Gerald Foos

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Gerald Foos is the former owner of the Manor House Motel, which operated in Aurora, Colorado. He was the subject of Gay Talese's 2016 article "The Voyeur's Motel" in The New Yorker, in which Talese disclosed that Foos was a long time voyeur of people staying in his motel, having installed grilles in the ceiling of most of the rooms that enabled him to view his guests without their knowledge, and doing so for 29 years beginning in the winter of 1966. Foos's observational focus was the sexual activities of those staying at the Manor House. Both Talese's publication of the article and Foos's actions sparked controversy. Foos justified his actions as a means of conducting research concerning sexual behaviors. Talese released a book about Foos and his motel in July 2016, also titled The Voyeur's Motel. In April 2016, Steven Spielberg purchased the rights to create a film based on Foos's life, with director Sam Mendes tapped to direct. The film was cancelled in November 2016 after Spielberg and...

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