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NEWS ABOUT: virginity

virginity stories: 13 news summaries
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 Fey on 
 Virginity: 
 'Couldn't 
 Give It Away' 


'Just good, Christian values,' comic tells Letterman. 'Or, being homely'

Oct 15, 09 7:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tina Fey was a virgin until age 24—“couldn’t give it away,” she told David Letterman last night, as the two discussed a tabloid list of celebrities who stayed virgins until, as Fey put it, “they were really old.” Responding to Letterman, who called... More »

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entertainment • Tina Fey • celebrity • late night talk show • David Letterman • Adriana Lima • virginity • Late Show

Death Penalty for Virginity- Faking Kit:
Egypt Scholar

Said to spread vice, violate Islamic law

Sep 29, 09 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Egyptian scholar wants the death penalty for anyone importing a device that helps women fake virginity—claiming it violates Islamic law by spreading perversion in society. The gadget releases a liquid that looks like blood, allowing a new bride to make it appear her hymen has been ruptured. The... More »

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women's health • Egypt • Islamic Sharia law • scholar • virginity • premarital sex • hymen • virginity-faking device

UK Dad Tries to Hire Prostitute for 14-Year-Old

Man snagged in police sting draws 10-month suspended sentence

May 15, 09 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - A UK man who confessed to trying to pick up a prostitute for his teenage son has been sentenced to 10 months in prison but won't serve time, the Daily Mail reports. The 42-year-old visited Nottingham's red-light district last year on a quest to help his son, 14,  lose... More »

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prostitution • crime • jail • arrest • Britain • Nottingham • prostitute • undercover • virginity • hooker • teenager • child • sex sting

 No Sex Until 
 Marriage: Miley 

Singer may be growing up, but plans to hold on to virginity

May 1, 09 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus “can’t be the 12-year-old who just moved to LA forever,” the starlet tells the Daily Mail with regard to her rapidly deteriorating innocence—but “I want to keep my virginity until I marry. I was brought up in a Christian family.” The 16-year-old... More »

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entertainment • child actors • sex • child star • Miley Cyrus • virginity


 Virgin-for-Sale 
 Says She'd Go 
 for a Woman 
 —if It Was 
 Kim Kardashian  

Kim Kardashian is ideal beauty for Dylan—who stresses that she's hetero

Jan 15, 09 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - If virgin-for-sale Natalie Dylan had to lose it to a celebrity, who would she pick? Celebutante Kim Kardashian, the New York Daily News reports. “But I’m heterosexual,” Dylan clarifies. “I just admire her beauty.” Bidding on her virginity was up to $3.8 million as... More »

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sex • auction • virginity • Kim Kardashian • Natalie Dylan

22-Year-Old's Virginity Auction Tops $3.7M

Grad student says 10,000 men have bid for night of passion

Jan 12, 09 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The 22-year-old woman who is auctioning her virginity says she's received some 10,000 bids topping $3.7 million, the Telegraph reports. The offers range the “graphically sexual” to “polite requests from rich businessmen,” says the girl, who goes by “Natalie Dylan” in the auction. “... More »

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sex • auction • bid • Howard Stern • brothel • virginity • cash • bidding war

Duff: I Never Actually
Claimed I Was a Virgin

Tween star says she was misquoted in '06 report

Dec 16, 08 3:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Hilary Duff is growing up, but that doesn’t mean that she’s any less tight-lipped about her personal life, Fox News reports. “I was quoted saying I was a virgin” in 2006, “but I absolutely did not say that,” the starlet tells Maxim. So, she’s... More »

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celebrity • sexuality • Maxim • music videos • Mike Comrie • virginity • celebrity engagements • Hilary Duff

Virginity Lie
Not Grounds
for Annulment

French court ruling makes Muslim couple married again

Nov 17, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - France has overturned a lower court decision annulling a Muslim couple’s marriage on grounds that the bride lied about being a virgin, the BBC reports. That means the couple is married again—whether they like it or not. Husband and wife both accepted the original decision, but it sparked... More »

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divorce • France • annulment • Muslim • virginity • remarriage

 Stern Launches 
 Virginity Auction 

No, not his

Sep 9, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Howard Stern today kicked off the auction of a 22-year-old woman’s virginity. The woman says she wants to use the money to pay for a master’s degree in family therapy, reports the New York Daily News.. "We live in a capitalist society. Why shouldn't I be allowed... More »

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satellite radio • sex • auction • Howard Stern • virginity

More Muslim Women Seeking Surgery to 'Restore' Virginity

Demand for operation rises at private European clinics

Jun 11, 08 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - An increasing number of Muslim women in Europe, caught between the sexual freedom of the West and the traditions of their families, are undergoing hymenoplasty  to "restore" their virginity after lapses, the New York Times reports. The surgery to repair the hymen, if done properly, won't be detected when... More »

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France • marriage • annulment • Muslim • wedding • Muslim women • virginity

French Judge Annuls Wedding Over Virgin Fib

Country outraged by decision for Muslim groom

May 31, 08 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A judge's decision to annul a Muslim wedding because the bride was not a virgin has caused outrage in France, the London Times reports. The groom emerged from the bedroom to complain about his bride while the wedding party was still going on and went to the judge the next... More »

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France • marriage • annulment • wedding • virginity

 Celeb Virgins
 Find Chastity a Hit 

Young stars with snow-white images winning fans

Apr 1, 08 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Young stars are defying the "sex sells" mantra by rising to success while emphasizing their virginity, ABC reports. Teen heart-throbs like Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, as well as older celebs like Victoria's Secret model Adriana Lima, appear to be part of a growing modesty movement and say... More »

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sex • Miley Cyrus • abstinence • Adriana Lima • Jonas Brothers • virginity • teenager

Women Reclaim Virginity
Through Faith, Surgery

Growing number seek to stake a new claim to innocence

Feb 28, 08 6:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Efforts to reclaim lost virginity appear to be gaining steam across the country, MSNBC reports. More young women are declaring a sexual do-over, with some even opting for surgical replacement of the hymen, say doctors who’ve seen an increase in the procedures. “I felt really bad from a... More »

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women • marriage • religion • sex • sexuality • Virginity Rules • abstinence education • abstinence • virginity

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