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What Seagal has done is well documented, but perhaps not well known. He married a Japanese woman, Myako Fujitani, in 1975. It was the connection to Myako's father that enabled Seagal to be the first westerner to run a dojo in Japan. Between 1986 and 1987, having moved to the United States, Seagal divorced Myako, married Adrienne La Russa, impregnated Kelly LeBrock, divorced La Russa, married LeBrock, and became a famous action movie star who would go on to gross more money in the next seven years than almost anyone else in Hollywood, second only to Arnold Swarzenegger. Somewhere around 1995, though, things got weird in the Seagal household. His youngest child with LeBrock was named Arissa after the family nanny. Seagal then began a relationship with the nanny, impregnated her, and divorced LeBrock. He hasn't married the elder Arissa, but he now has seven children and three ex-wives. And, he has gone from producing and directing his own cheesy, imminently flawed, but entertaining and in some strange way "pure" films, to playing supporting or co-starring roles in gaggers like Ticker (2001). Once again, I'm confused. How can a man who meditates daily, studies the Buddha, and serves as a spokesperson for such thoughtful causes as PETA lose ground both as a moral being and an artist?

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Jenny McCarthy revealed in an interview with Moveline magazine back in 1998 that she was harassed by Steven Seagal during a casting call for Under Siege 2. Jenny said: "I go inside Seagal's office, and he's by himself and says, 'Sit on my couch. Then he said, 'Take off your dress.' I just started crying and said, 'Rent my Playboy video, you asshole!' and ran out to the car." It's also been reported that NINE other women told Penthouse magazine about Seagal sexually harassing them back in 1998. McCarthy, an actress and autism activist, said in an interview with Movieline magazine in 1998, that Seagal asked her to strip during a casting call for "Under Siege 2," then threatened her not to tell anyone.

In the Movieline account, McCarthy went on to say, "I go inside his (Seagal's) office, which has shag carpet and this huge couch, and he's by himself and says, 'Sit on my couch.'" She continued, "[He says] 'So, you were Playmate of the Year?'"

"Then he said: 'take off your dress,'" McCarthy continued. "I just started crying and said: 'Rent my Playboy video, you a*****e!' and ran out to the car."

Also in 1998, nine women came forward in a Penthouse magazine feature to tell their tales of harassment at the hands of the action film star.

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Stories about Seagal's poor treatment of women have been common in Hollywood for years. Jenny McCarthy once spoke of how he demanded she strip nude during an audition, proving he clearly didn't notice she began her career as a Playboy Playmate of the Year. There are reports he beat his third ex-wife, actress Kelly LeBrock, before dumping her for her children's nanny. As for Nguyen, her lawyers responded that there is no way a confidentiality agreement could bar Seagal from being sued in court for sexual trafficking and assault, so they are moving forward. They also reported that six other women have contacted them since the case first came to light in the press to report similar treatment.

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Steven Seagal's ex-wife, Kelly LeBrock, says she was 'constantly raped and abused my whole life'

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