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Producer Amanda White claims Affleck made “uninvited and unwelcome sexual advances” while making the doco, I’m Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix, so she’s suing the him for a cool $2 million.
In the lawsuit filed on Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, White claims Affleck repeatedly referred to women as “cows” and “discussed his sexual exploits and those of other celebrities that he allegedly witnessed; and asked [White], after learning her age, ‘Isn’t it about time you get pregnant?’” according to the suit.
White claims Affleck became “hostile and aggressive” when she rejected his advances and “violently grabbed her arm in an effort to intimidate her into staying.”
In her 19-page complaint, White further alleges that he hired prostitutes and transvestites for a scene in a hotel room. She claims that Affleck employed the hookers “for his personal gratification,” because none of the material made it into the final cut of the doco.

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PopEater reports Amanda White, who co produced last year, has asked for $2 million. She is claiming that Affleck, who directed the documentary film I’m Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix, on the antics of actor Joaquin Phoenix, repeatedly sexually harassed her and tried to get her to spend a night in his hotel room. She filed suit on Friday in Los Angeles.
White’s suit alleges Affleck didn’t pay her either, and that he made degrading comments against other women on set. E! Online reported that White claimed Affleck hired prostitutes in Las Vegas for a scene that was never cut, supposedly because he wanted them for his own entertainment. She also allegedly found herself unable to use her room for a night shooting on location in Costa Rica because it was already occupied: Affleck and Phoenix had commandeered it and had two women in there.

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The complaint further alleges, “Affleck also attempted to manipulate [White] into staying in a hotel room with him.” When she declined, “Affleck became hostile and aggressive.”
The suit states, “He violently grabbed [White's] arm in an effort to intimidate her into staying,” and when she said no, “Affleck continued his abusive conduct by sending her abusive text messages and calling her profane names for refusing to stay with him.”
In another instance, according to court papers, Affleck arranged for 35 people, including a number of prostitutes and transvestites, to shoot a scene in a hotel room. What occurred isn’t mentioned in the complaint, but White makes note that whatever happened in the hotel room didn’t make into the film, and was essentially set up for Affleck’s “personal gratification and unfairly subjected” White to it for no particular reason.

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… One afternoon, [White] produced a shoot at the Palazzo Hotel where Phoenix performed a set as a rap artist,” the complaint reads. “Following the set, Affleck told [White] that he and Phoenix wanted to shoot another sequence in their hotel suite that evening. [Affleck] procured the services of several prostitutes, including male transvestites, for the evening shoot. [White] was not aware of what Affleck planned for that shoot.” 
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Judging by the pre-release press and Phoenix’s infamous David Letterman appearance, it’s not surprising that production of the film would include some odd and offensive behavior. But White says that “none of the conduct that occurred in the hotel suite is in the version of the film that will be released to the public.” Instead, she believes that Affleck orchestrated the shoot “for his personal gratification and unfairly subjected [White] and Gorka to the conduct involving the prostitutes for reasons having nothing to do with the purpose of the project.” 

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… How does it become immigration enforcement policy? It’s an immigration status check,” she said. “Arizona cannot remove anybody, and they don’t purport they can.”
Her comments during the hearing, along with those she made during a hearing in the morning on another suit brought by civil rights groups, suggested she is likely to rule on whether certain parts of the law are pre-empted by federal law, rather than striking down the entire law.
The courtroom was packed with spectators, many from civil rights groups and charities that aid immigrants.
Outside the courthouse, people of all political stripes mounted noisy demonstrations. Charlene Greenwood, 46 and unemployed, described herself as a Tea Party member, wore a semiautomatic pistol on her hip and signs that read, “Illegal immigrants have better health care than I do” and, “Bank robbers, drug dealers and prostitutes are just trying to support their families too.”

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… The Beamz immediately draws you in when you see it…both from a visual and musical standpoint,” says Scott Kusmirek, drummer for Vinyl Station. “My first thought when I saw it was, ‘What is that?’ I was intrigued as I watched people playing the light. Their faces lit up as they put their hand through the laser beams and began making sounds. From the way it looked and triggered music, I immediately realized with our upcoming performance schedule that the Beamz would be a great addition to our show!”
Vinyl Station’s musical sound has been compared to Wilco, Ryan Adams, and U2 while at the same time they have created their own unique sound. With a combined 60 years of musical experience and talent, the individuals of this quintet have performed and recorded with the likes of Hootie and the Blowfish, When in Rome, Seal, Cowboy Mouth, Gin Blossoms, Bit O Jane, Disco Pimps, John Popper and many more… Vinyl Station combines its original songs with an array of cover songs performed with their own unique style to provide the audience with a memorable experience, leaving them wanting more.

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The pop-punkers of The Maine aren’t the only Valley band pimping a new music video this week. Latin funk/indie rock outfit Fatigo recently posted a YouTube version of their vid for “Tiger Pit,” a laidback and torrid pop song the band created with Bisbee’s Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl for last year’s AM or PM… I Don’t Know local band comp.
And while it may lack the slick-looking visuals and MTV airplay of The Maine’s “Inside Of You,” Fatigo’s music video has a certain funky charm and panache all its own. Co-directed by frontman Mike Montoya and Phoenix Rising producer Eli Kluger, this three-and-a-half-minute epic was shot in locales all over the Valley (including South Mountain, Downtown Phoenix, and the Lost Leaf), and even some footage from Bisbee.
Also featured is Nowhere Man chanteuse Amy Ross, as well as the choreography of Ellisha Beth. A member of the Deja Dance ensemble, Beth created and coordinated what Montoya described to me as “the Tiger Dance,” which he (seriously) hopes will become the latest summertime dance craze similar to the Twist or the Macarena.

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… AP)  NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Talk about Republican Sen. David Vitter’s worst political nightmare – a surprise challenger with all the right conservative credentials and none of the baggage of the incumbent’s prostitution scandal.
Chet Traylor, the first Republican elected to Louisiana’s Supreme Court since Reconstruction, made a last-minute decision to take on Vitter after a fresh scandal for the first-term lawmaker: An aide had remained on Vitter’s payroll after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a knife-wielding incident with an ex-girlfriend.
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The incumbent has responded to Traylor’s entry into the race in much the same way he handled the prostitution scandal, by keeping quiet about it. His campaign declined to comment for this story.
In 2007, Vitter would confess only to a “serious sin” after his phone number turned up among records for a Washington prostitution ring. He tersely denied later accusations that he was a customer of New Orleans prostitutes and again declined to answer questions.

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The look: A strip club next to a U-Haul that has been taken over by hippies.
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910 Live sits in a rather out of place location on McClintock Dr. in Tempe. It’s on a relatively empty stretch of road just north of the excessive-in-every-way outdoor shopping center known as Tempe Marketplace, and just south of the 202 freeway. But you can’t miss it. The outside of is lit much in the same manner as a strip club, with purple and white shining down from the roof of the building.
While I typically don’t expect much in the way of attendance at these sorts of things, (especially since I tend to go on the weeknights) I actually had to drive around for a minute to park the car. Once I got out and started to walk in, the smell of cologne wafted through the air as I approached the front door. Upon entering, I noticed the type of set up that would be conducive to a more “club like” scene. There were a few wallflowers and lovebirds hanging on the sofas against the wall, and a stripper pole graced the middle of the room.

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Adding to the AMA’s list of accredited businesses is The Darkly Agency who stepped up to the plate as one of Phoenix’s most recent branding firms specializing in avant-garde Branding and Design.
Sounds great but with more and more companies cutting their budgets how would a branding firm make a difference? According to Danielle Stephens, this is exactly where Arizona businesses are going wrong.
“The thing about younger consumers is that they spend regardless of the economic climate,” said Stephens, who is a Gilbert, AZ native. “It’s just that in a down economy their expenditures begin to tightly circle around things that they would consider part of their lifestyle and culture. Creating a culture around your business and brand creates loyalty because consumers want their decisions to reinforce who they are, the life they live and the people they surround themselves with.”
But how can any product or service, even barbeques or massage parlors, fit into their culture?

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