Young's Racy Show Near Its Return

CLEVELAND - Deante Young was consistently criticized in the court of public opinion when his landmark series, a Date with Deante hit the Internet with a bang last Spring.

It didn't faze him one bit.

Young was embroiled in a firestorm of controversy during the show's 20-episode first season, which was heavily scrutinized by media watchdogs and the conservative general public. On the same day the entertainer released the season finale (last October 31), he was threatened by a young girl's brother and her mother with a lawsuit. The girl had been featured in an episode and supposedly portrayed in an unfavorable light.

Young subsequently pulled the episode from the airwaves. 

Due to its misogynistic and sometimes sexist portrayal of its female guests, a Date with Deante is often vilified and panned as "exploitation." Young himself disagrees. "If it is exploitation, then it is of the fair variety because these are coherent and consenting adults," he said during last week's inauguration of President Barack Obama. " The public is just blinded to the harsh realities of how people live. It ain't always pretty."

The show is scheduled to begin airing season 2 in the coming days.