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Casting couch

The casting couch is a euphemism for the practice of soliciting sexual favors from a job applicant in exchange for employment in the entertainment industry, primarily acting roles. The practice is illegal in the United States. Predominantly male casting directors and film producers use the casting couch to extract sex from aspiring actors in Hollywood…

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Casting couch

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Casting couch

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related to Economics · 11
Casting couch → According, Actors, An, As, Darren Filson, Hollywood, The, This, Thomas Borcherding, United States, With
related to Pornography · 9
Casting couch → Backroom Casting Couch, Become, How, In, Movie Star, She, The, The Casting Couch, Zimmer
related to External links · 6
Casting couch → Early Hollywood, Hollywood, Sexual Harassment, Taylorology, The Casting Couch, You Must Remember This
related to Etymology · 4
Casting couch → Ben Zimmer, Broadway, Hollywood, In The Atlantic
related to Legality · 4
Casting couch → Californian, In, The, United States
is a · 1
Casting couch → euphemism for the practice of soliciting sexual favors from a job applicant in exchange for employment in the entertainment industry

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Casting couchis aeuphemism for the practice of soliciting sexual favors from a job applicant in exchange for employment in the entertainment industry0.90text
Casting couchrelated to EconomicsAccording0.60section
Casting couchrelated to EconomicsThomas Borcherding0.60section
Casting couchrelated to EconomicsDarren Filson0.60section
Casting couchrelated to EconomicsHollywood0.60section
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Casting couchrelated to EconomicsAs0.60section
Casting couchrelated to EconomicsThis0.60section
Casting couchrelated to EconomicsActors0.60section
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Casting couchrelated to EconomicsUnited States0.60section

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