Dennis Hof
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Dennis Hof is the owner of two legal brothels in Nevada, near Carson City: the Moonlite Bunny Ranch and BunnyRanch Two. Unlike the other Nevada brothel owners organized in the Nevada Brothel Owners' Association who prefer to keep a low profile so as to not jeopardize their business, Hof tries everything to create publicity for his brothels and thereby circumvent the Nevada ban on brothel advertising: he often appears on talk shows, employs porn stars and other women who have entered the news, has given free offers to returning soldiers etc.
In his media appearences, Hof is often pitted against anti-prostitution advocates, ranging from former prostitutes to women's advocacy group heads. During the summer of 2005, Hof gave a media interview arguing passionately for the regulation of prostitution nation-wide.[1] In that article, he also relates how he entered the prostitution business: he was dating a prostitute in Reno when an aging brothel owner offered to sell the business to him. He later went on to date Sunset Thomas when she worked in the brothel.
On April 23, 2001, an article about Dennis Hof and the Bunny Ranch appeared in The New Yorker.[2]
Dennis Hof has appeared in American Pimp, The Tyra Banks Show, the Howard Stern Show and on Dr. Phil. The HBO shows Cathouse and Cathouse: The Series revolve around Hof and his brothels.
[edit] References
- ^ Moonlight Bunny Ranch boss reveals tricks of trade. The Badger Herald, 20 January 2006
- ^ Rebecca Mead. Letter from Nevada - American Pimp - How to Make an Honest Living From the Oldest Profession. The New Yorker, 23 April 2001
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