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.
Listen to Jupiter Jetsom’s music on Spotify and follow her on Twitter.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Tomie Tang stars in Reality Kings’ “You Lose, You Lick My Pussy” and has dropped a boy/girl clip on her OnlyFans.
The Reality Kings scene features Tang and Violet Gems.
“Both ladies use underhanded tactics to win a game,” the synopsis reveals. “First, Tomie suggests raising the stakes with a sexy bet. Violet wins, so Tomie gets to lick her bestie’s pussy and pop her lesbian cherry. For the next round, Tomie suggests the winner can do whatever they want to the loser.”
Tang stars with Andre Stone in her new OnlyFans clip.
“Tang recently filmed two scenes with Andre Stone; the first is now available exclusively on her premium social media,” said a rep. “The first scene is a boy/girl scene where Andre puts Tomie on a collar and leash, and from there it gets more vanilla with oral, multiple positions and ends with a creampie.”
“You Lose, You Lick My Pussy” is streaming on RealityKings.
Visit Tomie Tang’s OnlyFans to view her clip, and follow her on Twitter.
WASHINGTON — Religiously inspired anti-porn lobby NCOSE released this week its latest annual “Dirty Dozen” list of companies it is currently targeting, focusing exclusively on online platforms, websites and companies.
Unlike previous lists — which variously included hotel chains, government and military departments and even the entire state of Nevada — the 2023 list of NCOSE targets signals a commitment to the group’s single-minded campaign to eradicate or severely limit access to adult content online.
The 12 companies the group — formerly known as Morality in Media — is spotlighting as “dirty” in 2023 are: Apple’s App Store, Discord, eBay, Instagram, Kik, Microsoft’s GitHub, OnlyFans, Reddit, Roblox, Spotify and Twitter.
Identifying Instagram as “dirty” confirms the group commitment to ensuring that the company continues its policy of discrimination against sex workers and sexual content. As XBIZ reported, NCOSE has boasted of holding policy meetings with Instagram leadership, which the Meta company has not denied.
The inclusion of Reddit and Twitter reinforces the group’s current core mission of forcing those two open platforms to ban all adult content. NCOSE is also attempting to obtain the same result by lobbying Apple’s App Store — also included this year among the “dirty” companies — to pressure Reddit and Twitter to eliminate all adult content and sex worker accounts.
“Those on our 2023 Dirty Dozen List were included for facilitating a diverse set of sexual exploitation issues,” claimed NCOSE’s Vice President and Director of Corporate Advocacy Lina Nealon while unveiling the group’s list on Instagram.
Nealon — who admittedly spends time on Snapchat impersonating a 14-year-old girl for research purposes — also stated her notion that “sexual abuse and exploitation are on the rise and are facilitated by digital platforms” and called for tech platforms “to stop their products from threatening the safety of children and enabling sexual abuse to happen to people of all ages.”
Religious News Sites Echo NCOSE’s Target List
Religious news sites immediately echoed NCOSE’s annual hit list. The Baptist Press asserted that the anti-porn group provided “documented examples directly captured from the tech sites and corroborating information supporting the accusations of sexual exploitation, with avenues for public advocacy for change.”
Last month, NCOSE launched a new campaign to eradicate all adult content on Reddit, another of its “dirty” companies. In an open letter, the group calls for the platform to take action against “hardcore pornography and sexually explicit content.”
Founded in 1961 by clergy, NCOSE rebranded in 2015, adopting its current name, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation — but has maintained its media censorship focus, even recently labeling mainstream publications like Sports Illustrated and Cosmopolitan “hardcore pornography.”
NCOSE considers all sexually explicit content, regardless of consent, to be exploitative, likens it to trafficking, and has denied the very possibility of consensual sex work.
LAS VEGAS — Axel Abysse and Yoshi Kawasaki have each released a new clip, “One Take,” filmed at last year’s SNAP (Sexworkers Narratives, Arts & Politics) Conference, to their personal paysites.
Abysse and Kawasaki “performed a fisting and sex performance, followed by a discussion and a Q and A session to address issues in making porn and fetish sex,” said a rep. “Yoshi and Axel are releasing the movie now to coincide with the 2023 edition of the SNAP Festival in collaboration with the Brussels Porn Film Festival.”
Also included are two panel discussions — “SNAP Talk,” and “SNAP Q&A.”
“I’m used to performing on stage in sex clubs or fetish events such as Darklands, but this was very different,” he said. “First, being asked to talk about my work, and more precisely my life as a French sex worker expatriated in Japan, was both intimidating and enriching. I rarely take the time to step back and analyze what my career or my work can mean to myself or my audience.”
“One Take” and both panel discussions are streaming on zBuckz paysites AxelAbysse and YoshiKawasaki.
MIAMI — Alexis Fawx has been nominated for Best MILF Premium Social Media Star at the upcoming 2023 XBIZ Creator Awards.
“I am deeply honored and grateful to be nominated for Best MILF Premium Social Media Star at the XBIZ Creator Awards,” said Fawx. “I am passionate about my work in the adult entertainment industry, and it’s incredible to be recognized for my performances and engagement with my fans on social media. I would like to thank all my amazing fans for their unwavering support and I encourage them to cast their votes. I am thrilled to be a part of such an amazing event, and I’m looking forward to the winners’ announcement on May 17.”
Online voting is now open through May 16. Winners will be announced the following day during the 2023 XBIZ Creator Awards Show, the culminating event of XBIZ Miami.
