Never underestimate the power of the hive mind when it comes to recognizing gay adult film stars.
When actor Daniel Newman (The Walking Dead, The Vampire Diaries, Homeland) posted a jet ski video to Instagram, he did not expect eagle-eyed followers to clock who was riding behind him.
Here’s the video he posted:
And here he is again:
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And again:
As the comments started pouring in, the man’s identity became clear:
“Isn’t him from Sean Cody ??” someone asked.
“Love Tanner,” remarked another.
Sure enough, the hunky guy on the jet ski is none other than Sean Cody’s Tanner.
Later in the Instagram comments, Newman writes:
“Lol. Whoa. I’m amazed you all know him. Love you guys but I don’t talk about my private life.”
“Yes, brah!!… Your private is supposed to be yours,” a supportive fan wrote.
It’s worth noting that Newman came out as bisexual back in March of 2017 — he just doesn’t want to comment on his personal life. We can understand that.
I'm #OUTandPROUD #LGBT Love you guys. Be proud to be yourself. We need everyone just the way you are! I'll chat with you guys tonight
— Daniel Newma? (@DanielNewman) March 30, 2017
Chrisk
I want to Shawn Cody boyfriend too. Can anyone let me know how to go about this please?
Black Pegasus
@Chrisk – Sure it’s easy. Just follow these simple steps.
1. Have lots of disposable cash.
2. Be a cisgender white male.
3. Social status and good Reputation helps too.
4. See number 2 and repeat.
Donston
I’m pretty certain it has more to do with money/status and the desire for people to see you with porn performer than it has to do with race.
Black Pegasus
@Donston – he jokingly asked how can he go about securing a “SEANCODY” boyfriend. Given the fact that most of these gay porn performers from all studios have shown themselves to be somewhat bigoted (or just plain stupid) through their social media accounts, I think it’s safe to say that being a “cisgender white male” will help in your pursuit of snagging one of them.
Johndoes
No, money is main motivator for these g4p SC guys. I doubt Jarek and Ashton care(d) that Donald burns was is a white man, considering that they’re not even attracted to men or men that look like d-bag does. if the check is big enough them whore will fuck just about anyone.
tanner is no different. I think he was on d-bags payroll for a while too.
Donston
No matter how racist a performer may be I’m certain the majority of the time that goes out the window when they meet someone famous and/or someone that’s flashing them black cards.
Greg
They’re gay for pay and also gay for no pay. They’re not fooling anybody, but that’s okay for promotional purposes.
Donston
Seems rather phony to pull the “I don’t discuss my private life” card when you’re parading a porn performer around on your social media. And then he acts surprised that his followers recognize him. Some can’t help being messy and fake.
Black Pegasus
@Donston – I got a phony vibe from him as well. The statement “I don’t discuss my private life” was an immediate trigger for me. You’re posting videos and photos of yourself with a guy known for getting barebacked and sucking peen but get defensive once a fan asks about the guy?? Chyle please! All of his photos on his social media accounts reeks of narcissism. No different from the Colton Hayes and other vapid gays of the world.
Donston
I believe this is dude tried to hit on another porn performer once through social media. So, he’s likely a porn groupie. And this particular porn performer he’s with now did tons of videos for multiple years. So, why would be surprised that some of his followers recognized him? It’s all whatever to me, but just don’t come with this disingenuous nonsense.
Having said all of this, they do look cute together.
PinkoOfTheGange
Posting a posting a pic on Instagram, and not discussing the pic are two distinct things. And long as he is willing to let our filthy imaginations run wild and post about them with out having a public melt down, more power to him for setting boundaries.
But why would if it make any difference if it was some random dude v. a porn guy?
Donston
No one is judging him for “hanging out” with porn performers. But you can’t post multiple images and videos of you looking boo-ed up with a guy on your public social media then claim you don’t discuss your private life. Also, don’t act surprised when people recoginze the dude when it’s a porn performer who’s done a ton of videos. As I said, it reeks of phoniness and desperation.
Donston
Furthermore, if we’re going based off of inherent orientation and lifelong behavior then the majority of the population could fit into bi in some way or another. I am inherently pan and have had “experiences” with a variety of different types of people. However, I am gay identifying because my sexual and romantic preferences and general fullfillments are decisively towards guys. So, just because someone is “capable” of bi behavior doesn’t equate to preference and doesn’t even equate to where they fit on the spectrum. It’s just a behavior.
Donston
^This last post was meant as a reponse to JoeyRamone.
tham
Then STOP posting picture of your private life.
Cause I hate to tell you man, that relationship is now, no longer “private”.
dash_board1
I don’t follow this Tanner guy but last I read he was engaged to a woman, and his fiance comes from a rich Republican family. Is the wedding off? Because I don’t even think this Tanner guy (as with the majority of the Sean Cody guys) is interested in men.
Donston
That supposed fiance could have been a rich beard. It’s hard to know who’s legitimately interested in what when it comes to porn. The majority of those porn people are mostly driven by money, attention and/or drug habits.
PinkoOfTheGange
Maybe “Tanner” is Bi, or fluid. and he is in an open relationship. Remember the “P” in GOP stands for PARTAY.
Donston
I would guess that he’s an inherently fairly homo-leaning dude. He’s pretty stereotypical when it comes to his appearance and voice and has never done anything other than gay porn. But once again, trying to figure anything out when it comes to porn performers is waste of time. Whatever his situation is Daniel is likely aware and doesn’t care. He just wants to touch on and be seen with someone who does porn.
JoeyRamone
Aside from being a ridiculous generalization, what does that mean–the majority are not interested in men–when they are f*%king men for money. The whole b.s. line that they are acting by getting erections and having orgasms, blah blah, is nothing but b.s. that caters to porn myth. Amazing how many people–str8 and gay–have difficulty understanding that many men who identify as str8 or live str8 lives are capable of bisexuality.
Donston
Bisexuality, just like homo and hetero, isn’t supposed to be a behavior. It’s a more technical term that’s supposed who you are inherently. However, just because you can manage to have sex with someone or even have some type of attraction to someone doesn’t mean you have passion, desire, sexual fulfillment, romantic fullfillment, etc. towards that type of person. Based on you definition Joey, about 70% of people could be bi if they wanted to be or just said they were. Also, your comment kinda reeks of hetero worship since about 50% of gay identifying are not scared of lady parts and are not completely, thoroughly conventionally homo.
Stephen
So why are we shaming anyone?
Adult stars are aware it’s a starting point.
And it says more about sensationalized folk looking for secrets to shock.
Get over yourself.
I know an adult film actor. Knew him five years before he told me.
I don’t really care, so we are still friends. No judgement. So still friends.
I gain more from his life experience. So it’s about knowing people in higher places have really big secrets that expose and destroy them.
Your partnerships are yours. Don’t judge because you don’t know the truth of what the relationship is based on. NSA? Love and commitment? None of my business. And fact, he should stay quiet until he decides he wants to share. Over sharing kills loving relationships. 6 months? 5 years? Letting people in can destroy your esteem and confidence. So peepers go get a life. He’s a successful actor. He’s happy. Move on with your own happiness. How much wasted time is it to do facial recognition on adult actors? Live and let live. What next asking who’s the ‘wife’? It’s sad people obsess on problems that only exist in their Grinch hearts.
Be happy for others and you attract that happiness for yourself.
Don’t worry be happy.
Donston
I only see some slight judgment and disbelief because this porn performer is known to scam and apparently has never dated a guy before. Also, Daniel feigning wanting a “private life” when he’s parading around on his social media with someone who’s done a ton of porn and then acts surprised when people recognize the performer.
I don’t care who dates who. I’m just not here for the phony theatrics, which we see too much of.
Loki
Daniel is a rather sad “hetero-worshipper.” A couple months ago, a str8 French bodybuilder by the name of “Killian” put him on blast for sniffing around him. “You’re an actor on TWD… don’t you have better things to do with your time?”
Donston
A lot of guys who seem to needlessly stay closeted for a very long time tend to be hetero worshippers. When they come out they claim to be so proud of their “queerness” but are not at all interested in dudes who have unembarrassed passion, desire and romantic feelings towards men. Instead, they are constantly on the look out for any decent looking dude who says that they’re straight or “mostly straight”. I’ve just become okay with that being how a lot of gay/homo-leaning men develop, and the entertainment industry is full of these types.
da90027
Never heard of either one of them. 90% of the people this site features are people I don’t know…lol
Bubbleandsqueal
I say chaps, Daniel’s paramour is absolutely top hole.
Geeker
When did it become a requirement for gay/bi celebrities to be seen with or date gay porn stars?
Donston
Sex dominates stereotypical “queer culture”. So, in order to be a part of “the scene” you have to indulge or at least tolerate the porn and sex industry. Also, a lot of gay/homo-leaning dudes grow up on gay porn and develop an affection for it rather than simply looking at it as something to get a wank to. For many, it’s all they had when younger to indulge their passions and desires and to fully express themselves. Finally, there still aren’t that many famous out people, yet alone single ones. So, for some bagging a porn performer is the gay equivalent to nabbing a C-list actress. “Dating” and being seen with one boosts their egos.
harryleemartin
When our president did.
BGinBigD
Private life my ass. Anyone who “plays” with a pornstar who has made 43 videos for one company isn’t concerned about privacy.
Anthony
“It’s always some angry Queen whose the 1st to out somebody” Brent Corrigan on “Hey Qween” and besides aren’t most Sean Cody guys straight? Who cares.
zedus headus
Agreed.
Donston
No one’s outing anyone since Daniel is out of the closet and he himself posted plenty of images and videos of them together on his social media.
It just seems like a porn groupie actor hooking up with and showing a porn performer off and that said porn performer taking advantage of the situation. No one knows the dynamics of this “Tanner” guy’s orientation. However, I’m never going to respect queer men who constantly chase after straight and hetero-leaning dudes. You do what you do. But that kind tends to be the most self-loathing, shallow and off-their-rocker. Like a great percentage of “straight guy” obsessed dudes you might as well start dating women or stay dating women if you’re going to spend your whole life being a hetero worshipper.
MaxTaste
He knew people would recognize his friend. He clearly wasn’t getting enough attention to satisfy his narcisstic personality so he manufactured some drama. Boring and sad.
Josh447
Donston,
You seem to throw a negative light on everything. The people you project your blathering on are just fine. Give it a rest. Deal with your own “self loathing” negative life. Your pointing out your fantasy flaws about people is baseless and annoying. Your dime store psycho babble is useless meandering with no basis in fact. Seems all your experiences with people from your past that you base all your faux research may be people that simply didn’t like you. And you took it personally. There is a time to stop projecting all over everyone and get a grip. Good luck and God speed.
Donston
I will admit sometimes I do go over the top when it comes to responding. And sometimes I think I have all this great insight to share when it amounts to nothing but redundancy. I will attempt to cool it concerning those instincts.
I do get annoyed when people attempt to manipulate, which is clearly the case here. If you wanna “hang out” with and show off a porn performer then cool. But showing them off all over your social media while claiming you don’t discuss your private life and then acting surprised when people recognize the performer- it’s corny and phony. I just get annoyed with overt phoniess, especially of the queer variety.
However, one thing you and others need to stop doing is claiming “self-loathing”, “projecting” or “judgmental” every time someone annoys you or says something that makes you uncomfortable.
drelocks15
You see…what you call his ‘Faux research’ is his experience and of course, he took it personally because that’s what normal people do. What I find hilarious…and ASTOUNDINGLY hypocritical is your comment about his ‘Dime store psychobabble” which is exactly what you just sh*t out all over your reply. All the finger wagging and faux indignation that you’re pulling absolutely applies to your post as well. To quote a jackass that I recently read, “There is a time to stop projecting all over everyone and get a grip.”
Sorry (not sorry), your post just really bugged me, Josh447. I think it was the “Good luck and God speed” crap at the end.
Josh447
Tanner… HOT. Seen all his movies more than once. Daniel…. HOT2. May they fck up a storm ad nauseum. Very hot duo.
PinkoOfTheGange
And laugh at all the drama that is being created by the busy bodies…me included 🙂
DCguy
Celebrities….the largest hypocrites. Stop posting pictures of your private life if you don’t want people asking.
Lets see, HE posted a picture of them together, then becomes touchy because the guy was recognized.
Luvstoread
I believe Tanner is a former “porn” star. I would hope Tanner told him. What is the difference between him and Russell Tovey’s fiance? Just curious…..
Luvstoread
And, yes I realize one was identifying as gay and the other was supposedly straight….
Josh447
You might be right about Tanner being retired. He hasn’t shot a movie for Sean Cody (slowly slipping down the shtr since being bought by Men.com a few years ago) in over two years, or any other studio.
Though Sean Cody’s lighting and production quality is unsurpassed, the new er models in the last two years took a strong noise dive compared to Sean Cody’s model selections with Sean at the helm. Maybe the severe drop in quality is why he left.
No Google News on Tanner retiring at this point.
DCguy
You wonder if he told him? My guess is the guy reached out to him for an arrangement after seeing his movies.
asby
All those pics and video give some me a “white guys only, masc4masc and no fats no fems” also “bros”
Black Pegasus
asby – are you shocked? Instagram has tons of these “masc 4 masc white guys” only clubs. During pride month so many photos from all over the country were posted to social media. Many showed the exact same aesthetic in every city and pride event. From Salt Lake City to San Francisco lol
QueerTruth
“I don’t talk about my private life….” cuz I post it every day.
This guy is not BI. Get over it.He’s queer, whether he wants talk about that or not.
Josh447
So the guy doesn’t want to TALK about his love/sex/private life. Sounds reasonable and typical of the industry. He has a healthy boundary. Good for him.
BGinBigD
I saw Tanner at The Metropolitan Museum in NYC on Saturday afternoon (last place in the world I thought to run into him). He looked really good and was with someone but I couldn’t get a look to see if it was Newman or not.
markn25
I thought he was doing modeling in Orlando as Eric Novak. He deleted all his Tanner social media, though now even Eric Novak is gone. Anyway, here are some pix he apparently did last year.
http://www.arrowstudio.com/blog/male-model-portfolio-eric/