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Royal Winnipeg Ballet kicked out Jett Black for doing porn!
The CBC News Canada reported today that Jeppe Hansen aka CockyBoys model Jett Black is accusing the Royal Winnipeg Ballet of kicking him out of its school after he started making porn videos. Jeppe beat out thousands for a spot and a scholarship in the prestigious dance school’s professional division.
“They told me … they didn’t have any space for me because I did porn,” he said.
The school administrators asked Jeppe to sign a letter stating that he voluntarily withdrew from the program, however Hansen said he never wanted to leave, but he felt that they had already made up their minds on the matter.
According to CBC Hansen left RWB in late March and moved to New York City to as a full-time adult performer.
CBC News reporter Ryan Hicks and Jeppe Hansen host online live chat right here between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. CT.
"You cannot be in a company or with the school or whatever because you've decided to take a different standpoint artistically — not because you physically can't do it, or because you're not good enough," Hansen said.
"Being told because you're doing something else that's interrupting with what we think you can do is really difficult because they know it's your passion, they know that that's what you live off. They know my entire identity's built on it. So it was really difficult to be told that and to be told, 'You know what? There's no space for you here.'"
Hansen said he left the school in late March. In April, he left Winnipeg and moved to New York City to pursue adult entertainment full-time under the screen name Jett Black.
Royal Winnipeg Ballet officials told CBC News they cannot comment on personnel issues due to privacy concerns.
The school has a code of conduct for students and "the organization has policies and procedures in place for the benefit of all," a spokesperson said.
The only reference in the school's student information handbook to side projects, like the video Hansen was in, is on page 12. The section applies to outside performances related to dance:
"Please note that RWB School Professional Division students are not permitted to perform outside of the RWB School without permission from the RWB School Director. Any student wishing to participate in any additional dance program during RWB School breaks must also receive approval from the RWB School Director in advance. Requests for authorization must be submitted in writing."
Leaping into porn
Hansen said adult film producers had approached him during his time in Montreal, but he declined their offers.
But he had a change of heart earlier this year, as he grew frustrated by the constraints of ballet.
"It was more important for me to be me and to do the things I wanted to do for once, and not what everyone else wanted," Hansen said.
"Being a ballet dancer is restrictive. Everyone tells you what you have to do, how to look, what to weigh, how to perform [and] be the artist you are."
Hansen appeared in his first pornographic video in February with the website CockyBoys, under the performance name Jett Black.
In addition to sex-only videos, the website's owner, Emmy-award-winning producer Jake Jaxson, says he's trying to blur the lines between mainstream entertainment and adult entertainment with films that include a plot along with sex scenes.
"The films are meant to be entertaining and sexual at the same time," Jaxson said.
Jaxson said his films challenge what society considers to be mainstream and the kind of artists the public celebrates.
"I don't like movies that show young people's heads cut off or their arms ripped from their body. And everyone goes and watches that … and those performers are not looked at as being outside of the mainstream," Jaxson said.
"Personally, I find that not acceptable for me in my kind of entertainment, but I just choose not to pay for it."
Added Hansen, "To me no one can tell me what art is. Art is what you and I define art by."
'My dancing career is not over'
Hansen said he's currently enjoying pursuing adult entertainment full-time, but admits that he misses being a full-time dancer.
"It's such a big part of your life. I really do [miss dancing] and your body also misses it," he said.
Hansen said he hopes to return to professional dance one day, performing with a company that allows him to be the artist he wants to be.
"My dancing career is not over. And when they [officials at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet] told me that, I thought the same thing," he said.
"I'm taking a break from performing and I'll take this break until I find a place where I can fit in as a ballet dancer."
The CBC News Canada reported today that Jeppe Hansen aka CockyBoys model Jett Black is accusing the Royal Winnipeg Ballet of kicking him out of its school after he started making porn videos. Jeppe beat out thousands for a spot and a scholarship in the prestigious dance school’s professional division.
“They told me … they didn’t have any space for me because I did porn,” he said.
The school administrators asked Jeppe to sign a letter stating that he voluntarily withdrew from the program, however Hansen said he never wanted to leave, but he felt that they had already made up their minds on the matter.
According to CBC Hansen left RWB in late March and moved to New York City to as a full-time adult performer.
CBC News reporter Ryan Hicks and Jeppe Hansen host online live chat right here between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. CT.
"You cannot be in a company or with the school or whatever because you've decided to take a different standpoint artistically — not because you physically can't do it, or because you're not good enough," Hansen said.
"Being told because you're doing something else that's interrupting with what we think you can do is really difficult because they know it's your passion, they know that that's what you live off. They know my entire identity's built on it. So it was really difficult to be told that and to be told, 'You know what? There's no space for you here.'"
Hansen said he left the school in late March. In April, he left Winnipeg and moved to New York City to pursue adult entertainment full-time under the screen name Jett Black.
Royal Winnipeg Ballet officials told CBC News they cannot comment on personnel issues due to privacy concerns.
The school has a code of conduct for students and "the organization has policies and procedures in place for the benefit of all," a spokesperson said.
The only reference in the school's student information handbook to side projects, like the video Hansen was in, is on page 12. The section applies to outside performances related to dance:
"Please note that RWB School Professional Division students are not permitted to perform outside of the RWB School without permission from the RWB School Director. Any student wishing to participate in any additional dance program during RWB School breaks must also receive approval from the RWB School Director in advance. Requests for authorization must be submitted in writing."
Leaping into porn
Hansen said adult film producers had approached him during his time in Montreal, but he declined their offers.
But he had a change of heart earlier this year, as he grew frustrated by the constraints of ballet.
"It was more important for me to be me and to do the things I wanted to do for once, and not what everyone else wanted," Hansen said.
"Being a ballet dancer is restrictive. Everyone tells you what you have to do, how to look, what to weigh, how to perform [and] be the artist you are."
Hansen appeared in his first pornographic video in February with the website CockyBoys, under the performance name Jett Black.
In addition to sex-only videos, the website's owner, Emmy-award-winning producer Jake Jaxson, says he's trying to blur the lines between mainstream entertainment and adult entertainment with films that include a plot along with sex scenes.
"The films are meant to be entertaining and sexual at the same time," Jaxson said.
Jaxson said his films challenge what society considers to be mainstream and the kind of artists the public celebrates.
"I don't like movies that show young people's heads cut off or their arms ripped from their body. And everyone goes and watches that … and those performers are not looked at as being outside of the mainstream," Jaxson said.
"Personally, I find that not acceptable for me in my kind of entertainment, but I just choose not to pay for it."
Added Hansen, "To me no one can tell me what art is. Art is what you and I define art by."
'My dancing career is not over'
Hansen said he's currently enjoying pursuing adult entertainment full-time, but admits that he misses being a full-time dancer.
"It's such a big part of your life. I really do [miss dancing] and your body also misses it," he said.
Hansen said he hopes to return to professional dance one day, performing with a company that allows him to be the artist he wants to be.
"My dancing career is not over. And when they [officials at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet] told me that, I thought the same thing," he said.
"I'm taking a break from performing and I'll take this break until I find a place where I can fit in as a ballet dancer."
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