When a Gay Man's Only Porn Is a JC Penney Catalog (Video)

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        When a Gay Man's Only Porn Is a JC Penney Catalog (Video)
      In this exclusive clip from the new film Other People, a gay man tells his ex a humorous story from his closeted youth.
 
 Daniel Reynolds 
          
          Sep 06, 2016
          
Daniel Reynolds
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It's not easy being a closeted teen -- especially when it comes to having a porn stash.
In this humorous clip from Other People, a new film by out Saturday Night Live writer Chris Kelly, David (Jesse Plemons) tells his ex-boyfriend that his most scandalous material was an underwear ad in a JC Penney catalog. And he went to great lengths to destroy the evidence.
Watch the clip below.
 
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When a Gay Man's Only Porn Is a JC Penney Catalog (Video)

In this exclusive clip from the new film Other People, a gay man tells his ex a humorous story from his closeted youth.

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