Since his trial, John Wayne Bobbitt was arrested multiple times for various crimes, including serving jail sentences for assaulting two different women he was romantically involved with.
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Once both verdicts were in, the case ceased to be a story about domestic violence and became a national punchline. Late night talk shows, Saturday Night Live, men's magazines, and even supposedly highbrow outlets like New York Magazine treated the mutilation as a source of bottomless comedy, erasing the abuse narrative almost entirely. John Bobbitt leaned into his notoriety with remarkable enthusiasm: he sold 'Love Hurts' T-shirts for $25, appeared in a pay-per-view New Year's Eve special, and starred in two pornographic films — *John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut* (1994) and *John Wayne Bobbitt's Frankenpenis* (1996). His post-trial life was not without serious consequence, however: in the years since, he was arrested multiple times, serving jail sentences for assaulting two different women he was romantically involved with. His last notable news appearance involved having several toes amputated due to toxic peripheral polyneuropathy, which he claimed stemmed from contaminated military water. Lorena, in contrast, said plainly: 'He was going up and trying to make money off a tragedy. And that was a tragedy.'
Once the trials ended, the Bobbitt story was strip-mined for humor on late night shows, Saturday Night Live, and in magazines from Playboy to New York Magazine. John sold 'Love Hurts' T-shirts, appeared in two pornographic films, and made the talk show rounds. Lorena said in 2019: 'They always just focused on it, and it's like they all missed or didn't care why I did what I did.'
After her trial, Lorena Bobbitt was offered $1 million to pose for Playboy magazine, but she declined and instead returned to her job at the nail salon.
After her release, Lorena returned to work, remarried, and had a daughter. She turned down $1 million from Playboy. She has spent decades speaking out for domestic violence survivors and hopes to open a shelter for women. 'I'll put myself through the jokes and everything,' she said, 'as long as I can shine a light on domestic violence and sexual assault and marital rape.'
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