A prominent gay porn star accuses a few former business partners of delivering his reputation by placing “extreme” false claims about him on social media, including that he almost killed a dog on a film set by feeding the meth to feed.
In a lawsuit in a bomb that was brought last Friday, says Robert, who is professionally known as Owen Hawk, the claim – together with accusations that he is a 'sex offender', 'involved in domestic violence' and 'committee[ed] Fraud and other crimes is not only false, but has also largely done the brakes on his career of more than 20 years.
The complaints from Felt took Damian Todaro, the owner of PPVNETWORK, a hardcore streaming service, and the boyfriend of Todaro, identified in judicial articles only as 'Elvis', such as the perpetrators of a 'extreme and shameful' slander campaign against him last year. As a result, the professional opportunities of Felit have decreased to the point that he “is forced to liquidate his pension funds to survive and defend himself,” the complaint said.
On Tuesday, felt told The independent That in 2024 his company took on “more than $ 500,000”, but that has now fallen to less than $ 1,000 a month and he feels uncertain about renewing his lease agreement, which is about to end. He said he built a brand for years and that it was unbearable to see it out.
“It has been really painful,” said Filt. “It is a lot of loss to process. I have not been able to draw a salary for five months, I have fallen behind on my rent … It just seems incredibly unfair that I should be in this situation, while people I considered friends can continue with all the value I have made [for the company] For themselves. In which world is that possible? “
He argued that he was “used” to build a successful company, and then “dumped when I found that I was no longer useful, despite contractual regulations.”
“These guys live in a house of several millions of dollars on Fire Island, try to squeeze me out of my share, rob me of the value of [my] Life work, “said Filt.
Robert felt, professionally known as Owen Hawk, says he is now alive from his pension savings (courtesy Robert Felt)
Lawyer Wesley Mullen, who represents Todaro and Elvis, refused to comment on the case.
In 2005, Felt, who also directs, founded Dark Alley Media, a production and distribution company that “has since become a recognized leader in the content industry for adults, with a library with more than 300 titles and countless prices,” said his complaint. It describes Owen Hawk, the alter ego of Felt, as 'a public figure' who has 'built a reputation for professionalism and excellence in industry', and more than 250,000 followers on X, the social network that is previously known as Twitter, has.
Felt's colleagues have long 'recognized … his contributions and success', according to the complaint, which notes that the 45-year-old was recently honored with a place on the 'Wall of Fame' of the Grabby Awards.
In recent years, Dark Alley Media has been working together in a joint venture with PPVNETWORK, with Dark Alley Die original video capacity, connections with artists and 'industry expertise', the complaint continues. PPVNETWORK was of course responsible for providing website -hosting, invoicing and customer service, explains the complaint.
But in April 2024 the relationship between Dark Alley and PPVNETWORK began to deteriorate, intensifying until summer and autumn, and eventually fell apart in November, the complaint continues. That is when, so that Todaro and Elvis have launched a plan to ruin it.
Robert was that a few former business partners accuses him to defeat him with false claims that he tried, among other things, to kill a dog (Nys Supreme Court)
On X, according to the complaint, an account with the handle “@Rowf ** kclub”, a trademark name that was previously used by the Dark Alley-PPVNETWORK Joint Venture, posted: “Make sure that @owenhawk is sober on set … He has a conditional officer to report [sic]. “
Someone then began to submit fake-Takedown knowledge to the Adult Entertainment Broadcast Network (AEBN), a video-on-demand provider with which Filt had a lucrative exclusive contract, under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the complaint states. It says that the DMCA knowledge claimed that a video that was uploaded by “Owen Hawk” “” Non-consensual sex “included, as well as” minor … Non-consenual behavior “, and has branded a” criminal “before before before before He the credit of AEBN endangered card processor.
Moreover, the complaint says that a YouTuber has posted a comment by “@Musclef*K1225” with the text: “Owen Hawk has committed and ended. He is not fair! … He is a drug addict and almost killed someone [sic] Dog by dropping a meth of baggie on the floor … Owen Hawk tried to kill my dog with meth. “
Found claimed that he was also accused of a domestic abuser, a sex predator and a scammer, according to the complaint.
In his complaint, Robert felt that he bound some of the messages in question to an area near where his ex-business partners live (courtesy Robert Feel)
The complaint of Felt accuses Elvis of the distribution of the false claims, under the supervision of Todaro, and in other roping to post false allegations about Hawk and to submit their own fake -branches knowledge. At least one of the DMCA knowledge has been submitted to an IP address that the complaint from Felit claims, was used to Bayshore, New York, a Hamlet in Long Island over the bay of Fire Island, where Todaro and Elvis a home to have.
In December 2024, according to the complaint, AEBN was dropped, “stating these false claims and threats for his credit card processor”, which was in the heart of the primary income flow of Felt.
“As a result of the actions of the suspect, [Dark Alley Media] Has financial losses, reputation damage and interference and interference with his ability to make money with its content, “says the complaint.
Felt now asks a judge to grant him lawyers' fees, compensatory compensation and punitive compensation to an amount to be determined during the trial, and a judicial order that Todaro and Elvis are to be able to tax him in the future.
Todaro and Elvis now have about three weeks to submit a formal response to Felit's claims.
