Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Nicole Daedone

Beyond Orgasm: OneTaste Case Is About Freedom of Conscience, Says European Religious Freedom Group

Influence isn't a crime.

Reason

Comeuppance: how an orgasmic ‘cult’ ended in a prison term for its founder

Nicole Daedone, who promised spiritual wellbeing through her OneTaste enterprise, received a nine-year sentence but some question if freedom of thought is being criminalized

The Guardian - US

What to know about the controversial practice of ‘orgasmic meditation’

The practice touted by Nicole Daedone combined spirituality, mindfulness and sexuality. Then came the controversy – and prison sentence

The Guardian - US

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

There Are Many Good Reasons To Criticize Kristi Noem. Her Husband's Sexual Interests Are Not Among Them.

Who cares if Bryon Noem likes pretending to have giant breasts?

Reason

'Orgasmic Meditation' Founder Sentenced to 9 Years for Forced Labor and Sexual Exploitation Scheme

Nicole Daedone, co-founder of OneTaste, sentenced to nine years for running a forced labor conspiracy.

International Business Times UK

Who Is Nicole Daedone? 'Orgasm Cult' Leader Once Endorsed by Gwyneth Paltrow Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

Nicole Daedone, founder of OneTaste, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for running a coercive scheme under the guise of wellness.

International Business Times UK

OneTaste Founder Nicole Daedone Gets 9-Year Prison Sentence

The government's case against two orgasmic meditation executives has been an affront to feminism, free speech, and freedom of conscience.

Reason

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

‘Orgasmic meditation’ company founder gets 9 years in prison in forced labor case

Daedone’s lawyers presented over 200 character letters to the court, including one from CNN’s Van Jones

The Independent UK

A First Amendment Right Not To Use AI for Evil?

Anthropic sues the federal government—and kicks off a debate about free speech for artificial intelligence systems.

Reason

The Government Wants To Punish Orgasmic Meditation Defendants for Crimes They Weren't Charged With

The prosecutors argue that sentencing based on unconvicted—or even uncharged—conduct doesn't violate due process.

Reason

Federal Prosecutors Are Starting To Sound Like Campus Activists About Sex and Consent

With the OneTaste case, the Department of Justice has embraced infantilizing ideas about women, consent, and coercion.

Reason

Founders of ‘Orgasmic Meditation’ group found guilty of forcing employees into sex acts

A jury found that Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz had manipulated vulnerable individuals into performing thousands of hours of unpaid work

The Independent UK

Leaders of ‘orgasmic meditation’ wellness company convicted in forced labor trial

The leaders of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” have been convicted of federal forced labor charges

The Independent UK

FTC Pivots From Competition to Children

The result is the same: attacks on tech companies and attempts to violate Americans' rights.

Reason

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reason

A First Amendment Right To Preach Orgasm?

As the prosecution rests in the OneTaste case, the defense lays out the free speech implications if the government succeeds.

Reason

ICE Helps Round Up Sex Workers in Florida

In Operation Fool Around and Find Out, 244 "human trafficking" arrests, but no human trafficking.

Reason

At 'Orgasmic Meditation' Trial, Feds Can't Find a Clitoris—or Evidence of Forced Labor

The government has been putting sexuality, sexual labor, and unorthodox ideas about sex on trial.

Reason

California Sex Trafficking Fight Erupts Over Punishment for Soliciting Minors

Democrats did the right thing, got attacked for it, then caved.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reason

FBI Failed To Spot Faked Evidence in Case Against Alleged Orgasm Cult

Journals allegedly written by the government's star witness in 2015 were not authentic, prosecutors now say.

Reason

When Yoga Sparked a Sex Panic

"Hindu mystics" with "swarthy faces and dreamy-looking eyes" once had Uncle Sam in a tizzy.

Reason

The Weak, Weird Case Against a Supposed 'Orgasm Cult'

Snakes. Magic. Orgasmic meditation. And a dubious federal case against the leaders of a supposed sex cult.

International Business Times

Cults And Culture: The Indivisible Connection Between Humanity's Desire For Belonging And Purpose

Anti-cult rhetoric has magnified in the wake of several high-profile scandals. However, these narratives have enabled society to overprescribe the cult label to well-meaning alternative groups.

The Independent UK

The Idol should have been about modern cults rather than Tedros’s weird kinks

As the HBO drama nears its final episode, Olivia Petter examines its least developed storyline

The Independent UK

Founder of sexuality-focused women’s wellness company accused of forcing members into sex acts

An entrepreneur who promoted group “orgasmic meditation” as a road to women’s well-being has pleaded not guilty to a charge of manipulating traumatized people into debt, undesired sex and underpaid work

The Independent UK

Founder of sexuality-focused women’s wellness company accused of forcing members into sex acts

1 2

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Department of Justice

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Prison

23,482 stories

Artificial Intelligence

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.