NEW YORK — Jasmin St. Claire is the latest performer to guest on “The Granny Panty Podcast,” hosted by RubyLynne.
In addition to talking about her career with RubyLynne, the two also discussed their sex lives after 50.
“Jasmin St. Claire is fearless,” RubyLynne said. “Listen to how she has never backed down and lives her life with purpose and adventure.”
The full interview can be found on YouTube.
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FERNDALE, Mich. — Michigan pleasure product distributor Nalpac has acquired Scottsdale, Arizona-based adult specialty distributor Entrenue.
Entrenue’s Scottsdale warehouse, offices, and staff are included in the acquisition. The deal is part of Nalpac’s westward expansion.
“Our team is excited about the merger with Entrenue and their outstanding staff, who share the same commitment to providing the highest level of service to every customer,” said Nalpac CEO Steve Craig. “For Nalpac, this expansion supports our continued vision for growth across all sectors of the sexual health and wellness community. Joe (Casella, founder and CEO of Entrenue) spent years building a unique business that has become a one-of-a-kind distribution model transcending adult distribution.”
According to a rep, the merger will offer each company’s current manufacturing partners access to both distributors’ customer databases and product lines.
“I’m thrilled about the Nalpac and Entrenue acquisition and believe it’s an intelligent, prosperous synergy and win-win for all,” said Entrenue VP of Sales and Marketing Lily Wang. “Our clients will highly benefit the most with an expanded customer service team in different time zones and distribution centers for faster shipping in different regions. I’m personally very excited to work with the Nalpac team to build new relationships across all departments. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn and grow more with a larger organization. Our teams will have access to new and different resources, tools, and expertise from all the successful team members.”
Nalpac Director of Marketing and Strategic Partnership Phoebe Grott echoed Wang’s enthusiasm.
“I had the opportunity to work with Joe, Lily, and the Entrenue team in my prior experience in retail, and I have immense respect for their special brand of service,” she said. “Both Nalpac and Entrenue have long-standing relationships in the industry and are aligned on values and integrity. I am excited to collaborate with the great folks at Entrenue to deliver the best services and assortment at the distributor level in 2023 and beyond.”
Casella spoke about his accomplishments with the company he founded 16 years ago and what went into his decision to sell his business.
“After 16 years of owning Entrenue, it is time for me to move on. I have accomplished everything I had in my sights during that time, including bringing pleasure and joy to millions of people, donating a ton to charity, improving thousands of small businesses along the way, and supporting the livelihoods of my dedicated staff every day,” he said. “I wanted to sell to an ethical team who had a proven track record of success, an excellent reputation and had impressed me over the years. After speaking with the Craig brothers from Nalpac, it was clear to me that they were my top choice. After hearing their story and what they did with Nalpac, never hearing a bad word about them from my peers, and seeing them included regularly by new suppliers about conversations in brand exclusivity, they stood out to me.”
He expressed his excitement about Nalpac’s future, and shared his gratitude toward his suppliers, retail clients, and staff.
“After dealing with [Nalpac] over the last several months in this deal, I see that I made the right choice. They are kind, have integrity, and have exciting plans to grow my baby…make that my 16-year-old. Thank you again to my talented suppliers, incredible retailers, and my dedicated staff, who happen to be my family away from home,” he said.
LOS ANGELES — LaSirena69 is Twistys’ “Treat of the Month” for January and will be highlighted online throughout the month.
“LaSirena is one of the most popular models out there,” a rep said. “She’s gorgeous and exudes confidence and cool. Our photoshoot is an homage to her side hustle as a DJ and all-around nightlife maven.”
LaSirena69 enthused about the shoot.
“I feel incredibly happy to be the January ‘Treat of the Month,'” she said. “It is always a pleasure working with Holly Randall and I can’t wait for my fans to see this side of me.”
For more information, visit Twistys online.
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LOS ANGELES — The mid-season finale of Seth Gamble’s new series, “Privilege,” featuring April Olsen and Damon Dice, debuts today on Wicked.com.
Produced by Wicked Head of Production Axel Braun, “Privilege” is an eight-scene series showcasing narrative storytelling and an ensemble cast of noted performers.
Olsen plays the the youngest daughter of towering family patriarch Alexander Nash (Evan Stone), who rules his family with an iron fist but has a soft spot for her.
“Getting into the adult industry, I never once thought I’d be handed a real script,” said Olsen of her role as the seemingly innocent but whip-smart daughter. “But sometimes, just sometimes, the script is well-thought-out and cohesive, and there are characters you can really connect with. I always find it a delightful challenge to adopt a new character and try my best to bring them to life.”
Olsen credits director Gamble with giving her the guidance needed to hone the finer aspects of her performance.
“Seth is one of those porn performers who can truly act, so I was a little nervous to take his direction,” she shared. “I remember one tearful scene in particular that took me out of my comfort zone — no one made me cry or anything, it was literally just a crying scene — but that’s why I got into the industry in the first place: to challenge myself and experience new things. We ended the many pages of dialogue with a steamy sex scene, featuring a particularly handsome Damon Dice. Seth said I rolled my eyes at him when he interrupted our passionate on-screen lovemaking. If I did, it was only because I was in character — like a real actress.”
Dice praised Gamble for being meticulous with his craft and holding his performers to high expectations. “He has always pushed me to be a better performer and has really helped me develop my craft as an actor … I played a character that was very inquisitive and is trying to get to the bottom of the chaos and mysteries that are a part of the story’s plot.”
Gamble described the pairing of Olsen and Dice as “definitely one of the most passionate scenes in the movie — there was a real sense of chemistry and connection.”
To watch the midseason finale of “Deranged,” visit Wicked.com.
ZURICH — Amorana, Switzerland’s largest pleasure product retailer, has published its ranking of top sellers for 2022, which includes toys by Womanizer, We-Vibe, Lovense and several other European market players.
The list was headed by Amorana’s own version of the popular advent calendar box set, combining a variety of pleasure products in a format designed to be opened day by day during the holidays.
“Even though they only came onto the market in September, the advent calendars are the top seller of the year,” a rep explained. “They are available in three models — Classic, Premium and Deluxe — with up to 32 surprises in the form of sex toys, accessories and lingerie.”
The rep added that the calendars are “ideal for singles who want to treat themselves, or for couples who want to try something new in the bedroom and where the fire is only on the back burner.”
Amorana also touted sales of the Womanizer DUO, “a favorite of many Swiss women,” the Arcwave Ion, the Womanizer OG, the We-Vibe Chorus, Lovense’s Lush, the Autoblow+ AI, the Orctan and the We-Vibe Vector.
According to the chain, although the Womanizer OG only came onto the Swiss market in November, sales “went through the roof.”
“The brand-new toy from Womanizer does not stimulate the clitoris like its predecessors, but the G-spot,” the rep explained. “The toy is nowhere as popular as in this country. We are clearly predicting a top-three podium place for this OG innovation for next year.”
For more about the Amorana chart, click here.
LOS ANGELES — The latest “And Now We Drink” episode is a compilation of highlights from 2022.
Spotlighting popular moments from the show over the year, this episode has clips featuring Casca Akashova, Blake Blossom, Sophia Burns, Anna de Ville, Cassie Del Isla, Nicole Doshi, Leana Lovings, Keely Rose, Haley Spades, Jane Wilde and more.
“It’s another year in the can drinking buddies, and what a wild, action-packed ride of a year 2022 was,” host Matt Slayer said.
“I’m thrilled that new and old drinking buddies joined us on the ride, and I’m looking forward to what 2023 brings. To everyone who’s been a part of ‘And Now We Drink,’ I raise my glass to you,” he added.
The episode can be found here and viewed on YouTube.
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BATON ROUGE, La. — As questions linger regarding the imminent implementation of a controversial Louisiana law requiring age verification for viewing adult content online, the religiously motivated Republican legislator and anti-porn crusader who spearheaded it continues her promotional campaign on its behalf.
Louisiana’s HB142 is scheduled to go into effect on Sunday, although it is still unclear what compliance with the law would look like for out-of-state and non-U.S.-based websites.
The bill’s sponsor, faith-based therapist and local politician Laurie Schlegel (R- Matairie) spent the last week of 2022 promoting the new law with Louisiana media.
In a report on Wednesday, WAFB9 TV’s Chris Rosato provided a platform for Schlegel’s tendentious claims about pornography.
Schlegel’s law, Rosato explained, requires “age verification for any website that contains 33.3% or more pornographic material,” though neither Rosato nor Schlegel indicated how such calculations will be made, by whom, or even what constitutes “pornographic material.”
Pornography, Schlegel declared, “is destroying our children and they’re getting unlimited access to it on the internet and so if the pornography companies aren’t going to be responsible, I thought we need to go ahead and hold them accountable.”
Reassurances Over Privacy Issues
Schlegel told the reporter that “websites would verify someone’s age in collaboration with LA Wallet.”
LA Wallet is a digital driver’s license app used in Louisiana. The news outlet also quoted a rep from Envoc — a Louisiana-based software company that received state funds to develop a COVID-tracking app — endorsing the LA Wallet system.
“I think it’s a must-have for anyone who has a Louisiana state ID or driver’s license,” the Envoc rep said. “There are other ways websites could ask you to verify your age if you cannot access LA Wallet.” The rep added that while some personal information will be required, “companies must not retain personal data after complete verification.”
“It doesn’t identify your date of birth,” she continued, assuring Louisianans that LA Wallet “doesn’t identify who you are, where you live, what part of the state you’re in, or any information from your device or from your actual ID. It just returns that age to say that yes, this person is old enough to be allowed to go in.”
A Religious Activist Promoting Vigilante Lawsuits
Adding to the confusion, Schlegel insisted, “It will be the website’s responsibility to ensure age verification is required when accessing their site in Louisiana,” and warned that “there will be consequences for those who fail to follow the law.”
Schlegel went on to encourage vigilante lawsuits, noting that “someone could sue on behalf of their child; they can sue if children are getting access to pornography.”
HB142 “provides civil remedies for parents of minors exposed to online pornography or other explicit material if websites do not have reasonable verification procedures in place,” local news site Louisiana Illuminator reported.
The legislator and religious therapist also claimed that problems like depression, erectile dysfunction, lack of motivation, and fatigue can be directly linked to porn, and that the new law is imperative in order to prevent these issues from occurring “at younger ages.”
Moreover, Schlegel claimed that adult content is “tied to some of the biggest societal ills of human trafficking and sexual assault.”
As XBIZ reported, HB142 was introduced in April by Schlegel, who before entering politics was a faith-based couples’ counselor and “sex addiction therapist,” though the concept of “sex addiction” has been widely debunked by secular psychologists and therapists.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced in June that he had signed 97 laws passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature, including HB142.
Adult industry lawyer and First Amendment expert Lawrence Walters, of Walters Law Group, told XBIZ in June that he did not expect Schlegel’s legal innovation to pass scrutiny.
“It’s a mini-COPA law,” Walters said, referring to the never-enforced 1998 Child Online Protection Act. “States tried doing those when the federal COPA law was being challenged. They were all struck down on First Amendment and dormant commerce clause grounds.”
For Walters, “the issue with these ‘civil cause of action’ laws, similar to the Texas abortion law, is who has standing to challenge them until they’re enforced, and who can be named as a defendant?”
The WAFB9 TV also noted that federal copycat legislation has recently been introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah).
Main Image: Louisiana State Rep. Laurie Schlegel (R-Metairie)
AUSTIN — Texas’ Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amicus brief yesterday urging the U.S. Supreme Court to radically narrow the scope of Section 230 protection for websites.
Paxton announced the filing through the official AG office website.
Paxton’s merits-stage amicus brief urges SCOTUS to reverse the Ninth Circuit’s decision in the Gonzalez v. Google case
“Enacted in 1996, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act was designed to provide ‘publishers’ narrow protections from defamation liability,” Paxton’s office’s statement explained. “However, the courts have misinterpreted the law and allowed it to become a nearly all-encompassing blanket protection for certain companies, specifically internet and Big Tech companies.”
According to the Republican AG, “boundless legal protections for these companies due to their perceived status as ‘publishers’ has heretofore prevented states from holding Big Tech accountable for numerous legal violations, even those that are unrelated to the publication of user content.”
The brief refers to “pornography” several times, with Paxton claiming that “Congress enacted Section 230 as part of a broader statutory scheme to limit children’s access to internet pornography. Section 230 does that by allowing internet platforms to remove pornography (and similar content) without risk of being called to account for the content they fail to remove.”
Paxton also alleges that “the statutory history of Section 230 confirms the congressional intent to encourage Internet platforms to remove pornography and similar content, not to grant platforms government-like immunity for their own conduct. Supplementing legislation that criminalized the sharing of pornography, Section 230 gave Internet companies telephone-like liability protections, which allowed them to voluntarily remove pornography even as they carried countless other forms of content.”
The Republican AG contends that this was “necessary because an early-Internet judicial decision concluded that online platforms that remove any content become liable for all of it. Cases decided shortly after Section 230’s enactment, however, badly distorted this statutory framework, requiring this Court’s intervention.”
SANTA FE, N.M. — Motorbunny has released its TurbOh! accessory for the Motorbunny Original.
“The newest accessory comes with a thick, tapered bulb designed to feel internally expansive while easily insertable, plus a front textured with clitoral stimulation mini-nubbins for unforgettable orgasms,” said a rep.
Made from premium body-safe silicone, the TurbOh! features a three-inch G-spot bulb with a four-inch circumference, and is intended to provide deeper and more intense clitoral stimulation.
Motorbunny CMO Craig Mewbourne said, “The TurbOh! is our gift to all of our Motorbunny Original customers. It’s a delicate but really powerful accessory. Our company is growing and improving every day, and this product is another proof of that.”
Mewbourne enthused that the company is “thrilled” to finally offer the accessory to everyone, and added, “We are confident that many will enjoy it as well. Stay tuned for more creative attachments very soon.”
For more information, visit Motorbunny.com.
PARIS — Agatha Vega and Geisha Kyd headline the latest release from Dorcel, “Revelation.”
Directed by Frank Vicomte, the title opens on businesswoman Vega “as she walks to work with her traditional coffee in hand,” said a rep. “After a chance encounter with Geisha Kyd, she finds the attractive stranger’s wallet lying in the street. Calling the phone number inside, she makes arrangements to return it. As a reward, a grateful Geisha invites Agatha and her boyfriend (Kristof Cale) to a private party at her luxurious villa, setting the stage for a weekend the two young lovers will never forget.”
Also featured are Dorcel brand ambassador Clara Mia, along with Cherry Kiss, Shalina Devine, Candie Luciani, Alexa Flexy, Totti, Alberto Blanco, Vince Karter, and Raul Costa.
“Geisha Kyd is the influencer here, who, when contacted as followup by Agatha Vega not only invites her to swing with her husband, but introduces the couple to swinging with a villa full of like-minded sexual explorers,” said Daniel Metcalf, U.S. publicist for Dorcel. “The cast and crew extend the theme of sensual exploration throughout the film. There is an openness to Franck Vicomte’s depiction of Agatha’s sexual awakening that will appeal to fans of erotic coming-of-age stories.”
“Revelation” is available on VOD from Adult Empire and DVD from Pulse Distribution.
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