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Circus of Books is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Rachel Mason, written by Rachel Mason and Kathryn Robson and starring Karen Mason, Barry Mason and Rachel Mason. The premise revolves around Circus of Books, a bookstore and gay pornography shop in West Hollywood, California, and in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. [2] [3]
Circus of Books was caught in an FBI sting and Barry Mason was prosecuted; his lawyer mounted a First Amendment defence and he was let off after a guilty plea by the corporation. [2] [4] In 1989 the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department ordered that the West Hollywood store close from 2 AM to 6 AM after complaints that it attracted hustlers. [3]
On January 11, 2020 LaRue re-opened the historic Circus Of Books - a West Hollywood book and gay pornography store originally opened in 1960 and operated until the owners decided to sell to Channel 1 Releasing, a company led by Rob Novinger who was also a partner in Chi Chi LaRue's originally opened in 2009 a few blocks away. [8] [9]
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