Monday, February 12, 2007
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KSEXradio: We All Share A Greater Responsibility For Nicki Hunter
I disagree. While it is tragic that Nicki has cancer, I don't think we share a greater responsibility for someone too irresponsible to purchase medical insurance and life insurance. I've lived on about $500 a week for the past six years but I've made sure to set aside enough money (about $300 a month) to pay my monthly Kaiser Permanente premium.
I also don't think we share a greater responsibility for those who decide to engage in risky sex and end up with HIV. I reserve my compassion for such people as those who contract HIV through contaminated blood. That was not their fault.
Tim Connelly Returns
Forbidden City, Hollywood. Feb. 10.
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Chasey Lain did not show up to her own party.
All Media Play sent out this press release Friday:
(HOLLYWOOD, CA) Sexy starlet Chasey Lain will host an adult industry party at Forbidden City Saturday, February 10th to celebrate the Valentine’s Day release of her comeback movie Chasey Reloaded on the new Forbidden Cinema label.
This is the first adult movie produced by Forbidden Cinema and will be distributed by Red Light District Films. The Hollywood party is a reintroduction of one of porn’s most famous faces who earned a legion of dedicated fans that have waited a long time for her much anticipated return to the video screen.
The former Wicked and Vivid contract star takes center stage in the James Avalon directed movie and is surrounded by a wild cast of dirty, sexy stars. Long regarded as one of porn’s most beautiful women, Chasey engages in non-condom on screen sex for the first time in more than a decade making this a must-see movie and a must attend party.
“This is a great time for me and I hope that everybody comes down to Forbidden City to celebrate the launch of my new company Forbiden Cinema and my first release and also, of course to have a great time. I hope to see everybody there Saturday night,” Lain said.
The party will take place at Fobidden City mere feet from the famous corner of Hollywood and Vine in the heart of Tinsletown and is expected to be packed with porn stars, directors, producers and wannabees. Forbidden City has hosted some of porn’s most fabulous parties and organizers look forward to a special night with Chasey Lain.
A special midnight on stage selection of cast members for Chasey’s next production will take place at the party and will include more than one member of the audience being cast to appear in her next release so don’t miss your chance at stardom.
Tim looked happy and healthy. Is he working for Red Light District?
Connelly had his arm around his girlfriend much of the night.
It's the first time he's been at an industry function in about 18 months.
James DiGiorgio emails: "You're pathetic as a photo-journalist. You post twenty-odd pics of some new girl, Paige, whom no one knows and which amounts to about half the total pics you posted, yet you don't put up a pic of Tim Connelly, who almost everyone knows, even though you comment that he looks happy and healthy and that you were walking towards him and all that. Do you use any selection criteria whatsoever when you choose which images to post? Or, do you simply dump your flash card and FTP all the pics?"
Scorpion writes: "Jimmy D is right. Are we going to see a picture of Tim Connelly or not. Not everyone who reads your site is a member of XXX Porn Talk looking to make wisecracks about the pictures in the Monkey cage (although the comments are quite funny)."
Jeremy Steele emails: "Hey Luke, I see you sure like that new girl Taylor Paige (I can see why), but your photojournalistic skills may be accurately called "obsessive", "stalker-like" or just plain retarded. If you got three great shots, move on and get some other people who are there."
As I walk up, I run into Ric Williams and 18-year old Paige Taylor, who measures (naturally) 34D-25-34. (Audio)
She signed up with Ric on her 18th birthday - January 13, 2007.
She says that she lost her virginity at 16 and was with about five guys before entering porn.
Paige has shot about ten movies and Ric says she's booked every day through March 15.
She says she's wanted to do porn since 16. That was the age she dropped out of high school and went to work.
Luke: "What do you want to accomplish during your time in the industry?"
Paige: "I just want people to remember me. I just want to leave a small imprint."
She says a lot of people have given her a hard time about her porn work. "They call me names but it doesn't bother me."
Ric: "Her family's totally behind her. I've met her parents. It's all cool."
Paige: "My family's 100% behind me. It's other people..."
Luke: "What did your family say to you?"
Paige: "They don't really say anything. They just say, 'Be safe.'"
Paige says she was supposed to do a test-shoot with Holly Randall two weeks ago but Holly was sick.
Monstar writes: "I hate doing interviews, simply by the fact, most of these chics define themselves by their possessions, Cars, jewelry, nay “bling”, and little dogs. Remove that, what have you? I’m dead 3 questions in. left in a sea of vapidness."
Eddie Normous writes: "Sunny Lane is still the cheeriest name i've ever heard in porn- if i hired her i'd expect her to turn up with a basket of puppies and rays of sunshine shooting out of her nipples. "hi guys! i'm here for the blowjob scene! yippee, isn't life swell!""
Holly Randall posts fashion critiques from rehab on XPT: "Good lord, no kidding. Is she hiding something under there?"
Kurt Lockwood - Misunderstood Artist
Just thought I'd share some feedback I got from Kurt Lockwood via e-mail on my review of L.A. Vice along with some of what I learned from the e-mail...
Haha. Eat shit and die you jealous asshole. Guess what not only did L.A. VICE get picked up by Hot Video Magazine over ClubJenna's The Provocateur for 100,000 copies to be distributed thru France it also just got bought for distribution in Spain as well. There is gonna be showing of it at the Cannes Film Festival where I will walk the red carpet in support of it. Your review is colored by your personal anti-Lockwood bias. Here's news for you douchebag, I aint goin nowhere. I'm in the editing bay with my latest, THE REAL BOOGIE NIGHTS which had double the budget of L.A. VICE! So you can implore my company owner to hire someone else with "more experience" (who like you perhaps? haha, what a joke) all you want, I'm getting my next budget to shoot my next one next week so you're just pissin up a rope. Dude, seriously, get a life. You jerk off to porno and write about it for free because it is your only identity. You are not an artist. You will never be an artist. My work will be around lonnnnggg after you are dead and NOBODY will remember your self-serving self-congratulatory, hater review. So I hope you keep enjoying watching me fuck the girls you can only dream about loser!
Jezebelle Bond Retires
i dont look like JB, and i dont look my age (27), because i dont take drugs. ive met a lot of girls in the biz, including jezebelle bond who obviously use/abuse drugs/alcohol, and it shows in their skin, teeth, hair etc. so excuse me, but im a little offended that you think i look anything like her :( and i am not leaving the industry. especially not for some dude. my boyfriend and i are very happily in love and are both pasionate about our careers in porn. you dont have to worry about me.
i get along with everyone. but she is one of those girls who doesnt take care of herself and it shows. i dont like being compared to other people.
ezebelle bond and i look nothing alike, and one of t he reasons why is because ive seen her and she is weathered. im talking about science. drinking, smoking cigarettes, and taking drugs makes your skin look dull, wrinkley and older than if you dont do those things.
i dont drink, smoke, or take drugs. i dont abuse prescription drugs, i try not to take any sort of pills unless its totally necessary.
Stephanie Cane's Butt Tattoo Would Make Hitler Proud
Jack: rumor has it a new girl from Gold Star - Stephanie Cane - has a
tattoo on her butt Jack: a certain emblem that Herr Hitler would be proud
of
Luke: swastika?
Jack: thats the rumor
Luke: cool
Jack: she is sporting a bandage on her butt now to hide it
Joe writes: "Yep, she had a swastika on her ass. She said an old boyfriend made her get it years ago. She had it covered or removed this week (hence the bandage) but not before Chico Wang shot a bunch of stuff with her and the sephardic James Deen. He tried to get Pumper to do some stuff with her too, but couldn't schedule it. They goofed on the nazi/jew sex with Deen and she has no ill will towards any peoples or religions. It was just something from her misspent youth. James pleaded with Joanna Angel to do a "Come on my tattoo scene" with the swastika, but she declined."
Gram Ponante, Sunny Lane at Thursday afternoon's viral marketing seminar Gram Ponante, Sunny Lane clip of Sunny Lane at viral marketing seminar clip clip of Syren, Evan Stone clip of DJ Batman, Raven Riley clip of James Bartholet, Roxy Jezel James Bartholet, Roxy Jezel, ClubJenna assistant
Here's an audio file of the viral marketing panel (Gram Ponante, Bob Preston, Sunny Lane, etc).
Paulina James Jason Sechrest, Richelle Ryan Jason Sechrest, Richelle Ryan Flower Tucci, Gianna Lynn Flower Tucci, Gianna Lynn Flower Tucci, Gianna Lynn Chanel St. James of ClubJenna Chanel St. James Chanel St. James pic pic Mr and Mrs Steve Lightspeed pic pic pic Shay Jordan Jesse Jane, Sophia Santi, Shay Jordan Jesse Jane Lyla Lei and Kitty Langdon Raven Riley on left Raven Riley Raven Riley Raven Riley Hannah Harper Hannah Harper Danny, Hannah Harper Courtney Cummz Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Yagielowicz Kelle Marie, black guy, Martina Warren Kelle Marie, Martina Warren Kelle Marie, Martina Warren Kelle Marie, Martina Warren Ashley Fires, girl Ashley Fires, girl Ashley Fires Ashley Fires Gwen Diamond Britney Stevens, Joel Lawrence, Whitney Stevens Britney Stevens, Joel Lawrence, Whitney Stevens Britney Stevens, Joel Lawrence, Whitney Stevens Britney Stevens, Joel Lawrence, Whitney Stevens Britney Stevens, Whitney Stevens Britney Stevens, Whitney Stevens Dean Sussman, girl Is that Dean Sussman or Geddy Lee from Rush? Chanel St. James, Nick Manning, who? Chanel St. James, Nick Manning, who? Nikki Nine Nikki Nine Nikki Nine Georgia, Nikki Nine, Jana Georgia, Nikki Nine, Jana Georgia, Nikki Nine, Jana Georgia, Nikki Nine, Jana Georgia, Nikki Nine, Jana Georgia Jana, Nikki Nine Scott, Georgia, Nikki Nine, Jana Nikki Nine Roxy Jezel James Bartholet, Roxy Jezel James Bartholet, Roxy Jezel Brad Shaw pic pic pic pic Scott Nails, Lacie Heart Scott Nails, Lacie Heart Martina Warren, Kelle Marie Gram Ponante reports GFY thread Jason Sechrest's commentary
I chat with Sunny Lane and Cousin Stevie.
I ask them about .xxx domains.
"It smacks of McCarthyism," says Cousin Stevie.
"Everything smacks of McCarthyism to you," I reply.
"Why should we be differentiated by .xxx? Are you going to have .jew?"
"I'm against the segregation of anybody."
Luke: "You see a pogrom behind .xxx domains?"
"Yes."
Lyla Lei interview. In porn for six years (since she was 18), she says she's twice had to walk off sets because the male talent was rude.
I question homosexual Jason Sechrest about his "girlfriend" Richelle Ryan.
"Do you put your penis inside her vagina?"
"That is such a personal question," he replies.
Chanel St. James interview. "I danced in strip clubs for twelve years. I joined ClubJenna a year ago."
Hannah Harper says she's retired from hardcore. "I wanted to retire before I started to appear on MILF covers."
She's studying Psychology at college.
Martina Warren (POY 2005) and Pet (2001) Kelle Marie. Part two.
Nikki Nine, Jana and Georgia interview. It starts off with Jana, the blonde. Georgia's answers are short.
Whitney and Britney Stevens interview.
Nicky Nine turns around before the photographers, lifts up her hair, and says: "This is the tattoo that cost me my Hustler contract."
Larry Flynt addresses XBiz conference. More. XBIZ Hollywood: Viral Marketing From A to Z Panel Discusses Developing and Sustaining Successful Affiliate Programs
Thursday morning, Ron Levi tells me: "I haven't been in the [Cybererotica] office for three years. Spike [at Homegrown Video] doesn't know his ass from page eight. My business now is domain parking [domainsponsor.com]."
"Ron Levi does not like AVN," says a source. "The dispute goes way back."
Every time I run into Stephen Yagielowicz, I ask him if he brought his gun.
The first time I said this, Stephen replied, "I never leave home without it."
By the fifth time I asked him, he'd grown tired of my joke.
Steve York emails:
Hey Luke- Seeing as 2257 seems to be in the spotlight again I was wondering if you could shed insight into the details about celebrity sex tapes and their compliance with the statute. Vivid Video and Steve Hirsch are milking their newest acquisition, the Kim Kardashian sex tape, with claims "we have all the proper documentation to move forward with the release of the DVD, and we intend to do so." If the report that Kardashian claims to be suing is true (or it could be a clever marketing stunt with Kardashian and Vivid collaborating as everyone has seen before with tapes of this genre), does that mean that her records are on file? The Kardashian video website does list 2257 compliance and Hirsch as the Custodian similar to other Vivid releases.
Does anyone else find it just bizarre for an industry (let alone one of its leaders) to claim 2257 compliance is one of their strongest priorities, goes on the record publicly as saying so, then those statements are challenged by the video's participants? Are Paris Hilton, Pam Anderson, Tom Sizemore, Chyna, Screech and Kardashian's IDs on file at their respective distributor's custodian of records? (granted all have had varying degrees of involvement in their tapes releases) Or have these companies found some loophole (perhaps arguing they're secondary producers and currently immune to inspection under the FSC injunction) to avoid such record keeping? Does the current round of FBI inspections not even bother because the participants in these videos are clearly and publicly known to be of legal age?
I'm really wondering...I think some of these FBI inspection agents must get a kick that a blurry photo copy of Paris Hilton's ID is somewhere in a stack of porn girl records...
Jack writes: "I can't imagine it would be that hard to get a copy of a celebrity driver's license with the proper contacts. Imagine how many companies must have Paris Hilton's ID on file. Pretty much anyone who has ever hired her for a modeling or acting gig is gonna have a copy in their personnel records. If you have a little cash and muscle like Vivid or RLD, I can't believe a copy is more than a few phone calls away (if the celebrity isn't a participant in the project, that is)."
Chaim Amalek writes:
I think you were wrong to report on or belittle a friend's efforts to gain some measure of control over her alcohol addiction, especially when this friend was someone who had previously bestowed sexual favors on you. As a Jew, do you not have an obligation to guard your tongue? After all, would any of the sages of our illustrious past have given their approval to what you did here?
To the extent that your reporting on the predatory sexual practices of the rabbinate is accurate, I support you in those efforts. (With a name like "Amalek", how could I not?) But this isn't that. Hitting people when they are down is not appropriate conduct for a Jew. Is it?
Khunrum writes: "Gents, I just came across this Paris Hilton errrrrrr! person on the E Channel. This Blogger seems to have done what Luke hasn't, become infamous and successful. Luke is just infamous. With over 2 million hits a day, I'd say Perez has discovered The Formula, whatever it is. And to think, he appears to be just as obnoxious as Luke. Luke, come on lad, get with it, times a wastin'."
Chaim writes:
Bigger ponds can accommodate larger fish. Mr/Miss Hilton covers Hollywood and celebrity gossip in general vs. Luke's coverage of the porn beat, which likely is only a few percent the size of the former and deeply ashamed of itself. Think about it - everyone has something to say about the unfortunate Anna Nicole Smith, and is willing to say it to his friends. How many are willing to discuss the pornography they use to masturbate with anyone, let alone with their coworkers and family members? I say Luke should be content with what he has from porn, as he's not likely to squeeze much more from it. I and others have tried to get him to broaden his horizons, but what you see is what you get.
It is the duty of the Christian to acknowledge the value and dignity of adult industry workers and addicts who try to recover as human beings. It is the duty of the Christian to accept them, for to reject them, to marginalise them is to reject and marginalise human life. To reject them is to chip away at our humanity, and thus, at our society.
Michael Wilkins aka Mickey G writes me from jail:
Re: Roxetta's slander
Thank you for sending me your compilation of Amanda Strongman's aka "Roxetta's" letters and phone calls.
The proper place for my response will be in a court of law, not here on your URL address. This is a legal "battle" that involves my life!
What "Roxetta" says and does is a projection of her own reality...her own dream.
I am doing my best to survive in here and I am using this experience to become a stronger, smarter and better man.
If any friends or fans would like to write or send a care package, my booking number is 9311923.
Michael Wilkins
PO Box 86164
Terminal Annex
Los Angeles, CA 90086-164Care packages can be sent from www.mycarepack.com.
I miss all my friends and family! Please write if you can! I'll see you all soon.
The new and improved
Mickey G
Liquid Gossip
Attorney Thomas G. Wallrich of Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen P.A. writes me February 6, 2007:
Dear Mr. Ford:
We represent Raquel "Rocki" Napier with respect to the posting made on your website www.lukeisback.com dated February 5, 2007...
On your website posting, you indicate that "I believe Rocki runs the escorting site liquidgossip.omc." This statement is false. On your website posting, you indicate that "She seems to have a lot of friends who are escorts." This statement is false. On your website posting, you indicate that "I wonder if Rocki worked under the name Cinnamon Bunz." This statement is false...
I believe that Thomas G. Wallrich of Manfield, Tanick & Cohen is smoking crack. There is no other explanation for his letter. The statements he attributes to me appear nowhere on my website. I have not written about Rocki in a long time.
Thomas G. Wallrich, get help now. There are many excellent twelve-step programs in your city. Remember, addiction is a disease, not a moral failing. There is no reason to be ashamed that you need to enter rehab and give up your right to practice law due to your utter stupidity.
Only due to your letter is your client's name on my website. Anybody who hires you makes a foolish decision.
IMDb Blocks XXX Movies
CYBERSPACE — The Internet Movie Database, aka IMDb, conceals all listings for triple-X movies, as well as mainstream titles that feature explicit action.
Jeff writes:
Bob Preston is incorrect about IMDb and adult listings. If you are not logged in or if you are logged in and your preferences are not set to allow adult titles and adult names they are blocked. In order to find out if you can view adult titles go to preferences and check the box to allow it. The option is shown below (from IMDb website):
Search Preferences Search Adult Titles/Names When this option is enabled Adult Titles and Adult Names (which are names that only have credits for Adult titles) will be included in searches.
Bob Preston emails:
I hotlink all of the appropriate words to the appropriate pages on IMDb. I'm not sure why Jeff e-mailed you about something that I clearly included in my article.
Jeff, if you have any future problems with my writing, I would welcome you to e-mail me directly at bob@xfanz.com.
Jack Hammer Update
He writes from prison Feb. 2:
HELLO LUKE, IT's been a while since we spoke and it gives me great pleasure to see that you still have ur site running! At this time I'd like to rekindle a working relationship with you as well as a friendship too!
Article Dated 7/20/06- Swallow writes; this is a shout outnto Swallow, WOW! What memries those days bring back and what a life I've livd since then! Juvenile Hall, Boys Home, California State Prison (In and out since 1984 to Present) and inbetween a XXX bad boy, "Jack Hammer" was created- for which I've been in over 500 sex scenes..... Swallow, it will be a great gift for you to take time out to send me a letter and photo of yourself and telling me your journey to today. I am stuck in a Cal prison until March 25th, 2013 and would love to talk about a youth that is missed dearly! By the way, Ron has been out of prison for over a year and doing grreat. Tammy has been married for years, three kids and living in Canyon Country. I've always wanted to know how everything turned out from back then, so please, lets have fun reminensing and being friends again!
Thanxxx. Troy Dean Mainwairing T-90327 P O Box 409060 C-14-229-L Ione, CA 95640
PS. Swallow, it doesnt matter your gender. I am open to real friends, and dont be shy becasuse you choose a pattern of life that fits your soul, my xxx videos show many different hats of my lustful career! Scorpio@play!
Mad Jack: Dude, where the fuck are you? you know i've been back in prison since March 25, 2002! I was trying to get a hold of you for several reasons but others didnt want us to talk! I know you read "Lukeisback" so there is no reason why I shouldnt be expecting a letter from you soon! Shit, bro, I'm all over the prison pen pal sites! Troy Mainwaring@ www.writeaprisoner.com
To: Craig Amabello, Tell it like it is! I becaame "Intensely Insane" when you wouldnt go to court and testify for me, which would have made the judge give me lesser time, because your testimony would have opened the judges eyes to other sides eyes! So Craig, do unto others as you would want them to do unto you! You dont even take yourself seriously, so how do you expect others to? I'll bet if i walked into your home it would be a pig sty and your car, that's a mess too, both inside and out? Dude, you are a badassed editior when in your element, but let pieces of shit like Dave Hardman and Kathy West bring you out of that element , then shame on you! Good luck, and please send me a letter. we need to talk. it is extremely beneficial. I am not mad at you in the least, or i would end this letter by saying " I owe you a deep sea dinner in my home!" My address is listed herein, so write, there is work for you from me for which theres are sponsors waiting to pay you.
LUKE: At this time i am writing my XXX Tell all Memoir and Ron Jeremy has written the foreward to it as follows;
"A gut wrenching, extremely hair raising account of the porn industry. A remarkably compelling, autobiography. using real life stories, some more horrifyingly gripping than any fiction, Jack Hammer makes it clear the deep flaws in the Adult Film Industry and the positive difference that can be made! Telling his tale clearly and without fanfare, he lets the human drama speak for itself. Rug Burnz is a powerful and illuminating look into the bizzre quagmire of the porn world. Jack Hammer has at last provided the key for society to enter the porn industry door from the comforts of your world. A riviting expose of the multi-billion dollar a year industry. A bona fide page turner...an effiecent, firey treatise which forces the reader to understand the world of porn. Jack Hammer uses vivid accounts to highlight how the porn industry works. A litany of extraordinary tales of sex, lust, love, riches, depression, intimidation, power, greed, anger, death and corruption culminating into greed! Rug Burnz will raise the conciousness- and will appeal to the conscience of all who read it! I couldnt put Rug Burnz down; just when i thought I had heard it all, being in this business for 26 years, Wow, Jack Hammer made me feel like a virgin! Its a book everyone needs to read, pro or con porno!"
Luke- I am looking for publicity agent-publisher for print, TV, motion picture material. Thanxxx for your support and please get back to me my mail since there is no online action from prision. Everyone else is welcome to vent. I'll take any comments. Write to the address listed.
These numbers—specifically that the sales and rental of pornographic videos and DVDs are a $3.6 billion industry—have been repeated so often in industry and mainstream news outlets that they have acquired the patina of fact. Throw in cable and satellite television, the Internet, magazines, strip clubs and novelties, and the oft-bandied estimate balloons to nearly $13 billion. In January Fox News took those numbers at face value, citing Adult Video News trade magazine as its source.
But observers both inside and outside the industry have increasingly been calling that figure into serious question. "It's bogus," says Luke F-rd, a lone-wolf industry gossip columnist, former investigative journalist and failed pornographer. "AVN is exaggerating by sevenfold on DVD sales and rentals." Steven Hirsch, cofounder of Vivid Entertainment, one of the world's largest adult film studios, with an estimated annual revenue stream of $100 million, concedes, telling NEWSWEEK that "I think that's a justifiable position to take."
Fred emails:
As porn becomes more acceptable, the profits associated with porn are bound to plummet. It's supply and demand. The only thing that keeps the supply of porn in check is social force of shame. As soon as that goes away, the number of people willing and able to supply the market skyrockets. Further, the internet all but demolishes entry barriers to the business. It doesn't take any particular skill or talent to make porn. (If it does, you certainly couldn't tell by looking at the stuff on the market.) It also doesn't take much capital investment.
Anyone looking to make a small bit of income or satisfy their urges can become a purveyor to the pervs. As the article you mention points out, there are folks willing to post smut for free. I speculate that the profits of the industry will continue to be squeezed.
FBI Head Of 2257 Inspections, Chuck Joyner, Wows XBiz Conference
Audio of Chuck Joyner at the Wednesday morning panel. Audio of the panel discussion between Joyner and attorneys Greg Piccionelli, Jeffrey Douglas and Clyde DeWitt.
If what Joyner said is true, then, according to much of the discussion after the panel, attorneys such as Piccionelli, Douglas and DeWitt have been making big-time bank out of unnecessarily scaring pornographers.
AVN reports. XBiz reports. GFY thread.
Joyner's FBI colleague at the conference was Steve Lawrence.
Chuck says that the FBI's 2257 inspections are not raids nor searches. "There is no negative connotation to being inspected."
At 11:15 a.m., as previously arranged, the FBI agents left the hall and the attorneys told the crowd not to trust what Joyner had just said. He may sound reasonable but he represents dangerous forces.
Jeffrey Douglas: "Things that he said are just wrong."
DeWitt?: "The FBI is pissed that they have to do this."
I eat lunch with Tyler Faith and company.
I ask her: "Does finicky eater equal confirmed bachelor?"
Tyler: "I associate finicky eater with someone who won't go skydiving?"
Luke: "Skydiving? I won't even go down on a woman."
There were fliers for AVNAds.com put on every table but they were yanked off quickly.
Joanna Angel says the Howard Stern show did not want to book her because she's too smart.
Photos: Dee Lilly Dee Lilly, Joanna Angel Dee Lilly, Joanna Angel Dee Lilly, Joanna Angel video of Joanna Angel and Dee Lilly Video of .xxx domain panel Greg Piccionelli Robert Corn-Revere Attorney Robert Corn-Revere, Stuart Lawley
Brandon Shalton's introduction to the XXX domain panel Greg Piccionelli's presentation Stephen Balkam of ICRA Attorney Robert Corn-Revere Stuart Lawley of ICM Registry XXX Domain panel discussion audio
Brandon asks the crowd to clap if they oppose .xxx domains. Most of the crowd applauds.
Marc Steyn sits next to me. He tells Brandon to ask the crowd who is in favor of .xxx domains. Brandon refuses.
Later, Marc tries to interrupt the panel with questions but he's told to wait until question time.
Some of the opposition to .xxx domains comes from distrust of the owners of the ICM Registry -- Stuart Lawley and Jason Henderles.
I notice bodyguards near the stage. Were they necessary at other panels?
Only about one in a hundred attendees dresses to impress.
XBIZ Hollywood Conference Master Class: Professional Video and Photography Production Panel Encourages Studios to Distribute on All Platforms
Ten days ago, XBiz Editor Gretchen Gallen left porn to take a mainstream job.
Ric Williams Vs. His Critics
I got this:
Ric Williams thrives on publicity, I have decided to end his shameless lying by pointing out the following facts:
1. Black Widow, of which Williams is President and the largest single shareholder together with his ex-wife, Lisa Radamaker, ceased paying royalties to most of its 12 producers around one year ago – in some cases much longer. The damages run to many hundreds of thousands of dollars.
2. Williams has largely ignored first the requests, then the begging emails to stop pirating product. Some of these companies are small and can't come to LA to visit a thief who doesn't care whose money he steals.
3. Black Widow continues to this day to try to con VOD income against the specific and very well-known wishes of said producers. Indeed, Black Widow never had VOD rights for most of their product.
4. GGG [a huge production company based in Europe, and was once Ric Williams/Black Widow's largest client, Black Widow sold GGG's DVDs here in the states] has even been forced to advertise in the December and January editions of AVN (Pages 171 & 281 respectively) clearly announcing that every copy of their films in America are pirated and without 2257 info because Williams hasn't paid them. GGG canceled their contract with Black Widow two years ago after just a couple of months! But Williams continues to list himself as Custodian of Records! Feds take note!
5. MSS Interactive secured judgment against Williams and is currently enforcing that judgment. Williams isn't liquidating the company, he is being forced out of business for theft on a grand scale – no wonder he bought a new Lexus, he was using stolen money. Many of Black Widow's product comes from Europe and the owners of that product would like to take this opportunity to invite Williams over for a "talk".
I have copies of all the emails, court judgments and supporting information to believe this big mouth will finally shut up…
Ric responds:
I got tired of this so checked into what I could owe Terry Stephens, and for the last year in sales it is $1,300. Hundreds of thousands of dollars...don't make me laugh...I wished it was so!! The problem is there stuff is crap and I continue to get returns on it. Regarding MSS, they filed a suit in London and I didn't feel like flying to London to defend it because the money amount wasn't worth it. I told him that he can have back the 17,000 pieces of inventory that I have of his stuff that I cannot sell. On the VOD income, all they have to do is ask the VOD providers to forward the income to them...no big deal. Terry is making a mountain out of a molehill and trying to ruin my reputation in the court of public opinion...I really do not care...the people who know me know what kind of guy I am, and I do not really care about the people that do not know me.
Terence Stephens emails:
Ric wrote about owing me just $1300 dollars for the year....Yeah and the rest! You forget Ric you have 4 titles and there is no way I believe you have made that amount and even if you did, the fact you couldnt pay such a small amount is an indictment in itself.
The fact you couldnt be bothered to let me know despite the numerous emails I sent you. All you had to say was just that. The fact it took me having to haul your arse out on the cobbles here on Lukes forum speaks volumes as to what the truth is. The american people that know you can smell a heady stench of bulls--- even if thay are keeping their opinions to themselves.
In summation you wrote: '...I really do not care...the people who know me know what kind of guy I am, and I do not really care about the people that do not know me'
Well that says it all really doesnt it Ric. I just hope that your fellow americans dont get hoodwinked going into business with you with that attitude. I only wish you said you didnt care on the outset. We wouldnt be here flaming your character.
If you were really honest, you would have supplied access to stats so all the producers could see the results for themselves instead of cooking your books up and conjuring figures. I'm sure the IRS would like to see whats going on in those books eh Ric. The difference between you and I is that I run a tight ship with legit paperwork and books my clients here in the UK can inspect should they request it...Oh and we made more than that per month in our little country called the UK, even with all its legal restrictions and prohibitive costs...and you said you would never rip me off a cent. Shame on you Ric!
Holly Calls Me Out
Feb. 7. 6:19 p.m.
Holly Randall calls (audio). "You're a f---ing asshole."
Luke: "What?"
Holly: "You act like you don't know what I'm talking about. I have let you get away with a lot of s---, and I kept my mouth shut about a lot of s---, but I cannot f---ing believe you. You really stepped over the line this time. I mean, I thought you were my friend. I don't know why I would think that. You've obviously proved otherwise. You are a f---ing prick. And you know what? Addiction is a disease, you asshole. If you're so f---ing educated, why don't you go look it up?"
She hangs up.
A few minutes later, Holly Randall posts on XPT:
I just read his post and called him about it. What's funny is that he sounded shocked that I was angry.
Luke, you've burned the very last bridge. I will NEVER consider you a friend again, I will NEVER sympathize with you again, and I will NEVER consider your well-being or wish for your happiness again. You've truly driven away possibly one of the only people in the industry who ever honestly gave a s--- about you, who ever defended you, and who ever dared to call you their friend. You are one of the most judgemental people I have ever met, and what's funny is that you are the last person on the planet who has the right to be. Go wallow in your own misery alone, you f---.
Everyone else, thank you so much, I love you all. I think that perhaps the support I get is from the basic human recognition that we all have flaws, and that we all make mistakes. I was willing to admit them and seek help to correct them. I have met some of the most amazing, selfless and generous people in this program-- those who seek to help others before they help themselves. I can only pray that I, too, will one day be like these people, and give back to those who have given me so much comfort, love, and hope.
For the back story on this, read my book Lives on the Edge: Profiles in Sex, Love and Death.
Holly and I have different demons but they are equally severe.
Any time Holly has ever asked me to remove something about her from my website, I have always done so immediately. So everything that is still there about her (once she's had the chance to read it) has her tacit permission, even if she hates it.
Over the years, I have written about Holly with a depth and passion and cruelty and love that I've never written about anyone. And that's because she allowed me to. No other woman would. If she abides by her latest post and I lose her as a friend, that will be my loss.
My post that attracted so much ire was inspired by Holly but was not primarily about Holly. It was about larger ideas. If those ideas are uncomfortable and she and others want to ignore them and try to make that essay of mine about me trying to hurt her, rather than explore ideas, then there's nothing I can do. I am going to publish my opinions even when they are unpopular. Whether addiction is best looked at as a personal failing or as a disease is a worthy question. I, for one, am sick of lack of self-control being taken for granted as a disease.
Holly posts: "Hey Luke, how would you feel if I told you that you don't have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, it's just that you're f---ing lazy? Would you agree with that?"
I would be hurt and angry and I'd withdraw from you.
I am sorry I was so cruel. Again.
...Ford provides much insight into his character, and much fodder for my forthcoming hard-hitting unauthorised biography, here and here. We learn, for example, that Horrid Boy was a gambling addict in high school. This is hardly surprising. Mr Ford clearly has an addictive personality; in addition to gambling he has struggled for many years with his lust for sex, alcohol and drugs (over-the-counter, prescription, and illicit), granny porn, attention/recognition (by being extremely obnoxious), sex (or did I mention that already?), and ... let me think ... oh yes, sex!
...Horrid Boy suffers from a rather severe ethnic identity disorder, which should be added to the long list of his emotional disturbances, including: NPD (Narcissist Personality Disorder); AD/HD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder); and APD (Addictive Personality Disorder). Mr Icky is also an exhibitionist, manifest in his need to post naked pictures of himself on the Internet.
JP, porn shooter, emails:
i tend to agree with luke, people gotta stop blaming their misery and addictions on their enviroment and "disease". i am not a christian in the typical sense, however i believe some people are weaker and easier fall into bad situations such as addictions, those people are best off in a social community such as church/religion which help them to stay strong as a group and as a person, not to give in to temptation. in general the bible and in particular the 10 commandments give the best advise for anyone to follow. emotionally strong persons can steer clear of addictions on their own and as such can enjoy all the fruits of life, without falling into the pitfall of addictions. they also tend to know right from wrong by instinct. luke himself is also the weaker kind, he is only getting in deeper and deeper, his obsession with sex and sexual characters is eating him up, bite by bite. it sounds a lot like his "attack" on Holly is really minted on his own addiction, but which person could attach themselves ? i think luke is happy that holly made her addiction public, makes him feel better about himself and his addiction(s). The bottomline: We are ALL TEMPTED to drink, f--- and taked drugs !
Doc interviews Chaunce Hayden about the Ron Jeremy/ Cabbie sex in the Howard Stern studio
From HowardShrine.com:
Chaunce: "Back in June 2005 while working a Pay Per View gig in Toronto, Ron Jeremy and I had lunch and boy what a lunch it was! haha. Ron spilled his guts about a porn tape he made in Howard's studio. I wrote about it in my gossip column but of course Gary Dell' Abate accused me of being a liar and said I had no proof. Typical same old s---. I told Gary a book was going to come out backing my claims. And sure enough. Anyway, here's what Ron told me that afternoon. Ron said that he was approached by Cabbie about making a porn video in Howard's KROCK studio. He told Ron that Howard was the mastermind behind it and that he would promote it on the air. Ron thought his ship had come in and he would make millions. So Ron got a bunch of the hottest porn stars in LA to fly in on their own dime since it was Howard Stern's idea (according to Cabbie).. even the band Alien Ant Farm was part of the pornapolooza in Stern's studio. Anyway, Ron told me that Cabbie and his manager, Brett, let the whole group up into the studio in the wee hours of the morning and that Cabbie banged Tabathia Stevens on Howard's chair and desk..."
Why I Turned Down Hustler By Nancy Snow
Although I know that I have nothing in common with those women who get designer vaginas, my proximity would have suggested otherwise. It implies endorsement.
In Hustler, overexposure enhances your reputation. In my profession, the wrong exposure kills it.
Rehab - What Better Time To Mock Someone?
Reading this supportive thread about Holly Randall's entry into rehab on the normally vicious Monkey Cage nauseated me. (Update)
Yes, I only want good things for Holly, and I am glad she's getting support at this time of crisis, but if you don't give a damn about Holly, what better time can there be to mock her?
I'm tired of this sacred hands-off approach to drunks and other addicts who go into rehab and start twelve-stepping.
What better reason is there to make fun of someone than that they can't control themselves? If someone spent hours a day on a computer masturbating to porn, wouldn't it be right to make fun of them? Isn't "wanker" or "fag" a frequent put down because people realize there is good reason to stigmatize masturbation and buggery? If someone masturbates in public, shouldn't they be mocked? If a pornographer (or porn journalist or porn lawyer etc) keeps hitting on talent half his age, isn't that worthy of mockery?
Yes, making fun of people is not nice, but if you are going to mock someone, it is better to do it for their moral failings than for things they can't help (such as their looks or intelligence).
I don't believe that people are biologically compelled to hurt others needlessly, to drink to excess, to take drugs, and to have gay sex. I believe we have free will and we are responsible for our choices.
I'm sick of hearing that people are born gay. Yes, it may be true, but then every man is born a sexual predator, a rapist and an adulterer. It is not natural to men to restrict their sexual expression to their spouse just as it is not natural for some men to restrict their sexual expression to the opposite sex.
So big deal. I no more feel sorry for the homo who can't screw around with the lads than I do for the 50-year old married man who's sad he can't bang high school girls.
I'm sad when I can't bang some delicious 16-year old girl but I don't whinge about society repressing me.
I'm not claiming I am better than a drunk or a druggie or a poofter. I overflow with disgusting urges. I yearn for attention (though I'd prefer to call it 'recognition'). I am lazy. I am callous. I am selfish. I allow my sexual urges to overcome my good sense.
In high school, I developed a gambling addiction.
But in the end, it is up to me to do the right thing.
While all of us have genetic predispositions towards destruction, in the final analysis, it is up to our free will.
There is a Judge and there will be Judgment.
Aside from the minority of people who are just born happy, I don't understand how people can be happy without organized religion.
I don't know much about drunks and druggies because I never had any as friends until Holly. But being with someone who'd never been inside a church or synagogue, I realized the things that religion gives that I had taken for granted:
* It instills discipline because you have to constantly deny yourself for God/community/etc.
* It provides you with community to monitor your behavior. It is a lot easier to convince yourself that what you are doing is OK than to convince your religious community (Dennis Prager).
* It gives you purpose. It gives you tons of things to do when you get up in the morning. (One reason that evangelical Christians devote so much time to proselytizing is that their religion lacks rituals and thus they have nothing better to do with themselves than bother people.)
* It provides the accumulated wisdom of thousands of years of a tradition. There have been a lot of smart rabbis who know more about life than I do. I learn from them.
* It provides structure. Religion dictates that you must set aside time for fun, for study, for family, for community, for work (not only do the Ten Commandments say you must rest one day a week, they command that we work six days a week).
* It provides rituals which give life rhthym and depth. A week without a Sabbath is like music without climax and poetry without meter.
Bob emails:
So what's the meaning of your attack on Holly, specifically? I think her kind treatment at xpt is a result of her interaction with the people there rather than coddling her because of her addiction. She could have posted that she'd broken her leg in a automobile accident or that her horse passed away or that her garden wilted inexplicably, and the reaction would have been in the same tenor.
Holly is not being ridiculed while she's down because people like her. I think you'd be better served to investigate what makes people such as her loved, while others such as yourself are reviled.
My post has little to do with Holly and everything to do with the greater issues presented.
When Is The Right Time To Cheat On Your Wife?
Terri emails: "I would give you s*** about this story – except for the fact that the mayor has admitted to having an affair WHILE HIS WIFE WAS UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT. What a scumbag."
What better time is there to cheat on one's spouse? It's not like she's dying for sex while fighting cancer. What's a highly-sexed guy with lots of options to do? Yes, ideally, he should not cheat. But most people are not such saints.
When Is The Right Time To Beat Your Kid?
I hear you shouldn't hit your kid when you're angry. What's a better time to belt your kid? When they say their prayers? (I stole that from some comic.)
Bidding War For Kira Kener
Two major companies (Digital Playground?, Wicked?) are bidding for her services.
After she was fired from Vivid in 2004, she was blackballed from working at any major company.
I expect that several ex-Vivid girls will also sue Vivid if Kira wins her case or gets a substantial settlement. I wouldn't be surprised if Vivid gave her a couple of million of dollars to go away.
Nine is pursuing adult work and contract stardom with other studios, including brand-new adult company Pink Lotus Entertainment, which has cast Nine in their upcoming spoof of The O.C. called The HO.C. Nine will be playing a parody of the character Summer. She shoots on Friday.
Cayton Caley Wants A Contract
The nineteen year old calls me back Monday evening. "People post the weirdest things in my in-box. That's how I started reading your stuff."
"I don't feel that what Derek wants is in my best interest. I like things being familiar. That's one of my reasons for wanting a contract.
"I came from Florida where I worked with Icey Porn three months ago. I did one scene for them and then got with Derek. I didn't know what I wanted out of my porn career. I went with the flow.
"Derek is a great agent, particularly for girls new in the business. He's a father figure to a lot of girls. He wanted me in one time before a shoot.
"I don't need that. I have a great relationship with my father. I was never molested.
"I wanted an agent who was working for me, not me working for them.
"Derek wanted me to finish out my shoots and then he was going to release me from my contract. He had a heads up that I was considering going with Lisa Ann. He didn't like that. He threw at me that if I went with another agent, there were legal things that could happen to me.
"I don't like to be threatened.
"Derek gets girls a lot of work. If you want to work every day, go with Derek. Unfortunately, I don't want to work every day.
"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't in this for the money. But at the same time, I want to stay mentally healthy. I don't want to be stressed out.
"As you know, most porn stars are insecure. It's amazing that we expose our bodies. If my nails aren't done, or if I feel pale, or if I have a pimple on my nose, I'm going to feel insecure at a shoot. Derek wants you to work when you want to take off.
"Right after I signed my contract with Derek, I wanted out of my contract. The person who got me into porn brought me to Derek. He said, 'You need to give it at least one shot.' I said, 'You are the one person who told me that if I didn't feel comfortable, I shouldn't keep going. Now you're telling me this?'
"I found out later that he gets a $500 finders fee [if the girl does at least one scene].
"I was thrown in front of the bus by someone I thought was a friend.
"I like to have fun. On a porn set you can be more open than if you are a doctor. Not many doctors run around with no clothes on.
"You can be who you are and not be ashamed. In high school, I had to hide who I was. I'm the type of person who likes to greet the pizza delivery boy naked. In the normal side of life, people don't agree that you should do that.
"I wanted to get into acting. Porn was next in line. I started out modeling. I did lingerie. I got body painted nude in front of a class. I worked as a stripper."
Luke: "What do you hate about being in porn?"
Cayton: "Girls who don't clean themselves well. I'm sure any guy in personal life wouldn't like it. Bring home a girl from a bar that tastes like she's been working at the gym all day...
"That and anyone is willing to do anything for a buck. It doesn't matter if you've been their friend for ages, they'll screw you over for a quick dollar."
"I have friends who want to be with me when I get out of porn but while I'm in porn, they want nothing to do with me."
"I have people I went to school with who are messaging me on MySpace, 'It's so cool that you're doing this.' Yet they were picking on me during high school. I don't usually write them back."
"I find it weird that Playboy would've taken me if I didn't get into porn so quickly."
"My mom just wants me to be happy. My dad knows I'm doing it but I've never brought it up to him. He's Catholic. He's from Puerto Rico. When I'm mad at him, I'll throw things in his face. If he and mom are arguing, I'll say, 'I'm going to the Playboy mansion.' I'll never say, 'I'm f---ing on camera today.' I'm still a teenager and that's how all teenagers are with their parents. They push it as far as they can go and then say sorry later."
Luke: "When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?"
Cayton, who grew up in Maine: "I always wanted to be a doctor. When I was 16, I worked on a volunteer rescue squad. I got my EMT certification at 17. I've delivered a baby. I've revived people with CPR. I've seen people with heads blown off and brains everywhere."
"I was not a good girl. When I was 12, I was going to keg parties. I was promiscuous. I first had sex with a guy at 15. I was with about eight by the time I was 18, and two girls."
"Now, I don't drink and I don't do drugs."
"My mom used to strip. My dad is very into the ladies. It's in my blood."
Cayton spends much of her spare time shopping and on MySpace.
"Thousands of girls want a contract. What makes me stand out? My personality."
He was great on the Peter Anthony Holder show in Montreal last week.
How To Squeeze The Most Out Of Your Porn Star
The topic of a cancelled seminar at the XBiz show.
Whatever Happened To Sophia Lynn?
Adam & Eve's contract girl did not show up to the convention in Las Vegas last month.
I heard a story that she's living with her sugar daddy in Florida and is out of porn. I hear she's been bought a house.
Derek at LA Direct Models replies to my inquiry: "She did not show up for the AVN show, and was released from her contract with Adam + Eve."
ABC TV show Primetime is doing a special on Sophia and Sunny Lane but there's no scheduled date for airing yet.
I believe that Sophia Lynn gave up her kid so she could get the contract with Adam & Eve.
Gotta Be Stealth
Porner writes:
Gotta be stealth to survive in this business. Michael Fattarosi seems to be the exact opposite. The fewer people know your name in the business, the better off you are. Pay your mortgage, make your partners money, and keep your mouth shut... that's the formula.
Blowhards don't last. Just look at the examples from your site today... Ric Williams is a blowhard and he's nearly broke. John T. Bone? Blowhard... basically was driven out porn 10 years ago. Kelly and Hamilton Steele were major blowhards in their brief run. Now he's getting raped in a Turkish prison.
I think there's an inverse curve in this business between net worth and talking. The richest guys in the DVD business are quiet. John at Evil Angel, Gregg Dunn at Diabolic, Chris at Anabolic, Steven and Bill at Vivid, Steve at Wicked. These guys have millions and millions but they don't need to tell people how important they are. They let people figure it out.
Michael says: "Sorry. It's in a lawyer's nature. It's in my genetics."
Ric Williams writes:
Hey Luke, I see that I am popular on your site today. Normally I would just blow all of this off as tomorrow will bring another story about someone else. But, I thought I would shed some light on the issue that Terry Stephens brought up. First of all, I am a part owner of many companies and only the majority owner of one which is not in the adult business. Each company is a Limited Liability Company and stands on it's own. I have partners in each company and only own a small part of each. Black Widow Productions, LLC is a production and distribution company that has fallen on hard times and we are in the process of liquidating the company which will take a few more months. Will some people lose some money as a result of this...of course. Just as Black Widow lost $40,000 when Tower Records went bankrupt and $10,000 when Eastern Distributors liquidated.
I am also looking at a $10,000 potential loss to Southern Video and am putting another $75,000 to $100,000 into collections. It is not my money that is not getting paid to Black Widow's creditors, it is the companies money. I am also a partner in Black Widow Talent which has only been in business 7 months and is one of only four state licensed and bonded talent agencies in the adult business. Black Widow Talent is growing very nicely.
I am a little different than most in this industry in that I am not talent but came up from the business world. I have an MBA and attended 2 years of law school and have run divisions of Fortune 500 companies. In business when a company is a pig, you dump it. Distribution of DVD's is not a profitable business to be in any more. We gave it a good try and decided to move on to something else. I am sorry for the people that may get hurt by Black Widow's inability to pay them but they should wait until the liquidation is complete to see what is available. Just as I am waiting for Tower Records bankruptcy to be over to see if anything is available (highly unlikely!), but that is the business world...quit crying about it!
By the way, Black Widow Productions, LLC and myself are not in bankruptcy. We are liquidating the company and as a LLC there is no personal liability to any of the members of the company. Do I have a new Mercedes..no, but I do have a new Lexus. My personal wealth has nothing to do with the companies that I invest in or devote my time to. And who is porner to call me a bankrupt loudmouth...some whacker who doesn't have a life so needs to write things about people that he doesn't know?
Porner emails: "I think Ric Williams just proved my point. If I ever become a famous lawyer like Michael Fattorosi, I will make sure Ric is a lead witness for my opponent."
"Every company that Ric runs loses money yet he lives high."
I email Ric: "Can a licensed agent charge the talent a fee and the company they work for a fee? I think everyone does this."
Ric replies: "Yes, I even have it in my agreement that has been approved by the state labor commissioner. Look at the end of #3 on the attached agreement."
Luke: "Why did Private North America go out of business? Was it your fault? Is it licit to run a talent agency and production company out of the same location?"
Ric replies:
The decision to shut down Private North America had nothing to do with me. Berth Milton did not want to continue the overhead of a company operation in North America and he needed content to fulfill agreements in Europe. He worked out a deal with Richard Arnold to give him distribution rights for Private in the USA and in return Private got Pure Play's catalog to distribute in Europe. In the first year of Pure Play distributing Private in the USA their sales decreased 40%. I asked Marten Kull, their VP of Marketing at AVN a few years back if in hindsight it was a good decision and he said no.
It is against SAG and AFTRA rules for a SAG or AFTRA franchised agency to use their own talent in a production that they are a part of. It is not illegal. I am not SAG or AFTRA franchised, nor is anyone else in the adult industry. I am however affiliated with a SAG/AFTRA agency so I can book people on union jobs.
Terrence Stephens emails:
An eloquent reply that still demands answers though Ric. I can understand the dvd market isnt doing well but what about the fact you are still receiving money from my product you put out on VOD with Hot Movies, AEBN and Gamelink to name a few. You havent paid anything to me after the 3rd month. This was unbeknownst to me I might add that considering our contract it states quite clearly that you have to notify me and get written permission to allow you to do this in the first place. No matter how you look at it Ric, you've stiffed me and my partner(s) big time. Thats my partner Steve Casson, Kat Varga, Nige at Mad At It, Jay K at Real Punting too. Had I not been considered an honourable and honest person, your actions have reflected bad on me. Thankfully they know I wasnt trying to stiff them out of their deals and they can see this for what it is no matter how you try and style it.
Being a distributor myself here in the UK I can honestly say it must be down to bad book keeping as I see no reason whatsoever why you shouldnt have paid dues owed on product that has been out for over a year now. The UK market is nowhere as big as the potential you have in the US but we pay out immediately when funds have cleared and have been doing so a lot more than you have which gives me reason for suspicion about you business practices.
The fact you chose not to alert me to financial changes within the company is testimony to your dishonesty. If you had purchased the rights to sell the product I would have understood but you didn't so it makes it very much my business what happens with your company where my products and clients are concerned.
Now I'm reading you were behind the demise of several other companies too, another being the Private corporation. How could you have possibly f---ed up there? I think this says a lot about you as a business man.
Like I said, I understand the DVD market has bottomed out but given your internet ventures with my products and clients products, the way I see it, you still owe me. I await an explanation there also. If you are wondering why I'm airing my grievances about you here, well, if you had informed me by the various mediums of communication available to you I wouldnt be making big noise here. I didnt even get an email even if you were to embarrassed to explain yourself. Quite simply put: You have absolutely no excuse whatsoever for ripping us all off.
...Hey Luke, Just thought I'd post Rics email he has sent to me in response to my outing him on here:
Hello Terry, Regarding your comments, I just checked on what I owe you and as I haven’t checked on the last check I sent you I took it from February of last year to the end of November the total is around $1,300. When the liquidation is complete, secured creditors get paid first and unsecured creditors (like producers) get paid with what is left…that is US law. As far as to the VOD stuff, the return on that is even less, but I will be going through what is owed to people in a few weeks as it is so labor intensive. Now, as to the personal part…one of my partners in another one of my companies you may know…Scott Kidd…if you don’t know him then you should check him out. He has told me that he and his mates would be more than happy to discuss the personal issues with you. I have forwarded your thinly veiled threat to our local police department and they have forwarded it to the FBI so I do not know if you will be hearing about that. Cheers, Ric
I mustve hit pretty close to the mark to get him all riled up like that eh? I have no clue who this Scot Kid fella is, but I can only think whoever he is and his mates must be menacing in context, Ric, let me tell you, I've dealt with bullys my whole life. Hell I've even dealt withthem in the UK and I bow before no man. Then again, if you was a real man you wouldve dealt with this in a more civil manner instead of hiding behind your crew. I'm not talking to them. I'm talking to you. Talk to me instead of behind your cronies. No need to turn this into a pissing competition. Thing about those things is that everyone gets piss on their shoes.
Cayton Caley Vs. LA Direct Models
On December 19, 2006, Cayton's attorney Michael Fattorosi made a post to ADT about her.
Now he's negotiating with LA Direct's lawyer David Pierce to get her out of her contract.
Cayton wants to become a contract girl while Derek, the owner of LA Direct, would have a financial incentive to keep his girls working regularly, rather than sidelined to an exclusive contract.
It's hard to imagine any contract standing up in court that claims to dictate when a person must have sex and with whom.
"You don't want to be someone trying to enforce this type of contract in front of the division of labor standards enforcement," replies Michael. "No! She has to have sex through my agency!"
Rob Spallone calls. "Tell Cayton to call me. You can't make a contract for f------. I dropped out of school in seventh grade and I know that."
Fattorosi reps about 50 porn girls directly as well as Goldstar Modeling.
"This is a decision Cayton has made on her own," he says.
I emailed Derek of LA Direct about various feuds I heard he had brewing. He replies:
I believe Candy Manson is still under contract with us until 02 / 17 / 07. There are some outstanding commissions we are still optimistic she will settle but not holding our breath.
With regard to Michael Fattorosi, use of the word ‘feud’ would suggest a personal issue or matter, I don’t believe there is one. Michael is counsel for an actress with whom we may have a contractual dispute, yet to be determined.
Lisa Ann gained a lot of experience and knowledge whilst working at Direct. It’s a tough business and we are now competitors in the same market. She’s made a remarkable start.
I call Michael Fattorosi. "Why did you take up with Christian over trannies?"
Michael: "I have no problem with what Christian does. I don't know him. I have no reason to judge him. I have no homophobia. I represent Buck Angel. I represent a tranny company out of Las Vegas, Sin City T-Girls. I have no problems with what someone does with their sexuality.
"If a performer leaves the country and performs bare-back with anyone in a non-AIM tested situation, they should quarantine themselves until they pass an AIM test."
"When I was up in Sacramento, the big issue was, 'When is the industry going to police itself? If they don't, the next time something happens, we are going to police it.'"
Christian emails: "I have never done an untested non-condom scene with anyone (girl, shemale, guy) ever. Nor would I ever."
Luke: "How's your new streaming venture PrimeTimeUncensored.com?"
Michael: "I'm at the studio now. Jasmin St. Claire contacted me. She does a heavy metal show on cable access -- Metal's Darkside. She contacted me about moving from cable access to the network."
Black Widow and Ric Williams Applauds Licensing of Clear Talent Management
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. Black Widow Talent President Ric Williams congratulates Clear Talent Management and its owner, Lisa Ann, for completing state licensing and bonding requirements for talent agencies.
The addition of Clear Talent Management brings the total number of licensed and bonded adult talent agencies to four, joining Black Widow Talent, LA Direct Models and Lighthouse Talent.
"The process of receiving a talent agent's license and being bonded in California is not easy," Williams said. "However, the companies that have taken the time to complete this procedure help to raise the professionalism and creditability of the adult entertainment industry as a whole."
Williams, a former mainstream Hollywood talent manager and agent, emphasized that licensed and bonded talent agencies are regulated by the state, as are any agreements they enter into with the performers they represent. The transparency of the licensed agencies benefits the talent and producers, and the bonding process ensures the agency is financially solvent, he said. "As the profile of the adult industry is raised, we must ensure the days of fly-by-night operations are over," Williams said. "Companies that are run above board, with proper licensing and that follow all regulations pertaining to their industry will demonstrate to the public at large that the members of this business are serious professionals who deserve the same respect as any other members of the entertainment trade."
About Black Widow Talent and Ric Williams: Black Widow Talent is one of the few fully licensed and bonded agencies serving the adult industry and is headed by Black Widow Productions owner Ric Williams. The agency also places also places adult performers in mainstream Hollywood productions through Williams, former mainstream agent. Producers may access Black Widow Talent's roster of talent at blackwidowmodels.com for adult casting.
Ric Williams received his undergraduate degree from San Diego State College, attended Western States University, College of Law and received his MBA in marketing from The University of Washington. Ric is a decorated Vietnam War veteran and has run numerous Fortune 500 companies. In the adult industry Ric was director of sales and operations at Metro Interactive, chief operating officer for Private North America and is currently president of Black Widow Productions, LLC. Ric is also a past board member and current member of the Talent Managers Association.
Danni.com Looking For Another Editor, Again
Ben emails:
Danni.com must post this same ad every two weeks, probably every pay day.
The only other people that have a highe rate of editor turn over is Elizabethstarr.com.
Hamilton Steele Held In Turkish Prison
My husband and I go out of our way to really not be involved in each other's business affairs. He hates the porn industry and will even turn himself into an alcoholic to get away from it. Whereas, I find it a good place to keep my teeth sharp. Unfortunately, as much as we try to keep our affairs from impacting on each other, marriage sometimes makes that impossible.
Having said that, my husband is currently being held in Ankara Turkey, without charge, for further investigation arising from possible financial dealings with an insurgent organization. At issue is how he financed a recent aquisition of a passenger ferry. All I really know on the matter is that he has been held for 9 days without legal counsel and with limited outside contact.
Mary Carey, Tawny Roberts Update
"I hung out with Tawny and her [six week old] baby. It was the funniest thing I've ever seen," says Mary (audio), speaking by phone at 1:20 p.m Feb. 5. "We go out. Tawny's drinking alongside me. Then we go home and watching her intoxicated carrying the baby around, it was humorous. She hasn't changed. She looks good too. You've never seen somebody pop a baby out and have no stretch marks. A perfect stomach. The only thing she has is a really big butt now. It looks good. She was doing two hours of cardio up until her water broke."
"She was supposed to get married March 17. Then she took off to Florida because she couldn't stand the guy anymore. She wanted her freedom. I think that when she partied with me, she remembered all the stuff she's missing in life and she wants to party again."
"I was on Howard Stern Wednesday. I was scared he was going to call me fat. I live on macaroni and cheese. I'm not good at cooking it. I'm used to people making it for me."
"The guy Jared I was dating, he went back to Germany Tuesday. He wants me to come over. I don't know if I have time."
"Howard Stern asked me if I still hang out with Kendra and Chyna. I said not Chyna, she's too crazy for me. And Kendra's always with her boyfriend [Lucas]."
Officials Learn Porn Film Was Shot on BSU Property
A letter to Ric Williams
Terrence Stephens aka One Eye Jack of Wrist Action Entertainment emails:
Hi Luke, I dont know if you remember me but Joe A passed you onto me quite some time ago (may he rest in peace) where I was asked for my opinion about Black Widow Media.
The latest I know is several people and more that I dont know personally are rallying together to bring this guy to task for ripping them off by not paying dues owed for close onto a year now.
I hear he is poised to go bankrupt and that he has no money but yet he still has the website up selling product. Product that doesnt belong to him and yet he is putting it out on hotmovies, aebn, gamelink and still saying he has no money to pay up.
If this guy did his books properly instead of robbing Peter to pay Paul he wouldnt be in this position at all. Thing is, this sort of thing doesnt inspire confidence dealing with people in this industry and I understand full well why extreme methods are deployed in exacting retribution to what we Brits call 'piss takers'.
I would just like to know what the state of play is in the US with regards to this guy and his company and what the US authoritys stand on this knowing that he hasnt got all his paperwork in order with regards to the product he is selling.
Ric take heed. You are not untouchable. There are many ways to skin a cat legally and get results. I would suggest you get in touch and sort this out in an amenable and civil matter instead of being smug behind the wheel of your brand new Mercedes....A nice purchase it is too for someone on the brink of bankruptcy.
Heather Vandeven: Pet of the Year
MIAMI — Ninn Worx contract star Heather Vuur is the 2007 Penthouse Pet of the Year. Her pictorial will appear in the March issue.
Formerly known as Heather Vandeven, Vuur beat out 11 other hopefuls in an online contest, including Shay Laren, Charlie Laine and Bella Starr. Vuur was the Pet of the Month for January 2006.
Is Holly Inching Towards Wrong Side Of The Camera?
She posts on XPT: "HA! That might be conceivable if I wasn't seeking treatment and so determined to turn my life around... sorry guys it just ain't gonna happen. Just imagine that my pussy is the most beautiful thing in the world, 'cause you are never going to see it."
What Are The Aims Of 2257 Enforcement?
Insider writes:
At first I assumed the feds would just be going after the crumbs, looks like Mr. James H. Burrus has the wherewithal to take on some industry heavy hitters, should that be the desire. The current administration could benefit greatly from sweeping raids and arrests in the industry. Me thinks that most news outlets rather report of sex, drugs, foreign bank accounts, pandering, etc… rather than the ongoing troubles in Iraq.
Sunshine Video’s bukakke line (post July 3,1995) should all be very suspect, John T. Bone’s transvestite imports should also be of interest. And let us not forget the DarkSide debacle that was the cover for the subsequent investigation into Goalie Entertainment. Plus numerous other blatant violations. Perhaps the feds are relying on data from confidential informants that profit from supplying inaccurate and defective data about the industry. Maybe they just have specific goals and directives and are just as machiavellian as the pornographers they ‘deal’ with.
Donovan Phillips Has A New Blog
A year ago you may have extended your hand to me and I would have replied to your name with, “I’m Donovan Phillips”. Had conversation progressed I’d quickly have revealed to you that I was a porn producer, particularly if I had any inkling that you were a Christian. I was not ashamed of my profession, and I loved shocking Christians. I never knew what type of reaction to expect when I revealed my career choice, but I always looked forward to finding out.
Today I introduce myself to you with my birth name: Donny Pauling, a man doing his best to follow Jesus the Christ. A man who is at peace in the midst of storms. A man who has a hope that God will use him to accomplish great things, yet even if not chosen to do so will follow and serve and love his Creator with all of his heart.
One of the things I believe God will use me for is to help remove the fantasy of pornography from those who struggle with it, replacing said fantasy with reality. Right here, on this blog, I will pursue that purpose. It may get a bit ugly.
Holly Randall Checks Into Rehab
Holly posts on XPT Feb. 2:
Hey everyone... I have changed my mind and I'm checking into rehab today-- it's just too hard to do on my own. I will be gone for 30 days, and when I return I will be checking into the outpatient program that I was originally going to start on Monday. I'll be fine-- it's the same place I went last time and I really love the area and the people there. It's a beautiful house right by the beach and we have group sessions in the park and on the beach. The difference this time around is my mindset-- I've finally accepted that I'm an alcoholic and I have to stop drinking, which I hadn't been willing to face when I went the first time. I'm actually almost excited because I'm finally going to get my life together, and come out of this a better person. I do have internet access there so I will be able to still post on this board and recieve all my emails. Thanks everyone for your wonderful support, and I'll see you guys in 30 days!
John T. Bone - Not One Of My Biggest Fans
I f---ing hate you, you supercilious, backstabbing, lying, little sissy boy, you should burn in Hell for the damage you have inflicted on so many peoples business's and lives with the unsubstantiated lies you have printed about them.
You have the audacity to cut and paste paragraphs from my Blog as if we were some kind of friends?
What makes your actions even more offensive is that one of the main thrusts of the article you plagiarized was the damage you have done to the industry and the incomes of many producers by printing unsubstantiated lies about the validity of Thai performers ID's of course you left that part out, you f---ing coward!
You are a blight on the industry Ford and it sickens me that by reprinting my thoughts you could be inferring some kind of cooperation or collusion between us. On the rare occasion that I quote Gene Ross I preface the quote by saying 'my dear friend' or 'my very good friend', in future if you can't make a living without stealing my posts please have the good manners to preface the passages you steal with 'copied from John T. Bone who hates my f---ing guts' Cut and paste this, you pansy!
Fred emails: "Luke, I don't think Bone dislikes you. I think he's just playing hard to get. Keep up the charm."
Pulse Taking Over Red Light District Distribution?
Joe writes: "Red Light District is giving all its distribution to Pulse. Which means they'll soon fire most of the people that work there. It would be nice if they told them, dontcha think?"
Mayor, LA Times Respond To My Lukeford.net Blog
Kevin Roderick parses the Times article.
It's the first time I recall the Los Angeles mayor reacting to a blog report.
I was on KFI's John & Ken Show Friday afternoon to discuss the story.
Mantra Films
Chris writes:
I just got a call from Mantra Films inviting me to a "Girls Gone Wild" taping session. I can't imagine how they targeted me. I don't believe that they called every person in Cambridge or every male in Cambridge. I am 50 years old so I don't think that they are working from a list of young men. I am not a regular at any bar so I don't think that it is that type of affinity marketing. Is it possible using spyware to match surfing patterns to phone numbers?
I believe that Netflix sold my phone number to Mantra Films. Mantra Films PA "Sandy" called me "Chris", the only place that my phone number is associated with "Chris" is in my Netflix membership information. Everywhere else it is "Christopher".
Jeanna Fine In Honolulu?
J. writes: "I read the legendary Jeanna Fine now lives in Honolulu. She hasn't made a 'film' in quite some time, perhaps she is working there as..."
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Jasmine Byrne will not appear in the upcoming celebrity spoof J-Ho. The adult star had been set to play a parody of star Jennifer Lopez in the upcoming movie. X-Play President Jeff Mullen told XFANZ the split was amicable.
Nine told XFANZ that she lost her contract because of a new tattoo she got recently.
"It was a lot of late nights, a lot of partying a little too hard," she said. "I love getting tattoos. It just kind of happened -- you know, pressure from friends, and mistakes were made."
Mike South Vs. Alec Helmy
Alec posts on GFY about their .xxx domains dispute:
hey Mike South, are you going to... Are you going to make an effort (a public effort that is) to get an official statement from anyone other than XBIZ and I? hmm...i wonder... Whatever transpires from this point on will speak volumes about you. Btw, thanks for all the publicity. Priceless.
I couldn't believe it when Mike called Alec a scumbag. Then came the photos of the XBiz guys with guns. It's a classic flame war.
Tony404 posts on GFY to Alec: "I think this whole thing speaks volumes to you, until this thing got ugly you felt it was beneath you to answer the little people as your friend put it. When its the little people that read your magazine and buy tickets to your show. A little common courtesy was too much to ask."
Mike South responds to Alec:
OK Alec why are you trying to bait me I have public statements from AV, The Free Speech Coalition, You. I also have promises of support both up and down the ladder. Many of those people are swearing that ASACP has entered into an agreement with with ICMR to get 7-8 dollars kickback on every domain sold. pure speculation at this point as nobody has offered up solid proof yet, but it is on the record that ICMR tried this tactic with the FSC other than that as far as I know only a few other non industry voices are supportive and their support is waning. You wanna tell me whom else I should be asking...feel free.
Dave Cummings posts:
I just asked Paul Fishbein for a comment about about .xxx, and here's what he said: "At the very beginning, some people pushed us toward the .xxx and I originally thought we would support it. But almost immediately, when we talked to people and realized the ramifications (censorship and other reasons), we withdrew any support. We want what's best for the industry and our customers and clearly .xxx is not."