Porn star says his career was destroyed by false claims he nearly killed a dog with meth
Exclusive: Adult performer Owen Hawk told The Independent his income has since dropped from more than $500,000 to just over $10,000
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Your support makes all the difference.A prominent gay porn star is accusing a pair of former business partners of sullying his reputation by posting āextremeā false claims about him on social media, including that he nearly killed a dog by feeding it meth.
In a bombshell lawsuit filed last Friday, Robert Felt, who is known professionally as Owen Hawk, says the claim ā along with allegations that he is a āsex offender,ā āengaged in domestic violence,ā and ācommitt[ed] fraud and other crimes ā is not only false, but has also largely put the brakes on his 20-plus-year career.
Feltās complaint names Damian Todaro, the owner of PPVNetwork, a hardcore streaming service, and Todaroās boyfriend, identified in court papers only as āElvis,ā as the perpetrators of an āextreme and outrageousā defamation campaign against him following a work dispute last year. As a result, Feltās professional opportunities have dwindled to the point that he has ābeen forced to liquidate his retirement funds to survive and defend himself,ā according to the complaint.
On Tuesday, Felt told The Independent that in 2024, his business took in āwell over $500,000,ā but that has now dropped to less than $1,000 a month and he feels uncertain about being able to renew his lease, which is about to end. He said he has spent years building a brand, and that it has been excruciating to see it stripped away.
āItās been really painful,ā Felt said. āItās a lot of loss to process. I havenāt been able to draw a salary in five months, Iāve fallen behind on my rentā¦ It just seems unbelievably unfair that I should have to be in this situation, while people who I considered to be friends get to go on with all the value I created [for the company] for themselves. In what world is that possibly fair?ā
He contended he was āusedā to build a successful venture, then ādumped when I determined I was no longer useful, despite contractual arrangements.ā
āThese guys are living in a multi-million dollar home on Fire Island, trying to squeeze me out of my share, robbing me of the value of [my] life's work,ā Felt said.

Attorney Wesley Mullen, who is representing VideoApp, the entity which does business as PPVNetwork, declined to comment on the case.
In 2005, Felt, who also directs, founded Dark Alley Media, a production and distribution company that āhas since become a recognized leader in the adult content industry, with a library of over 300 titles and numerous awards,ā his complaint states. It describes Owen Hawk, Feltās alter ego, as āa public figureā who has ābuilt a reputation for professionalism and excellence in the industry,ā and boasts more than 250,000 followers on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter.
Feltās peers have long ārecognizedā¦ his contributions and success,ā according to the complaint, which notes the 45-year-old was recently honored with a spot on the Grabby Awardsā āWall of Fame.ā
For the past several years, Dark Alley Media has partnered in a joint venture with PPVNetwork, with Dark Alley contributing original video content, connections to performers, and āindustry expertise,ā the complaint goes on. PPVNetwork, for its part, was responsible for providing website hosting, billing, and customer service, the complaint explains.
But, in April 2024, the relationship between Dark Alley and PPVNetwork began to deteriorate, intensifying through summer and fall, and finally fell apart altogether last November, the complaint continues. Thatās when, it alleges, Todaro and Elvis launched a scheme to ruin him.
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On X, according to the complaint, an account with the handle ā@rawf**kclub,ā a trademarked name previously used by the Dark Alley-PPVNetwork joint venture, posted, āMake sure @owenhawk is sober on setā¦ He has a parole officer to report too [sic].ā
Someone then began submitting bogus takedown notices to the Adult Entertainment Broadcast Network (AEBN), a video-on-demand provider with which Felt had a lucrative exclusive contract, under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the complaint states. It says the DMCA notice claimed that a video uploaded by āOwen Hawkā included ānon-consensual sex,ā as well as āunderageā¦ non-consensual behavior,ā and branded him a āfelon,ā before going on to threaten AEBNās credit card processor.
Additionally, the complaint says a YouTuber going by ā@musclef*k1225ā posted a comment that read: āOwen Hawk committed illegal activities and was terminated. He is not being Honest!... he is a DRUG ADDICT and nearly killed someones [sic] dog by dropping a METH baggie on the floorā¦ Owen Hawk tried killing my dog with METH.ā
Felt claims he was also accused of being a domestic abuser, a sex predator, and a con artist, according to the complaint.

Feltās complaint accuses Elvis of spreading the false claims, under Todaroās supervision, and roping in others to post false allegations about Hawk and submit their own phony takedown notices. At least one of the DMCA notices was allegedly submitted from an IP address that Feltās complaint claims was geolocated to Bayshore, New York, a Long Island hamlet across the bay from Fire Island, where Todaro and Elvis have a home.
In December 2024, according to the complaint, Felt was dropped by AEBN, āciting these false claims and threats to its credit card processor,ā striking at the heart of Feltās primary income stream.
āAs a result of Defendantās actions, [Dark Alley Media] has suffered financial losses, reputational damage, and interference with its ability to monetize its content,ā the complaint states.
Felt is now asking a judge to award him attorneysā fees, compensatory damages and punitive damages in an amount to be determined at trial, and a court order barring Todaro and Elvis from defaming him in the future.
Todaro and Elvis now have roughly three weeks to file a formal response to Feltās claims.