LOS ANGELES —  Carolina White is the September Penthouse Pet of the Month and appears on the cover adored in a cowboy hat, bandana and signature Penthouse key.

White spent 10 years as a mainstream actor and model before transitioning to camming. “So excited I can finally share this news,” she tweeted. “Shooting for Penthouse was an absolute dream. So excited I can finally wear my key.”

Her Western-themed pictorial by Gerald de Behr incorporates “farming-themed attire including overalls, chaps and hats, surrounded by tractors, saddles, horses and hay on a sprawling private ranch in Agua Dulce,” a rep explained; the pics are accompanied by a Q&A.

“She says being comfortable with her body and with nude photography contributed to her desire to model for Penthouse,” added the rep.

White played soccer for seven years and considers herself a jack-of-all-trades with life experience that includes managing a med spa, to working as a veterinary surgical tech, and now a licensed phlebotomist.

“Penthouse is so iconic,” she enthused. “It means a lot, it’s extremely humbling and I’m very, very grateful for the opportunity.”

De Behr praised White’s charisma.

“I’m always excited and humbled to find out any of my photos make the cover, and this issue with the beautiful Carolina will be my ninth cover for Penthouse. She brought positive energy and enthusiasm to each look, and we were able to capture many great images,” he said. “I would like to thank Carolina and Penthouse for allowing me the honor of being a part of the rich tradition that is Penthouse.”

The September/October issue of Penthouse is now available online and on newsstands; follow the magazine and Carolina White on Twitter.

SAN FRANCISCO — Pink and White Productions has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the 2021 San Francisco PornFilmFestival, set to unspool online, and in person at the Brava Theater Center, from November 11-28.

The initial $7,000 fundraising goal will cover “fees to over 90 participating filmmakers and provide professional closed captioning service, among other needs,” Festival Director Shine Louise Houston said, with contributor perks to include early bird festival passes, commemorative T-shirts and memberships to PinkLabel.tv.

“The San Francisco PornFilmFestival launched in 2020, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first public porn screening in the United States — the San Francisco Erotic Film Festival in 1970,” explained a rep. “Due to COVID-19, the premiere was completely virtual, thanks in part to a crowdfunding campaign that ultimately raised over $11,000 to support the cost of building an in-house livestream platform.”

“This year the event will return as a hybrid in-person and online festival, with two days of theater program simulcast live to virtual festival attendees, followed by more online programs and on-demand videos,” the rep continued. “Theater programs will adhere to COVID safety guidelines in accordance with the State of California and the Brava Theater Center. Online programs will offer a safe and accessible event for viewers tuning in from around the world.”

Find the Indiegogo crowdfunding page here and the follow the social media hashtag #SFPFF.

Follow the festival online and on Twitter and Instagram; find Pink and White and PinkLabel.tv on Twitter for additional updates.

NAXXAR, Malta — FinXP has announced the beginning of a strategic partnership with Mastercard to expand its innovative payment and banking services as a new principal member and card issuer.

“As a principal member, FinXP will work directly with Mastercard to offer new card solutions to its growing base of banking customers that are predominantly based across Europe,” said a rep. “Following this latest partnership, in the coming weeks FinXP’s business customers will be receiving information about innovative payment opportunities that will be new to the market.”

Jens Podewski, co-founder and CEO of FinXP, commented that “we are delighted to be partnering with such an established and respected company as Mastercard. So far, 2021 has been a milestone year for FinXP. We have completely re-done our corporate identity, significantly upgraded our technical infrastructure, we have doubled our headcount, all while increasing our profitability.”

“Our partnership with Mastercard,” Podewski added, “is another crucial highlight that will enable us to take our value proposition to a whole other level. We are confident that by working together with Mastercard, our client base will grow exponentially in the coming year”.

The first new FinXP product resulting from this partnership will be released in Q4, 2021. For more information, contact sales@finxp.com or subscribe to the FinXP newsletter here.

LOS ANGELES — Kate Kennedy is this week’s guest on Parker Westwood’s new podcast, “A Sex Worker’s Guide To The Galaxy.”

“The program interviews with Earth’s most multi-dimensional beings: sex workers,” a rep observed. “The show takes listeners on a journey into the lives and minds of sex workers from across the industry with one mission — to go where no man has gone before — to imagine a world in which sex workers are not demonized or sensationalized, but humanized.”

“In this episode, the adult film star, standup comic, writer and social media phenom takes us through a day in the life of Kate Kennedy, reveals how she copes with the isolation of her work, her love of standup comedy and how OnlyFans has shifted the sex work industry,” the rep continued, noting the episode was recorded “before OnlyFans banned — and then promptly un-banned — sexually explicit content from its platform.”

“The company has since stated that they made this move due to banks who are threatening to stop processing payments within the sex industry,” the rep said. “Sign onto a letter written by sex workers demanding an end to this kind of banking discrimination at SexWorkSignOn.com.”

Kennedy said she “absolutely loved” guesting on the new podcast.

“We could have kept talking for hours after recording, but during the show we cover everything from a typical day in my life, to the nights out I spend doing standup, along with lots of perspectives on sex work,” the performer said. “I even whip out my super-secret hidden talent of saying the alphabet backwards at the end. Such a fun conversation and a really great podcast, definitely mandatory listening if you want to really get to know me and what my life is like.”

Parker Westwood, the rep explained has been involved in sex work “on-and-off for the last decade in various different aspects of the work. They are one of the founding members of ANSWER Detroit (A Network of Sex Workers to Excite Revolution) a social justice collective of sex workers in Detroit that exists to uphold the right of sex workers to engage in this work for whatever reasons they choose.”

“A Sex Worker’s Guide to the Galaxy” was launched in January this year.

“At the root of the discrimination of sex workers is an ‘othering’ that allows people to see us as unrelatable and subhuman, and therefore undeserving of basic human rights and dignity,” they said.
‘A Sex Worker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ was created in an attempt to allow the world to relate to sex workers as they are — human beings.”

Find Kennedy’s 74-minute interview here and follow the podcast, Parker Westwood and Kate Kennedy on Twitter.

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LOS ANGELES — Madi Collins is featured in the new release “Brickzilla 3: Petite” from HussiePass.

The cover art, noted a rep, displays “the gorgeous ginger with Brickzilla’s massive endowment dangling before her dazed-looking face. Eyes wide, she leans in and kisses his incredible erection.”

“The holiday-themed scene was a new experience for the diminutive darling in big dick riding,” continued the rep. “At the time, according to Madi, who prides herself on her ability to satisfy hung studs, Brickzilla’s magical member was the biggest cock she’d ever seen or been with in her life — 13 inches long and seven-and-a-half round.”

“Despite her surprise, it doesn’t take long for the fun-loving firecracker to regain her composure and unleash her raw sexual fury on the well-hung stud. Quickly moving past the fun and shenanigans, Collins coyly employs her baby blue eyes and perfect body to seduce him under her lusty Irish spell,” the rep concluded.

Collins noted that “seeing pictures of that beautiful cock just doesn’t do it justice. It’s the biggest cock I’ve ever seen or been with in my life.”

“I was really scared at first, because of his size. He’s so big. Scared, but excited,” she added. “Once I got it in my hands, everything changed. It was like I was possessed. I couldn’t get enough of his huge cock. Thanks to Brickzilla and to HussiePass for an amazing scene.”

“Brickzille 3: Petite” also features Natalie Brooks, Khloe Kapri and Charly Summer under the direction of Johnny Robbins.

Click here for box art and additional details and follow HussiePass on Twitter.

Follow Madi Collins on Twitter and find her premium social media links here.

In related news, Collins has recently anchored new releases for ALS Scan as well as Brazzers, FreeUseFantasy, Mofos, Nubiles, Shoplyfter, Team Skeet and more.

PARIS — Two French non-profits claiming to advocate for “children’s protection” are suing the main internet service providers in France, requesting the total block of several adult sites that they consider “too accessible to minors.”

The organizations’ lawyer, Laurent Bayon, announced the lawsuit to French newspaper Le Figaro today.

The lawsuit is proof that the French anti-porn groups intend to restrict access to adult content in that European market. Earlier this year, supporters of France’s controversial age-verification law had claimed that they knew it was impractical and considered the passage of the measure as “symbolic.”

The groups suing top French ISPs SFR, Orange, Bouygues Télécom, Free, Colt Technologies Services and Outre mer Télécomare are called e-Enfance (e-Infancy) and La Voix de l’Enfant (The Voice of the Child).

The ISPs were asked to appear next Thursday, September 9 in front of the Paris Judicial Court.

‘We Demand the Blockage’

e-Enfance and La Voix de l’Enfant believe that sites such as PornHub, Tukif, XNXX, xHamster, XVideos, Redtube and YouPorn “make the pornographic content accessible to minors and do not verify the age of those browsing or they merely make them check a box stating they are over 18,” the lawyer said.

“Today, there are technical solutions that protect private life,” Bayon continued. ” We demand that the court order the ISPs the blockage of sites that expose minors to pornographic content.” 

“The companies that maintain these sites,” the lawyer claimed, “are opaque and almost untouchable because of their mode of organization, often based in tax shelters. My clients will try to ‘fix the pipes to shut down this faucet.’”

ISP Orange told Le Figaro that they will “abide by the decision of the court and would shut down these sites speedily if that’s what we are asked to do. But in the absence of a judicial decision, we apply the rules of net neutrality and freedom of expression”

Online Porn Regulated by Controversial ‘Domestic Abuse’ Law

Back in March, as XBIZ reported, the seven top adult websites in France were actively pressured by the country’s media regulatory agency, the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA), to develop their own age verification systems under threat of closure.

In February, the CSA — France’s equivalent to the FCC — sent a letter to Pornhub.com, xHamster.com, XVideos.com, XNXX.com, Tukif.com, JacquieEtMichel.net, JacquieEtMicheltv.net and JacquieEtMicheltv2.net demanding the activation of “an age-verification system” by March 16.

According to a statement produced at the time by WGCZ, owner of leading European tube site XVideos, “last summer, a law about domestic violence was amended with two articles concerning the distribution of pornography online. It imposes age verification on the users.”

That amendment, they continued, was adopted by an atypical “accelerated procedure” with a very small number of legislators present, following an initiative by President Emmanuel Macron’s government.

The WGCZ statement pointed out that less than 10% of “députés” (Representatives) were present during the vote and none of the legislators were asked about the law’s consequences or the method of age verification to be employed.

“If you ask yourself, as we do, what does pornography have to do with domestic violence, you’d be given this explanation: people can be induced to see and then reproduce ‘violent’ sexual practices seen online.”

The amendment, Article 23 of the domestic violence law, gives the president of the CSA the power to send a formal notice to any company or person “whose online activity allows minors to have access to pornographic content,” according to a report by Paris daily Le Parisien.

“The addressee of the injunction then has fifteen days ‘to present his observations’ in order to comply with the law,” Le Parisien reported. “If nothing is done after this period, then the president of the CSA can call the ‘president of the judicial tribunal of Paris’ to issue a judicial order to [the companies] that they ‘put an end to the access to this service.’ The offender risks three years imprisonment and a fine of €75,000. The amount is multiplied by five for companies — and this is the case here: a fine of €375,000.”

French legal experts also mentioned an intermediate step before total shutdown: having the CSA and a judge ask search engines to “dereference” or “deprioritize” the seven websites so they no longer show in search results.

Anti-Porn Groups Not Satisfied With ‘Symbolic’ Win

French legal experts also said that the law would encounter constitutional difficulties.

“It is a law that is hard to apply technically and it transfers a good part of the parental control responsibility to content hosts and adult-only websites,” tech attorney Claire Poirson told the daily. “The targeted site can also appeal against the judge’s order and his lawyers can ask a priority question of constitutionality to check the legitimacy of this legislative provision.”

The widespread availability of VPN services also renders the supposed effectivity of many proposed AV systems obsolete.

One of the supporters of the amendment, Thomas Rohmer, admitted to Le Parisien earlier this year that, “Of course teens are going to install VPNs.” But he considered the objective of his crusade as achieved because the teens “will know that it is illegal and that adults have put in place means of protection to tell them about it.”

“It is symbolic,” Rohmer added.

PARIS — Two French nonprofits claiming to advocate for child protection are suing the main internet service providers in France, demanding total blocking of several adult sites that they consider “too accessible to minors.”

The organizations’ lawyer, Laurent Bayon, announced the lawsuit to French newspaper Le Figaro today.

The lawsuit demonstrates the French anti-porn groups’ determination to restrict access to adult content in that European market. Earlier this year, supporters of France’s controversial age-verification law claimed that they knew it was impractical and considered the passage of the measure to be “symbolic.”

The groups suing top French ISPs SFR, Orange, Bouygues Télécom, Free, Colt Technologies Services and Outre mer Télécomare are called e-Enfance (“e-Childhood”) and La Voix de l’Enfant (The Voice of the Child).

The ISPs were asked to appear next Thursday, September 9, in front of the Paris Judicial Court.

‘We Demand the Blockage’

e-Enfance and La Voix de l’Enfant believe that sites such as Pornhub, TuKif, XNXX, xHamster, XVideos, Redtube and YouPorn “make the pornographic content accessible to minors and do not verify the age of those browsing or they merely make them check a box stating they are over 18,” the lawyer said.

“Today, there are technical solutions that protect private life,” Bayon continued. “We demand that the court order the ISPs the blockage of sites that expose minors to pornographic content.” 

“The companies that maintain these sites,” the lawyer claimed, “are opaque and almost untouchable because of their mode of organization, often based in tax shelters. My clients will try to ‘fix the pipes to shut down this faucet.’”

A rep for Orange told Le Figaro that the ISP will “abide by the decision of the court and would shut down these sites speedily if that’s what we are asked to do. But in the absence of a judicial decision, we apply the rules of net neutrality and freedom of expression.”

Online Porn Regulated by Controversial ‘Domestic Abuse’ Law

Back in March, as XBIZ reported, the seven top adult websites in France were actively pressured by the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) — the country’s media regulatory agency roughly equivalent to the FCC — to develop their own age-verification systems under threat of closure.

In February, the CSA sent a letter to Pornhub.com, xHamster.com, XVideos.com, XNXX.com, TuKif.com, JacquieEtMichel.net, JacquieEtMicheltv.net and JacquieEtMicheltv2.net demanding activation of “an age-verification system” by March 16.

According to a statement produced at the time by WGCZ, owner of leading European tube site XVideos, “last summer, a law about domestic violence was amended with two articles concerning the distribution of pornography online. It imposes age verification on the users.”

That amendment, the statement continued, was adopted by an atypical “accelerated procedure” with a very small number of legislators present, following an initiative by President Emmanuel Macron’s government.

The WGCZ statement pointed out that less than 10% of “députés” (representatives) were present during the vote and that none of the legislators were asked about the law’s consequences or the method of age verification to be employed.

“If you ask yourself, as we do, what does pornography have to do with domestic violence, you’d be given this explanation: people can be induced to see and then reproduce ‘violent’ sexual practices seen online.”

The amendment, Article 23 of the domestic violence law, gives the president of the CSA the power to send a formal notice to any company or person “whose online activity allows minors to have access to pornographic content,” according to a report by Paris daily Le Parisien.

“The addressee of the injunction then has fifteen days ‘to present his observations’ in order to comply with the law,” Le Parisien reported. “If nothing is done after this period, then the president of the CSA can call the ‘president of the judicial tribunal of Paris’ to issue a judicial order to [the companies] that they ‘put an end to the access to this service.’ The offender risks three years imprisonment and a fine of €75,000. The amount is multiplied by five for companies — and this is the case here: a fine of €375,000.”

French legal experts also mentioned an intermediate step before total shutdown: having the CSA and a judge ask search engines to “dereference” or “deprioritize” the seven websites so they no longer appear in search results.

Anti-Porn Groups Not Satisfied With ‘Symbolic’ Win

French legal experts also said that the law would encounter constitutional difficulties.

“It is a law that is hard to apply technically and it transfers a good part of the parental control responsibility to content hosts and adult-only websites,” tech attorney Claire Poirson told the daily. “The targeted site can also appeal against the judge’s order and his lawyers can ask a priority question of constitutionality to check the legitimacy of this legislative provision.”

The widespread availability of VPN services also renders many proposed AV systems ineffective or obsolete.

One of the supporters of the amendment, Thomas Rohmer, admitted to Le Parisien earlier this year that, “of course teens are going to install VPNs.” But he considered the objective of his crusade as achieved because the teens “will know that it is illegal and that adults have put in place means of protection to tell them about it.”

“It is symbolic,” Rohmer added.

LOS ANGELES — Le Wand has announced the expansion of its Chrome collection of mini-vibes with the Double Vibe featuring vibrating ears which contain powerful twin motors that “hug the clit, nipple, frenulum or any other pleasure zones that you’d like to pinpoint,” noted a rep.

“Tune into ‘sensation in stereo,'” the rep added.

The Double Vibe is available in black, rose gold and “a dazzling limited-edition white and gold.”

“The flexible ears can be angled and squeezed to pinch with precision, as the motors in each ear hug the clitoris or anywhere on the body to provide powerful targeted stimulation,” explained the rep. “Additionally, the Double Vibe also comes with an additional textured sleeve that goes over the toy to enhance sensations against the skin with its soft, ridged surface.”

The Double Vibe can be used to enhance rubbing and grinding sensations during solo or partnered play, the rep noted, while the palm-sized versatile stimulator is easy to grip as it “comfortably fits between the body’s crevices to pinpoint your most sensitive zones.”

The toy’s design “makes it easy to enjoy powerful vibrations with simple intuitive controls that provide superior functionality.”

Included in the package is a USB-rechargeable cord and a micro-suede travel pouch.

“The Double Vibe is a multipurpose pleasure tool that can be used for stimulation all over the body,” Le Wand Founder and CEO Alicia Sinclair-Rosen said. “We’re thrilled to introduce the Double Vibe in three gorgeous colors that any pleasure lover will adore. Our limited-edition Double Vibe comes in a fresh white color with a beautiful gold handle that gives it a touch of elegance that’s perfect for the upcoming holiday season.”

“Fans of Le Wand’s classic black and popular rose gold tones also will want to add this toy to their collections,” she added.

Visit LeWandMassager.com for additional details and follow the company on Instagram.

LOS ANGELES — PeachyKings.com is touting the new Tom of Finland 2022 Calendar as well as a new T-shirt designed in collaboration with Terry Miller for the company’s new Terry/Daddy collection that reads, “Porn Stars Work Hard.”

The 2022 Tom of Finland calendar, printed on heavy paper stock, measures 9×13 and is “packed full of classic queer art,” noted a rep. “Thirteen classic Tom illustrations featuring naked studs, cowboys, leathermen, muscle pigs and a year’s worth of big butts and bulges.”

The calendar is now in pre-order ahead of a September 12 release date; click here for more details.

The new Terry/Daddy T-shirt is available in sizes S to XL2 and is single-sided in “a vivid vermillion, made of a soft poly/cotton blend,” noted the rep.

“Porn stars do work hard. And if you are looking for attention, put on this snazzy new shirt — designed in partnership with Mr. Terry Miller — and all eyes will be on you,” the rep added.

Find additional information here and follow the retailer on Twitter.

LOS ANGELES — VR Bangers has released two new office- and college-themed VR fantasies, with Hime Marie starring in “Termination Letter” and Maddy May taking the lead in “Get Yourself a College Girl.”

Marie plays a luscious secretary who isn’t good at her job; once she notices that a termination letter is waiting for her, she is willing to do anything for her boss to keep him from sending it.

“This office VR movie, boosted by a hot brunette vixen, is the latest idea of ours that will give a whole lot of joy to all the fans of sexy VR actresses,” Harbakon said. “Are you one of those people? Then don your VR headset as soon as possible and join Hime in this virtual reality experience.”

In “Get Yourself a College Girl,” the viewer has broken into May’s dorm room and is caught by her. Luckily for the viewer, May confesses to harboring a crush and takes the opportunity to get physical.

“Maddy is really cute, hot and sexy — and you are her crush,” explained producer Ivan Harbakon. “Now you can wear your VR goggles and take advantage of that knowledge – the girl will be more than happy to finally spend some sexy time with you; something tells us that you will appreciate all the hot moments together with this VR vixen.”

Find “Get Yourself a College Girl” here and “Termination Letter” here.

Follow VR Bangers, Maddy May and Hime Marie on Twitter for updates.