Wicked Sensual Care’s Jessica Drake to Moderate ANME/XBIZ Retail Business Panel

LOS ANGELES — Performer, sex educator and Wicked Sensual Care Brand Strategist Jessica Drake will moderate a virtual panel discussion, titled “Business Today: How Retail Operations are Evolving,” for the ANME/XBIZ Show Thursday, July 15, at 9 a.m. (PDT).

Drake will lead a panel of veteran pleasure brand professionals — currently set to include Carol Schweitzer of Doctor Love and Hemp City, Zondre Watson of Ero-Tech Corporation, Megan Swartz from Janra and Deja Vu, Coyote Amrich from Barnaby, Tami Rose from Romantic Adventures and Debra Peterson from Fairvilla — as they explore how adult retailers adapted amid the COVID-19 pandemic and what to expect in-store as society moves past social distancing restrictions.

“I’m very excited to join so many respected industry members for ANME/XBIZ,” Drake said. “I look forward to moderating the discussion on how retail operations have evolved in response to the pandemic. We’ll be focusing on workable solutions for customers, employees, managers and owners alike. This is a vitally important subject, and I’m grateful to see so many professionals from various backgrounds joining together to share their unique perspectives.”

“My goal as always is to help others in establishing a stronger rapport with each other while increasing understanding and compassion,” she said.

In addition, Wicked Sensual Care’s Director of Sales Jennifer Brice will actively participate in the week’s daily one-on-one sales meetings and networking events.

“Although we wish it were in person, we’ll be excited to see our customers virtually,” Brice said. “We appreciate ANME/XBIZ for putting the show together and look forward to discussing plans for the second half of 2021.”

Visit ANMEXBIZ.com or contact anmexbiz@xbiz.com for additional details and inquiries.

Find Wicked Sensual Care online and on Twitter or contact team@wickedsensualcare.com.

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Jillian Janson to Mingle at Bad Dragon Booth for Exxxotica Chicago

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Jillian Janson wings to the Windy City next week to attend the 10th anniversary edition of Exxxotica Chicago, where she will mix-and-mingle at the Bad Dragon booth July 16-18.

“At the show, fans will have the opportunity to get a selfie or autograph with Jillian, pick up some of her merchandise, or simply say ‘hello,'” noted a rep.

Janson is “beyond thrilled” for the upcoming trip.

“It has been a long time since I was last in Chicago for Exxxotica,” she said. “I love my Chicago fans and can’t wait to see them again. I’ll be signing at the Bad Dragon booth all weekend showing off my sexy little outfits.”

Additional details can be found here; follow Jillian Janson on Twitter and find her premium social media linkage here

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Rebel Lynn Hooks Up With Ramon Nomar to Produce OnlyFans Content

LAS VEGAS — Rebel Lynn has announced that she is working with reigning XBIZ “Male Performer of the Year” Ramon Nomar to produce content for her new OnlyFans account.

“I want my fans to see how much I have grown as a producer and content creator. I love this industry, I love the people that I work with, and I want to show my fans that I aim to please, all in ways that they have never seen before,” Lynn said.

“These are fantasies that I have the most absolute control over and that is why I figured I would go as big as I could, when I asked to have Ramon take part in this first production for my OnlyFans. Showing the fans how much I love them, how much I am listening and that I am a porn star evolved into an erotic artist, that is what matters most as the leader of my own XXX rebellion.”

Her OnlyFans page can be found here.

Follow Rebel Lynn and Ramon Nomar on Twitter for updates.

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Catalina Ossa Stars in ‘VR Casting Couch 3’ From SexLikeReal

Catalina Ossa Stars in 'VR Casting Couch 3' From SexLikeReal
 

LOS ANGELES — Catalina Ossa stars in “VR Casting Couch 3” for SexLikeReal.com from director Alex Nash and director of photography Evan Redstar.

“There is arguably no better way for fans to get a feel for the adult industry’s sexiest starlets than to watch them in these conversational and cozy audition scenes,” Nash said. “The casting couch scenario is sublimely suited for VR where viewers can genuinely experience the face-to-face rapport and affection of such a personal encounter.”

“‘Casting Couch 3’ is our most engrossing and salacious screen test yet,” he added.

Visit SexLikeReal.com for additional details; a BTS interview with Ossa can be found on the studio’s YouTube channel.

Follow Catalina Ossa and SexLikeReal on Twitter for updates.

 

 

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Addi Lee Cracks MyFreeCams ‘Top 100’ Leaderboard for July

DETROIT — Addi Lee’s shows for MyFreeCams have allowed her to crack the “MFC Top 100” leaderboard for July at a No. 38 Share Rank; beforehand, Lee declared a goal to enter the Top 100 and beat her own personal Share Rank record of 68, set in March.

To build on this success, Lee has announced three special themed shows this month, in addition to her daily chats, for July 14, 21 and 28.

“Scoring the cover and feature of CAMStar Mag in June definitely upped my game — and the only way is up,” Lee said. “The heat might be record-breaking around the country, but my Share Rank has already broken my March record, and I want to see how it will end up this month.”

“I have the best fans, and I know they will help me get there,” she said.

Lee’s MyFreeCams profile can be found here.

Follow Addi Lee on Twitter for updates. 

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Britney Amber to Appear at Bad Dragon Booth for Exxxotica Chicago

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Britney Amber will appear at Exxxotica Chicago to celebrate the event’s tenth anniversary next week.

Exxxotica Chicago runs July 16-18; Amber will be signing and offering branded merch at the Bad Dragon booth and will be on hand for selfies and autographs.

“I can’t wait for Exxxotica,” Amber enthused. “I always have a great time at the shows. One of my favorite things to do is meet fans face-to-face. I connect with them all year on social media, but it’s so much better to meet people in person. That’s what I’ll be doing all weekend at the Bad Dragon booth —wearing sexy little outfits and meeting fans.”

More details about her appearance at the expo can be found here.

Follow Britney Amber on Twitter and her premium social media links here.

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Axel Braun Unveils 1st Scene From ‘Black Widow XXX’

LOS ANGELES — The first scene from “Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody,” the latest entry for the Wicked Comix imprint starring Lacy Lennon, and the title’s official SFW trailer, are now online.

The release was timed by director and Wicked Pictures Head of Production Braun to coincide with today’s theatrical release of the mainstream version of “Black Widow,” starring Scarlett Johansson.

“For his 61st parody — the first one in almost two years after a voluntary pandemic hiatus — Braun pulled out all the stops and delivered a big-budget, fast-paced, hysterically sexy spoof,” said a rep. “And he found the perfect star to bring Natasha Romanoff to life: Lacy Lennon.”

“This movie simply wouldn’t exist without Lacy,” said Braun. “The energy she brought on set, her level of commitment to the role and to the project, the amount of preparation and training she did — she was simply outstanding.”

Braun explained that Lennon, a “hardcore comic book geek,” understood the character “down to its core, as I knew she would, and, of course, being one of the industry’s top female performers the sex scenes are off-the-charts, but I gotta admit I wasn’t prepared for her absolutely amazing acting prowess. All I can say is, ‘Holy shit.'”

Braun added that Lennon “will surprise a lot of people: she is unbelievably good.”

The director quoted a top Hollywood producer who observed, after watching the parody, that “the lead girl should be in mainstream — that’s some amazing acting right there.”

“His feelings pretty much sum up the stellar performance that Lacy was able to deliver,” Braun added.

Lennon Leads Star-Studded Cast

Lennon gave her thoughts about the production.

“When you are passionate about what you are doing, every moment on set doesn’t feel like work, but instead it feels like we are refining our craft until we produce Axel’s utmost vision,” she said. “Some days were long, while others were shorter, and I was sad when the production came to an end because I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.”

“Being on set with some of the most elite talent in the industry really made me step up my game,” she added. “I felt honored that Axel cast me as Black Widow, so it was almost as if I had something to prove. I found myself choked up a few times throughout production and that is because Axel, the crew and my fellow performers made me feel special.”

A trained opera singer, Lennon previously played Jean Grey in Braun’s XBIZ award-winning “Captain Marvel XXX” and sang the film’s theme song “Asses,” a spoof of Celine Dion’s “Ashes” from “Deadpool 2.”

XBIZ award-winning actor and Gamma Films contract performer Seth Gamble reprised his Deadpool role for “Black Widow XXX.”

“It’s always a hoot to play Deadpool,” said Gamble. “This role means so much to me, it gave me an XBIZ ‘Best Actor’ award and I feel it was really the resurgence of my career. It’s so much fun to step back into that costume and really let loose, and it always brings back all the amazing memories of working with Axel, which is always an awesome experience. We had a blast on this movie, and watching Lacy put so much passion in her role was almost surreal. She totally killed it.”

Reigning XBIZ “Male Performer of the Year” Ramon Nomar appears in the role of Taskmaster.

A rep explained that fans “unhappy with the re-imagining of Taskmaster’s costume that Marvel made oddly similar to a Power Ranger, have praised Axel’s canon portrayal, which brought to life the classic comic book version of Tony Masters, complete with skull mask and Brooklyn accent.”

Braun cast Russian-born, six-foot-tall Elena Koshka to play Natasha’s “frenemy” Yelena Belova, the “other” Black Widow.

“With her supermodel looks, Elena may very well be the most beautiful woman in the business, but she is also incredibly funny and such a giving, gentle soul,” said the director. “Having her on board was awesome, not only because she helped tremendously with the Russian dialogue, but most importantly because she brought to the set a massive amount of kindness and positive energy that became super-contagious among cast and crew.”

Casey Kisses plays Petra, a dominatrix “who lends more than a helping hand to Natasha,” said the rep. Rounding up the supporting cast are Mick Blue and John Strong.

To watch the first scene of “Black Widow XXX: An Axel Braun Parody,” visit Wicked.com.

To watch the SFW trailer, visit Wicked’s YouTube channel.

The next two scenes are scheduled for release July 23 and August 6. A collector’s edition Blu-ray disc is slated for a January 2022 release.

“Black Widow XXX” will also be offered simultaneously to cable operators and satellite providers; this will mark the first time a Braun title has been released on all platforms simultaneously..

For more from Wicked Pictures and Lacy Lennon, follow them on Twitter.

ANME/XBIZ Summer Edition Kicks Off Sunday 

ANME/XBIZ Summer Edition Kicks Off Sunday 

LOS ANGELES — The second virtual edition of ANME/XBIZ Show kicks off Sunday evening, bridging ANME’s expansive slate of exhibitors with XBIZ Retreat’s signature one-on-one meetings to deliver the biggest virtual event for the adult retail industry.

More than 300 participating buyers from leading retailers and distributors will beam in from all over the world to meet with over 100 marquee and newcomer pleasure brands during a week slated to host well over 4,000 one-on-one meetings and a series of educational and networking events to drive boundless business.

With two discussion panels scheduled daily from July 14-16, ANME/XBIZ’s dual-track program will cover top trends in the pleasure market and examine key strategies for bolstering business success.

“The overwhelmingly strong demand for another collaboration with ANME gave us the push to make vast improvements to the summer edition,” XBIZ Associate Publisher Sara Ramirez said. “Our combined team has been working diligently to not only meet the needs of participants, but to exceed them with the end-goal of delivering boundless business on a global level.”

Visit ANMEXBIZ.com for complete show details.

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BIPOC-AIC Releases Year-in-Review Report, Strategic Plan

BIPOC-AIC Releases Year-in-Review Report, Strategic Plan

NEW YORK — BIPOC-AIC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color Adult Industry Collective) has released its “Year One Impact Report and Strategic Plan” covering the group’s past, current and upcoming work on how to address issues of race and racism in a way that would “represent sustainable change for the industry.”

“A year ago, 25 Black, indigenous and people of color in the adult industry came together to draft policies for sustainable change in the adult industry,” Founder Sinnamon Love explained. “Due to COVID-19, our attention swiftly focused on protecting and caring for the most vulnerable sex workers.”

Love thanked supporters for “donating, amplifying and reporting on the vital work of BIPOC-AIC, helping us provide much-needed financial assistance, mental health [support] and educational programming for BIPOC sex workers.”

The report states, according to the directives of the group’s steering committee composed of Love, Jet Setting Jasmine and Fivestar Contrerasm, BIPOC-AIC “delivers services and programs under three pillars: Mutual Aid, Education and Mental Health and Wellness.”

The report in full is available at BIPOC-AIC’s website and will also be presented this afternoon at 3 p.m. (PDT) at the YNOT Summit.

For more information, follow BIPOC-AIC on Twitter.

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MindGeek Lawyers Ask Alabama Judge to Uphold Section 230 Protections

MindGeek Lawyers Ask Alabama Judge to Uphold Section 230 Protections

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — MindGeek lawyers presented this week their first on-record Section 230 arguments in the current onslaught of liability lawsuits about third-party content uploaded onto Pornhub, part of the War on Porn-driven campaign that kicked off with Nicholas Kristof’s New York Times article in early December 2020.

Two anonymous women filed a class action suit against MindGeek in Alabama against MindGeek in February, “claiming that videos and images depicting their past sexual abuse were sold or distributed on websites owned and operated by MindGeek,” reported legal news site Law360.

The company urged the Alabama federal judge “to dismiss the proposed class action raised by two female survivors of childhood sex trafficking, arguing that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects the company from their suit since third parties made and posted the sexually explicit videos depicting the women, not Pornhub,” the report continued.

As neutral observers have expected since Exodus Cry, NCOSE and other religiously inspired anti-porn groups began their ongoing campaign to twist existing legislation and precedent in order to make platforms liable for the actions of uploaders (something that, by design, Section 230 was explicitly written to prevent), MindGeek’s lawyers argued that “internet service companies (like defendants) cannot be held liable as the publishers of user-generated content (like the videos of plaintiffs third parties made and uploaded). Thus, because plaintiffs seek to hold defendants liable for content posted to their websites, their claims are proscribed by Section 230.”

“The complaint does not connect any website features to the specific harm plaintiffs allegedly suffered,” the MindGeek lawyers continued. “Moreover, courts have consistently found that the sorts of content management tools plaintiffs point to do not vitiate Section 230 immunity.”

Labeling and Monetization

The company also argued that merely “labeling content to make it easier to find” does not invalidate Section 230 immunity, as they are not the creators of the content.

As for the claim that Pornhub “monetized” illegal videos that might have slipped through their moderation systems — a claim that was at the core of Nicholas Kristof’s December 4 article and that originated in anti-porn propaganda by NCOSE and Exodus cry — the MindGeek lawyers point out that “an allegation that defendants monetized their websites in general does not imply that those advertising revenues were received ‘because of’ trafficking by third parties. Nor do plaintiffs allege that defendants received any benefit whatsoever from their specific videos.”

Law360 also reported that “Reddit asserted a similar Section 230 defense three weeks ago, telling a California federal judge that the statute protects it from a proposed class action accusing the website of actively profiting from child pornography.”

The case is Doe #1 et al. v. MG Freesites LTD et al., case number 7:21-cv-00220, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

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