Paul Stanley, McKensie Morrison, Joel Watts: Watts on Stanley Morrison affair

By Therese Lisieux on July 23rd, 2009

Paul Stanley, a state Senator, has resigned from his post as the Chairman of the Commerce Committee. The reason being Paul Stanley was extorted for money. Stanley allegedly had an affair with his legislative intern, McKensie Morrison. Paul Stanley will retain his post in the Senate.

The extortion case is in the hands of Nashville prosecutors. Joel Watts was charged with an extortion attempt to get $10,000 from Paul Stanley. Watts threatened to disclose Stanley’s relationship with Morrison, 22, a APSU junior from Dickson.

Watts said he had a disc filled with raunchy pictures of McKensie Morrison and the photos were taken in Stanley’s apartment in Nashville. Stanley secretly recorded a meeting with Joel Watts to pay him for a disc of racy photos.

Joel Palmer Watts, 28, identified himself to Stanley that he was the boyfriend of McKensie Morrison. Watts was arrested after he met Stanley to get money from him.

Paul Stanley did not confirm he had a sexual relationship with McKensie Morrison.

Stanley said gays should not adopt children because the kids could get hurt from the gay relationships of their adoptive parents. It was suggested Stanley hurt his kids by his philandering ways.

Paul Stanley.

McKensie Morrison & Joel Watts photo.