# Louis B. Mayer forced Jimmy Stewart and other male stars to go to a brothel?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 27, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-b-mayer-forced-jimmy-stewart-and-other-male-stars-to-go-to-a-brothel/826804 "2018-12-27T21:51:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-b-mayer-forced-jimmy-stewart-and-other-male-stars-to-go-to-a-brothel/826804/21 "2018-12-29T08:21:35Z")

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> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#):
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> It’s a big leap from serial groper of women to indirect rapist of men.
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> Scenario:
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> Mayer: Stewart! Prove you’re not a pansy and fuck this whore right now!
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> Jimmy Stewart: Y-yes sir, Mr Mayer, sir! (removes pants)
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> End scene.
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> Yeah. I’m not buying it.

I got a good laugh out of that. While unlikely, it is so easy to picture that EXACT scenario, with Jimmy’s voice and everything.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-b-mayer-forced-jimmy-stewart-and-other-male-stars-to-go-to-a-brothel/826804/22 "2018-12-29T23:02:43Z")

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I know this is off topic, but my favorite anecdote about Mayer is when he needed a pair of specific animals for a film but did not know the proper plural word for what he needed.

Supposedly he barked into the phone: “Get me a mongoose. And while you’re at it, get me another one!”  
mmm

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-b-mayer-forced-jimmy-stewart-and-other-male-stars-to-go-to-a-brothel/826804/23 "2018-12-30T00:52:42Z")

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So, how did Mr. Mayer know for sure that these men allegedly did or did not have sex with the hookers? Was he watching through a peephole? If so, HE’S the pervy one IMNSHO.

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