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Director Joel Schumacher Says He Had Up To 20,000 Sexual Partners

Paul Bois
Director Joel Schumacher Says He Had Up To 20,000 Sexual Partners
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Famed director Joel Schumacher, the maker of such 1980s hits like “St. Elmo’s Fire” and “The Lost Boys,” as well as 1990s duds like “Batman & Robin,” shocked the public this week when he claimed to have had up to 20,000 sexual partners in his lifetime.

Speaking with Vulture, the openly gay filmmaker pontificated upon his past promiscuity — from drug use to casual sex with other men.

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