LOS ANGELES — Melissa Stratton stars with twice-crowned XBIZ Female Performer of the Year Vanna Bardot and Hollywood Cash in “Accountability,” from MILFY.
“The scintillating scene features Melissa as a strict private school dean who disciplines unruly students in a risqué threesome,” said a rep.
“Accountability” is streaming on VixenPlus.
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TORRANCE, Calif. — Screaming O Pleasure Products reports that its Premium Remote Egg has climbed to the upper echelons of its Top 30 Best Sellers list within the past 18 months.
The Premium Remote Egg, a rep noted, “has quickly captured the hearts and desires of our customers, earning its place among our most sought-after products. Its advanced features, coupled with its sleek design and powerful performance, have made it a standout choice in the world of pleasure products.”
“We are ecstatic to see the overwhelming response to our Premium Remote Egg,” added VP Dan Holman. “Its rise to the top three bestsellers position is a testament to its quality, innovation and the satisfaction it brings to our customers.”
For more information, visit SellSomeFun.com.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Wicked Sensual Care (WSC) has highlighted Mara Novinska of Lovers World in Asheville for its latest “Retail Employee Spotlight.”
“Initially, Mara sought employment at Lovers World for fun and extra income,” said a rep. “However, as they immersed themselves in the landscape of adult retail, they discovered a genuine passion for encouraging customers to prioritize their pleasure.”
Novinska enthused about their job.
“I first started working in adult retail five years ago when I was looking for an enjoyable part-time job,” they said. “Once I actually started working, I quickly realized that I loved educating customers on the many different areas of this industry. This interest turned into a desire that has only grown over the years — especially my passion for educating people about my specialty, which is lube. Many people deal with sensitivity, so helping them find a gentle lube that works for them is incredibly rewarding.”
Added WSC Sales Director Jennifer Brice, “Mara Novinska’s decision to obtain a certificate in sexual health equipped them with a treasure trove of specialized knowledge and skill. These tools allow them to address diverse consumer needs effectively, instill confidence and trust in those they serve, and foster customer relationships built on understanding, support, and genuine care.”
For more information, visit WickedSensualCare and follow the company on X.com.
PATTAYA, Thailand — Drew and Michael of CheekedUp are the latest guests on the “Adult Site Broker Talk” podcast.
The CheekedUp platform was designed to enable creators to sell their content while maintaining creative independence.
“Drew and Michael are two very smart young guys who are sincerely trying to make a difference in the creator space,” said Bruce, the podcast host and CEO of Adult Site Broker. “I think they’re off to a great start. Listen as they discuss the struggles of launching an adult startup in 2023.”
The episode is streaming on AdultSiteBrokerTalk.
LOS ANGELES — JMG and Royal Fetish Films have announced their first DVD title, “Fetish Training: Double Domination,” featuring content from RoyalFetishXXX.com.
Directed by King Noire and Jet Setting Jasmine, the collection features Noire and Jasmine as well as Dillon Diaz, Jake Waters, Leah Michelle, Raven, Athena Haze and Whorelando.
“This is our inaugural release, and I’m thrilled with the numbers out the door,” said JMG sales VP David Peskin. “Our customers obviously shared in the excitement, as this title was so well received. I am confident that Fetish Training: Double Domination will be a grand slam for all retailers.”
Royal Fetish Films co-founder, creative director and director/performer King Noire enthused about the release.
“Expanding RFF to DVD and broadcast platforms means more arenas to feature our scenes,” he said. “We shoot on everything from phones to drones and feature black, queer directors, producers, talent and crew. People need this orgasmic content in every way they can get it.”
For more information, click here.
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LOS ANGELES — Seth Gamble has nabbed two nominations at the 2024 Doppio Senso Night Awards.
The nominations are for Best International Movie (“Reckless”) and Best International Director. Gamble’s “Reckless” also received a nomination for Best International Actress (Ivy Wolfe).
“I’m grateful and humbled by the recognition bestowed upon ‘Reckless’ by the Doppio Senso Night Awards,” said Gamble. “To be nominated for Best International Movie is not just an honor, but a testament to the collective passion and dedication the cast and crew poured into every frame of this cinematic journey.
“As a filmmaker, to receive the news of being nominated for Best International Director is a profound honor that words struggle to encapsulate,” he added. “This nomination is a testament to the hard work of many gifted technicians and, of course, many talented performers. I also want to thank my wonderful wife Kenzie Taylor for her support of my work. Grazie mille Doppio Senso Night, for believing in the power of film.”
For more information on the Doppio Senso Night Awards, click here.
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LOS ANGELES — Serenity Cox has scored four nominations at the 2024 Pornhub Awards.
The nominations are for Most Popular Amateur Model, Top Blowjob Performer Female, Top Fetish Performer and Top DP Performer.
“To be one of the most nominated models in both Amateur and Professional categories is just unbelievable,” Cox said. “This is my third year being nominated, and it never gets less surreal.”
Pornhub Awards winners will be announced March 28 at the Whisky A Go Go, in Los Angeles; click here for a list of nominees and follow Pornhub on X.com.
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MONTREAL — Vanessa Sky stars with Codey Steele in the fourth and final installment of “Sibling Seductions 6,” from Mile High Media studio brand Sweet Sinner.
Directed by Mike Quasar, the full title also features Freya Parker, Hazel Moore, Kay Lovely, Nathan Bronson, Robby Apples and Ricky Spanish.
“We are excited to present the explosive final chapter of this star-studded new release,” said Mile High VP Jon Blitt. “Vanessa Sky is captivating as a sexy coed who is caught up in scandal while Freya, Hazel and Kay are pure fire opposite our talented male performers.”
The four scenes are streaming on SweetSinner.
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AUSTIN — Texas’ Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Monday against Aylo, alleging the company is in violation of the state’s controversial age verification law, which mandates adult websites must post a health warning repeating religious anti-porn propaganda myths.
The law is currently being challenged on constitutional grounds.
Paxton posted on his X account an alarm emoji followed by, “Today, I filed a lawsuit against Aylo Global Entertainment, a major pornography distribution company, for violating HB 1181, a Texas law that requires reasonable age verification measures to protect minors from being exposed to obscene materials.”
Texas, the AG continued, “has a right to protect its children from the detrimental effects of pornographic content. I look forward to holding any company accountable that violates our age verification laws intended to prevent minors from being exposed to harmful, obscene material on the internet.”
Industry attorney Corey Silverstein of Silverstein Legal told XBIZ, “This is both a disturbing and distressing turn of events. The audacity for the state of Texas to proceed with this case while the court of appeals is weighing the unconstitutionality of this law is an absolute shame.”
Silverstein added he considers it likely that Aylo will file for the lawsuit to be moved to a federal forum instead of Paxton’s chosen venue, a district court in Texas’ Travis County.
Paxton Doubles Down on Compelled Speech
Paxton’s filing specifically foregrounds that HB 1181 “requires websites to warn of the harms associated with viewing such material, including potential addiction, impaired brain development and function, and other emotional and mental illnesses.”
As XBIZ reported, the law refers to those mandatory statements as health warnings, although Texas Health Authorities have refused to comment on whether they believe these propaganda points and largely debunked pseudo-scientific theories have any factual backing.
Last August, XBIZ asked the Press Office of the Texas Department of Health and Human Services if the department could provide any documentation or statement pertaining to those warnings, and clarify whether the language of the warnings has its basis in any documentation or statement produced by the Texas Department of Health and Human Services.
After requesting several days to provide a reply to the query, Press Officer Tiffany Young declined to answer, deflecting the questions with an invitation to contact “the authors of this bill for information about how it originated.”
XBIZ also contacted Texas Department of Health and Human Services Chief of Staff Kate Hendrix and the bill’s main sponsor, Rep. Matt Shaheen (R), but received no reply to the same questions.
HB 1181 was passed by the Texas legislature in May 2023, including the mandatory pseudoscientific anti-porn propaganda disclaimers declaring that “pornography is potentially biologically addictive, is proven to harm human brain development, desensitizes brain reward circuits, increases conditioned responses and weakens brain function.”
The compelled speech statements must be posted “in 14-point font or larger” on adult sites’ landing pages as well as on any advertisements for adult sites.
The websites are also compelled by the state to post the phone number of the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s helpline.
A Controversial Law Already Being Challenged
HB 1181 is a much-augmented version of Louisiana’s age verification law and its many copycats, and echoes the debunked “porn addiction” language of faith-based anti-porn groups. It was spearheaded by religious Republicans but was supported by almost every single Democratic state legislator.
At the time Texas’s Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed it into law, Free Speech Coalition (FSC) condemned the Texas law — along with similar laws recently passed in Louisiana, Utah, Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas and Montana — as “blatantly unconstitutional” and a “violation of the First Amendment rights of creators, consumers and platforms.”
In August, FSC filed a legal challenge in Texas over HB 1181.
“Texas is not only forcing sites to put their visitors’ privacy at risk,” FSC’s Director Alison Boden wrote at the time. “They are forcing them to broadcast misinformation and pseudoscience about sex and sexuality. We are standing up not only for the rights of adult businesses and creators, but for the rights of adult Texans to access legal content in the privacy of their own home, without having to submit to surveillance or propaganda. We can all work to keep minors from accessing adult content, but allowing the government to dictate what information adults can see is unconscionable and unconstitutional.”
Joining Free FSC as co-plaintiffs were an array of adult platforms and workers, including MG Premium LTD; MG Freesites LTD (now Aylo companies); Webgroup Czech Republic, A.S.; NKL Associates, S.R.O.; Sonesta Technologies, S.R.O.; Sonesta Media, S.R.O.; Yellow Production S.R.O.; Paper Street Media, LLC; Neptune Media, LLC; Mediame SRL; Midus Holdings, INC.; and Jane Doe, an adult content creator.
Issues around the constitutional challenge are still being argued at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Paxton missed the earlier part of that litigation because he was being impeached by a bipartisan coalition in the Texas Legislature over corruption and had temporarily been replaced as AG. He was later acquitted after his impeachment trial when several of the Republicans who had voted to impeach him changed their mind and voted in his favor.
LOS ANGELES — Guest rooms at XBIZ Miami’s exclusive conference venue, the iconic Sagamore Hotel in South Beach, are now completely sold out.
To accommodate the overflow, additional hotel options have been made available for the upcoming conference, taking place May 13-16. Special group rates are now available at neighboring hotels, all within walking distance. The list of hotels can be found here.
Presented by premier webcam community Chaturbate, XBIZ Miami will once again serve up its popular mix of professional development, networking and boisterous poolside fun. Attendees can learn about the hottest trends in content creation, monetization, online marketing and everything else they might need to stay ahead of the game, thanks to timely panel sessions and workshops.
Meanwhile, plenty of fun networking activities make it easy for attendees to reconnect with industry peers, make new contacts and explore collaborative opportunities. Naturally, this year’s edition of XBIZ Miami also carries on the summer tradition of exclusive special events, culminating with the 2024 XBIZ Creator Awards, adult creators’ biggest night.
Free registration is available for creators, affiliates and producers, while XBIZ.net members qualify for discounted admission.
For event information, visit XBIZMiami.com.