Adult actress Stoya accuses ex-boyfriend and fellow porn star James Deen of rape

JAMES Deen and Stoya were the hottest couple in porn, both on and off screen. But their relationship turned ugly.

JAMES Deen and Stoya were once the hottest couple in the porn industry — on and off the screen.

The pair dated in 2013 but quietly split at the end of last year without making the reason public. On Saturday, Stoya accused Deen of rape in a series of explicit tweets without making it clear when the alleged incident had taken place.

“That thing where you log in to the internet for a second and see people idolizing the guy who raped you as a feminist. That thing sucks,” Stoya tweeted.

“James Deen held me down and f***ed me while I said no, stop, used my safe word,” she added. “I just can’t nod and smile when people bring him up anymore.”

That thing where you log in to the internet for a second and see people idolizing the guy who raped you as a feminist. That thing sucks.

— Stoya (@stoya) November 28, 2015

A screen grab from Stoya’s Twitter account.

Stoya, who is also a writer, model and business owner, has not tweeted since and Deen remained silent until yesterday, when he went online to refute the allegations.

“I respect women and I know and respect limits both professionally and privately,” he tweeted.

“I want to assure my friends, fans and colleagues that these allegations are both false and defamatory.

“There have been some egregious claims made against me on social media.”

There have been some egregious claims made against me on social media

— James Deen (@JamesDeen) November 30, 2015

I want to assure my friends, fans and colleagues that these allegations are both false and defamatory

— James Deen (@JamesDeen) November 30, 2015

I respect women and I know and respect limits both professionally and privately

— James Deen (@JamesDeen) November 30, 2015

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In 2013, the same year he hooked with Stoya, Deen briefly crossed into the mainstream, starring in The Canyons with Lindsay Lohan.

He has also gained a cult following for his sex advice column, What Would James Deen Do,

on website The Frisky but editor Amelia McDonell-Parry has suspended his contract until further notice in light of Stoya’s tweets.

“I learned of Stoya’s accusation a few hours after she posted her tweets, and immediately made the decision to end James Deen’s sex advice column with The Frisky effective immediately,” Ms McDonell-Parry said in a statement yesterday.

“Sometime tomorrow, the ads on the Sex section, which link out to James Deen’s website, will be removed. We won’t be publishing WWJDD going forward, and I will be making a decision about how to handle the columns we’ve already published in the next day or two.”

Both Deen and Stoya are hugely successful in their own rights, each using their notoriety to bring awareness to issues such as civil liberties and rights, feminism in the adult entertainment industry and safe environments for sex workers.

Deen is considered the industry’s heart-throb and a role model to men, often speaking of his love of women during interviews and using lines such as “at the end of the day I want everyone to have the respect that they deserve”.

Last year he told news.com.au’s Debra Killalea that men should “communicate and pay attention” to their lovers, adding: “You’re having sex with someone, not having sex to someone.”

James Deen pictured at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney at last year’s Sexpo.

Stoya in her Twitter profile picture

Yesterday, lifestyle website Nylon, which has a professional relationship with Stoya, posted an opinion piece about the allegations, which have been aired across dozens of online sites today, and appeared to be the source of Deen’s use of the word “egregious” in his tweet.

“Stoya’s tweet describes how she expressed her desire to stop and how Deen allegedly ignored her safe word, which is designated for the purpose of stopping intercourse when one party feels uncomfortable,” reporter Jenny Lee wrote.

“As a professional who deals with the nature of consent in his day-to-day work, ignoring these safe words feels even more egregious. While details are slim and neither has said anything more, we are in the business of believing women. (This story also hits close to home as many of us in the office have personal relationships with Stoya.) Remember: Even if consent was initially given, if someone’s desires to stop are ignored and overridden, it still counts as rape.

“These are important things to consider in the dialogue surrounding rape, and we offer our unconditional support for Stoya, who is a staunch defender of feminism, sexual agency, and sex workers’ rights.”

The Frisky editor Amelia McDonall-Parry appears to have taken sides in this tweet. She has suspended Deen’s popular sex advice column What Would James Deen Do? in light of the allegations.

Stoya attends the 2013 XBIZ Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, California.

In a 2014 interview, Deen told news.com.au he had wanted to be a porn star for as long ‘as he could remember’.