A ‘full body orgasm’ at the L.A. Phil? Witnesses offer conflicting accounts
Molly Grant was enjoying the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony on Friday at the Walt Disney Concert Hall when she heard what she described as a “scream/moan” erupt from the balcony.
Key word, "erupt."
“Everyone kind of turned to see what was happening,” Grant, who was seated near the person who allegedly made the noise, told The Times on Sunday in a phone interview.
“I saw the girl after it had happened, and I assume that she ... had an orgasm because she was heavily breathing, and her partner was smiling and looking at her — like in an effort to not shame her,” said Grant, who works for a jewelry company and lives in Los Feliz. “It was quite beautiful.”
Multiple people who attended the L.A. Phil concert on Friday reported hearing a woman making a moaning noise during the symphony’s second movement.
One attendee, composer and music producer Magnus Fiennes, described the sound on Twitter as that of a person having a “loud and full body orgasm.”
What exactly is a "full body orgasm" and how is it distinguishable from e.g. an "upper body orgasm" or a "lower body orgasm"?
An alleged audio recording of the moment — where someone can be heard crying out during a quiet beat in the music — was making the rounds on social media. Attendees who spoke to The Times said that the clip was similar to what they’d heard.
“[F]riends who went to the LA philharmonic last night are reporting that in the middle of the show some lady had a SCREAMING orgasm, to the point where the whole orchestra stopped playing,” tweeted journalist Jocelyn Silver. “some people really know how to live...”
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The Times has since confirmed that the orchestra kept performing and that there were no further disruptions.
Thank you for your investigative journalism.
... It is still unclear what exactly occurred in the audience. The Times has contacted the L.A. Phil for comment but has not been able to identify or contact the person who made the sound.
Other audience members disputed the orgasm theory...
Exactly how many people did you interview for this story, La-La T?
...offering that the woman could have made the noise while waking after having fallen asleep. ...
Now you're insulting the poor woman. You mean to tell me you can't tell the difference between a woman sleeping and having an O...never mind.
...Some worried that it could have been related to a medical condition or emergency.
Vague: some. Also, how did the "worry" manifest itself? We must be precise here La-La. Is "worried" the attendees word? "I was worried she had a medical condition or emergency"? If not, by what body language or voice intonation did you deduce that she was "worried"?
One attendee who was seated in the row directly behind the person who made the noise said it appeared as if the woman was waking up from a sleep attack when she made the sound.
How do you get one of those sleep attack things?
After the woman made the noise, her partner and another woman seated next to her asked if she was OK, and she replied that she was, according to the audience member, who reported overhearing the exchange.
Just OK, or more (wink) than okay? Did she ask for a cigarette?
