HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Dee Siren is the latest guest on the “Adult Empire” podcast.
Siren discusses a personal tragedy and her spiritual journey, resulting in the launch of her new website, Intimate Purpose.
“I am excited to share my story and my new venture with the Adult Empire podcast audience,” said Siren. “My website, Intimate Purpose, is my passion project, and I am thrilled to be able to offer holistic wellness and intuitive intimacy coaching to help people on their own journeys.”
LOS ANGELES — Camming platform Live-Strip has joined the ranks of over 60 adult businesses and organizations committing funds and resources to Pineapple Support.
“As the leading adult live chat provider in the German-speaking area, we are especially aware of our responsibilities to our business partners,” said Live-Strip Managing Director Daniel Bender. “Whether it is dealing with a society that wants to marginalize the lifestyles our cam-girls have chosen for themselves or problems that customers relay to them, we know that being a cam-girl can be a stressful and very demanding job. We are very happy that we have found a reliable partner in Pineapple Support who can provide professional help before the problems become too big to handle.”
Founded in 2018 by Leya Tanit, Pineapple Support has so far connected over 10,000 adult performers and industry members to mental health services, including free and low-cost therapy, counseling and emotional support.
“I’m incredibly thankful to Live-Strip for their commitment to our work globally,” said Tanit. “Their generous membership helps us to connect Pineapple Support’s services with adult performers who need it.”
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — The criminal trial of Mercedes Carrera and her husband on multiple child sexual abuse charges has been scheduled to begin July 17, according to court documents.
Judge Katrina West has now scheduled a new pretrial date for June 23.
A pretrial hearing for the case was held last year in July, with an Oct. 3 date agreed upon for the beginning of the jury trial. Since then, however, the trial date has been repeatedly vacated and postponed.
Carrera and her husband, Jason Whitney, were arrested after a police raid of their Rancho Cucamonga home on Feb. 1, 2019.
By the new pretrial date, they will have been in the county jail awaiting trial for four and half years, held initially without bail and later, after they had liquidated their assets and had no source of income due to their incarceration, with bail set at $2 million for each.
For more of XBIZ’s coverage of the Mercedes Carrera case, click here.
LAS VEGAS — Ebony Mystique is slated to host a Cinco de Mayo VIP pool party at Freaknik 23 in Las Vegas tomorrow evening from 5-11 p.m. (PDT).
The event will feature a celebrity DJ, Instagram models and adult stars. Notable guests include DJ Blahze, Nyny Lew, Baby Gemini, Cali Caliente, Rose Paloma and Porscha Carrera.
“The Freaknik 23 Pool Party will go down as one of the best Cinco de Mayo parties ever thrown in Las Vegas,” said Mystique. “We got everything you want in a celebration and more. I got my favorite people with me, I got my gorgeous girls and it’s going to be lit.”
LOS ANGELES — Wicked Sensual Care (WSC) has highlighted Ashley Yates of Enchantasys in Killeen, Texas for its latest “Retail Employee Spotlight.”
Each month, a new “superstar” in the pleasure products industry is interviewed for the WSC newsletter.
Yates enthused over how she got her start at the pleasure products space.
“I’ve always been fascinated by adult toys,” she said. “The older I got, the more eclectic my taste became, so wanting to work at an adult store was a no brainer for me. I think it’s great to help people develop their own fantasies and help them bring them to life in a safe and consensual way.”
Yates added that she is focused on delivering superior customer service and building genuine relationships.
“Customers always come in looking for ways to spice things up,” she explained. “Watching their faces light up when you can piece something together for them is incredible. It has to be my favorite part of my job.”
Wicked Sensual Care Director of Sales Jennifer Brice praised Yates’ methods.
“Ashley knows being treated well has, and always will, matter to people,” she said. “Customers aren’t the only beneficiaries of great service; when executed the right way, it empowers employees to make good decisions and do their best work. So the business case for superior customer service is both a marketing strategy and a way to build a strong company culture. Every day, Ashley proves great service is great for business.”
A potential “retail superstar” may be nominated by sending their name, store name, location and a brief paragraph about why they deserve to be a superstar to team@wickedsensualcare.com. Superstars may also self-nominate.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Laney Grey has landed the cover spotlight of the current issue of CamGirl Vixen Magazine.
Her spotlight feature, titled “Fresh, Fun and Freaky,” spans eight pages, including photos and an exclusive interview where Grey talks about her transition from camgirl to adult star, working with Stormy Daniels on a new feature in Florida and winning awards. There is also a “Fun Facts” section where she discusses her turn-ons and turns-offs, favorite music, guilty pleasure and weirdest hook-up.
“I’m so thrilled to be on the cover of CamGirl Vixen Magazine and to have a feature inside,” said Grey. “I love how it looks and hope my fans will enjoy it. If you buy a copy and bring it to any trade show I’m at, I will sign it for free.”
Purchase the latest edition of CamGirl Vixen Magazine here.
CANNES, France — Penthouse International Pictures will be premiering an entirely re-imagined version of the 1980 cult erotic classic “Caligula” at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
The news was confirmed to XBIZ by “Caligula — The Ultimate Cut”’s producer, Thomas Negovan, who has been helming the project for the past four years, working with rights-holders WGCZ and New Orleans-based Penthouse Global Licensing/Kirkendoll Management.
“Caligula — The Ultimate Cut” will be part of the Cannes slate of prestigious, Paris-based international mainstream indie sales company Goodfellas, formerly known as Wild Bunch International. Bac Films will release the film in France.
The re-imagined film — previously known as “Caligula MMXX,” before the COVID pandemic delayed its unveiling — was painstakingly assembled by Negovan and director E. Elias Merhige, the enigmatic auteur behind the “Nosferatu”-inspired 2000 cult drama, “Shadow of the Vampire.”
A video describing the restoration of the original footage was released by the filmmakers last month.
Negovan told XBIZ that “Caligula”’s star Malcolm McDowell “has said for 40 years that the edit that was released in 1980 bears no resemblance to the movie he and the other actors believed they were making, and that he knows that despite what the world got to see, they had made a good film.
“I’m excited that, after being the stuff of legend for decades, an edit that shows the movie as it was originally filmed will premiere this month,” Negovan added. “And the world will see that he was right: Helen Mirren is radiant, McDowell is at the peak of his powers, and it’s opening a time capsule to see them in footage no human eyes have seen.”
Negovan — who also leads art gallery the Century Guild — said he is humbled and honored “that Cannes was impressed enough with our work to make the movie an official selection at the festival.”
A Cult Erotic Classic Reborn
In 2021 Negovan described to Fangoria the surprise of Penthouse’s new owners a few years ago, when they realized they had also purchased a warehouse that housed all of the surviving material from the beleaguered “Caligula” production.
“It was like the ending of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark,'” he said. “Huge stacked boxes of original camera negatives, 11,000 black-and-white photos, 16mm footage of everything that happened behind the scenes. The photos are a source of excitement to see the interaction of what was going on behind the scenes. I knew that with this material we could find out if Malcolm [McDowell, who plays Caligula and claimed that there was a better film to be found in the outtakes] was telling the truth. There was incredible acting in those reels. More interesting than the film itself is the story of the making of the film. Honestly, looking at how it’s shaping up, I don’t think there’s a single frame from the original that is in our new version.”
Negovan’s restoration team had to navigate the contradictory multiple visions — from screenwriter Gore Vidal, director Tinto Brass and producer (and Penthouse mogul) Bob Guccione — that ultimately doomed the film when it was eventually released in 1980.
One of the reasons the film was so controversial in 1980 was that acclaimed writer (and Classical Greece and Rome expert) Gore Vidal disowned the final film, after some investors demanded more explicit porn to be edited into the carefully plotted narrative, faithfully based on the writings of Roman author Suetonius.
Suetonius described Caligula’s reign as an orgy of violence and corruption, presided over by a completely unstable leader prone to sudden mood swings and tyrannical stunts. Caligula’s shenanigans depicted in the film include appointing his horse as Senator, building a brothel and forcing the wives of rival Senators to work there, executing people on a whim with elaborate torture devices, disappearing from the palace without warning, and, most infamously, crashing a friend’s wedding night to deflower the young bride before fisting the groom.
“I think that to try and emulate Tinto Brass’s art, which was in the [theatrically released] edit, would be trying to emulate something so stylistic and singular,” Negovan noted. “It’s such a clear personal style and I felt it would be disrespectful to try to recreate it inauthentically. To me, the most respectful approach to this story was not to go the avant-garde cult film approach, which is what Tinto would do, but to acknowledge its incredibly powerful narrative that Gore Vidal etched out – to try not to impose any opinions beyond service to the intended story, because it’s not our art.”
LAS VEGAS — Brittany Andrews has released a new clip with Lawson Jones on her official website.
“The Jaxx Method: Orgasm Therapy” features Andrews as a patient with a bad back and Jones as her physical therapist with an unusual but supposedly effective trick up his sleeve to alleviate her pain.
“Lawson knew exactly what I needed to adjust me and take away the pain,” said Andrews. “Anal sex was definitely the cure and I’m feeling infinitely better. I hope my members enjoy the scene, and if you’re not a member now is the time to sign up for the official experience.”
LAS VEGAS — Will Tile and Morea Black honor May the 4th with the Star Wars-themed scene “Space Buns.”
“Morea Black offers to dress up as a character from ‘Star Wars’ after forgetting the significance of the day for her sci-fi enthusiast boyfriend,” said a rep. “For geeky fans in particular, this scene is sure to stir up some horny nostalgia for the series.”
Tile enthused about the scene.
“I am really happy with how this turned out,” he said. “We were fighting the sun to make it happen, but the final product is really something I can stand by. Morea is an amazing performer, and I hope she gets a bunch of recognition from this.”
LOS ANGELES — Jupiter Jetsom performs her first DP and anal scene for Kink.com studio brand Savage Gangbang.
Directed by Princess Donna, Jetson plays “a hot, sultry, lounge singer who’s not getting enough livestream views,” said a rep. “So, she devises a plan to get more people watching — five guys (Christian Wilde, John Strong, Damon Dice, Eddie Jaye and Tony Sting) will strip and manhandle her on stage until she’s covered in cum.”
Jetsom enthused about the scene.
“I’m so excited that my Kink.com scene is out,” she said. “My fans have been patiently waiting to see my first anal and DP. I loved that I could sing my songs in this scene — it made the scene a standout, since you rarely see an adult star sharing their mainstream talents. Princess Donna and the guys were amazing to work with, and I can’t wait for my fans and Kink members to watch the scene.”
“Live Tonight! Jupiter Jetson Fucked on Stage” is streaming on Kink.com.
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