Cenk Uygur
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Cruz Campaign Releases Ad Starring Porn Star (Video)
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February 13, 2016
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February 13, 2016
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1,989
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5:42Now PlayingTed Cruz has been forced to retract a campaign ad after it was revealed that one of the actresses featured in the ad had formerly been a softcore porn star. Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore and Ben Mankiewicz of The Young Turks watch and discuss the ad. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
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"The campaign team for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was none too excited to discover that a softcore porn actress appeared in one of the candidate's ads.
Campaign officials pulled the ad on Thursday, saying actress Amy Lindsay's credits had not been vetted by the production company, BuzzFeed reported.
"The actress responded to an open casting call," campaign spokeswoman Catherine Frazier explained to the New York Times. "She passed her audition and got the job. Unfortunately, she was not vetted by the casting company. Had the campaign known of her full filmography, we obviously would not have let her appear in the ad. The campaign is taking the ad down and will replace it with a different commercial.”*
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