly
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probably twenty-something
plus years ago,
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working the
MTV music awards.
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And he walked over,
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and he thanked us for
our service, and told us,
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"If you ever make your way
out to one of the brothels,
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you know, law
enforcement discount,"
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which, I just rolled
my eyes at that,
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but I appreciated at least
that he was jovial,
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he was friendly,
he was nice to us,
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where all the other
A-listers were not.
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Looking at it now,
I know exactly
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what he was doing.
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"Here's one potential person
I can get in my pocket
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that will then just serve
my purposes only."
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So you have the
ultimate marketer,
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Mr. Pimp,
Dennis Hof,
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and it was the
Wild Wild West of television.
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Sex sells, and...
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you're not going to ask
yourself questions about
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what, what kind of sex
are we talking about?
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Are we talking about...
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consenting sex
between people
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who are enjoying
themselves?
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Or are we talking
about what is,
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behind the scenes,
violence and harm?
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♪ [sinister]
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♪
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[Jennifer]
So, let's see...
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♪
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My mother was a
Playboy model.
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♪
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My mom's Playboy,
November of '64.
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She's pretty proud of this.
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There's a better picture
with some clothes on.
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[laughs]
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I won't show you the ones
that don't have clothes on.
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Her blue eyes.
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Um...
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No...
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No. My mother was a
very evil person.
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This is why she gave up
her children.
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This is why she gave up me.
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Uh, I-
she thought money,
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Playboy, fame, drugs,
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was more important than,
than me.
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♪
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She's beautiful
in that picture.
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Who she really was,
she was also a alcoholic,
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and a drug addict.
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I was born in Hollywood.
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When I was 5,
my mother and I
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went to a restaurant,
and um...
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♪
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My mom said she had to
go to the bathroom.
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♪
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And uh, she never
came back...
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So... [exhaling]
Sorry.
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And I went to sixteen
different foster homes.
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I didn't go to school
after the sixth grade.
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And, I,
I got emancipated.
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♪
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As soon as I turned 18,
I got a sales license,
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I got into the
car business.
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Made a phenomenal living,
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but I had a very
bad marriage,
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and he was very violent,
um, very controlling.
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And Johnny
showed up at my job
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and was screaming
that I was a...
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a fu-
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[beep] whore,
I was a bitch.
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So, I lost my career.
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I went to one of my
girlfriend's house,
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and he found me there,
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beat me in front of her
and her kids,
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and then took a gun and put
the muzzle in my mouth
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and told me that...
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if I ever tried to
leave him,
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that he would kill me.
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♪
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My girlfriend said,
"Hey, you're single,
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you're beautiful.
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Why don't you go
to a brothel?"
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I was like,
"But I'm not,
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I'm not a prostitute.
I'm..."
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She goes,
"But you have sex."
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I go, "Yeah."
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She goes, "Why don't
you get paid for it?"
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The owner, Dennis Hof,
on Cathouse,
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he says you get to
pick and choose
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who you have sex with.
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So, she's like...
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"It's safe." It's like,
okay, let's do it.
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I mean, if I don't like it,
I can always walk away.
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And so, she...
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signed me up.
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And sent pictures in.
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She called and she said,
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"You've been accepted
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to the Love Ranch
closest to Vegas."
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♪
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When Johnny went to sleep,
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I snuck out with the clothes
on my back and my purse.
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I had nothing else...
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♪
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[inhaling and exhaling]
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The Love Ranch was in
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the middle of nowhere.
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♪
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When you get there,
and you get your
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Bunny Bible, you also
get Dennis Hof's Cathouse.
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So he wants you
to watch that and
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that is your training.
And so...
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That was my training video.
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That was the first porn I'd
ever seen in my entire life.
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Uh, but yeah,
that was the training.
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The Cathouse TV shows,
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they were being played
in all the rooms.
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It was actually filmed
at the Bunny Ranch,
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but I wasn't there
when he did 'em.
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The girls got asked
to be on the show,
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including myself, and I
just didn't want to do it.
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It wasn't my cup of tea.
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Any working girl is
going to put on
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a different mask
than who they are.
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I had to become
Karmen Leigh.
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♪
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Every bone in my body...
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felt that Johnny,
my abusive husband,
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he would never find me.
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Like, I would just fall off
the face of the earth.
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I didn't know it was
gonna get worse.
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I had no idea.
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You know, we're getting
ready to start our ninth
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year of shooting our
HBO show, Cathouse.
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I thought I'd bring the girls.
These are the girls
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from the new season
right here.
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Dennis Hof was a master at
exploiting opportunities
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for publicity.
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Dennis wanted to get on
the Russell Brand show.
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And I had mentioned,
"Oh, I have connections
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with the show, I think
I can get him on it."
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Dennis was so nice to me
on the phone.
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He seemed very kind.
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And, I ended up getting
Dennis booked on the show.
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And Dennis had a shtick
he used in the media to,
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you know, promote his
brothel and promote himself.
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[Dennis] The truth is they
don't have to party
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with anybody
they don't want to.
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They don't do anything
that they don't want to
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because everybody
has their limits.
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And they don't do anything
for any less money
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than they think
it's worth.
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[DeAnne] And the idea
would be that, you know,
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men would see them and
would want to book and
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would call and make
an appointment.
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Because he made
things look nice.
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[Dennis] It's just fun.
It's just sex.
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- Fair enough, it's okay.
- It's just having a good time.
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[DeAnne] So I never saw him
as a pimp in the beginning.
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I saw him as
a businessman.
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He didn't just
own brothels.
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He owned two restaurants,
a mini-mart, a gas station,
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several real estate
businesses.
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He owned a nightclub,
a strip club.
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I thought he was just
a businessman
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who was diversified
in his investments.
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[Dennis] People's reaction
when I tell them that
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I'm a brothel owner,
they love it.
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I have never once
had a bad experience.
259
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He did portray himself as
a community member
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who was helping
the community.
261
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But sadly, it was not
a community effort
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that was positive.
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♪
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[Jennifer] I was at the brothel,
New Year's Eve.
265
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And it was just like
the show is.
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Big old party,
had people there.
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Celebrities hanging out.
268
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Everybody showed up.
Heidi Fleiss showed up.
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Ron Jeremy,
he was there.
270
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Dennis was in love
with celebrities.
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And there was a whole
entourage of people
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like that around Dennis,
273
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and if they'd ever been
in the news or the media,
274
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he just was
infatuated with them.
275
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He couldn't have them
around enough.
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[DeAnne] Flavor Flav
was around.
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Dennis wanted him
for media exposure.
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He hired
John Wayne Bobbitt.
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I think he worked
as a bartender
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or a driver there.
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He would lure people like
Joey Buttafuoco
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to the brothel.
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♪
284
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♪
285
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[Jennifer] There was
a few other girls,
286
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and they were so
excited to see Dennis.
287
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It was "Daddy."
They sat on his lap.
288
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He was like, "Oh girls,
come sit on my lap."
289
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That's how I met
Dennis Hof.
290
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He said, "Come here."
[patting lap]
291
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"You can call me Daddy."
292
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I actually did
sit on his lap,
293
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and I looked at him,
and I said,
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"You're not my Daddy."
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♪
296
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So, I don't know,
297
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two, three hours maybe
have gone by,
298
00:12:24,917 --> 00:12:28,250
and I've got some
alcohol in me, and...
299
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the madam of the house
comes and says,
300
00:12:30,875 --> 00:12:33,582
"Dennis wants to see you."
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Dennis was in my room.
302
00:12:35,667 --> 00:12:37,541
Dennis asked me
to sit on the bed.
303
00:12:37,542 --> 00:12:39,999
[patting] "Here,"
patted the bed,
304
00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,666
[patting] "Sit here."
The door was closed.
305
00:12:43,667 --> 00:12:46,708
And then he told me
to get undressed...
306
00:12:46,833 --> 00:12:50,749
And... I did.
307
00:12:50,750 --> 00:12:52,832
Dennis started
touching me.
308
00:12:52,833 --> 00:12:54,916
And he said,
"I get to try
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00:12:54,917 --> 00:12:57,832
all... the flavors."
310
00:12:57,833 --> 00:13:00,666
I told him I didn't think
311
00:13:00,667 --> 00:13:02,208
I needed to sleep
with my boss.
312
00:13:02,500 --> 00:13:04,666
He's like,
"I got to try you.
313
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This is how it's gonna be."
314
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I did not authorize Dennis Hof
to have sex with me,
315
00:13:09,792 --> 00:13:12,666
nor did I get paid.
316
00:13:12,667 --> 00:13:15,707
I know and I feel in every
bone in my body
317
00:13:15,708 --> 00:13:17,374
that Dennis Hof raped me.
318
00:13:17,375 --> 00:13:19,457
♪
319
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He owns us.
He owns you.
320
00:13:22,750 --> 00:13:25,416
And so,
he gets to try you.
321
00:13:25,417 --> 00:13:27,667
♪
322
00:13:27,792 --> 00:13:30,041
I went to the madam
right afterwards,
323
00:13:30,042 --> 00:13:32,957
and I said,
"He just raped me."
324
00:13:32,958 --> 00:13:35,208
"I didn't have a condom,
I didn't have protection."
325
00:13:35,375 --> 00:13:37,417
She's like, quote, unquote,
"Don't worry about it."
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00:13:37,542 --> 00:13:39,624
♪
327
00:13:39,625 --> 00:13:41,292
That was what was said.
328
00:13:41,542 --> 00:13:42,749
Dennis was
engaging in a lot of
329
00:13:42,750 --> 00:13:44,499
very ugly behavior.
330
00:13:44,500 --> 00:13:45,917
And he was getting away
with it because he was,
331
00:13:46,042 --> 00:13:49,000
in my opinion,
so far removed.
332
00:13:49,125 --> 00:13:50,749
None of this would work
anywhere else,
333
00:13:50,750 --> 00:13:53,999
but only in the sagebrush
parts of our state
334
00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:55,957
where there's nothing
but wild rabbits
335
00:13:55,958 --> 00:13:58,499
and a couple antelope
running around.
336
00:13:58,500 --> 00:14:00,624
[whooshing vehicles]
337
00:14:00,625 --> 00:14:01,666
They're on an island
of their own,
338
00:14:01,667 --> 00:14:03,957
and you're just
kind of like...
339
00:14:03,958 --> 00:14:06,082
"Maybe this is
what goes on out there."
340
00:14:06,083 --> 00:14:08,250
But as long as
we stayed out of there,
341
00:14:08,375 --> 00:14:11,832
it's that out of sight,
out of mind kind of thing.
342
00:14:11,833 --> 00:14:15,499
They don't want us involved,
and we had very little,
343
00:14:15,500 --> 00:14:18,707
in my 21-year span of
dealing with them, very little.
344
00:14:18,708 --> 00:14:21,666
♪
345
00:14:21,667 --> 00:14:24,208
[Jennifer]
But I was angry.
346
00:14:24,375 --> 00:14:26,583
I went into town,
and I went to the
347
00:14:26,708 --> 00:14:28,707
Nye County Sheriff's Office.
348
00:14:28,708 --> 00:14:32,124
And I said,
"I want to report a rape."
349
00:14:32,125 --> 00:14:36,124
He said, "Who?"
I said, "Dennis Hof."
350
00:14:36,125 --> 00:14:39,292
It didn't even faze him.
It was like that was...
351
00:14:39,500 --> 00:14:41,708
"And? What...
352
00:14:41,833 --> 00:14:43,083
What do you
want me to do?"
353
00:14:50,667 --> 00:14:54,457
♪
354
00:14:54,458 --> 00:14:57,916
[Jennifer] I learned that day
that I was a prostitute.
355
00:14:57,917 --> 00:15:00,832
That I was nothing more
356
00:15:00,833 --> 00:15:03,916
than the trash
underneath their feet.
357
00:15:03,917 --> 00:15:05,999
Law enforcement often,
I think, in the past,
358
00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:07,791
has had a disconnect
with sex workers
359
00:15:07,792 --> 00:15:10,499
and prostitution
because sex work,
360
00:15:10,500 --> 00:15:11,999
it's kind of viewed through
the puritan eyes
361
00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,999
of America, and if there
is a woman who's a
362
00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,082
sex worker seeking help
from law enforcement
363
00:15:17,083 --> 00:15:19,832
in those rural counties,
and then the deputies
364
00:15:19,833 --> 00:15:21,624
don't even let you
write out a statement,
365
00:15:21,625 --> 00:15:23,457
that would be
concerning to me.
366
00:15:23,458 --> 00:15:26,832
That initial statement is
so critical because
367
00:15:26,833 --> 00:15:28,249
that's where the
details come out
368
00:15:28,250 --> 00:15:30,750
when it's still fresh
in the victim's mind.
369
00:15:30,875 --> 00:15:32,207
[Jennifer] The police
didn't help me.
370
00:15:32,208 --> 00:15:37,166
The house staff don't care.
No one cared.
371
00:15:37,167 --> 00:15:39,707
That was it,
and I go, "F this,"
372
00:15:39,708 --> 00:15:42,749
and I walked out.
373
00:15:42,750 --> 00:15:44,667
I went back to the brothel.
374
00:15:44,792 --> 00:15:46,874
It started coming out
that we haven't
375
00:15:46,875 --> 00:15:48,791
evaluated them or
checked on them
376
00:15:48,792 --> 00:15:50,999
as much as
we should've.
377
00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,916
Dennis Hof didn't want us
to bother them, and...
378
00:15:53,917 --> 00:15:56,666
the Sheriff's Office doesn't
want to bother them.
379
00:15:56,667 --> 00:15:59,124
[Jennifer] I was
completely trapped
380
00:15:59,125 --> 00:16:01,417
at the brothel
at that time.
381
00:16:01,625 --> 00:16:02,917
I had no money for food,
382
00:16:03,042 --> 00:16:04,999
I had no money
for a hotel.
383
00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:08,041
I was stuck 25 miles
outside of town
384
00:16:08,042 --> 00:16:09,542
in the middle of nowhere.
385
00:16:09,667 --> 00:16:11,832
[Ashton] Part of the problem
is you're just so isolated.
386
00:16:11,833 --> 00:16:14,166
They were kind
of stuck there.
387
00:16:14,167 --> 00:16:15,917
[Jennifer] I had, like,
a moment
388
00:16:16,042 --> 00:16:18,333
that this was my life.
389
00:16:18,542 --> 00:16:20,999
I'm gonna make as much
money as I can,
390
00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,124
as fast as I can,
391
00:16:23,125 --> 00:16:25,333
and I'm gonna get the hell
out of here.
392
00:16:25,667 --> 00:16:28,166
♪
393
00:16:28,167 --> 00:16:31,500
[Brenda] Sadly, I don't think
that's out of the norm.
394
00:16:31,625 --> 00:16:34,999
Often, the women who work
in the Bunny Ranch
395
00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:36,750
come down to get their
hair and nails done,
396
00:16:36,875 --> 00:16:38,666
and on one occasion,
397
00:16:38,667 --> 00:16:42,124
when I was sitting right here
in the salon in this chair...
398
00:16:42,125 --> 00:16:45,249
I noticed a woman that was
about three chairs over
399
00:16:45,250 --> 00:16:47,583
from where I'm
sitting right now.
400
00:16:47,708 --> 00:16:49,999
She had bald spots.
There was 3 or 4 of them
401
00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,791
about the size of a fist,
402
00:16:52,792 --> 00:16:57,207
and I came to find out that
it was actually the john,
403
00:16:57,208 --> 00:16:59,957
the purchaser,
the buyer of a woman,
404
00:16:59,958 --> 00:17:02,082
ripped her hair out
from the roots.
405
00:17:02,083 --> 00:17:05,166
And after her hair
extensions were replaced,
406
00:17:05,167 --> 00:17:08,750
she got in a
Bunny Ranch limousine
407
00:17:08,875 --> 00:17:10,417
and was taken
back to the brothel.
408
00:17:10,625 --> 00:17:13,207
So, I chose to do
something positive.
409
00:17:13,208 --> 00:17:16,875
I started a non-profit to
help be a resource for women.
410
00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:20,000
And since 2012,
we were able to
411
00:17:20,125 --> 00:17:24,374
serve about 55,
uh, women.
412
00:17:24,375 --> 00:17:28,166
[Taina] Why is it that
we allow, you know,
413
00:17:28,167 --> 00:17:31,916
this particular population
of vulnerable women to,
414
00:17:31,917 --> 00:17:35,041
to be bought and sold?
415
00:17:35,042 --> 00:17:36,957
Because it is a population
416
00:17:36,958 --> 00:17:39,957
the state does
not care about.
417
00:17:39,958 --> 00:17:42,124
[DeAnne] After I
booked Dennis on
418
00:17:42,125 --> 00:17:45,207
The Russell Brand Show,
he was thrilled with me.
419
00:17:45,208 --> 00:17:47,083
At that point,
Dennis was so pleased
420
00:17:47,208 --> 00:17:49,250
that he offered me a job to
come work for him
421
00:17:49,375 --> 00:17:52,832
as his publicist and
executive assistant.
422
00:17:52,833 --> 00:17:54,666
So, Dennis constantly
praised me.
423
00:17:54,667 --> 00:17:57,999
He would tell other people
how wonderful I was.
424
00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,957
Ah, it made me feel so great
425
00:18:00,958 --> 00:18:03,500
that I had found a place
426
00:18:03,667 --> 00:18:05,374
that I thought was
a good fit for me,
427
00:18:05,375 --> 00:18:09,000
with a boss who
truly appreciated me,
428
00:18:09,125 --> 00:18:12,208
who empowered me to do
the best that I could.
429
00:18:12,333 --> 00:18:14,167
Suzette asked me
about my family.
430
00:18:14,292 --> 00:18:18,124
Suzette is the madam,
431
00:18:18,125 --> 00:18:19,166
but that's just
the term they use,
432
00:18:19,167 --> 00:18:21,249
she's the
general manager.
433
00:18:21,250 --> 00:18:24,166
I didn't have any family,
and I let her know that.
434
00:18:24,167 --> 00:18:26,041
The very next day,
435
00:18:26,042 --> 00:18:29,249
I get a text message
from Dennis, and he says,
436
00:18:29,250 --> 00:18:33,082
"I want you to know
we're your family now.
437
00:18:33,083 --> 00:18:36,791
We're family,
you and I."
438
00:18:36,792 --> 00:18:38,750
And I felt like, yeah,
439
00:18:38,875 --> 00:18:40,333
I'm not in the world
all alone...
440
00:18:40,458 --> 00:18:43,082
♪
441
00:18:43,083 --> 00:18:44,833
I have family now.
442
00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:46,666
♪
443
00:18:46,667 --> 00:18:49,332
[Racquel] He's such a
good reader of people.
444
00:18:49,333 --> 00:18:51,833
So many of the women who
worked at the Bunny Ranch
445
00:18:51,958 --> 00:18:54,041
came from
childhood trauma.
446
00:18:54,042 --> 00:18:57,957
And so, I think every
young woman who comes...
447
00:18:57,958 --> 00:19:00,207
into his vision, he knows
her background,
448
00:19:00,208 --> 00:19:02,332
he knows exactly what
her weaknesses are,
449
00:19:02,333 --> 00:19:04,249
he knows exactly what
she wants to hear,
450
00:19:04,250 --> 00:19:06,332
and he-
he exploits that.
451
00:19:06,333 --> 00:19:08,124
He just presses that button
452
00:19:08,125 --> 00:19:09,708
to get exactly what
he wants from them.
453
00:19:09,875 --> 00:19:14,750
♪
454
00:19:14,917 --> 00:19:17,125
[Jennifer] I got flown,
by Dennis,
455
00:19:17,250 --> 00:19:20,249
to the Bunny Ranch.
456
00:19:20,250 --> 00:19:24,707
It's because it was a
much upper scale facility.
457
00:19:24,708 --> 00:19:28,208
And I was making really,
really, really good money.
458
00:19:28,375 --> 00:19:30,082
♪
459
00:19:30,083 --> 00:19:32,249
Once I got to his,
460
00:19:32,250 --> 00:19:34,792
as I call, lair...
461
00:19:34,958 --> 00:19:37,249
[exhaling sharply]
462
00:19:37,250 --> 00:19:40,999
And he had
handcuffs, toys,
463
00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:42,957
all that on the bed already.
464
00:19:42,958 --> 00:19:45,207
♪
465
00:19:45,208 --> 00:19:48,207
He would handcuff me
to the bed.
466
00:19:48,208 --> 00:19:51,291
He would then
stick things in me.
467
00:19:51,292 --> 00:19:52,500
It wasn't even sex,
468
00:19:52,667 --> 00:19:56,250
it was that he shoved
things in me that hurt.
469
00:19:56,375 --> 00:19:59,042
He dominated me,
that's all he did.
470
00:19:59,167 --> 00:20:01,332
Um, and by doing
those things,
471
00:20:01,333 --> 00:20:03,917
he felt like he had
control of me.
472
00:20:04,042 --> 00:20:07,000
♪
473
00:20:07,125 --> 00:20:09,499
[DeAnne] Everything was
fine for a few months.
474
00:20:09,500 --> 00:20:12,541
But then I was starting to
see things I didn't like.
475
00:20:12,542 --> 00:20:14,583
The show Cathouse made it
look like the Bunny Ranch
476
00:20:14,875 --> 00:20:16,375
is so much fun.
477
00:20:16,500 --> 00:20:18,667
Everyone just looks
really happy coming here,
478
00:20:18,875 --> 00:20:22,375
and just making some money
in a safe environment.
479
00:20:22,500 --> 00:20:25,041
"And I get to be
a star on HBO."
480
00:20:25,042 --> 00:20:26,166
[Dennis] When the
weather gets nice,
481
00:20:26,167 --> 00:20:28,332
Suzette creates
outdoor parties.
482
00:20:28,333 --> 00:20:30,917
In the jacuzzi
with beachballs,
483
00:20:31,042 --> 00:20:33,957
and eating hotdogs,
and hula hooping.
484
00:20:33,958 --> 00:20:36,166
And doing all
these fun things.
485
00:20:36,167 --> 00:20:38,041
[DeAnne] I never saw
anything even remotely
486
00:20:38,042 --> 00:20:40,000
like that in real life.
487
00:20:40,125 --> 00:20:42,333
So, here's the reality
of the situation.
488
00:20:42,458 --> 00:20:44,332
I was in the swimming
pool one day,
489
00:20:44,333 --> 00:20:46,374
and suddenly Dennis
and a bunch of girls
490
00:20:46,375 --> 00:20:49,416
were in the shallow end
of the pool.
491
00:20:49,417 --> 00:20:51,541
And the girls
were messed up.
492
00:20:51,542 --> 00:20:53,207
Their eyes were like, pfft,
493
00:20:53,208 --> 00:20:55,333
rolling in the
back of their head.
494
00:20:55,458 --> 00:20:57,750
They were so out of it.
495
00:20:58,000 --> 00:20:59,250
And they were naked.
496
00:20:59,375 --> 00:21:01,499
But Dennis is instructing
these women in a very
497
00:21:01,500 --> 00:21:05,416
aggressive way to perform
sex acts on each other.
498
00:21:05,417 --> 00:21:07,957
And he's telling them,
"You do this to this one,
499
00:21:07,958 --> 00:21:09,167
you do this to that one."
500
00:21:09,292 --> 00:21:11,582
And he had sex toys.
501
00:21:11,583 --> 00:21:14,832
And he was pounding this girl,
and just pounding her.
502
00:21:14,833 --> 00:21:17,832
So, for Dennis, none of
that was about sex.
503
00:21:17,833 --> 00:21:21,917
That was about physical
assault and battery,
504
00:21:22,042 --> 00:21:25,041
and control of a woman.
505
00:21:25,042 --> 00:21:28,042
And I thought, this doesn't
look very consensual to me,
506
00:21:28,208 --> 00:21:30,249
especially when the
women are doped up.
507
00:21:30,250 --> 00:21:32,333
And as far as I'm
concerned, that's rape.
508
00:21:32,500 --> 00:21:34,541
♪
509
00:21:34,542 --> 00:21:36,917
And by the way, I didn't
dare call the police
510
00:21:37,042 --> 00:21:40,541
because the deputy would
show up at the brothel...
511
00:21:40,542 --> 00:21:43,999
in his car,
the Sheriff's car...
512
00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,332
in uniform.
513
00:21:46,333 --> 00:21:47,333
He had called ahead
and there was a
514
00:21:47,667 --> 00:21:50,332
particular girl he wanted,
and she was called out,
515
00:21:50,333 --> 00:21:53,624
she came to take him
back to her room.
516
00:21:53,625 --> 00:21:56,207
They went to the room,
but she never came out
517
00:21:56,208 --> 00:21:57,875
with money or a
credit card to pay.
518
00:21:58,042 --> 00:21:59,875
♪
519
00:22:00,042 --> 00:22:04,291
He was in there about
half an hour, 45 minutes.
520
00:22:04,292 --> 00:22:05,332
And then he left.
521
00:22:05,333 --> 00:22:08,541
And this happened
several times.
522
00:22:08,542 --> 00:22:09,667
[Ashton] You're a
government official.
523
00:22:09,875 --> 00:22:12,249
It could undermine
an investigation and
524
00:22:12,250 --> 00:22:14,332
it's a violation of your
oath now if you try to
525
00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:15,624
conduct some kind
of an investigation
526
00:22:15,625 --> 00:22:18,332
into some impropriety
in these brothels,
527
00:22:18,333 --> 00:22:20,666
but you've been
a customer there at a
528
00:22:20,667 --> 00:22:23,457
discounted or free rate or
even a full paying customer,
529
00:22:23,458 --> 00:22:25,207
there's gonna be
a problem.
530
00:22:25,208 --> 00:22:26,416
[DeAnne] This deputy
could've lost his job
531
00:22:26,417 --> 00:22:28,167
for doing this.
532
00:22:28,292 --> 00:22:30,166
It was so inappropriate.
533
00:22:30,167 --> 00:22:31,499
[Ashton] You're undermining
the woman who's
534
00:22:31,500 --> 00:22:33,582
working there and you're
undermining your career.
535
00:22:33,583 --> 00:22:35,000
You're basically
betting your badge
536
00:22:35,167 --> 00:22:37,374
if you're doing this.
537
00:22:37,375 --> 00:22:39,666
[DeAnne] Now when
Dennis needs a favor,
538
00:22:39,667 --> 00:22:41,624
Dennis owns him.
539
00:22:41,625 --> 00:22:45,125
This particular officer
later became
540
00:22:45,250 --> 00:22:47,457
an investigator
with the department.
541
00:22:47,458 --> 00:22:48,624
[Ashton]
There's no free lunch.
542
00:22:48,625 --> 00:22:50,707
Everything comes
at a cost.
543
00:22:50,708 --> 00:22:53,167
[DeAnne] On top of that,
Dennis donated money to
544
00:22:53,292 --> 00:22:54,541
charities for the
545
00:22:54,542 --> 00:22:56,582
Carson City
Sheriff's Department.
546
00:22:56,583 --> 00:22:58,416
♪
547
00:22:58,417 --> 00:23:00,374
Just follow the money.
548
00:23:00,375 --> 00:23:02,374
[Ashton] We know that
Mr. Hof donated money
549
00:23:02,375 --> 00:23:05,541
to the police funds, and he
had photo opportunities
550
00:23:05,542 --> 00:23:08,583
with local cops and
things of that nature.
551
00:23:08,708 --> 00:23:11,207
It's all smoke and mirrors
at the end of the day.
552
00:23:11,208 --> 00:23:13,541
Those start to become
that grey area...
553
00:23:13,542 --> 00:23:16,249
where if you're a law
enforcement administration,
554
00:23:16,250 --> 00:23:18,291
if you're the Sheriff,
if you're...
555
00:23:18,292 --> 00:23:20,666
in the position of
authority,
556
00:23:20,667 --> 00:23:22,332
you have to be
very careful.
557
00:23:22,333 --> 00:23:24,207
You have to walk a
very fine line there.
558
00:23:24,208 --> 00:23:25,999
[Eric] Sometimes you'd get
new guys that would come out
559
00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,499
and be like, "I'm gonna go out
and pull all their cards."
560
00:23:28,500 --> 00:23:30,666
And then it was
kind of like, dude, just,
561
00:23:30,667 --> 00:23:32,457
you know, upper management
would be like,
562
00:23:32,458 --> 00:23:34,583
"Dude,
just leave them alone."
563
00:23:34,708 --> 00:23:38,917
♪
564
00:23:39,167 --> 00:23:40,541
Brothel tax money
was used to
565
00:23:40,542 --> 00:23:43,000
buy the town's police cars.
566
00:23:43,125 --> 00:23:45,707
You know, he did things in
the town and tried to be
567
00:23:45,708 --> 00:23:48,291
a good citizen to show,
like, oh,
568
00:23:48,292 --> 00:23:51,207
look what the brothel
is providing the town.
569
00:23:51,208 --> 00:23:52,333
[Ashton] We have
some of the most
570
00:23:52,458 --> 00:23:54,082
sparsely populated
parts of the state.
571
00:23:54,083 --> 00:23:57,124
There's really nothing
outside of ranching, mining.
572
00:23:57,125 --> 00:23:59,124
There's no major casino.
573
00:23:59,125 --> 00:24:01,374
There's not hundreds of
thousands of tourists coming
574
00:24:01,375 --> 00:24:03,541
like Las Vegas
and Reno.
575
00:24:03,542 --> 00:24:05,582
And so, sometimes you get
the brothel becoming the,
576
00:24:05,583 --> 00:24:09,166
really the only thing
that provides the...
577
00:24:09,167 --> 00:24:11,083
tax money to provide
county resources
578
00:24:11,208 --> 00:24:12,707
such as law enforcement.
579
00:24:12,708 --> 00:24:14,582
[Dennis] Nye County
in Southern Nevada,
580
00:24:14,583 --> 00:24:16,416
where I have three brothels
outside of Vegas,
581
00:24:16,417 --> 00:24:18,167
wouldn't have
an EMT system.
582
00:24:18,292 --> 00:24:19,457
They wouldn't
have ambulances.
583
00:24:19,458 --> 00:24:21,457
That's where the money
comes from.
584
00:24:21,458 --> 00:24:23,083
This county,
Lyon County,
585
00:24:23,208 --> 00:24:25,457
we pay for all the police cars
and the communications,
586
00:24:25,458 --> 00:24:27,666
so they need us.
587
00:24:27,667 --> 00:24:30,374
♪
588
00:24:30,375 --> 00:24:31,791
[Taina] There were
conversations at the time
589
00:24:31,792 --> 00:24:34,375
about shutting down
the brothels because
590
00:24:34,500 --> 00:24:36,624
there were signs
of trafficking,
591
00:24:36,625 --> 00:24:38,457
there were
signs of violence.
592
00:24:38,458 --> 00:24:40,624
And what the
sheriff said is,
593
00:24:40,625 --> 00:24:43,374
"Unless another big
594
00:24:43,375 --> 00:24:46,207
source of income comes in,
595
00:24:46,208 --> 00:24:48,541
for instance a Walmart
or a Target,
596
00:24:48,542 --> 00:24:51,833
we would lose 350,000
in that county,"
597
00:24:52,042 --> 00:24:55,167
so it was not
economically desirable
598
00:24:55,292 --> 00:24:58,000
for brothels to be
shut down.
599
00:24:58,167 --> 00:24:59,625
[Ashton] The brothel is
really the only thing
600
00:24:59,792 --> 00:25:02,291
bringing in huge amounts of
money to the county coffers.
601
00:25:02,292 --> 00:25:12,582
♪
602
00:25:12,583 --> 00:25:14,832
[laughs]
They're filming us...
603
00:25:14,833 --> 00:25:16,999
[Brenda] He did not
treat his women well,
604
00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:19,874
and I can say that because
I sat with some of them
605
00:25:19,875 --> 00:25:22,374
that were bleeding, some of
them who had been raped,
606
00:25:22,375 --> 00:25:24,250
some of them who have
bruises all over them.
607
00:25:24,375 --> 00:25:28,000
♪
608
00:25:28,208 --> 00:25:33,416
♪ [suspenseful] ♪
609
00:25:33,417 --> 00:25:36,332
♪
610
00:25:36,333 --> 00:25:37,791
[Tom] While we were
filming Cathouse,
611
00:25:37,792 --> 00:25:40,500
I was not aware of any
allegations of rape
612
00:25:40,625 --> 00:25:42,541
and violence
toward women,
613
00:25:42,542 --> 00:25:44,791
but I certainly could
see it happening.
614
00:25:44,792 --> 00:25:47,542
It probably happened
while we were there.
615
00:25:47,667 --> 00:25:50,541
The fact is that
nobody was after
616
00:25:50,542 --> 00:25:53,499
a serious insight,
617
00:25:53,500 --> 00:25:57,250
an incisive look at life
in the Bunny Ranch.
618
00:25:57,375 --> 00:25:59,291
Nobody was after that.
619
00:25:59,292 --> 00:26:03,124
The job was to create a
goodtime series that had
620
00:26:03,125 --> 00:26:07,083
the connection to reality
so that it felt real.
621
00:26:07,208 --> 00:26:11,082
The job of the documentary
was not to do
622
00:26:11,083 --> 00:26:14,707
an investigation into
the Bunny Ranch.
623
00:26:14,708 --> 00:26:17,083
Nobody asked, "Does
Dennis ever molest you?
624
00:26:17,208 --> 00:26:19,749
Do you ever not want
Dennis to touch you?"
625
00:26:19,750 --> 00:26:21,707
♪
626
00:26:21,708 --> 00:26:23,791
[DeAnne] The brothel may
have seemed in the beginning
627
00:26:23,792 --> 00:26:25,499
like it was a safe place,
628
00:26:25,500 --> 00:26:27,791
the way it was
shown on Cathouse.
629
00:26:27,792 --> 00:26:32,416
But I started to think this
feels like organized crime.
630
00:26:32,417 --> 00:26:34,667
And Dennis seemed
like a crime boss.
631
00:26:40,875 --> 00:26:43,832
[Jennifer] When Dennis
decided that he liked me...
632
00:26:43,833 --> 00:26:45,833
Dennis would
come regularly.
633
00:26:45,958 --> 00:26:48,583
♪
634
00:26:48,708 --> 00:26:50,457
But Dennis, um,
635
00:26:50,458 --> 00:26:52,582
raped me on a
regular basis,
636
00:26:52,583 --> 00:26:56,250
any time that he was
at the property.
637
00:26:56,375 --> 00:26:59,249
So, if he was there for a week,
it was every night,
638
00:26:59,250 --> 00:27:02,749
or every other night,
or a couple times a day.
639
00:27:02,750 --> 00:27:05,874
♪
640
00:27:05,875 --> 00:27:09,041
I wanted out of
the industry.
641
00:27:09,042 --> 00:27:11,167
But then my
abusive husband, Johnny,
642
00:27:11,417 --> 00:27:13,457
found me there.
643
00:27:13,458 --> 00:27:14,707
He'd shown up
at the brothel,
644
00:27:14,708 --> 00:27:15,917
and he couldn't
get in the gate
645
00:27:16,042 --> 00:27:18,333
'cause they had a
picture of him.
646
00:27:18,458 --> 00:27:21,749
I didn't leave the brothel
647
00:27:21,750 --> 00:27:23,791
because the
fear factor was there,
648
00:27:23,792 --> 00:27:25,832
the protection was there.
649
00:27:25,833 --> 00:27:28,458
Um, I had already...
650
00:27:28,583 --> 00:27:31,999
been through Dennis,
um...
651
00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:32,875
raping me.
652
00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:34,832
But I wasn't
getting beat.
653
00:27:34,833 --> 00:27:37,125
So those were
my choices.
654
00:27:37,375 --> 00:27:40,624
♪
655
00:27:40,625 --> 00:27:43,457
And for those of us,
the top sellers,
656
00:27:43,458 --> 00:27:46,457
we would go into
town with him,
657
00:27:46,458 --> 00:27:49,167
go to the casinos with him.
658
00:27:49,458 --> 00:27:51,332
He would have a redhead.
659
00:27:51,333 --> 00:27:55,582
I had my hair jet black
with the ice blue eyes.
660
00:27:55,583 --> 00:27:57,666
He had his blondes.
661
00:27:57,667 --> 00:28:00,499
So, the- I think the reason
that he had us
662
00:28:00,500 --> 00:28:03,582
all around him, um,
was marketing.
663
00:28:03,583 --> 00:28:05,583
"This is what's on
the menu this week."
664
00:28:05,708 --> 00:28:09,291
"This is what I have
at my ranch."
665
00:28:09,292 --> 00:28:13,707
And we always had people
come in the back door.
666
00:28:13,708 --> 00:28:16,542
Politicians, police officers, congressmen.
667
00:28:16,667 --> 00:28:17,666
[Dennis] We've had
everybody here.
668
00:28:17,667 --> 00:28:19,874
Judges, uh, yes.
669
00:28:19,875 --> 00:28:22,041
Yeah, yeah, we've had
a lot of people here.
670
00:28:22,042 --> 00:28:23,499
And there's gonna be
a lot more.
671
00:28:23,500 --> 00:28:24,999
That's why we have
a back entrance.
672
00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:26,624
The private entrance to
get in and out of here,
673
00:28:26,625 --> 00:28:28,417
people can't see you.
674
00:28:28,583 --> 00:28:29,749
[Jennifer] But then
I would have to give
675
00:28:29,750 --> 00:28:31,499
free services to them.
676
00:28:31,500 --> 00:28:34,457
I would have to
give them [beep],
677
00:28:34,458 --> 00:28:36,791
have sex,
clean them up.
678
00:28:36,792 --> 00:28:38,832
When Dennis...
679
00:28:38,833 --> 00:28:42,583
was involved,
it was always free.
680
00:28:42,708 --> 00:28:43,957
[Dennis] I'm the only guy
that gets Ron laid.
681
00:28:43,958 --> 00:28:45,499
[Ron] [laughs]
That's true!
682
00:28:45,500 --> 00:28:46,957
[crowd chatter]
683
00:28:46,958 --> 00:28:49,041
Ron Jeremy was
the biggest celebrity
684
00:28:49,042 --> 00:28:51,999
that he was able
to hold onto.
685
00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:53,707
[Racquel] Ron Jeremy
was a porn star
686
00:28:53,708 --> 00:28:55,707
in the 1970s and 80s,
687
00:28:55,708 --> 00:28:59,292
then sort of has this
career resurrection
688
00:28:59,417 --> 00:29:01,916
when he is cast on a
reality television show
689
00:29:01,917 --> 00:29:03,707
called The Surreal Life.
690
00:29:03,708 --> 00:29:04,708
[Ron] They look sexy.
Mine is funny.
691
00:29:05,042 --> 00:29:06,832
- Is this for real, Ron?
- I'll tell you in a second.
692
00:29:06,833 --> 00:29:09,416
- Let's do a measurement.
- Yes, it is.
693
00:29:09,417 --> 00:29:11,542
[Sonja] One of the reasons
too that I think Dennis
694
00:29:11,667 --> 00:29:14,499
hung out with Ron,
Ron Jeremy being famous
695
00:29:14,500 --> 00:29:18,041
for the size of his member,
it's simply association.
696
00:29:18,042 --> 00:29:19,666
You know,
guilt by association,
697
00:29:19,667 --> 00:29:22,499
big [beep] by association.
698
00:29:22,500 --> 00:29:24,542
Ron Jeremy came for
the free stuff
699
00:29:24,667 --> 00:29:26,207
as well as for
the friendship.
700
00:29:26,208 --> 00:29:29,333
He would stay at the brothel
for free, eat for free.
701
00:29:29,458 --> 00:29:31,833
He would be able to
have sex with the girls.
702
00:29:31,958 --> 00:29:34,333
[Jennifer] Ron Jeremy
would just come in and...
703
00:29:34,583 --> 00:29:35,707
stick his [beep].
704
00:29:35,708 --> 00:29:37,874
There-
he's disgusting,
705
00:29:37,875 --> 00:29:39,666
and it made me sick,
and it hurt.
706
00:29:39,667 --> 00:29:43,500
♪
707
00:29:43,625 --> 00:29:45,916
♪
708
00:29:45,917 --> 00:29:48,916
[DeAnne] One day,
Dennis got an email from this...
709
00:29:48,917 --> 00:29:52,791
very pretty, young
girl from Seattle.
710
00:29:52,792 --> 00:29:55,457
She wanted to come there
711
00:29:55,458 --> 00:29:57,041
and auction her virginity,
712
00:29:57,042 --> 00:30:00,082
and Dennis put this poor
girl's face everywhere.
713
00:30:00,083 --> 00:30:02,708
We had her on CNN, we had
her doing interviews,
714
00:30:02,833 --> 00:30:04,624
every major outlet.
715
00:30:04,625 --> 00:30:06,458
[Bekah] I think Dennis,
he would even go
716
00:30:06,583 --> 00:30:09,000
and have tables
at job fairs
717
00:30:09,125 --> 00:30:13,749
and try to get girls to
auction their virginity off.
718
00:30:13,750 --> 00:30:15,458
Because he didn't care.
719
00:30:15,667 --> 00:30:17,791
You're just some
fantasy that they have
720
00:30:17,792 --> 00:30:20,166
that they
want you to meet.
721
00:30:20,167 --> 00:30:23,791
[Taina] One of the things
that was most disturbing
722
00:30:23,792 --> 00:30:25,874
is when you go
into the Bunny Ranch,
723
00:30:25,875 --> 00:30:27,624
there's a wall of
photographs
724
00:30:27,625 --> 00:30:30,500
of pregnant women,
naked pregnant women,
725
00:30:30,667 --> 00:30:33,041
because if you have
a fetish for, for
726
00:30:33,042 --> 00:30:35,666
purchasing pregnant women
for sexual acts,
727
00:30:35,667 --> 00:30:38,333
uh,
Hof could provide that.
728
00:30:38,542 --> 00:30:40,458
♪
729
00:30:40,583 --> 00:30:43,957
[DeAnne] And he even had a
pregnant prostitute on Tyra.
730
00:30:43,958 --> 00:30:46,082
[Racquel] Dennis Hof is
always willing to go on these
731
00:30:46,083 --> 00:30:48,832
shows because he's using
this as free publicity,
732
00:30:48,833 --> 00:30:52,916
but even though Tyra Banks,
and like every member of
733
00:30:52,917 --> 00:30:54,707
the studio audience,
and her family,
734
00:30:54,708 --> 00:30:57,999
and the father of her child
are all trying to shame her,
735
00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:00,041
Dennis really is revealing
something about
736
00:31:00,042 --> 00:31:02,166
the hypocrisy of the
morals of her family.
737
00:31:02,167 --> 00:31:04,083
[Dennis] She's got a father
that's the mayor of a city
738
00:31:04,208 --> 00:31:05,957
that wouldn't support her
because he's got a new wife.
739
00:31:05,958 --> 00:31:06,957
When she made
the phone call,
740
00:31:06,958 --> 00:31:08,791
the family wasn't there.
741
00:31:08,792 --> 00:31:10,791
[Racquel] He's riding
that sympathy, in a way.
742
00:31:10,792 --> 00:31:12,707
He gets to step in,
743
00:31:12,708 --> 00:31:14,542
and there's this
fascinating way
744
00:31:14,667 --> 00:31:16,832
that he manages to
turn himself into
745
00:31:16,833 --> 00:31:18,667
a hero and a savior.
746
00:31:18,792 --> 00:31:20,082
[Dennis] At the Ranch,
she's got people to
747
00:31:20,083 --> 00:31:23,249
support her and take care of
the things she needs.
748
00:31:23,250 --> 00:31:25,082
[Racquel] He could do so much
to support this young woman
749
00:31:25,083 --> 00:31:27,457
besides having her,
you know, do this type of
750
00:31:27,458 --> 00:31:29,708
hard physical labor at
8 months pregnant.
751
00:31:29,875 --> 00:31:32,082
We know that
they're being exploited
752
00:31:32,083 --> 00:31:33,957
at the Bunny Ranch,
753
00:31:33,958 --> 00:31:37,249
but this feels nasty
in a way
754
00:31:37,250 --> 00:31:39,167
that is different.
755
00:31:39,292 --> 00:31:41,499
♪
756
00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:43,458
[Jennifer] In front,
the white picket fence,
757
00:31:43,625 --> 00:31:47,125
and inside you're getting
your ass beat or raped.
758
00:31:47,250 --> 00:31:49,791
He's a monster.
He's evil.
759
00:31:49,792 --> 00:31:51,374
He was evil.
760
00:31:51,375 --> 00:31:53,542
He thought he could do
whatever he wanted.
761
00:31:58,625 --> 00:31:59,999
The HBO Cathouse
was always a
762
00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:01,332
hyper-competitive
environment.
763
00:32:01,333 --> 00:32:04,041
Oh, it's all got to be
about you, doesn't it?
764
00:32:04,042 --> 00:32:05,250
You bet, that's what
I've been doing.
765
00:32:05,375 --> 00:32:07,332
You inject yourself into
any situation, don't you?
766
00:32:07,333 --> 00:32:08,333
Pretty much.
767
00:32:08,542 --> 00:32:10,416
Everything was a competition
for who could be
768
00:32:10,417 --> 00:32:12,166
the most successful.
769
00:32:12,167 --> 00:32:13,207
♪
770
00:32:13,208 --> 00:32:14,916
He liked
dynamic tension
771
00:32:14,917 --> 00:32:16,832
among the women
around him.
772
00:32:16,833 --> 00:32:19,082
♪
773
00:32:19,083 --> 00:32:21,042
He liked that
kind of drama,
774
00:32:21,167 --> 00:32:23,082
and he would feed it
a lot of times.
775
00:32:23,083 --> 00:32:25,207
He did that by
showing the girls
776
00:32:25,208 --> 00:32:27,999
who was in
and who was out.
777
00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,332
He did that on purpose.
778
00:32:30,333 --> 00:32:32,207
[Alice] If you were
his girlfriend,
779
00:32:32,208 --> 00:32:35,041
out of all the other girls
that he was sleeping with,
780
00:32:35,042 --> 00:32:37,000
you would get the
most promotion,
781
00:32:37,125 --> 00:32:38,667
the most opportunities,
782
00:32:38,875 --> 00:32:40,833
choice placement
on the website.
783
00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,291
Maybe, like, a little
banner or a popup.
784
00:32:43,292 --> 00:32:45,207
And Dennis, he would
encourage some of the
785
00:32:45,208 --> 00:32:48,166
catfighting and would, like,
fuel the fire in a way.
786
00:32:48,167 --> 00:32:50,207
Well, if the girls are
fighting with each other,
787
00:32:50,208 --> 00:32:52,207
they're gonna want to make
more money than each other.
788
00:32:52,208 --> 00:32:54,917
Well, if he's making 50%
of both their money,
789
00:32:55,042 --> 00:32:56,332
good, they should be
fighting each other.
790
00:32:56,333 --> 00:32:58,750
It benefits him.
791
00:32:58,958 --> 00:33:00,166
[Sonja] With the
Cathouse series,
792
00:33:00,167 --> 00:33:02,124
Dennis has a very
specific type.
793
00:33:02,125 --> 00:33:04,833
Teenage to 25.
794
00:33:04,958 --> 00:33:07,416
White, blonde hair,
very skinny.
795
00:33:07,417 --> 00:33:09,250
[Dennis] Flawless.
It's a great outfit.
796
00:33:09,375 --> 00:33:11,041
What it takes to be
Dennis' girlfriend,
797
00:33:11,042 --> 00:33:12,832
he likes to mold them.
798
00:33:12,833 --> 00:33:15,082
And that's what he's
doing with Cami now.
799
00:33:15,083 --> 00:33:16,957
[Dennis] It's the old saying,
keep your friends close
800
00:33:16,958 --> 00:33:18,332
and your enemies closer.
[Cami] Right.
801
00:33:18,333 --> 00:33:19,957
[Dennis] If you think a
girl doesn't like you,
802
00:33:19,958 --> 00:33:21,291
that's the girl you want
to be more friends with.
803
00:33:21,292 --> 00:33:22,499
[Cami] Right.
804
00:33:22,500 --> 00:33:23,999
[Dennis] I'm glad you're
having a good time.
805
00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:25,249
[Cami] I am,
I love it here.
806
00:33:25,250 --> 00:33:26,541
It's the best place
in the world.
807
00:33:26,542 --> 00:33:28,249
Thank you, Daddy.
808
00:33:28,250 --> 00:33:29,542
[Jennifer]
So, Cami Parker is
809
00:33:29,667 --> 00:33:33,374
Dennis Hof's
main girlfriend.
810
00:33:33,375 --> 00:33:35,082
We were good
until she found out
811
00:33:35,083 --> 00:33:37,332
I was having sex with him.
812
00:33:37,333 --> 00:33:40,957
The first reaction was,
"What did you do?"
813
00:33:40,958 --> 00:33:42,207
And I was like, "Girl,
814
00:33:42,208 --> 00:33:44,542
I don't want to have
sex with him."
815
00:33:44,667 --> 00:33:46,042
You're with a girl now,
816
00:33:46,167 --> 00:33:48,583
let's have a competition
with Daddy.
817
00:33:48,708 --> 00:33:50,374
The girls get jealous.
818
00:33:50,375 --> 00:33:52,667
Um, and when
they get jealous,
819
00:33:52,875 --> 00:33:55,374
they get pissed.
820
00:33:55,375 --> 00:33:57,917
♪
821
00:33:58,042 --> 00:34:00,874
So, I was in bed and
822
00:34:00,875 --> 00:34:03,207
my door was open so
I could hear the bell.
823
00:34:03,208 --> 00:34:07,207
And so, the next thing I know
is I have girls coming in.
824
00:34:07,208 --> 00:34:09,332
And as soon as
they lock the door,
825
00:34:09,333 --> 00:34:11,833
I knew something
was gonna happen.
826
00:34:12,042 --> 00:34:13,166
The reason they put a
blanket over you,
827
00:34:13,167 --> 00:34:15,833
number one,
you can't move.
828
00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:18,457
And number two,
you can hit somebody
829
00:34:18,458 --> 00:34:21,291
and not really bruise them.
They punch you...
830
00:34:21,292 --> 00:34:23,583
and punch you
and punch you.
831
00:34:23,708 --> 00:34:25,291
And yelling at you.
832
00:34:25,292 --> 00:34:28,082
"You're a nobody,
don't you dare do this,
833
00:34:28,083 --> 00:34:29,457
you're a nobody,
you're a piece of [beep].
834
00:34:29,458 --> 00:34:32,332
I'm the number one,
bitch."
835
00:34:32,333 --> 00:34:34,082
I went straight
to the cashier,
836
00:34:34,083 --> 00:34:36,624
and I was like,
"What the [beep]?"
837
00:34:36,625 --> 00:34:38,541
She was like...
838
00:34:38,542 --> 00:34:41,082
♪
839
00:34:41,083 --> 00:34:44,332
"It's part of it."
I got no assistance,
840
00:34:44,333 --> 00:34:46,332
no help in any way,
shape, or form.
841
00:34:46,333 --> 00:34:48,417
♪
842
00:34:48,542 --> 00:34:52,291
♪
843
00:34:52,292 --> 00:34:56,249
I met Michael at the
Love Ranch in Pahrump.
844
00:34:56,250 --> 00:34:58,166
Just like every customer,
845
00:34:58,167 --> 00:35:01,166
we would do a lineup.
846
00:35:01,167 --> 00:35:02,666
I was, like...
847
00:35:02,667 --> 00:35:05,124
"Damn, I could deal
with that." You know,
848
00:35:05,125 --> 00:35:08,207
that was really what was
going through my head.
849
00:35:08,208 --> 00:35:10,207
He picked me...
850
00:35:10,208 --> 00:35:12,875
and we went to the
negotiation room.
851
00:35:13,042 --> 00:35:15,332
And, we talked.
852
00:35:15,333 --> 00:35:18,624
I gave him a
dollar amount.
853
00:35:18,625 --> 00:35:21,333
Um, after our party,
854
00:35:21,458 --> 00:35:23,000
he asked what it would be
855
00:35:23,125 --> 00:35:25,083
to spend the
night with me.
856
00:35:25,208 --> 00:35:27,499
And, we hung out
857
00:35:27,500 --> 00:35:31,082
the rest of the night,
and...
858
00:35:31,083 --> 00:35:32,833
the next morning came.
859
00:35:33,083 --> 00:35:35,875
I left the room,
and I...
860
00:35:36,083 --> 00:35:38,332
paid for a few more hours.
861
00:35:38,333 --> 00:35:41,332
[laughs]
On my dime.
862
00:35:41,333 --> 00:35:45,000
♪
863
00:35:45,208 --> 00:35:48,542
And Michael spent
quite a bit of money...
864
00:35:48,708 --> 00:35:51,499
and kept coming back.
865
00:35:51,500 --> 00:35:55,000
Michael and I talked daily.
866
00:35:55,125 --> 00:35:58,249
And, he wanted me
to be his girlfriend
867
00:35:58,250 --> 00:36:02,000
and to see where it
would go, and...
868
00:36:02,125 --> 00:36:04,499
I was like, "Okay."
869
00:36:04,500 --> 00:36:08,375
So, I then decided to
leave the industry.
870
00:36:08,500 --> 00:36:11,499
And then
Dennis found out.
871
00:36:11,500 --> 00:36:15,583
So, Dennis made it
very, very, very clear
872
00:36:15,708 --> 00:36:17,457
that I was not to leave.
873
00:36:17,458 --> 00:36:19,707
That was his vagina,
that was his vagina,
874
00:36:19,708 --> 00:36:22,000
that was his vagina.
I thought it was just-
875
00:36:22,208 --> 00:36:24,917
like, I thought it was like
I could quit a job.
876
00:36:25,125 --> 00:36:26,500
It didn't work out
that way.
877
00:36:26,667 --> 00:36:28,624
♪
878
00:36:28,625 --> 00:36:30,832
[DeAnne] Dennis was
very fond of saying,
879
00:36:30,833 --> 00:36:33,291
"The door works
both ways.
880
00:36:33,292 --> 00:36:35,499
If you don't like it in here,
you are free to leave."
881
00:36:35,500 --> 00:36:37,000
But...
882
00:36:37,167 --> 00:36:38,666
women were
afraid because
883
00:36:38,667 --> 00:36:41,499
there was a punishment
if you left Dennis.
884
00:36:41,500 --> 00:36:43,624
[Glen] In that show
Cathouse on HBO,
885
00:36:43,625 --> 00:36:45,374
Sunset Thomas was his
886
00:36:45,375 --> 00:36:47,958
number one for a long time.
887
00:36:48,167 --> 00:36:50,499
And she was eating out
of Dennis's hand.
888
00:36:50,500 --> 00:36:53,292
She would just do
whatever Dennis said.
889
00:36:53,417 --> 00:36:56,291
[Dennis] The reason I'm late
is we decided to play boss
890
00:36:56,292 --> 00:36:58,124
and secretary this
morning in the office.
891
00:36:58,125 --> 00:36:59,374
[laughing]
892
00:36:59,375 --> 00:37:01,457
I woke her up, said,
"Uh, Ms. Thomas,
893
00:37:01,458 --> 00:37:03,291
could you step into
my office please?"
894
00:37:03,292 --> 00:37:05,374
Dennis and Sunset
had this...
895
00:37:05,375 --> 00:37:07,167
long-running battle.
896
00:37:07,292 --> 00:37:09,374
When she left Dennis
from the Bunny Ranch,
897
00:37:09,375 --> 00:37:12,666
she went over to the Kit Kat
under a previous owner.
898
00:37:12,667 --> 00:37:14,666
They had to have
bodyguards to protect her
899
00:37:14,667 --> 00:37:17,249
from Dennis' thugs
getting to her.
900
00:37:17,250 --> 00:37:20,292
Dennis left some vicious
messages for her.
901
00:37:32,667 --> 00:37:36,750
♪
902
00:37:37,083 --> 00:37:43,499
♪
903
00:37:43,500 --> 00:37:45,375
[DeAnne] The message
was loud and clear:
904
00:37:45,500 --> 00:37:48,499
if you don't play by
Dennis's rules,
905
00:37:48,500 --> 00:37:50,707
if you make
Dennis unhappy,
906
00:37:50,708 --> 00:37:53,332
you are going to be punished,
he is gonna hurt you,
907
00:37:53,333 --> 00:37:55,166
and you are gonna suffer.
908
00:37:55,167 --> 00:37:56,749
♪
909
00:37:56,750 --> 00:37:58,749
[Jennifer] Michael and I
had decided
910
00:37:58,750 --> 00:38:00,000
that I was gonna leave.
911
00:38:00,208 --> 00:38:03,207
And I went down to the
U-Haul parking lot
912
00:38:03,208 --> 00:38:05,416
in Carson City, Nevada,
913
00:38:05,417 --> 00:38:08,582
and went to go get
a U-Haul truck.
914
00:38:08,583 --> 00:38:11,416
I just remember
seeing the girls.
915
00:38:11,417 --> 00:38:14,666
They started pulling me
off the steering wheel.
916
00:38:14,667 --> 00:38:17,374
Dennis sent his girls to
beat the [beep] out of me
917
00:38:17,375 --> 00:38:19,291
and try to kill me...
918
00:38:19,292 --> 00:38:20,542
and they did a
pretty good damn job.
919
00:38:26,042 --> 00:38:28,625
So, I decided to
leave the industry,
920
00:38:28,750 --> 00:38:32,374
and was backing out
a U-Haul truck.
921
00:38:32,375 --> 00:38:35,332
And, it happened so fast.
922
00:38:35,333 --> 00:38:37,832
I was on the ground having
grand mal seizures.
923
00:38:37,833 --> 00:38:40,291
Seizure after seizure
after seizure.
924
00:38:40,292 --> 00:38:42,541
I knew every single
one of them.
925
00:38:42,542 --> 00:38:44,000
I had smoked with them,
926
00:38:44,208 --> 00:38:45,582
I had done parties
with them,
927
00:38:45,583 --> 00:38:48,707
I knew these people
personally.
928
00:38:48,708 --> 00:38:51,250
I remember waking up
in the hospital.
929
00:38:51,375 --> 00:38:53,541
I had a head injury,
and so
930
00:38:53,542 --> 00:38:55,916
Michael took me
to his house.
931
00:38:55,917 --> 00:38:58,499
He took care of me.
932
00:38:58,500 --> 00:39:00,333
I never got
restitution on that.
933
00:39:00,458 --> 00:39:02,208
I had to pay the
hospital bills from it.
934
00:39:02,333 --> 00:39:04,250
[whooshing truck]
935
00:39:04,375 --> 00:39:06,416
Maybe a month later,
936
00:39:06,417 --> 00:39:09,416
my abusive husband,
Johnny,
937
00:39:09,417 --> 00:39:13,624
put a bullet in a
young lady's head.
938
00:39:13,625 --> 00:39:15,416
And...
939
00:39:15,417 --> 00:39:17,500
he shot himself
in the head.
940
00:39:17,625 --> 00:39:20,832
♪
941
00:39:20,833 --> 00:39:22,874
[dog barking]
942
00:39:22,875 --> 00:39:26,832
♪ [gentle instrumental]
943
00:39:26,833 --> 00:39:28,874
[Jennifer] So, Michael
and I bought a house.
944
00:39:28,875 --> 00:39:30,707
[birds chirping]
945
00:39:30,708 --> 00:39:32,666
I got out.
946
00:39:32,667 --> 00:39:34,541
[dog barking]
947
00:39:34,542 --> 00:39:37,707
My life now is...
948
00:39:37,708 --> 00:39:40,000
the best it's ever been
in 53 years.
949
00:39:40,250 --> 00:39:41,832
♪
950
00:39:41,833 --> 00:39:43,541
[voice breaking]
I tell him all the time...
951
00:39:43,542 --> 00:39:46,499
[clearing throat]
952
00:39:46,500 --> 00:39:48,624
He's my knight
in shining armor.
953
00:39:48,625 --> 00:39:52,667
♪
954
00:39:52,792 --> 00:39:54,917
And I'm waiting for
the ball to drop.
955
00:39:55,042 --> 00:39:59,250
Because it hasn't, and it's
been going on 14 years.
956
00:39:59,375 --> 00:40:01,499
You have no idea how
grateful I am to you.
957
00:40:01,500 --> 00:40:03,375
How much I love you.
958
00:40:03,542 --> 00:40:05,999
How much you
mean to me.
959
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:07,874
You have no idea, ha.
960
00:40:07,875 --> 00:40:10,791
♪
961
00:40:10,792 --> 00:40:12,916
[faint barking]
962
00:40:12,917 --> 00:40:14,791
I have a great life.
963
00:40:14,792 --> 00:40:17,416
♪
964
00:40:17,417 --> 00:40:21,542
My day-to-day
is my dogs.
965
00:40:21,667 --> 00:40:23,124
♪
966
00:40:23,125 --> 00:40:25,707
My garden,
they dig holes.
967
00:40:25,708 --> 00:40:28,667
I go sit by the water.
I go flat boarding.
968
00:40:28,792 --> 00:40:33,542
♪
969
00:40:33,667 --> 00:40:36,791
I was only a legal prostitute
for six months, if that.
970
00:40:36,792 --> 00:40:38,916
♪
971
00:40:38,917 --> 00:40:42,457
The girls that say that
they did good, it's a joke.
972
00:40:42,458 --> 00:40:44,500
There's a lot of girls
that are in that.
973
00:40:44,667 --> 00:40:46,541
The way they get treated,
and molested,
974
00:40:46,542 --> 00:40:48,624
and beaten,
and raped
975
00:40:48,625 --> 00:40:52,541
is not much different than
what I saw with Johnny.
976
00:40:52,542 --> 00:40:55,083
It's not a job.
It is a nightmare.
977
00:40:55,333 --> 00:40:58,542
♪
978
00:40:58,667 --> 00:40:59,707
[Racquel] I think it's
really significant
979
00:40:59,708 --> 00:41:01,916
that Cathouse
aired on HBO,
980
00:41:01,917 --> 00:41:05,582
which was a cable
network that...
981
00:41:05,583 --> 00:41:08,332
I think, not only myself,
but a lot of people,
982
00:41:08,333 --> 00:41:09,458
had faith in.
983
00:41:09,708 --> 00:41:13,624
As in, it wasn't trashy
as a network, and so,
984
00:41:13,625 --> 00:41:17,166
you had this sort of sense
that if HBO is airing it,
985
00:41:17,167 --> 00:41:18,749
they've got to have
some kind of
986
00:41:18,750 --> 00:41:21,041
journalistic integrity.
And of course,
987
00:41:21,042 --> 00:41:24,041
we know now that
Cathouse was sort of
988
00:41:24,042 --> 00:41:25,875
selling itself as being
all about women's
989
00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:28,292
sexual liberation,
but underneath it,
990
00:41:28,500 --> 00:41:30,666
it's the same tired story
of women being
991
00:41:30,667 --> 00:41:32,916
sexually exploited
and abused.
992
00:41:32,917 --> 00:41:35,166
Dennis has raped
so many women
993
00:41:35,167 --> 00:41:36,832
who haven't
come forward.
994
00:41:36,833 --> 00:41:38,999
♪
995
00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:41,457
He had gotten so big
996
00:41:41,458 --> 00:41:43,875
that he couldn't be
contained anymore.
997
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:47,833
♪
998
00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:52,583
♪
999
00:41:52,708 --> 00:41:58,583
♪
1000
00:41:58,708 --> 00:42:03,708
♪
1001
00:42:03,833 --> 00:42:13,708
♪
1002
00:42:13,833 --> 00:42:17,500
♪
1003
00:42:17,625 --> 00:42:18,874
[Jose] All I hear is...
1004
00:42:18,875 --> 00:42:21,708
Boom, boom.
Gunshots.
1005
00:42:21,833 --> 00:42:23,667
They set the house on fire to
make it look like an accident.
1006
00:42:23,792 --> 00:42:25,916
[Merydith] It was horrific.
1007
00:42:25,917 --> 00:42:28,999
Six victims and two of
them were unborn children.
1008
00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:31,499
[News] Brooke Phillips,
also known as Hayden Brooke,
1009
00:42:31,500 --> 00:42:33,458
died in Monday's fire.
1010
00:42:33,583 --> 00:42:35,082
[Jose]
I wanted to know why.
1011
00:42:35,083 --> 00:42:37,541
[Ryan] We don't know
who did this.
1012
00:42:37,542 --> 00:42:39,417
Everybody was a suspect.
1013
00:42:39,542 --> 00:42:42,124
[Sonja] Dennis was the
one that told me
1014
00:42:42,125 --> 00:42:43,917
Brooke was pregnant
with his child.
1015
00:42:44,042 --> 00:42:46,250
[News] A suspect wanted in
the murder of six people
1016
00:42:46,458 --> 00:42:47,832
is now in custody.
1017
00:42:47,833 --> 00:42:49,957
[DeAnne] Dennis was
going to go to the trial.
1018
00:42:49,958 --> 00:42:51,791
[Ryan] He's making
a spectacle of it.
1019
00:42:51,792 --> 00:42:53,417
[Dennis] This is terrible,
this is killing me.
1020
00:42:53,625 --> 00:42:55,166
[DeAnne] Dennis is the one
who coined the phrase
1021
00:42:55,167 --> 00:42:56,916
the Cathouse Murders.
1022
00:42:56,917 --> 00:42:58,999
[Merydith] He didn't come
there seeking justice for her.
1023
00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:01,082
He came there
seeking attention.
1024
00:43:01,083 --> 00:43:02,958
[Dennis] This is the
saddest day of my life.