VIDEO: James Lipton Discusses Days as a Paris Pimp on CBS THIS MORNING

James Lipton, host of the long-running program "Inside the Actors Studio" discussed his recent disclosure that he once worked as a pimp in Paris, in an interview broadcast today, May 30, 2013, on CBS This Morning (7:00-9:00AM) on the CBS Television Network. Check out the appearance below!

"I'm not ashamed of it," Lipton told co-host Charlie Rose.

Lipton spent a year on that job, telling Rose, "I did a roaring business!"

An excerpt of interview is below.

CHARLIE ROSE: Over the past 19 years, James Lipton has interviewed many of the world's most famous actors. His program, "Inside the Actors Studio" celebrated its 250thepisode last night. And the 86-year-old host has sparked an even bigger conversation by revealing a secret from his youth. It was Paris in the 1950's when James Lipton was a young man in search of his "rit de passage." He ended up in the sultry streets of the city's Red Light District.

JAMES LIPTON: Well, I don't believe in buying sex. I think that if you haven't earned a sexual adventure, you don't deserve it. I believe that to this day. So, no no no... I didn't want sex. My Parisian friend, he was much more casual about it. Then two beautiful women approached us and said would you like to see two women make love? I said, I certainly would.

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