Woman sues after her Martha’s Vineyard rental home used to film porn

A woman is suing her former tenant over claims he filmed porn in her home – and the actors had sex in every room of the house.

Leah Bassett, 43, says her luxury, beachside rental property in Aquinnah, Massachusetts has been tainted after she discovered it was secretly used as the ‘shooting locale for commercial porn.’

At least 24 pornographic films were shot there without her consent, according to the lawsuit filed this week and obtained by the DailyMail.com.

She is now suing former tenant Joshua Spafford who rented the home from October 4, 2014 through May 15, 2015, as well as Monica Jensen, aka porn star Nica Noelle, who is an associate at production company Mile High Distribution Inc. Two other entertainment companies are also named.

A woman is suing her former tenant over claims he filmed porn in her home – and the actors in had sex in every room of the house in Aquinnah, Massachusetts (pictured)

Leah Bassett says her luxury, beachside rental property in Aquinnah, Massachusetts has been tainted after she discovered it was secretly used as the 'shooting locale for commercial porn'. Pictured is one of the leftovers of the shoot

Leah Bassett says her luxury, beachside rental property in Aquinnah, Massachusetts has been tainted after she discovered it was secretly used as the ‘shooting locale for commercial porn’. Pictured is one of the leftovers of the shoot

Bassett is suing her former tenant over claims he filmed porn in her home - and the actors in sex in every room of the house (pictured are the piles of laundry leftover)

Bassett is suing her former tenant over claims he filmed porn in her home – and the actors in sex in every room of the house (pictured are the piles of laundry leftover)

The homeowner says she didn't immediately realize her home had been used for a gay porn shoot but began researching when she noticed the damage (pictured is an unexplained stain on the tiles)

The homeowner says she didn’t immediately realize her home had been used for a gay porn shoot but began researching when she noticed the damage (pictured is an unexplained stain on the tiles)

Bassett also complains that when the house was returned to her in May 2015, there was extensive damage to the property that totaled in nearly $16,000.

The homeowner says she didn’t immediately realize her home had been used for a gay porn shoot but began researching when she noticed the damage.

She said she ‘independently made the highly disturbing discovery that her personal residence had been used during the leasehold for the commercial production of graphic pornography’, according to the lawsuit.

Bassett admits she ‘proceeded over the ensuing weeks/months to engage in periodic — and admittedly somewhat obsessive — review of’ websites connected to Spafford, Jensen and Mile High – along with any other porn stars who talked about shooting in Martha’s Vineyard.

The lawsuit states she discovered ‘numerous photos’ and ‘numerous clothed, nude, semi-nude, and/or graphic sex scene photos or video clips that depicted Ms. Bassett’s home, and its distinctive furnishings and artwork, in the background or foreground of those still photos or video clips.’

The lawsuit names  Monica Jensen, aka porn star Nica Noelle, (pictured), an associate at production company Mile High Distribution Inc for filming at the home without permission 

The lawsuit names  Monica Jensen, aka porn star Nica Noelle, (pictured), an associate at production company Mile High Distribution Inc for filming at the home without permission 

Noelle is a porn star (pictured in one of her films) and the co-founder of adult film studios Sweetheart Video, Sweet Sinner, Sweet Sinema, Girl Candy Films, Rock Candy films, Hot Candy Films, and TransRomantic Films

Noelle is a porn star (pictured in one of her films) and the co-founder of adult film studios Sweetheart Video, Sweet Sinner, Sweet Sinema, Girl Candy Films, Rock Candy films, Hot Candy Films, and TransRomantic Films

Bassett is also suing porn star and porn director Nica Noelle (left) who was allegedly involved in the shoot

Bassett is also suing porn star and porn director Nica Noelle (left) who was allegedly involved in the shoot

Bassett adds that the porn producers ‘utilized nearly every room of her home for their porn production purposes, including nude, semi-nude and/or male ejaculatory scenes in her bedrooms, her living room and family room sofas, her stairway, atop her dining room table, her bathrooms, her basement, atop her laundry room appliances.’

And she claims they used her linens, and even her hand sewn bedroom pillows, for male ‘ejaculatory porn scenes’. 

She also shared a number of photos of the damage left behind, including a soiled pair of boxer shorts on the floor.

Bassett insists that Spafford never mentioned he was planning to shoot pornography at the home she built with her father, and that he violated the lease.

The homeowner claims she suffered such severe emotional and psychological trauma she has been seeing a therapist since and was unable to live in the apartment for two years.

Now, she’s seeking unspecified damages while suing for breach of contract and trespassing, and copyright infringement as her artwork was shown in many of the porn scenes. 

Jensen’s attorney Stephen Roach insists that the allegations are ‘unfounded’ and told the Boston Globe that the lawsuit had simply stemmed ‘out of a basic landlord-tenant dispute’.

 



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