Biography Charlotte Laws

1 biography

1.1 education
1.2 acting , writing career
1.3 activism against revenge porn
1.4 political analyst , commentator
1.5 bill cosby scandal
1.6 gay rights activism
1.7 party crashing expert
1.8 personal life
1.9 works

biography
education

after completing high school @ lovett school in atlanta, georgia, laws attended university of florida in gainesville , university of nevada, las vegas. moved los angeles in 1981 , completed bachelor s degrees in theatre (1985) , philosophy (1996) @ california state university, northridge (csun). earned 2 master s degrees university of southern california (usc) in professional writing (1986) , in social ethics (1997), ph.d. in social ethics (2000) university of southern california. in 2003, completed post-doctoral coursework @ oxford university, england.

acting , writing career

laws during television interview in june 2009.

laws studied acting @ academy theatre of atlanta, joe bernard s acting studio in las vegas , estelle harman actors workshop in los angeles. worked model , actress in movies , television until late 20 s. has performed stand comic @ comedy store in los angeles.

in 1988, laws authored popular book called meet stars, details how average person can succeed in entertainment industry. promoted book on larry king live, oprah winfrey, late show , on hundred radio , television shows throughout america , canada.

from 1997-2000, laws wrote british magazine mad dogs , englishmen , since has become syndicated columnist. articles on current events, politics, philosophy , social issues have been published in los angeles daily news, e environmental magazine, huffington post, opinion editorials, la times, jezebel (website), gawker, newsweek, salon (website) , washington post.

in 2015, laws memoir titled rebel in high heels came on market. book details fight against revenge porn , first 22 years of life.

her book, devil in basement released on march 14, 2018. nonfiction novel laws grandfather murdered devil worshiper in 1948. book spotlights rampant prejudice directed @ italian americans in twentieth century.

laws made buzzfeed s list of 30 fiercest women of 2013. , brainwreck s list of 20 women changed world in 2013.

activism against revenge porn

in january 2012, after unreleased topless photo of laws daughter, kayla, posted on revenge porn website, up?, laws began investigation of hunter moore, ran site. contacted fbi, launched own investigation of moore , website. laws determined large number of photos on site had been hacked. contacted dozens of victims , became known erin brockovich of revenge porn. laws appeared on nightline, msnbc, cnn, nbc, cbs, tmz on tv, fox news , dr. drew (tv series) discuss issue. laws detailed revenge porn battle in online publication, jezebel, , article received on 1.2 million page views. experiences further detailed in book, rebel in high heels, released in april 2015.

moore removed website in midst of fbi investigation, announced on november 28, 2012, start new site include address information. prompted laws make moore s home address public on twitter, , moore threatened ruin life. received death threats, , claimed stalker appeared @ home. internet hackers professing affiliated anonymous (group) came aid, hacking servers , posting personal information on internet.

the fbi arrested hunter moore , hacker, charles evens of studio city, california, went under alias of gary jones , on january 23, 2014. on february 18, 2015, announced moore plead guilty federal computer hacking , identity theft charges. faced 7 years in prison , $500,000 fine. however, in end, got 2 , half years in federal prison.

with no plea deal in place , facing 42 years in prison, moore s hacker, charlie evens, confessed crimes cnn on tape @ laws house (when cnn interviewing laws segment). taped confession aired on april 27, 2015. in end, evens got 26 months in federal prison.

on june 4, 2013, laws gave testimony before california state senate in favor of sb 255, law designed protect victims revenge porn or cyber rape, term laws coined. bill sponsored state senator anthony cannella of modesto, ca , signed law on october 1, 2013, making california second state (after new jersey) pass law designed victims of nonconsensual pornography. laws board member of cyber civil rights initiative (ccri), organization dedicated helping victims of online harassment. since 2012, laws has been meeting state , federal legislators, urging them pass laws protect victims. today, 34 states have anti-revenge porn laws, , rep jackie speier (ca) introduced federal bill in july 2016 called intimate privacy protection act.

political analyst , commentator

charlotte laws political analyst , works bbc news contributor, post began during 2015-2016 election season. has made appearances on al jazeera network, , participated in reddit ama in september 2015 rick wilson (political consultant).

laws expert on donald trump. first person publicly detect hidden trump supporters , call trump feminist , pacifist.

some of laws controversial articles trump have appeared in huffington post, citywatch , daily caller.

bill cosby scandal

on november 30, 2014, laws spoke out 34-year-old bill cosby secret. in salon article, detailed experiences mr. cosby , friend calls sandy. laws claims mr. cosby drugged sandy in 1981 , had sex her. laws interviewed on dr. drew show on december 1, 2014 issue. in fox news interview, laws ponders whether cosby has somnophilia.

gay rights activism

in march 2015, laws came defend lgbtq communities when southern california attorney proposed statewide ballot initiative permitted execution of gays bullets head or other convenient method. called sodomite suppression act. in response seen vicious , repugnant attack on lgbtq people, traditionally oppressed minority, laws registered rebuttal initiative attorney general’s office, intolerant jackass act . laws’ proposal called sensitivity training , steep fine submitting state initiative related killing of gays. in june 2015, initiative cleared move forward, laws said did not plan gather signatures, adding m glad proposal made impact. intent send message , support gay rights. [the proposal] has served purpose.

party crashing expert

laws listed fourth notorious party crasher in world. claims hobby began in teens , blossomed perfect way meet elected officials, a-list celebrities , business leaders. crashed vip events push legislation, support nonprofit causes, snag high-profile interviews , obtain clients business-related endeavors. laws crashed secret service 4 times, included 40k per person fundraiser president obama @ george clooney’s estate. plus, interviewed president reagan after crashing walter annenberg exclusive new year’s party in 1980s. lists of outlandish techniques fake out in ploy, glitz blitz , celebrity snuggle up.

personal life

laws, former atlanta debutante, adopted @ birth , tracked down birthparents in late twenties. known saying, can never have many parents. laws has never consumed alcoholic beverage, tried illegal drugs, including marijuana, or smoked cigarette. prior acting , writing, laws experimented number of jobs. cab driver, private investigator, bodyguard, backup singer elvis imitator, nurse, fashion designer, aerobics instructor , antiques shop owner. laws lecturer fbi in quantico, virginia in 2006 , has been licensed realtor since 1987.

in april 2015, laws went public three-year romance singer tom jones in memoir, rebel in high heels. says first boyfriend , dated him age 18 until age 21.

she married english barrister , california attorney charles parselle in 1990s , has daughter named kayla laws, actress. has 3 rescue dogs , 8 rescue chickens , practising jain.

in 2012, laws chicken, mae poulet, write-in vice presidential candidate. selected dog tennessee running mate on bully ticket. mae poulet involved in 2011 fundraiser actress natalie portman , actor jason alexander raise money poultry in need. in march 2013, mae poulet inducted national museum of animals , society.

laws grandfather, tucker moroose (a lawyer , aspiring u.s. senator), murdered devil worshiper in fairmont, west virginia in 1948. story detailed in laws book, devil in basement.

works

laws, missy. meet stars. ross books, 1988, isbn 0-89496-002-4.
laws, charlotte. jains, alf, , elf: antagonists or allies? igniting revolution: voices in defense of mother earth, edited steven best , anthony j. nocella. ak press, 2006. isbn 1-904859-56-9.
laws, charlotte. armed ideological warfare.
laws, charlotte. jain center of southern california call compassion: religious perspectives on animal advocacy, edited anthony j. nocella , lisa kemmerer. lantern books, march 2011. isbn 978-1-59056-182-9.
laws, charlotte. omniocracy uncaged: top activists share wisdom on effective farm animal advocacy, edited ben davidow. davidow press, march 2013. asin: b00c0nf36g.
laws, charlotte. recipe cooperation: omniocracy , definitional good. animals , environment: advocacy, activism , quest common ground, edited lisa kemmerer. routledge, april 28, 2015. isbn 978-1-138-82588-8.
laws, charlotte. rebel in high heels: true story fearless mom battled—and defeated—the kingpin of revenge porn , dangerous forces of conformity. stroud house publishing, 2015, isbn 0-99613-351-8.
laws, charlotte. devil in basement: white supremacy, satanic ritual, , family stroud house publishing, 2018 isbn 978-0-9961335-3-1




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^ barnes, joe (28 october 2016). hillary clinton far more start war pacifist donald trump . 
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^ laws, charlotte (4 november 2016). donald trump, culture , big bad wolf of kiss . 
^ laws, charlotte (10 march 2016). don t fooled: presidential candidates need racist votes . 
^ charlotte laws (2014-11-30). bill cosby , drugging: 34-year-old secret . salon.com. retrieved 2015-07-03. 
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^ bill cosby somnophiliac? . fox news. 2014-12-10. retrieved 2015-07-03. 
^ matthew gregory mclaughlin, california lawyer, proposes ballot measure allowing execution of gays . nbc news. retrieved 2015-07-03. 
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