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CITE YOUR SOURCES - it is as simple as that.--Jimbo Wales 22:24, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Is the Travolta reference really necessary? The information can be accessed via the external links. I had originally left it out because it seems to me that an encyclopedia does not legitimately deal in scandal, especially if unsubstantiated. RivGuySC 04:37, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Material to consider for future inclusion

(moved Mr. Barresi's feedback to bottom of page to preserve chronological order)

This section should be treated as a sandbox for gathering reputable sources and sourced material that could go into a future version of the article. Feel free to add and expand. On second thought, don't treat it like an ordinary sandbox, but one with buried mines. Proceed with caution as per WP:LIVING. --MarkSweep (call me collect) 03:36, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

IMDb link

Paul Barresi at IMDb
Pretty standard for actors, directors, media personalities. --MarkSweep (call me collect) 03:36, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

DOB

January 12, 1948
From IMDb. --MarkSweep (call me collect) 03:41, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Categories

Barresi, Paul, Barresi, Paul
Standard. --MarkSweep (call me collect) 03:41, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Material contributed by Paul Barresi

I have explained to Paul that much of the material here will need to be confirmed before we can use it, and that the "press bio" style of writing is not suitable to wikipedia.

Nonetheless there seems to be some usable information here.

Paul Barresi writes:

In April 2001, New Times, Los Angeles reported, “If Damon Runyon had lived in modern Hollywood rather than Depression era New York, he might have written a short story about Paul Barresi."

PAUL BARRESI is a former undefeated, state wrestling champion and veteran of the Vietnam war era. Shortly after receiving an honorable discharge from the US Air Force in 1971 at March AFB, Riverside California, the strikingly handsome, Italian American fulfilled his life time dream of becoming an actor, by landing a role in the Merchant-Ivory production of “The Wild Party,” starring Rachel Welch.

After the film’s release, Barresi relocated to New York to study acting and work as a catalog model. With several off Broadway shows under his belt, in March 1974, Barresi appeared along side aspiring actress Cassandra Peterson, (better known today as Elvira-Mistress of the Dark, in a sell out issue of Playgirl Magazine.

An adult film producer saw the Playgirl spread and cast Barresi in his first xxx flick, “Coed Fever.” From then on, Barresi lived, as Bill Clinton defined in his book-- “A parallel life.” In 1983, he had already starred in dozens of adult film but that did not stop famed director James Bridges from hiring Barresi for a feature role in the Hollywood film, “Perfect.”

Bearing all, in a men’s locker room scene, before the film closed its three week run, the super buffed Barresi started up his own sweat and slim enterprise in which he personally supervised exercise programs for the Hollywood elite.

Barresi capitalized on his Hollywood connections to attract such celebrity clients as music mogul, now Dreamworks co founder, David Geffen, playwright Neil Simon, “Entertainment Tonight” host Mary Hart, “Three’s Company” sitcom star, Joyce Dewitt and Go-Go's drummer Gina Schock.

Barresi’s multi faceted career as a main stream Hollywood actor, porn icon and fitness trainer to the stars is unprecedented. While acting in adult film, Barresi continued to land roles on TV soaps, including “Days of Our Lives” and “Capital.” And, he was featured on dozens of television sitcoms and episodic including “Who’s The Boss,” “Empty Nest,” “Murphy Brown” and “A different World,” “The Equalizer,” “D.E.A,” “Gabriel’s Fire,” “Father Dowling,” “Matlock,” “NYPD Blue,” “JAG and “Angel.”

Before retiring in 1988 as an adult entertainer, Barresi starred in over 50 adult films, appeared in Playgirl Magazine for a second time, and he was selected by Larry Flynt, himself, to be the first man featured on the cover of Hustler Magazine.

In 1990, however, Barresi’s good fortune took a turn for the worse. He sold a bogus story to the National Enquirer for $100,000, alleging an intimate relationship he claimed he had with a major Hollywood star which he later recanted.

“No excuses, but it was at a time when drugs, alcohol and sex addiction got the best of me. It was a chapter in my life I will always regret, and that I will just have to live with. But, I eventually beat my demons; turned my life around and landed back on my feet.”, Barresi said.

In 1993, Barresi began directing adult film and discovered a newfound career as a self styled private investigator and worked as a free lance investigative reporter for KCBS news, in Los Angeles.

To date, in his true to form-- multi hat wearing fashion, as a porn maker, Barresi has produced, written and directed over 200 adult films, in all genres. Barresi is quick to point out, "Every man is entitled to be recognized for his best achievements in life."

As an investigator, Barresi assisted the FBI capture two of America’s Most Wanted and had the distinct privilege and honor of being selected to be the personal security escort to Maria Shriver and the man who accompanied her, Arnold Schwarzenegger, at the 1994 Los Angeles, Inner City Games. (photo)

Indeed, as evident in the framed letter from the FBI, prominently displayed on his office wall, arguably Barresi is the only self styled sleuth in history to have ever received a letter of acknowledgment from the Federal Bureau of Investigation for his assistance.

Additionally, working along side of famed and now infamous, Beverly Hills private investigator Anthony Pellicano, Barresi assisted Pellicano with a number of high profile cases involving such Hollywood stars as Sylvester Stallone, Eddie Murphy, Michael Jackson, Kevin Cosner, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Cruise.

Barresi’s extraordinary, multifaceted career, in the span of more than three decades, has landed him guest appearances on Current Affair, Jenny Jones, E Entertainment Television, Frontline, CBS Dateline, Jenny Jones, Court TV, Leeza, Celebrity Justice and as recently as February 16, 2006, ABC Primetime.

In addition, Barresi has been the subject of stories published in People, Buzz, Vanity Fair, New York Post, today, Spy, New York Daily News, Justice Magazine, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Rolling Stone, New York Post and the New York Daily News.

When Barresi is not working as an adult film producer or private investigator, he continues to pursue acting jobs. Most recently, he had a feature spot in director John Carpenter’s sci-fi film, “The Ghosts of Mars.” Currently he has several offers on the table for rights to his life story.

Note the only material present in the article as it was and not in the material above is his work in "gay" pornography. No opinion on whether such a mention is necessary or not, but it seems pretty verifiable, based on the titles in his IMDB entry. However, the "pornographic actors" infobox's inclusion of a sexuality category seems problematic. Simply because an actor has been in films portraying homosexual acts does not mean that that actor is gay or bisexual, any more than it means that the actor is actually a plumber when a scene calls for one. Makemi 20:35, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes. Well feel free to make edits in accordance with your best judgment here. I do think this is where the problem was with the original article. Mr. Barresi is not shy about his full career.--Jimbo Wales 23:38, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

I incorporated what could be confirmed independently, but there are quite a few contested statements in his autobiographical profile above. Apparently, there are porno geeks, like sci-fi and sports geeks, who have extensive knowledge of porno trivia. They seem to take issue with a number of Mr. Barresi's claims, and their documentation often seems pretty good. Much more to be said about his adult film work.

You learn something every day around here... Jokestress 11:32, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Just to be clear

WP:OFFICE is lifted on this page. Edit to your hearts content. I think it is very wise to be very cautious about supposing things about Mr. Barresi that are not _directly_ in evidence from _reliable_ sources. That he was involved in the porn industry is not disputed. That he is bisexual or personally performed in 'gay porn' I have no clue, haven't looked in imdb or whatever. If there are elements of his career in his press bio that we previously failed to mention, but which can be verified by third party sources, we should add those.

I want to emphasize a few things: Mr. Barresi has been courteous throughout this, made no legal threats against Misplaced Pages, and seems genuinely interested in having a high quality and neutral article about himself in the encyclopedia.--Jimbo Wales 17:55, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

I am unclear about what is disputed, but Mr. Barresi informs me that IMDB contains some significant errors. I'm trying to determine the details, but in the meantime, let's work with the other material first?--Jimbo Wales 00:12, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

That's quite possible. IMDb bios are of varying quality, occasionally amounting to little more than trivia and/or gossip. In this case, IMDb was the only source that listed a DOB. If this is indeed in dispute, I'll remove the DOB and restore the remaining stub info. --MarkSweep (call me collect) 01:08, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

Just a note from an outsider

I don't really care who Paul Barresi is, I just saw this linked from slashdot. This edit summary "WP:OFFICE, please respect, there may be issues you don't know about)" given for removal of a bunch of content doesn't explain much. I never heard of WP:OFFICE before, found the page. I guess it has something to do with a legal issue. Who really knows, that page doesn't explain a whole lot. That plus wording like "there may be issues you don't know about" gives the impression there's a lot of secrecy going on and the rest of us are just second class citizens who are tolerated as long as we don't interfere with this secret business. After reading this article I can't help but feel that now I should consider if "there may be issues don't know about" whenever I consider editing any other article, not that my hesitation or leaving all together would be any big loss for wikipedia. A little more information and explanation whenever there is a argument on discussion pages would go a long way - for example saying "Can you please stop" and not saying what exactly it is you want someone to stop doing doesn't come off very professionally. I've seen on other user pages people joke about the wikipedia cabal - and I've always taken this to be a joke with the intention of getting across the point that wikpedia is so open, one could never take such an idea seriously. Frankly I can't see why anyone would donate to this project if they knew this is how things were run, unless of course they were one of the ones who in on whatever it is that is going on. Perhaps in an effort to encourage whoever replies to this, I should say, I'm half expecting to get replies of, "don't comment on things when you don't know what is going on".--Paraphelion 20:28, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Same here, Paraphelion. But common sense tells one that "cabal" is too emotive word. There has to be a small team of people with dictatorial control over Misplaced Pages or it would get out of hand, possibly cause legal problems for the Wikimedia foundation. Like you, I've been extremely reluctant to donate dollars to a website which I contribute a lot already, for no personal monetary gain. Donama 11:42, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Well actually, I felt using the site, even by editing is a reason to donate money. And I don't mind that there are people with more power than others here. The main thing is that it really doesn't seem like an open community.--Paraphelion 19:06, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

It's really quite simple: Mr. Barresi's biography should very strictly follow established editorial standards and Misplaced Pages policies, including WP:LIVING, WP:V, and WP:NPOV. Given that nobody has come forward with reliable sources on which to base the current article, it's obviously rather difficult to write a factually accurate and balanced article about Mr. Barresi. In fact, if you review the prior debate on this talk page, you'll rapidly conclude that we can't really move beyond the status quo without first finding at least one trustworthy and comprehensive source, which so far hasn't happened. --MarkSweep (call me collect) 07:16, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Are you talking about deleted discussions, because nothing on this page presently resembles what you've just said. Also it looks like the legal reasons are the main reasons perhaps in some combination with "issues we don't know about". Legal reasons are fine, if people say what they are.--Paraphelion 05:03, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Stub?

Shouldn't it be a stub? It's so small, and has no sections, pictures or anything... --80.63.213.182 21:48, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

I don't get it, but I fixed it. --72.38.179.126 05:19, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

"According to IMDB"

Its not libellous to say "according to IMDB". We are not asserting it as fact, just saying that that is what IMDB says. If there is a claim of libel, Paul Barresi should take it up with the people at IMDB. IMDB is ordinarily thought to be a very reliable source, and I see no reason to dispute it in this instance. So I went ahead and included that section. The issue seems to be whether the aliases given by IMDB, i.e. Jason Thorpe and Joe Hammer, are really him. I went ahead and was bold with this. 203.122.195.111 18:15, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

I like the latest version, presumably written by Barresi himself. But I think that we should hold off on major editing until IMDB is updated, if indeed it really is inaccurate. It can wait a week or so to see what happens. If IMDB is wrong, I'm sure they'll comply and update it. 203.122.195.111 21:18, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Just to be clear

The article is only semi-protected, and I hope very much that someone will get excited about the article and bring it up to snuff. It used to be full of unsourced stuff or badly sourced stuff, and now it is sad and lonely and empty. --Jimbo Wales 04:53, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Starting at the beginning

OK, I have been doing the same kind of meticulous citations on Daniel Brandt, so let's do everything with published references. Let's start with birth date, which varies by source (1948 or 1949). I suggest this:

Paul Barresi (born 12 January 1948 or 1949 ) is an American film director and media personality.

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1. Most sources give 1948. See Jake Enclan, "Paul Barresi: Still angry after all these years." Fab!, March 3, 2000, or Paul Barresi entry at Adult Film Database, or Jim D'Entremont, "Profiled: Paul Barresi." The Guide, March 1998.
2. Birth year given as 1949 in Paul Barresi entry at LukeFord.com

--- Any objections to adding this and building from here? If anyone has the March 1975 Playgirl where he did the erotic space fantasy with the future Ms. Elvira, maybe there is a birthdate citation on the poster in there, a la Playboy centerfolds. Jokestress 09:13, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

You are doing great work. I will pass along any concerns that Mr. Barresi emails me to you, so that hopefully some compromise can be reached on those bits. He's a reasonable guy, he was just upset that the article was poorly written and poorly sourced. It looks to me lik you are really doing some great work. --Jimbo Wales 01:50, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

IMDb and other sources

Mr. Barresi appears to have an issue with some information on his IMDb profile. In addition, several details provided by him conflict with verifiable information, especially dates and film credits. Further, many of the sources are "gossipy," and he has contradicted and reversed himself at times in his career. All of this is to say that wherever possible, I have tried to verify through independent sources. He seems to have concerns about certain labels being attached to him and certain descriptions of his ouvre. As mentioned above, we should not consider IMDb definitive or complete in this case for now, and we should try to confirm any other details from sources besides Mr. Barresi. Jokestress 04:44, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Mitteager tapes

An earlier version, citing the Finke article, said Barressi "made a deal with KCBS" to air the Mitteager tapes. Mr. Barresi has taken issue with the word "deal," so it has been removed. In addition, due to editorial oversight, the earlier version suggested that Mitteager's wife gave the tapes to Barresi in 2004, when they were bequeathed to him shortly after Mitteager's death. Jokestress 06:09, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

I have also removed the conflicting statement that Griffin reported about Mitteager's tapes arriving at Barresi's "seven years after his death." Barresi claims he got them before and immediately after Mitteager died. Jokestress 09:14, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Pellicano's m.o.

Barresi's profile in the Halbfinger NYT piece suggests that much of the work he did with Pellicano was pre-emptive damage control. The article now reflects passages to that effect. I also set off the Pellicano stuff with a subhead, since that will probably all get expanded this year. Jokestress 06:51, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Feedback from Paul Barresi

I THINK THE IDIOT WRITING THIS CRAP ABOUT ME NEEDS TO GET HER FACTS STRAIGHT IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED MANY TIMES TO CONTACT ANDREA JAMES. SHE CLAIMS TO HAVE A PRODUCTION CO. IN LOS ANGELES, BUT NOBODY HAS HEARD OF IT NOR IS IT LISTED.

I HAVE STARRED IN OVER 200 HETERO SEXUAL FILMS BUT SHE MAKES NOT ONE MENTION OF IT. ANDREA JAMES FAILS TO NOTE MY APPEARANCES IN GAY FILMS HAVE BEEN EITHER SOLO OR NON SEXUAL ROLES. SHE ALSO FAILS TO NOTE THAT MY SEX SCENE IN THE GAY CLASSIC "LA TOOL AND DIE" IS WITH A WOMAN, BECKY SAVAGE. THIS IS ALL PART OF HER OBVIOUS ATTEMPT TO MISLEAD THE READER INTO BELIEVING I AM GAY. IT IS CLEAR THAT SHE HAS SET OUT TO DISCREDIT ME BY NOT NOTING A SINGLE ACHIEVMENTS IN MY MULTI FACETED CAREER. SHE REPORTS RATHER ON THE NEGATIVE, WITH HER OWN TWIST TO IT-- TAKING THINGS OUT OF CONTEXT. SHAME ON YOU. WRITNG FOR BLOGGERS AND ON THIS SITE IS ABOUT AS FAR AS YOU WILL NO DOUBT GO. I SAW YOUR BIO. ALL GOOD STUFF. BUT THEN AGAIN, YOU SEEM TO RATHER TAKE PLEASURE IN DUMPING ON OTHERS, DON'T YOU?

PAUL BARRESI

Mr. Barresi, I am citing sources for every paragraph, and I am trying very hard to be sensitive to your concerns regarding accuracy. I hope you will clarify any inaccuracies or other issues you have with the article so we can address them. We all want this to be neutral and verifiable per Misplaced Pages's policies. Jokestress 20:27, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

(originally above at "Let's give the guy a chance to respond")

YEAH, LET ME RESPOND TO THIS CRAP ANDREA JAMES WROTE.

JAMES WRITES: Barresi had an uncredited role as a bartender in The Wild Party, released in 1975. In March 1975, Barresi appeared with a pre-Elvira Cassandra Peterson in a Playgirl pictorial.

NOTICE HOW THIS BRILLIANT WRITER ANDREA JAMES MAKES A POINT OF SAYING I AM UNCREDITED IN THE "WILD PARTY" BUT SHE DOES NOT NOTE THAT I AM CREDITED AND I HAVE A SPEAKING ROLE IN THE FILM "PERFECT" AND OTHER TV AND FILMS AS WELL. THE SHORT ANSWER TO THIS IS OBVIOUS AND IN CONTINUITY WITH HER ENTIRE ARTICLE. SHE AIMS TO DISCREDIT ME. PERIOD.

JAMES WRITES: This led to a number of appearances in print and film as a pornographic model and actor. He appeared in the 1979 gay classic L.A. Tool & Die, and he says his first straight feature role was in 1980's Co-Ed Fever, where he is credited as Jason Thorpe.

WHAT JAMES FAILS TO TELL YOU IS THAT MY ROLE IN THE GAY CLASSIC LA TOOL & DIE WAS A STRAIGHT ROLE, PERFORMING WITH A WOMAN, BECKY SAVAGE. AS FOR CO ED FEVER, THIS WAS THE FIRST OF OVER 200 HETERO SEXUAL FILMS I STARRED IN. BUT OF COURSE, JAMES DOES NOT MENTION THAT EITHER.

JAMES WRITES: Barresi has been nominated for several AVN Awards, including 8 nominations for his 1998 gay mafia epic, GoodFellas, BadFellas.

BUT WHAT JAMES DOES NOT CLARIFY ABOUT MY GAY MAFIA EPIC IS THAT I WROTE, DIRECTED AND PRODUCED IT AND I APPEARED IN IT IN A "NON SEX CAPACITY". SHE WISHES TO MISLEAD YOU INTO BELIEVEING THAT MY SEXUAL PREFERENCE IS GAY.

JAMES WRITES: In addition to his work in pornographic film, Barresi appeared as a member of the Sports Connection gym in the 1985 film Perfect, starring John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis.

JAMES NOTES MY NON CREDITED APPEARANCE IN "THE WILD PARTY" (ABOVE) BUT SHE FAILS TO NOTE THAT I WAS CREDITED IN "PERFECT" AND THAT I HAD A SPEAKING ROLE. ANOTHER DELIBERATELY MOVE ON HER PART TO NOT MENTION ONE FAVORABLE THING ABOUT ME IN HER DECEITFUL AND MISLEADING ARTICLE.

JAMES WRITES: Involvement with tabloids and celebrity scandals According to an investigative report by Mark Ebner, "Barresi moved sharply higher on the Hollywood notoriety scale in 1990 when the National Enquirer ran a front-page story showcasing his claim that he'd had a two-year love affair with John Travolta. Barresi told the tabloid he'd met Travolta in 1982 when the actor followed him into the shower room of an L.A. health club." Several months later, Barresi retracted his story, saying in a letter to Travolta's attorney that he'd never engaged in homosexual activity with Travolta. According to Ebner, in the wake of that incident, Barresi had a difficult time finding work in mainstream Hollywood. He became an unlicensed private investigator and attempted to sell tabloid gossip of allegations involving Michael Jackson.

THIS POSTING IS FALSE. I NEVER HAD A TWO YEAR LOVE AFFAIR WITH TRAVOLTA. I RETRACTED THE STORY MAKING THIS CLAIM MOOT. BUT JAMES WANTS YOU TO HEAR ABOUT IT ANYWAY SO SHE CAN FURTHER DISCREDIT ME. FOR THE RECORD, MARK EBNER MADE THESE CLAIMS TO SELL HIS BOOK. I TOLD HIM THIS WAS A DEAD ISSUE WITH ME AND IT WAS NOT TRUE. HE PROMISED ON HIS WORD HE WOULD NOT PUBLISH IT AND ID IT ANYWAY. DECEITFUL BASTARD.

I NEVER TOLD EBNER I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING ROLES IN MAIN STREAM AND EBNER NEVER REPORTED I WAS UNLICENSED. AS FOR ME BEING A TABLOID BROKER, THIS IS OBSURD. I BROKERED TWO STORIES IN THE EARLY 90'S. THAT MAKES ME A TABLOID BROKER ABOUT AS MUCH AS JAMES IS A REAL WRITER.

JAMES WRITES: Anthony Pellicano's legman--Barresi got involved with private investigator Anthony Pellicano around the time of the 1994 Jackson incident. According to Barresi, Pellicano would purchase tabloid reporters' celebrity gossip before it became public. He then would offer to do damage control for $25,000 or more. "He says these people pursue him to hire him, when in fact, he pursues them."

JAMES FAILS TO TELL YOU HOW I MET PELLICANO AND WHY. AS FOR PELLICANO PURCHASING GOSSIP, SHE LEFT A HUGE HOLE OUT OF THE STORY AND DID NOT GIVE YOU THE FACTS HERE. AGAIN, MISLEADING AND INCOMPLETE. THIS IS ANDREA JAMES'S STYLE. YOU GET IT?

JAMES WRITES:Following a 1997 incident involving Eddie Murphy and a transgender prostitute Barresi attempted to collect sworn statements from other sex workers alleging encounters with Murphy. Ebner notes some received as much as $15,000: " offered them payoffs to reverse their stories and coached them to give false testimony. He personally squired two of them to Singer's law office, where they declared under penalty of perjury that they'd lied to the tabs about having sex with Murphy." With the exception of the person with whom Murphy was found, Barresi said, "In less than 10 days, I got them all to sign sworn, videotaped depositions, stating it wasn't Murphy himself, but rather a look-alike, who they'd encountered."

THIS CLAIM IS ABSOLUTELY FALSE. JAMES TOOK THIS OUT OF AN ARTICLE FROM A NEWSPAPER THAT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS DUE TO SO MANY LAW SUITS FOR REPORTING WRONG INFORMATION. I NEVER TOLD EBNER ANY OF THESE THINGS REPORTED IN THE NOW DEBUNKED NEWSPAPER TO WHICH JAMES SITES HERE.

JAMES WRITES: Barresi told ABC News about his involvement with Pellicano, "Whenever there was a damaging story involving a celebrity client that involved sex, then I was involved." Barresi said that Pellicano hired him to "get dirt on" Sylvester Stallone and that the actor's phone was allegedly bugged by Pellicano during a lawsuit over Planet Hollywood.

THIS IS ABSOLUTE LIES. SHOW ME ON THE ABC STORY WHERE I SAID STALLONE'S PHONE WAS BUGGED DURING A LAWSUIT OVER PLANET HOLLYWOOD.

JAMES WRITES: Barresi told LA Weekly that Pellicano hired him when Arnold Schwarzenegger was considering running for governor in 2001, "to look for information that may be of good use to Schwarzenegger’s detractors."

AGAIN JAMES IS MISLEADING AND TAKES THIS OUT OF CONTEXT. WHAT I SAID WAS PELLICANO HAD ME GET THE DIRT ON SCWARZENEGGER SO THAT HE (SCHWARZENEGGER) WOULD KNOW WHO HIS DETRACTERS WERE. WE WERE ON SCHWARZENEGGERS SIDE, BUT JAMES WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE IN HER FALSE AND MISLEADING REPORTING.

JAMES WRITES: The New York Daily News reported that In November 2002, Barresi arranged for porn actor "Big Red" to meet with Pellicano to discuss selling his story about his alleged London sexual encounter with Tom Cruise. Barresi said the story was not credible, but Pellicano persuaded Cruise's lawyer to take the

> matter seriously. Barresi received $5,000 after "Big Red" fled to Europe on Barresi's advice.

AGAIN JAMES MISLEADS YOU. FACT IS PELLICANO AND I WORKED FOR CRUISE. I LED BIG RED TO PELLICANO'S OFFICE HE THOUGHT IT WAS TO GET HIS BOOK OFF THE GROUND, BUT IT WAS A RUSE TO GET HIM THERE SO PELLICANO COULD INTEROGATE HIM AND LEARN WHAT HIS INTENTIONS WERE. BUT OF COURSE, JAMES DOES NOT MAKE IT APPEAR THAT WAY. SHE DOES NOT TELL YOU I WAS DOING DAMAGE CONTROL FOR CRUISE WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THE NY DAILY NEWS REPORTED AND CRUISE'S ATTORNEY CONFIRMED. WHY DID SHE NOT MENTION THIS? THE REASON AGAIN IS OBVIOUS.

JAMES WRITES: Jim Mitteager, a former New York City police officer, taped his phone conversations while Los Angeles bureau chief of tabloid The Globe. Mitteager died of throat cancer in 1997, and his wife gave the tapes to Barresi. Barresi told reporter Drew Griffin " indicated to the person who gave them to me that I would know what to do with them," and Barresi arranged for KCBS-TV to air them in a multi-part series in 2004.

FALSE: AGAIN YOU MISLEAD READER BY SAYING I "ARRANGED" FOR KCBS TO AIR THEM, THEREBY SUGGESTING OTHER THAN FACT I PRODUCED THIS SHOW WITH DREW GRIFFIN AT NO CHARGE. AGAIN, I GOT THESE TAPES FROM MITTEAGER BEFORE HIS DEATH AND THE OTHERS AFTER HIS DEATH BECAUSE HE BEQUETHED THEM TO ME. FACT IS, I DID NOT GET THEM FROM MITTEAGER'S WIFE. I GOT THE REST OF THEM FROM HIS FAMILY ATTORNEY. WRONG AGAIN JAMES.

JAMES WRITES: Since that time, Barresi has continued to direct adult films, including several popular titles for the gay market, often with military themes. He has been sought out for comment by the press as the Pelicano case has unfolded. Barresi told the New York Times he has been aiding the defense team for entertainment

> lawyer Bertram Fields, a long-term client of Pellicano's who is now under investigation, in hopes of a later payday.

AGAIN NOT TRUE. I PRODUCE FILMS IN ALL GENRES UNDER DIFFERENT NAMES, INCLUDING HETEROSEXUAL. JAMES DID NOT TELL YOU ABOUT MY RECENT HETEROSEXUAL RELEASE ENTITLED "NIKKI'S CHOICE" UNDER THE NAME MICHAEL FRANKS. SHE RATHER WANTS TO DRIVE HOME THE GAY ANGLE TO HER ONE SIDED STORY FOR PURPOSES OF MISLEADING YOU. I HAVE GIVEN WIKIA FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS BUT THEY RATHER PREFER TO RELY ON THE CRAP ANDREA JAMES HAS WRITTEN. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT PAUL BARRESI, WRITE TO ME AT PAULBARRESI@AOL.COM.

PAUL BARRESI — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.165.100.89 (talk • contribs)

Thanks for the comments, Mr. Barresi. We will incorporate them where appropriate today. The way Misplaced Pages works is that we can only cite published information. Unfortunately, we can't use anything that hasn't appeared in published form, even if you tell us yourself. That allows anyone to check the facts themselves, so they don't have to take our word for it. Everyone wants this article to be accurate, but as you note, your life and career are multi-faceted. It's hard to summarize everything, but we are trying to work with you to make this as balanced as possible. I understand you are upset, but I am not trying to discredit you or label you in a way you feel in inaccurate. If that were my goal, I would not edit under my real name. Thanks again for your comments above. Jokestress 21:23, 21 April 2006 (UTC)