FIA chief Max Mosley embroiled in S&M sex scandal
The world of motorsports was shocked by a report of a video tape which surfaced, allegedly showing FIA president Max Mosley participating in a bizarre sadomasochistic orgy. The reports emanate from British tabloid News of the World, but have been spreading rapidly across mainstream media and the motoring press.
The video reportedly depicts Mosley engaging the services of five prostitutes in London to stage a perverse reenactment of a Nazi concentration camp in which Mosley plays both victim and oppressor, alternately receiving lashes from a dominatrix and barking orders in German to the prostitutes dressed in pseudo-Auschwitz uniforms. The son of infamous wartime British fascist leader Oswald Mosley, who married Max's mother Diana in the presence of Adolf Hitler at a ceremony in the home of Nazi arch-propagandist Joseph Goebbels, Mosley had tried to help resuscitate his father's fascist political career before leaving politics for the world of motor racing. Meanwhile Mosley's closest allies include former Ferrari chief Jean Todt (the son of a Holocaust survivor) and Jewish business mogul Bernie Ecclestone, who has publicly come to Mosley's defense. Mosley is reportedly considering pursuing legal action against News of the World, while sources suggest the World Council of the FIA may be preparing a vote of no confidence in Mosley's leadership. In the meantime it's business as usual for Mosley, who is heading to Bahrain to preside over the grand prix there next weekend. (Thanks to David who brought this story to our attention.)
[Source: News of the World and The Times of London]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
SPG 7:09PM (3/30/2008)
That's mind bendingly crazy.
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TwinTurbo3000GT 8:33PM (3/30/2008)
freaky. hey, whatever floats your boat, buddy. Different strokes for different folks. lol.
meshies 11:07PM (3/30/2008)
And tear inducing hilarious. The more I read the more I laughed.
SMH.
naggs 12:41AM (3/31/2008)
april fool's?
iSpec 7:18PM (3/30/2008)
The rotten apple doesn't fall far from the whipping post
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Felix 7:19PM (3/30/2008)
wat?
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Bart 7:20PM (3/30/2008)
Good for him. Hope he enjoys himself. We all do a little roleplay now and then. If you do teacher-schoolgirl, does that mean anything to your friends' schoolgoing kids? No. Nurse-patient, should the hospital be worried? Dont kid yourself.
I hate how this all gets blown out of proportion and the media's all over it. Let the man have his fun.
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Preston 8:14PM (3/30/2008)
WTF...
Sorry, but the point of roleplay is that you get pleasure from reenacting a situation. The difference between a guy who roleplays with his wife in a teacher/schoolgirl sex romp and a guy that rapes a schoolgirl is the availability of a substitute (a wife).
I think a vote of no confidence is in order for a guy who hires 5 prostitutes and elaborately plans to relive the Holocaust, either as a Nazi sending Jews to their death or being a Jew that is going to die, all because it adds to his sexual pleasure.
Daddy issues FTW
M.E. Williams 9:06PM (3/30/2008)
That's an intellectually dishonest comparison in light of the fact that Mosley's parents were Diana Mitford and Oswald Mosley. His aunt was Unity Mitford, who shot herself (and survived) the day that England went to war with Germany, because she had a major crush on Hitler. (Other Mitfords had political stances spanning the spectrum, but those closest to Mosley were Hitler-supporting fascists.)
An honest comparison is "a guy who was raised in a family that was loud and proud about their constant abuse of children enjoys teacher/student roleplay." Mosley has not rejected the pro-fascist side of his heritage, TMK -- note the statement that, as a young man, he tried to help his father regain political power. Pleh.
NGA Backwoods 7:25PM (3/30/2008)
I guess Formula One really isn't different then NASCAR.
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vintage 7:39PM (3/30/2008)
than.
AC 8:24PM (3/30/2008)
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why not the LS2/LS7? 10:08PM (3/30/2008)
to (he's British)
matt 7:30PM (3/30/2008)
what does acting like a nazi in the bedroom have to do with how well he runs FIA?
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mike m. 8:00PM (3/30/2008)
"How well he runs FIA"??????
What are you nuts???? Where the hell have you been the last 10 years??? You obviously don't know much about F1 and it's relationship with Mad Max! This guy is personally responsible for the rediculus state that F1 has been in for the last 8-10 years. Constant rule changes without any real purpose or direction - even during mid-season - are a constant occurance with this guy. I can go on and on, but I don't want to waste my time.
I hope this scandal gets blown way out of proportion and Mosley is forced to step down. At this point, I might consider coming back to F1 after 3 years of absence.
Philywilly 8:48PM (3/30/2008)
I compleatly agree with mike.m. I havn't been watching F1 more than a few years(being only 22) and I can clearly see that Max is freaking idiot. My hopes are that the rumors I've been hearing for a couple years now are true and we can get Jean Todt in charge.
why not the LS2/LS7? 10:28PM (3/30/2008)
Todt? It would be unseemly for Todt to be elevated to head F1 from a team who has been seemingly favored in a large number of F1's recent decisions. I know if I were head of McLaren, BMW or Renault I'd protest.
Mallory 11:28AM (3/31/2008)
You would hope that any leader of any organization would have some sort of ethical/moral compass, show good judgement and be of good character. Especially with his background, it can be argued that dressing up like a Nazi and whipping prostitutes is a negative indicator of such characteristics.
That's what it has to do with how well he runs FIA.
Gregg 11:46AM (4/03/2008)
I don't disagree with using this as means of removing someone from a position in which he has been screwing up, so to speak. Means to an end and all, and a new weapon in the arsenal.
But let's also acknowledge that in a better world, a person's sexual kinks and role playing (as long as participants are willing, and in this case well-paid) are nobody's damn business. The public titillation/repression publicity is sicker than most kinks.
Edsel 7:53PM (3/30/2008)
OMG!
It's "The Producers - Part II"
Quick, someone call Mel - his script is ready!
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