"Ordeal"
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"Ordeal" is the controversial autobiography in which former porn star Linda Lovelace recounts her experiences in the adult film industry and alleges years of abuse and coercion.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7125577 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Ordeal" Context triple: [Linda Lovelace, authorOf, "Ordeal"]
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A.
The Ordeal
The Ordeal is a historical novel by Russian writer Alexei Tolstoy that portrays the upheavals of World War I and the Russian Revolution through the lives of several intertwined characters.
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B.
The Turmoil
"The Turmoil" is a 1915 novel by American author Booth Tarkington that explores industrialization, social change, and family conflict in a rapidly modernizing Midwestern city.
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C.
Trial by Fire
"Trial by Fire" is a 1996 rock album by the American band Journey, marking their reunion with lead singer Steve Perry after a decade-long hiatus.
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D.
Square of Sorrow
Square of Sorrow is a solemn commemorative plaza within the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex dedicated to honoring the victims and suffering of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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E.
“Dilemma”
“Dilemma” is a 2002 R&B/hip-hop duet by Kelly Rowland and Nelly that became a global hit, earning a Grammy Award and topping charts worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Ordeal" Target entity description: "Ordeal" is the controversial autobiography in which former porn star Linda Lovelace recounts her experiences in the adult film industry and alleges years of abuse and coercion.
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A.
The Ordeal
The Ordeal is a historical novel by Russian writer Alexei Tolstoy that portrays the upheavals of World War I and the Russian Revolution through the lives of several intertwined characters.
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B.
The Turmoil
"The Turmoil" is a 1915 novel by American author Booth Tarkington that explores industrialization, social change, and family conflict in a rapidly modernizing Midwestern city.
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C.
Trial by Fire
"Trial by Fire" is a 1996 rock album by the American band Journey, marking their reunion with lead singer Steve Perry after a decade-long hiatus.
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D.
Square of Sorrow
Square of Sorrow is a solemn commemorative plaza within the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex dedicated to honoring the victims and suffering of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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E.
“Dilemma”
“Dilemma” is a 2002 R&B/hip-hop duet by Kelly Rowland and Nelly that became a global hit, earning a Grammy Award and topping charts worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | autobiography ⓘ |
| alleges |
forced participation in pornography
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threats and intimidation ⓘ years of physical abuse ⓘ years of sexual abuse ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | anti-pornography feminist movement ⓘ |
| author | Linda Lovelace ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Mike McGrady ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describes |
abuse by Chuck Traynor
ⓘ
production of the film Deep Throat ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Out of Bondage
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linked to:
"Out of Bondage"
|
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacter |
Chuck Traynor
ⓘ
Linda Lovelace ⓘ |
| hasReputation | controversial ⓘ |
| influenced |
feminist critiques of pornography
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public debate on pornography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Linda Lovelace
ⓘ
coercion ⓘ domestic violence ⓘ pornography industry ⓘ sexual abuse ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial depiction of the adult film industry
ⓘ
reversal of Linda Lovelace’s public image ⓘ |
| portrays | Linda Lovelace as a victim of coercion ⓘ |
| positionOnPornography | anti-pornography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: "Ordeal" Description of subject: "Ordeal" is the controversial autobiography in which former porn star Linda Lovelace recounts her experiences in the adult film industry and alleges years of abuse and coercion.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: "Ordeal"
linked to: "Ordeal"
linked to: "Ordeal"
linked to: "Ordeal"