Peter Kim
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It was like a smarmy infomercial for their impending nuptials. On July 17, NBC's Dateline broadcast a profile of Hollywood's ultimate A-list couple -- Ben Affleck and J. Lo. The pair appeared delightfully happy, and the bride-to-be sported that ridiculously large, pink 6.1-carat Harry Winston diamond engagement ring.
But now many people are wondering just how happy the couple really was. In its August 12 issue, the National Enquirer broke the story that Affleck had gone to a strip club in Vancouver the night of the Dateline broadcast. That article, as well as the following two weeks' cover stories, claimed that Affleck got wild at Brandi's Exotic Nightclub and performed oral sex to at least one other dancer later that night at the rented home of Christian Slater. On August 11's Tonight Show, Affleck confirmed to Jay Leno that he was at the club, but his attorney calls the Enquirer's claims "absolutely false." The Enquirer has countered, asking Affleck to take a lie detector test. The paper says the sources it used for its stories have already passed lie detector tests.
Since the controversy erupted, Tammy Morris, the stripper at the center of this celebrity storm, has been out of sight. The Enquirer's main source for its exposes, Morris claims she danced for Affleck at Slater's house.
Playboy.com: What did Ben Affleck do to you?
Tammy Morris: He gave me oral sex. In Canada, we say he went down on me.
PB: Did you enjoy it?
TM: Oh, of course. What girl wouldn't?
PB: Was he any good?
TM: He never did it for an extremely long period of time.
PB: But he was pretty good?
TM: Yeah. But he never kept going to see....
PB: He never got you to the promise land?
TM: No.
PB: The rumor is that the National Enquirer paid you $100,000 for your story. What do you say to someone who says that taints your story?
TM: I never went to the National Enquirer. I told the truth. And we were threatened earlier with our jobs.
PB: So the club threatened you if you talked about the incident?
TM: Oh, yes, they threatened. So I knew that if I told the truth I would lose my job. So getting some sort of compensation [makes sense] because I am not welcome to work there anymore.
PB: What is the situation at Brandi's?
TM: I am not allowed on the sidewalk in front of Brandi's. They are telling anyone who talks about what happened that night that they will not work there anymore.
PB: Do you want to dance again? Are you looking for places to dance?
TM: I would love to dance in the States.
PB: How has this incident affected your life in general?
TM: I'm not that proud of it. Yes, I was involved, but Ben Affleck was the one that was engaged. It looks bad on me, too, but gosh, I really hope that one day, if I have a fiancé, he doesn't do anything close to that. I feel sorry for Jennifer Lopez.
PB: If you were J. Lo, would you leave Ben over what happened?
TM: Yes, I would. You know what they say, once a cheater, always a cheater.
PB: We understand you have a role in the new horror film, Freddy vs. Jason.
TM: I worked as a body double, so I was wearing a wig. I am the girl who gets killed in the shower, so you wouldn't even know it was me. I am also in a movie coming out with Tom Arnold called After School Special. I've also done commercials. The club I worked in did not open until 7 or 8 at night so I could do my auditions during the day. Obviously that's what I am more interested in doing. I like being an entertainer. I would like to be an entertainer without taking my clothes off, that would be the ultimate.
PB: So this incident may be a stepping-stone for you?
TM: If it helps, that's great. If it doesn't, I am no further behind.
PB: You and the Enquirer are being sued by a woman who dances at the club under the name Felicia. You say Affleck also performed oral sex on her, at the club. Her suit claims you made this whole thing up. How do you respond?
TM: I can't comment on the lawsuit.
PB: But everything you have told the Enquirer is true?
TM: One hundred percent.
