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Dennis Hof Make Nevada Nevada Again

American entrepreneur (1946–2018)

Dennis Hof
Dennis Hof, Heidi Fleiss, Ron Jeremy (cropped).jpg

Hof in 2006
Member-elect of the Nevada Associates
from the 36th district
In function
Died before taking office
Preceded by James Oscarson
Succeeded by Gregory Hafen Ii
Personal details
Built-in (1946-10-14)October 14, 1946
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.[1]
Died October 16, 2018(2018-ten-sixteen) (aged 72)
Crystal, Nevada, U.South.
Political party Republican (2016–18)
Other political
affiliations		 Libertarian (2015–sixteen)
Domestic partner Heidi Fleiss (2009–2018)
Children 2
Occupation
  • Entrepreneur
  • brothel owner
  • television personality

Dennis Leroy Hof (October 14, 1946 – Oct sixteen, 2018) was an American brothel owner. He endemic seven legal brothels in Nevada, most notably the Moonlite BunnyRanch. Hof was likewise a Republican candidate in 2018 for the Nevada Associates, which he was posthumously elected to less than i month after his death.

Career [edit]

Earlier entering into the brothel business, Hof endemic gas stations, first in Arizona and later in Nevada.[two]

The Moonlite Bunny Ranch [edit]

Hof purchased and remodeled The Moonlite BunnyRanch in 1992, a brothel that had been founded in 1955; he then purchased a 2d brothel, Kitty's, and renamed it The Love Ranch North. Hof later purchased two additional brothels from longtime Nye Canton brothel proprietor Joe Richards: the Blood-red Patch in Crystal, Nevada, renamed the Love Ranch Vegas, and the Cherry-red Patch Ii in Amargosa Valley, Nevada, renamed the Alien Cathouse. On September viii, 2018, it was announced that the Alien Cathouse had been sold to business organization owner Raman Sharma.[3]

Despite Nevada laws banning brothel advertising,[4] Hof maintained a high profile to create publicity for his brothels.[5] He was the president of the Nevada Brothel Owners' Clan and its lobbyist; the Bunny Ranch is the closest brothel to the country capital, Carson City.

Hof operated a website;[vi] the "working girls" are encouraged to cultivate online relationships with both potential and past clients. He oft appeared on talk shows, including Oprah Winfrey, The Today Show, The View, Play a trick on News, Howard Stern, Lex and Terry, and many others. Hof employed developed film stars, including Sunset Thomas with whom he also had a romantic human relationship.[7] He as well gave free offers to soldiers returning from duty.[viii]

In early 2009, due to the recession, State Senator Bob Coffin (D) proposed legalizing prostitution statewide for taxation purposes. Hof was prominently featured in a number of media reports saying he would expand into Las Vegas given the opportunity, and was looking at some closed casinos as property.[ citation needed ] However, the Nevada lawmakers chose non to consider the proposal of statewide legal prostitution during that legislative session.[9]

Series [edit]

Hof and the Moonlite Bunny Ranch brothel were featured in the HBO serial Cathouse, which ran from 2002 to 2014.[10] Two documentary serial followed: Cathouse: The Series [11] premiered in 2005, and Cathouse 2: Back in the Saddle [12] appeared in 2007.

Both featured a wait at the inner workings of a legal house of prostitution also as the life of a number of the working girls, borrowing some techniques from reality television, such as photographic camera-merely interviews and staged spontaneity.

Filmography [edit]

Hof appears as himself in an "hush-hush" mall store chosen "Pro-Life Sex" in the 2014 indie film Alongside Night.[13] In 1998, Hof was in the Hughes Brothers documentary American Pimp, where notably he was the merely white human the brothers interviewed. At i signal in the documentary, he very nearly accurately predicted his ain expiry, going out getting the best piece of pussy.[14]

Public speaking and television appearances [edit]

Hof had speaking engagements at Oxford University[fifteen] and Trinity College, Dublin.[16] [17] The New Yorker ran an 11-page article past Rebecca Mead about him, entitled "American Pimp", in 2001.[18]

Hof appeared on Walton and Johnson, Brand X with Russell Brand, Rover'due south Morning Celebrity, The Johnny Dare Morning Show, Todd and Tyler, American Pimp, The Tyra Banks Show, Lex and Terry, the Opie and Anthony Show, The Adam Carolla Show,[nineteen] The Howard Stern Testify, The Mike Calta Show, Loveline with Stryker and Dr. Drew, Derek and Romaine, and on Dr. Phil, as well as giving a bout and interview to bourgeois pundit Sean Hannity on Hannity and Colmes.

[edit]

Hof released a book, The Art of the Pimp, in March 2015. The memoir includes personal accounts from women who worked for him, in which they item sexual abuse at his hands. Information technology also includes a psychological profile of Hof from psychotherapist Sheenah Hankin. Hankin plant him to be a narcissist with no empathy, and states of his relationships with his employees, "Like any pimp, he exploits them. This is sadistic behavior, and it is both unrecognized and denied."[20]

Legal problems [edit]

In 1999, Lyon County sheriff's deputy Brian Putzer filed a police report accusing Hof of decease threats.[21] According to Deputy Putzer, the threats were spurred when Putzer did a routine walk-through bank check of one of Hof's brothels and discovered documents showing that Hof was setting up sexual encounters in counties where prostitution is illegal. Putzer states that his superiors "didn't want to challenge Hof" every bit the county is poorly funded and Hof's brothels were a major correspondent to the local economy.

In 2016, a woman who had formerly worked for Hof, Jennifer O'Kane, publicly accused Hof of nonconsensual sexual contact, rape, sexual harassment, and having sex with his workers without a rubber.[21] O'Kane stated that Hof regularly gets away with the sexual abuse of his employees due to their status as sex workers, and that she had reported the rape to the D.A.'s office in 2011, only nothing had been pursued. The accusations were similar to statements made in Hof'south own memoir past sometime Hof employees Krissy Summers and Cami Parker, who noted calumniating behavior and coerced sexual encounters in the brothel.[twenty] A detective interviewed O'Kane regarding the accusations but charges were non pursued as in that location were no other direct witnesses and Hof was running for political part at the fourth dimension. Deputy District Attorney Katrina Samuels over again declined to prosecute the example in 2018, stating that the statute of limitations had passed.

In December 2017, some other former employee, Diana Grandmaison, reported a not-consensual sexual meet with Hof to the same detective who had investigated the O'Kane case.[21] Grandmaison stated that Hof regularly initiated such encounters with the immature girls who worked for him and detailed other forms of work corruption. No farther activity was taken.

Politics [edit]

Hof endorsed Ron Paul in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.[22] [23] He joined the Libertarian Political party in 2015.[24] [25] In December 2016, he became a "Trump Republican".[26]

In 2016 and 2018, Hof ran for the 36th District seat in the Nevada Assembly, the lower business firm of the state legislature – the start time as a Libertarian and the second time as a Republican; he lost the first race to James Oscarson, merely defeated him in the GOP primary in 2018.[27] Hof prevailed in the primary later on Nye County officials attempted to remove his entrada signs. However, in an emergency motion before the Federal District of Nevada, Hof prevailed in a Starting time Amendment claim against the county.[28] He was represented in that matter by Starting time Amendment attorney Marc Randazza.[29] [xxx] After winning the primary Hof styled himself every bit the "Trump from Pahrump."[31]

Hof died October sixteen, 2018, just 2 days after his 72nd birthday and less than a month before the 2018 general ballot.[2] His name remained on the ballot (with polling places posting public signage stating that Hof was deceased), and he posthumously won election to the seat over his Democratic opponent, Lesia Romanov, by a 68.iii% to 31.seven% margin; under Nevada land constabulary, the seat was declared vacant.[32] Canton commissioners from Lincoln, Nye and Clark counties conducted a weighted vote to make up one's mind Hof's replacement.[33] The seat was given to Gregory Hafen II, full general manager of a local utility company founded by his grandfather.[34]

Electoral history [edit]

2016 [edit]

2016 Nevada'south 36th State Assembly full general election results by canton

  •  Oscarson—80–90%

  •  Oscarson—threescore–seventy%

  •  Oscarson—50–60%

2018 [edit]

Republican primary

2018 Nevada's 36th State Assembly district Republican primary results by county

  •  Hof—40–l%

  •  Oscarson—l–60%

general election

2018 Nevada's 36th State Associates commune general ballot results by canton

  •  Hof (deceased)—70–80%

  •  Hof (deceased)—60–70%

  •  Hof (deceased)—50–60%

Personal life [edit]

In Cathouse: The Musical, Hof revealed that he only dated prostitutes. "I don't date civilians [non-working girls]." The documentary series showed several of his relationships with employees, such as adult motion-picture show star Sunset Thomas[38] and Heidi Fleiss.[39] In his memoir, Hof disclosed a lack of interest in monogamy and detailed how every 1 of his relationships ended due to his own infidelity.[xx] Hof was a shut friend of Play tricks News personality Tucker Carlson. He once stated that he communicated with Carlson daily to requite him ideas for his bear witness.[twoscore]

Death [edit]

Hof died in his sleep at his Love Ranch Due south in Crystal, Nevada, on October 16, 2018, following a party for his 72nd birthday that had been attended past Joe Arpaio, Heidi Fleiss,[41] Grover Norquist, and Ron Jeremy, the last of whom found Hof unresponsive.[42] Police did not suspect foul play at the fourth dimension of his death, and no ane who was with him the dark earlier noticed any signs of ill-wellness.[42] Hof's legislature entrada manager Chuck Muth said that Hof was "having the time of his life" that night.[43] The expiry was after reported to have been caused past a heart attack due to "atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease."[44]

See also [edit]

  • Prostitution in Nevada

References [edit]

  1. ^ In episode 3 of season 2 of "Cathouse", Hof mentions that he was born and raised in Phoenix.
  2. ^ a b Fortin, Jacey (Oct 16, 2018). "Dennis Hof, the Pimp Who Won a Nevada Country Primary, Dies at 72". The New York Times . Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Alien Cathouse Has A New Owner | Nevada Brothels". Nevada Brothels. September nine, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Unlawful advertising of prostitution", NRS 201.430 and 201.440
  5. ^ ABC News (Feb nine, 2009). "Rough Recession Tests Brothel Boundaries". ABC News . Retrieved October fourteen, 2015.
  6. ^ "Official Bunny Ranch Homepage – Bunny Ranch Girls Pics and Videos – BunnyRanch in Las Vegas". bunnyranch.com . Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ^ John Katsilometes (June 17, 2013). "Accommodate against Sunset Thomas offers new wrinkle in the oldest profession". LasVegasSun.com . Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  8. ^ "Nevada brothel offers free sex activity to returning troops". CNN. Reuters. June 3, 2003. Retrieved Oct 14, 2015.
  9. ^ "MSN | Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, Breaking News, and Latest Videos". MSN. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009.
  10. ^ Cathouse (2002) at IMDb
  11. ^ Cathouse: The Series at IMDb
  12. ^ Cathouse: Back in the Saddle at IMDb
  13. ^ Alongside Nighttime at IMDb
  14. ^ American Pimp IMDb.com
  15. ^ Jennifer Yard. Wood. "Within Dennis Hof's Moonlite Bunny Ranch, the Earth's Most Famous Brothel". Details . Retrieved January xiv, 2016.
  16. ^ Skorupa, Susan (June nineteen, 2015). "'The Fine art of the Pimp': Dennis Hof tells all". Reno Gazette-Journal . Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  17. ^ "Bunny Ranch Pimp Dennis Hof Wants to Run for Senate to Terminate Sex Trafficking". VICE. July xx, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  18. ^ Rebecca Mead (April 23, 2001). "American Pimp". The New Yorker . Retrieved Oct 14, 2015.
  19. ^ Laxamana, Chris (May 18, 2015). "Dennis Hof and Jo Koy". The Adam Carolla Bear witness. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved October xvi, 2018.
  20. ^ a b c "The bizarre memoir of America'south most famous pimp". The New York Mail. March 8, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  21. ^ a b c "Former prostitutes allege unwelcome sexual contact from brothel possessor Dennis Hof". The Nevada Independent. May 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  22. ^ "Ron Paul endorsed by Nevada brothel owner". msnbc.com. November 26, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  23. ^ "The Moonlite BunnyRanch Endorses Ron Paul For President". The Huffington Mail service. January 3, 2012. Retrieved Oct xiv, 2015.
  24. ^ Ben Botkin. "Nevada brothel owner says he might run for U.Southward. Senate". Las Vegas Review-Periodical . Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  25. ^ Amber Phillips (July 9, 2015). "The Libertarian Party is backing a brothel owner. And yes, it supports legal prostitution". Washington Postal service . Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  26. ^ Richard Hunter (December vii, 2016). "Hof Bolts Libertarians, Joins Trump's Republicans". Printing Release . Retrieved Apr ten, 2017.
  27. ^ "Nevada pimp wins GOP primary, rejoices with Hollywood madam". world wide web.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  28. ^ "Federal guess orders Nye County to render Hof's political sign". June 12, 2018.
  29. ^ Randazza, Marc (September 18, 2018). "Marc Randazza Represents Nevada brothel owner Dennis Hof in a Showtime Amendment Case". Medium . Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  30. ^ marcrisman (January 21, 2019). "Famed Nevada brothel possessor Dennis Hof institute expressionless at 'Love Ranch'". Marc Risman . Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  31. ^ "CNN: 'I'chiliad riding the Trump moving ridge. He'due south Christopher Columbus,' says Nevada pimp running for part". CNN. June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  32. ^ Tacopino, Joe (Nov 7, 2018). "Voters choose dead pimp over Autonomous opponent". The New York Postal service . Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  33. ^ "Dennis Hof, deceased brothel possessor, wins Nevada Assembly race". Nov 7, 2018.
  34. ^ Johnson, Shea. "Hafen appointed to replace Hof in Nevada Assembly District 36" Las Vegas Review-Journal Dec 7, 2018
  35. ^ https://world wide web.nvsos.gov/silverstate2016gen/NVAssembly/
  36. ^ https://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2018pri/NVAssembly/
  37. ^ http://www.silverstateelection.com/NVAssembly/
  38. ^ Cathouse: The Musical
  39. ^ Kenny Herzog (March 26, 2015). "Dennis Hof Interview – Dennis Hof on 'The Art of the Pimp'". Esquire . Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  40. ^ "A Wild Conversation with the 'Pimp' Who Won a Nevada Primary". Rolling Stone. June thirteen, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  41. ^ "Dennis Hof dies at 72: He spent his final hours with Ron Jeremy, Heidi Fleiss, and other recognizable names". www.yahoo.com.
  42. ^ a b Duggan, Brian; Damon, Anjeanette; Spillman, Benjamin; DeHaven, James (Oct xvi, 2018). "Dennis Hof, Nevada'due south bombastic legal pimp and Assembly candidate, has died". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  43. ^ "Brothel owner-turned-pol Dennis Hof found dead at Love Ranch". October 16, 2018.
  44. ^ "Dennis Hof's cause of death revealed". Fox News. Fox News. March 28, 2019.

External links [edit]

  • Campaign website
  • Dennis Hof at IMDb
  • Dennis Hof at Detect a Grave Edit this at Wikidata

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hof