Another lost Hollywood lamb in a den of iniquity
HOLLYWOOD—While performing what one source described as a "routine check" of an adult video store in Hollywood last evening, Los Angeles Vice Division officers found well-known actor Nick Stahl in one of the arcade booths, allegedly doing what many before him have done in that and similar booths: masturbating—or as the official charge calls it, a misdemeanor "lewd act."
Stahl, who starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Claire Danes in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, and who played a pivotal role in the darkly artistic HBO series Carnivale, was taken into custody at about 8:30 Thursday evening, booked and released on $500 bail at about 5 this morning—where he was immediately confronted by a TMZ cameraman who asked him about the bust. Stahl's only comment was to agree with the cameraman's suggestion that it was all a "misunderstanding."
Leaving aside the question of why LA police are wasting taxpayers' money haunting porn shops and theaters looking for masturbators, Stahl has the distinction of being the second Hollywood celebrity caught getting his rocks off in (semi-)public this year. It was only in July that vice cops arrested popular comedian Fred Willard at the Tiki Theater adult store in Hollywood for a similar act.
Though a popular actor with five movies to his credit in 2011, a couple of roles in TV series this year, and three films currently in post-production, Stahl has apparently not had a happy personal life. This past January, he separated from Rose, his wife of three years and an actress in her own right, though the pair had supposedly reconciled after Stahl had disappeared for four days in early May—not the first time he'd dropped below the radar—then returned only to immediately check himself into an alcohol abuse treatment facility—which he soon checked himself out of, went to live with a friend, then disappeared again from June 14 to July 21. Once again, he got rehab for a few days, and though not living with his family, is reportedly attending AA meetings.
Poor schmuck.
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last comment• "well known actor" may be overstated. I never heard of him
• I guess I never realized jerking off in this booths was illegal
• With the Internet and DVD porn, who goes to those places now?
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I'm guessing they are convenient for the family men who don't want porn in the house (kids, wife, etc)
I tried one in Columbus but the booth was too small and uncomfortable for me to try jacking off. It was $10 for 2 hours to rent on of their DVDs. I left after 20 minutes. the tv was too small as well. Their premium titles were not available for rental.
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It is almost a joke that he was arrested. I am not sure it would legally be a crime to jack off in a room (booth) that was rented for a period of time. In any case, it is inconceivable that California/LA would spend tax payer money to police this sort of thing. Seems like I recall that the state of Calif. is virtually bankrupt anyway. If I were a Calif. taxpayer, I would not be happy with this type of spending.
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I AM a Californication taxpayer, and it's par for the course here. We are so financially jacked up and our priorities are all fucked up that I'm surprised our state govt can find it's way to the shitter and back, much less remembering why the went there in the first place.
But ya gotta love Hollywood - it just screams "class".
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Your last comment nails it motorhead.
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People that go to those places aren't going to them to jack off to porn.
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Jacking off in public is a "lewd" act. Public is where you are visible to other people that have access to your location.
There are a few members of this forum who like to jack-off in clubs.
I guess this illustrates the stupidity of certain vice squads and that you have to be sick yourself if you enjoy busting people for enjoying sex.
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And why not at an adult theatre
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With the government's increasing tendency to classify private property as a "public" place, they consider themselves justified in arresting people of using that private property for things they don't like.
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I wonder if Nick hangs out with Peewee Herman.
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Vote them out of office gmd. LOL
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Who is Nick Stahl and why should I care?
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Voting them out of office is next to impossible. They buy votes every day with our money with their give aways like welfare and free cell phones.
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He could have afforded the highest paid escorts but instead a goes to a porn shop to jack off.
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