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Speaker 1: There were times when I felt like I was on a throne. It was a Hollywood movie come true and I was the star. That's Damon Launer. In twenty thirteen, he founded what became known as the most elite sex club in the world. He called it Sanctim. Think opulent mansions, champagne, models and lingerie, entitled billionaires, live auctions of women, and literal blood oath ceremonies. You know, everything you'd expect from a Hollywood sex called. In the end, it was just eyes wide shot that you could go to yourself. At its peak, the most expensive yearly membership to Sanctim was sold for four hundred and twenty five thousand dollars. So what went on there that made it worth that kind of money. I remember seeing people getting whipped and spins and I was just like so overwhelmed in the best censorial way. They had members that were like actors, comedians, sports players, musicians like I met people I never thought I would meet in my entire life. I'm Carl Shortino, sex writer. Join me as we explore how this luxury sex empire was built. Along the way, we'll talk to the club's erotic performers and the guests who partied there to get a nuanced look at what happens when you combine money, sex and power. You spent like fifty thousand dollars to join, and I think it was kind of a given that Damon would have a girl for you. And we see how Damon's status as a sex club kingpin ultimately turned his life upside down. We're living in Beverly Hills, living that kind of domesticated lifestyle all the while, on the down low, my husband runs this naughty as sex club in the Hills, like a double life. I was a liar. I was hiding things. Damon wanted more. He kept wanting more that I was wearing a lot of problems by Welcome to Sanctum Unmasked, a new show from iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans. Join us as we see what really happens when you shed societal expectations and unapologetically pursue sexual freedom. What do you stand to gain from that? And does there have to be a cost? Along with that? Came this unbridled ego and excess and feeding of all of my demons and a celebration of it. People love me for it. Listen to Sanctum Unmasked on iHeartRadio, app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you find your favorite shows.