LOS ANGELES — Jamie Kelly earned the 2023 Trans Erotica Awards (TEAs) for Ms. Unique.
“The 2023 TEAs were such a thrill to attend,” Kelly said. “Although nominated for three separate categories, I was so caught up in having a good time and enjoying everyone’s company that the announcement of the win for ‘Ms. Unique’ absolutely caught me by surprise.”
View the full list of winners here; read XBIZ’s coverage of the ceremony here.
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LOS ANGELES — Reigning XBIZ Performer of the Year Cherie DeVille is the latest performer to guest on Ryan Pownall’s “Pillow Talk.”
DeVille talks about her award collection, the use of Cetaphil for money shots, and clitoral orgasms. Fellow guests Kazumi and Damon Dice join the conversation.
“This might be one of my favorite podcast appearances ever,” said DeVille. “I want to thank Ryan for being a lovely host, as well as Kazumi and Damon for this entire threesome.”
The episode is now available on the “Pillow Talk” YouTube channel, as well as on DeVille’s OnlyFans.
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LOS ANGELES — Princess Havoc has relaunched her official website.
“Princess Havoc is super excited to announce that her only official website has been renovated and relaunched,” a rep revealed. “She has been hard at work behind the scenes revitalizing and making big changes to her brand and team.”
The site is powered by Princess Productions in conjunction with ModelCentro.
More information about her website can be found here.
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LOS ANGELES — Ukrainian stars Lana Blade and Anna Kovachenko star in a new scene from FMN.Network.
The scene features Kovachenko and Blade as rival sisters. “Kovachenko is always spoiled, and Blade is always getting punished for being rebellious; she has finally has had enough and takes her annoyance out on Kovachenko’s feet and ass by spanking them,” the synopsis reveals.
The scene is streaming on FMN.Network.
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HOUSTON — ModelRED has signed Missy Deep and Fitwife Jewels for representation.
“I saw their site, read the About Us and loved how ModelRED was a fully inclusive agency across race, gender, body type, and so I reached out,” Deep said. “I did feel that this was a fit for me and signed.”
ModelRED co-owner Giovanni Valentino enthused about Deep’s signing.
“I had been buying her porn before we met, and my wife and I both love her stuff,” said Valentino. “It’s a joy when you get to work with people whose work you enjoy.”
Fitwife Jewels shared why she signed with ModelRED.
“My partner and I jumped on a Zoom call with modelRED the other day,” Jewels said. “After meeting their team, asking questions, and getting to know Giovanni Valentino and Michael, I felt they aligned with the authentic aesthetic I bring to my work and the passion I have for this industry.”
Valentino shared his thoughts on signing Jewels.
“There’s something for everybody’s taste in porn, all right,” Valentino said. “She brings her authentic A-game to every scene, and we are happy to have one of the fabulous ladies of the Hotwife Tour with us.”
Visit Deep’s and Jewels‘ ModelRED profiles; follow Deep and Jewels on Twitter.
MILAN, Italy — The January 2022 murder of Euro performer Charlotte Angie is the subject of a new nonfiction book in Italy, penned by a journalist who was personally involved in the search and eventual capture of the confessed killer
Angie’s murderer David Fontana was the performer’s neighbor in an apartment building in Rescaldina, near Milan. He had briefly been her romantic partner, and also collaborated with her on her self-shot adult content.
Fontana is still on trial in Italy and a psychiatric report hearing is scheduled for May 9.
The new book, titled “Sulla Tua Pelle” (“On Your Skin”) by local journalist Andrea Tortelli was recently published by Giunti Editore.
With “Sulla Tua Pelle,” Tortelli’s detailed journalistic investigation “has restored name, voice and dignity, not only to the victim of a brutal and horrible murder, but also to the young woman who was full of dreams and of hopes for her future,” wrote a reviewer for Italy’s MOW magazine, which covers the local adult industry.
A Gruesome, Convoluted Saga
As XBIZ reported, Carol Maltesi (Angie’s legal name) was a 26-year-old single mother of a boy and a salesperson at the Parfois boutique at the Malpensa airport, who decided during the pandemic to become an adult entertainer.
“Charlotte Angie” emerged first on OnlyFans. To shoot her first scenes, Angie collaborated with her 43-year-old neighbor, Fontana, a bank employee and sometime food blogger and now her confessed murderer. Angie would quickly be discovered as fresh, new talent and shoot for European studios.
Fontana had separated from his wife in March 2021, because of his relationship with Angie. But that relationship allegedly did not last longer than a month, and Fontana described it as open.
During the summer of 2021, shortly after breaking off her romance with Fontana, Angie made the decision to devote all her energy to her adult career and to move away from Rescaldina and commute between Verona, where her six-year-old son lived, and Prague, where she hoped to develop her incipient career as a performer in the European adult industry.
“I could not accept living without her,” Fontana told the authorities during his confession. “She was the one who was everything to me.”
According to Fontana, Angie had agreed to shoot a BDSM sex video sometime in January 2022 and they had agreed on the setup, including her being bound, her mouth being taped shut and her head covered with a hood, possibly a plastic bag.
Fontana told the authorities that after binding Angie, he took a hammer and started hitting her all over her body and on her covered head. He confessed that he then cut her throat with a kitchen knife “to avoid making her suffer.”
The next day Fontana took Angie’s car to a local store and bought a hatchet and a hacksaw. The following day, Fontana “returned to the victim’s house, untied the body, freed it from the adhesive tape and began to tear it to pieces,” according to the Corriere Della Sera newspaper. As the days went by, Fontana bought a large freezer chest online on Amazon to store the body parts and methodically cleaned the murder scene.
From January to March, Fontana used Angie’s phone to impersonate her on her social media accounts, and also paid her rent and bills. Through those months, Fontana travelled around the Northern Italian countryside looking for places and methods to dispose of the body.
Authorities found the body parts, including some with distinctive tattoos, on March 20, 2022, apparently the same day Fontana finally disposed of them by throwing them down a cliff in Valcamonica
Eight days later, Fontana went to the authorities to report Angie’s disappearance. He later said that he wanted the body parts to be identified, and that he had intended to return to his apartment and commit suicide.
“Instead he collapsed in the evening, under the weight of his contradictions,” the Corriere Della Sera reported.
Restoring Dignity to a Slain Sex Worker
Journalist Andrea Tortelli himself became part of the case around that time, when he engaged with the suspect via Whatsapp during the events leading to Fontanta’s arrest
According to MOW magazine’s Niccolò Fantini in his interview with Tortelli, many of the mainstream Italian newspapers and TV channels that covered Angie’s murder purported to be scandalized when the victim had been described as a “hard actress” in headlines.
“In my opinion,” Tortelli replied, “that denotes a male chauvinist or at least moralistic retrograde thought, as if there really was something socially disqualifying about the fact that a woman chose to do that kind of work. Or unspeakable”
Editors of major outlets, Fantini notes, chose to “specifically censor, perhaps due to an excess of modesty or personal well-thinking, the profession that, in reality, Carol Maltesi had chosen to become an independent woman and be free to follow her dreams and aspirations in life.”
Tortelli cited Angie’s own words when she had complained about being stigmatized for her chosen career.
“What came to my mind is that above all there is a lack of respect among us women and this too is a form of psychological violence,” Angie wrote shortly before her death, as quoted in Tortelli’s book. “The other mothers, the other women, are always ready to judge you if you make decisions different from theirs. Personally, I have been told that I can’t do certain things as a woman, that I’m not a good mother because I like to travel — and I don’t deny that I take certain trips without my son, or maybe because I take provocative photos. We are ready to judge the others if they make unconventional choices, pointing the finger and making those women feel inadequate. I think that, in order to fight certain prejudices, we women should be the first to support ourselves.”
MIAMI — Models signing up for a RedGIFs account now need only provide their CamSoda profiles for identity verification, thanks to a new partnership between the two companies.
“We’re excited to announce our partnership with RedGIFs and provide our models increased exposure and visibility,” said CamSoda VP Daryn Parker. “Starting today, models can verify their RedGIFs account by providing their Camsoda account link. They can also directly link to their Camsoda profile pages from their RedGIF profile.”
“Not only will our models gain new followers, but RedGIFs allows them to feature their content and also paves the way for them to convert casual fans into paid users which will ultimately boost their revenue stream,” he added.
For more information, visit CamSoda’s RedGIFs page.
NEW YORK — The Deviate Network has released two new pocket spinner games in its DV8 Dare series of erotic games for swingers.
DV8 Lil’ Spinners the Playful Pineapple and the Naughty Pineapple, a rep explained, “are the perfect mild and wild way, respectively, to break the ice and get things going on a play date or at a swingers lifestyle party.
“We’re always on the hunt for new ways that help couples to break the ice with each other and make it easier to approach others in the lifestyle,” the rep added.
The Playful Pineapple Lil Spinner (milder) and its Naughty Pineapple counterpart (wilder) have eight interactive dares designed for “perfect for sexy uninhibited fun almost anywhere,” the rep added.
For more information, visit DV8Dare.com and Devierboutique.com.
Industry professionals can contact the Deviate Network via XBIZ.net.
GIBSONVILLE, N.C. — Linkdolls has launched its new Vibrating Pussy Sex Toy.
The Vibrating Pussy Sex Toy is “realistically designed to mimic the look and feel of women’s buttocks and vaginas,” said a rep.
“Its unique design includes a textured inner cover and a powerful vibration setting, with a total of 10 levels of vibration frequency,” the rep added.
The toy comes with a remote, allowing the user to easily adjust vibration settings and intensity, and is rechargeable.
For more information, visit Linkdolls.com.
HONG KONG — OTouch has released its new, tulip-inspired Bloom vibrator.
“The Netherlands is a land famous for its tulips,” said a rep. “When OTouch founder Chalim visited the Netherlands for the first time, he was profoundly attracted to the local landscape. After returning to Hong Kong, a sudden inspiration struck him and he decided to devise the Bloom.”
Bloom has a petal-like end and a stem-like handle. According to the company, the vibe is equipped with two types of accessories, the peak and the clamp, that focus on different sensitive points. With the peak accessory, the Bloom can be used on the clitoris. The clamp accessory can be used to stimulate the nipples.
Bloom features seven levels of vibration designed, the rep noted, “to suit every mood, preference and activity.”
The device is IPX6 waterproof, and can be cleaned with water and mild hand soap and kept discreetly in its OTouch bag. It is rechargeable via USB.
For more information, visit OTouch.com.