Barresi On Cruise: “Not Gay”, (But Maybe He’s Not Either)
In his GAYVN-winning role in Velvet Mafia, Paul Barresi kills off a bunch of gangsters. In real life, he’s recanting previous allegations possibly to avoid getting destroyed by the Hollywood Mafia himself.
A recent issue of In Touch relies on Barresi’s “extensive investigation” on Tom Cruise to declare the megastar unequivocally heterosexual. It’s a curious move since last year a chapter from Barresi’s autobiography was leaked online and implied that Cruise has a thing for red-headed male hustlers (as did Antonio Bandares, Jason Priestly Garth Brooks and Randy Travis, apparently). Ultimately, the only thing Barresi has ever been successful in proving is that the Cruise camp loves to threaten anyone who suggests he’s gay with a fat lawsuit.
While it’s strange to see the prolific gay porn director on the pages of a mainstream weekly glossy, it’s even stranger to learn that Barresi is married to a woman … and might actually be straight, himself. Let’s look at the facts: he modeled for COLT early on in his career and starred in a handful of straight and gay porn films, but he’s never actually had sex with a man on camera. Even in his most notable gay film — Joe Gage’s classic LA Tool & Die — he fucks a woman.
Of course, there’s the business of Barresi selling an account of his alleged sexual relationship with John Travolta to the National Enquirer in 1990, but it’s not inconceivable that he just made it up for the $100,000 they paid him for the story? (Like the Cruise allegations, Barresi later publicly retracted the story.)
— Jack
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Beard or No Beard (Defamer)
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Tricking With Travolta (The Guide)
Tags: In Touch, John Travolta, Paul Barressi, Tom Cruise, Velvet Mafia
Caelus November 30th, 2007 at 8:22 AM
Of course he is not gay! this guy is into alien sex
Mark November 30th, 2007 at 11:23 AM
He’s the original sleazeball…the precursor to the straight guys of today who rake in gay dollars. Not mentioning any names, you know who they are.
Brad November 30th, 2007 at 12:44 PM
Are you kidding me. No magazine should take him seriously. He’s a moron!
asdf May 5th, 2008 at 9:31 AM
He had to retract the story because he was threatened by Scientolology.
PAUL BARRESI September 1st, 2008 at 3:42 PM
You no-name cowards, who don’t I.D. yourself, never pass up an opportunity to take pot shots at me, do you?
I will give a thousand bucks to the first one of you who will say whatever it is you want to say about me to my face, like a MAN. The only condition is, you are willing to accept the consequences if what you say to my face is not true.
First of all, I am afraid of nothing. The Hollywood mafia or anybody else. Secondly, I never claimed in a book chapter or anyplace else that Tom Cruise was gay, nor did I claim that he had a thing going with another man.
Before you queens go on the attack, like vicious claw scratching bitches, you need to get your facts “straight” –which of course is a word that has never been a part of your vocabulary, since you first came to grips to the fact that you were a born cock sucker.
PAUL BARRESI
Cock-Sucker September 4th, 2008 at 9:50 AM
Hey Guys. Is Paul Barresi the kind of guy you want directing you in a GAY adult movie? He is verbally abusive to performers on his sets and excuses it by saying he’s an ‘old school’ director or that he comes from a ‘military’ background. Great. Now you all know where you stand with him – you are queens, claw scratching bitches and cocksuckers. Wow – he’s such a MAN. Any one who would come to his defense is a self-loathing LOSER. Out with the OLD and in with the NEW!!!
Alex September 5th, 2008 at 5:33 PM
Hey Paul, were you a born cocksucker when you were sucking Travolta’s cock or were you just doing it for the money?
Newsflash Asshole, “straight guys” don’t appear in gay porn, claim to have affairs with rumored gay Hollywood stars and then get to retract the stories and go on to be straight. Nobody believes them and everyone laughs at them behind their backs.
People think you’re a fag Paul. They don’t care if you’re married, how many children you have, if you deny it, how many times you bad mouth “cocksuckers”. They think you’re a fag because you said you were. That’s it. You said you had sex with John Travolta and that’s all they remember so, you’re a fag.
A COCKSUCKER.
LOL and Fuck You Cocksucker.
Bill September 5th, 2008 at 5:58 PM
First of all, let’s correct that business about Paul never having male/male sex on screen. Check out “Challenger”, where he gets sucked off and fucks some kid royally. And what was he doing with Chris Burns in “Men Of The Midway”, playing tiddly-winks?
Put the Dog Down September 6th, 2008 at 1:03 AM
I’ve heard Paul Baressi described as a homophobe who directs gay porn. His post above does seem to prove this to be the case. I will never buy or rent another movie of his again.
Tom D September 9th, 2008 at 6:59 AM
It’s been a while but I *have* had sex with Paul and he is fantastic. Straight or not, he’s one of the best in bed.
PAUL BARRESI September 25th, 2008 at 7:41 PM
I’m still waiting for one of you punks to come forward. Anytime any place. Paul Barresi
Paula Bare Assi October 4th, 2008 at 9:43 AM
Ok, Paul, I’ll meet you. How about across the street from the next Mustang shoot, where you will no doubt be hiding in your car, waiting for the cops you called to show up.
PAUL BARRESI October 15th, 2008 at 12:59 PM
I don’t hide anywhere. I will meet any of you no-name jelly beans, any time any place. Paul Barresi
fan October 13th, 2009 at 8:22 AM
Stand your ground stud! Been a fan since Midway.nothing short of hot!!
Anonymous May 22nd, 2010 at 1:29 PM
paul barresi is a used up verbally abusive old man
Ishmael September 8th, 2010 at 6:47 AM
Paul, I don’t care what you say or who you offend or what you’ve done. I’ve seen you in some of your films and you are so beautiful…I want to make love to you NOW.