Game of Thrones star Joe Dempsie on porn, sex and self-pleasure

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dempsie calls this suggestion “bonkers”, although he does freely admit to “having sympathy” with those who criticised the final season’s pacing. “Would you feel emasculated if your wife had sex with other people on camera for a living?” is just one of the questions the actor asked himself while reading Kirkwood’s pages. In its current guise, there’s far too much opportunity for the mistreatment and abuse of women.” It’s a tough concept to broach and one Dempsie believes Kirkwood has dealt with “bravely”. “It’s becoming so accessible that it’s part of our lives whether we directly consume pornography or not,” Dempsie says.