I’m moderating a panel of stars and industry insiders tonight at 9:00 pm at Erotica LA’s seminar room.

It’s called “Everything You Wanted To Know About Porn… (But were afraid to ask)” and as of now the panel includes Tera Patrick, Stormy Daniels, Jenna Haze, Evan Seinfeld, Penny Flame, Bree Olson, Holly Randall, Karen Stagliano and more of you adult favorites answering any question you can think of to ask. Adult industry PR man Mike Moz will assist me in moderating this fine group of fuck film folks.

Come down and join us! It will be a good time…

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The Website and the DVD — Taking a Stand and Helping

I gave you the facts along with my diatribe yesterday in my post on the John Stagliano/Evil Angel obscenity case and ensuing indictments. If you’re anything like me, after hearing about all of this you’re hopefully asking yourself, “How can I help? What can I do to let my voice be heard? Is there anything I can do for my love of porn, and more important, my love of the right to free speech and expression?” Well there are some things you can obviously do, and here are some suggestions, as well as what Evil Angel is doing to help fight the power.

Evil Angel has started a not-for-profit organization called Defend Our Porn. They even have a website, DefendOurPorn.org (also visit their MySpace page). On this website, you can learn more about John’s case, as well as how you can help. Learn about your freedoms and what’s being done about taking them away from you.

John’s opening message on the site says it all. “America is great because the founders knew that the power of the majority had to be strictly limited to protect this wonderful concept of ‘rights.’ They knew that the rights of a minority, and especially the most important ‘minority,’ the individual, needed to be protected against the will of the majority. And the most important right that they sought to protect, the FIRST Amendment to the Constitution, is the right to free speech. That is the right to express oneself in whatever way one wished, as long as that person was not ‘forcing’ himself or his ideas on anyone else.”

In essence, no one is making anyone watch his movies. People choose to watch them because they want to for whatever reason. And if they’re watching them of their own free will, they obviously don’t find them “obscene.” By watching these movies you are expressing your preferences and exercising your right to free speech, just like he did when he made these for you.

When I spoke with Karen Stagliano, she told me that John has always fought and believed in protecting these freedoms, and not with just porn. He’s a strong believer in all of the arts. We’ve seen countless exhibits in reputable museums picketed and protested because someone out there thought they were obscene. He defends the right to see written works, paintings, and expressions of any kind.

On this site you can see what you can do, and most importantly to me, help aid in this case by raising funds and awareness. Any money, which is donated and not used towards the legal defense of the case, will be rolled over in the DefendOurPorn fund and will be earmarked for future First Amendment and obscenity prosecutions. DefendOurPorn.org contains news links about the case from numerous media outlets, a “Contact Your Congressperson” button, a PayPal page to make a donation to Stagliano’s legal fund and a guestbook.

Evil Angel will also be releasing a DVD on July 3, 2008 with proceeds going to the fund. Longtime Evil Angel director Christoph Clark suggested the DVD, and it will feature scenes donated by Evil Angel’s biggest directors, both past and present. It’s virtually a who’s who of adult. Directors and stars confirmed with scenes on the DVD as of now include: Manuel Ferrara, Tara White, Jazz Duro, Sandra Romain, John Leslie, Naomi, Jay Sin, Dana DeArmond, Holly Wellin, Belladonna, Harmony, Nikki Jayne, Jules Jordan, Christoph Clark, Cherry Jul, Nacho Vidal, Avy Scott, Joey Silvera, Sasha Grey, Rocco Siffredi, Kelly Stafford, John Stagliano, Melissa Lauren, Jonni Darkko and Annette Schwarz.

The DVD will also include a masturbation scene from Karen a/k/a Tricia Devereaux who returns to performing in a scene with Derrick Pierce. Karen told us how much she looked forward to doing this. “It’s a psychologically dominating scene that I’ve fantasized about and the thought of it turns me on. John offered to shoot camera, but I just want him to watch it with me. Jay and I are directing and it will be amazing.”

In addition to all of the directors donating their scenes, so have Evil Angel’s graphic artists, replicators and printers, and we’re sure more will step up with offers by the time the DVD is released.

What else can you do to help? We’ll give you the old standard, canned suggestion of writing. Start with your congressman and senator. Will this make a huge impact or change the face of history? Honestly, probably not. Even if Senator X or Congressman Z enjoys watching the occasional double penetration or squirting flick, he’s not going to admit it. So why write? It’s fun to put your thoughts on paper and let them all know that watching the occasional double penetration or squirting flick is fine and fun. It’s fast, cheap, easy and who wouldn’t want to talk about porn with an uptight official?

Also, send some letters to the editors of you local publications. Let them know what’s going on out there. Maybe they’ll print it and make you famous. If they do, it’ll get the word out there more, and that’s what we need. Like they say, there’s strength in numbers!

Karen adds, “It’s more about getting the word out. Not raising money. John would take this as far as it could go no matter what the cost or consequences, for the sole fact government is trying to censor what consenting adults watch. These are our freedoms and we have to protect them.”

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About John Stagliano’s and Evil Angel’s Obscenity Indictments

I want to take a little time here from letting you know about something actually important to both the adult industry and people in general, and that’s the right to free speech.

It seems to me that not enough attention is being given to the current battle Evil Angel and John Stagliano are facing. That’s not to say that Sara Suckalot’s new big blowbang, the party that Mary Jane Rottencrotch is hosting or Julie Juggies big dance appearance isn’t important. Of course they are. But this is really, really important, and this is where my joking will end.

In case you haven’t heard, John Stagliano (a.k.a. Buttman) and his companies were charged with “three counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to sell and distribute DVDs containing obscene films together with a movie trailer; two counts of using a common carrier for the conveyance or delivery of DVDs containing obscene films in interstate commerce; one count of engaging in the business of selling or transferring an obscene film and a movie trailer in; one count of using an interactive computer service to display an obscene movie trailer in a manner available to a person under 18 years of age, and one count seeking forfeiture of certain assets of the defendants.” In layman’s terms, he made and sold porn movies a prosecutor thinks are obscene, showed a trailer of a Belladonna movie on the Internet that they think is obscene and that an irresponsible parent might not block from their teenager, and if found guilty, John should give up whatever assets that might have come as a result of the sale of this stuff, and a grand jury agreed with the prosecutor and indicted John. Now, if he’s convicted, John faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison on each of the obscenity counts (you do the math), plus another two years on one of the other counts. Oh yeah, and he faces a maximum penalty of $500,000 in fines for each of these counts.

Karen and John Stagliano

When I first heard about this case, I did my “holy shit,” and right away thought about what the Staglianos must be going through. I was going to see Karen a week or so later at Exxxotica Miami and wondered what her frame of mind would be and if she even would come. She did come and she was her usual awesome self. Then I wondered if the adult industry’s personal watchdogs, the Free Speech Coalition, who have probably received hundreds of thousands or maybe even millions (you can ask) from those in the business, did anything to help. I have heard rumblings from those in the know, they have not and that’s a damn shame if it’s true.

Let me go back a bit and say that an indictment is merely an accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent of the charges and it is the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. John pled not guilty at his arraignment on April 21st in Washington, DC on all these counts. He was processed and released on his own recognizance and awaits a trial which some say may not happen until sometime in early 2009.

I spoke with Karen Stagliano at length yesterday and have had conversations with her regarding this case on several other occasions since this went down. Karen is not only John’s wife, but also the publicist at Evil Angel. Some of you might also know her as “former” performer Tricia Devereaux. I know her as one of the sweetest and most intelligent people in the industry.

Karen updated me on the case and told me that Evil Angel has seen the government’s discovery. On June 12, 2008, all four of their lawyers — Paul Cambria, H. Louis Sirkin, Allan Gelbard and D.C. counsel, Robert Corn-Revere — will be in Washington for a status hearing. John was given permission to be present by phone call only during the status hearing. He is intending to phone in from Los Angeles. John’s in good hands as three of his four attorneys have tried cases in the Supreme Court. At this time they will tell the judge their planned course of action and they will come up with an estimated time when they think this will go to trial.

John has no intentions of plea-bargaining, and once this trial begins, the judge would not be likely to grant acceptance of a plea. Stagliano, as do many of us, believes in a person’s right to free speech and expression. As Karen told me, “We make our movies for the people who want to watch them. If someone in Middle America doesn’t agree with what we do and doesn’t want to watch our movies, then they don’t have to. That’s totally their choice. But there should also be a choice to watch our movies if someone enjoys them.”

How is Stagliano dealing with all of this? Hey, if any of us were facing substantial prison time, the litany of fines, and a stack of legal bills like this, I know that I for one would be shitting the proverbial brick. Hell, I’d probably be shitting a whole quarry. With the possible criminal consequences aside, even if John wins there will still probably be millions of dollars in legal and related bills. Just to put it into some sort of form for you to understand, Evil Angel’s recent copyright infringement case against a Canadian company racked up legal bills around $1,000,000 dollars. There were two attorneys working that case, and this one has four. Feel free to do the math yourselves. Some estimate millions.

“John is in a very focused frame of mind,” Karen told me about his mental status. “He thinks it’s ridiculous the government would do this. He’s going to stand up for what he knows isn’t wrong. He’s not going to stop doing what he’s doing. We don’t think anything that we’ve done is morally wrong.”

There are tens of thousands of adult movies and scenes shot for DVDs and Internet sites each and every year. Are they all obscene? Who is to decide what is technically obscene? What a housewife from Atlanta might object to, another housewife in Atlanta might play for sexual stimulation for her and her husband. Are Evil Angel’s movies in question with this case that extreme? In our jobs here we see a plethora of movies and scenes daily. Sure, some are more “extreme” than others, but these are fairly tame comparatively speaking to a sea of adult material in the world.
Other companies and individuals in the mainstream adult business have faced somewhat similar accusations by the government — Seymore Butts, Rob Black, Max Hardcore, JM Productions are just a few of the more recent ones. Evil Angel are definitely the biggest of the bunch to be indicted, and in my humble opinion, this one really hits home because I know they are good people and have become to count Karen as a personal friend. Why were they chosen from such a large pool of prospected whipping posts? Maybe they got on the radar because of their high-profile copyright case, or maybe it’s just because they’re a whale in a sea of guppies. We love to do things bigger in this country.

We as consenting adults and fans of adult entertainment have to join John and stand up for our constitutional rights. It’s our right to choose what we want to watch, say, and purchase and enjoy in our personal lives. Tomorrow, I’ll bring you a second part to my diatribe on how you can help with not only this case, but also support the position that it is our freedom to choose what we want to want to watch. In the interim, go to DefendOurPorn.org to learn a little bit more on what you can do.

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Before the doors opened on Day Two of Exxxotica Miami, the sun wasn’t the only hot thing of the day. The girls were ready to tackle the long show hours, and the fans were already lined up to enter the hall when we arrived. Day One saw the best Friday of the show’s history, so Saturday should far surpass that…

Jesse Jane got there and immediately was doing various interviews for the South Florida media, as was Stormy Daniels. Fans lined up in anticipation of meeting not only the pair of XXX superstars, but also the rest of our all-star porn contingent. With a line that stretched out and was steady throughout the signing times, no one left empty handed as the girls all signed, posed and chatted with the throngs of fans there to see them. Jenna Haze quickly sold out of her merchandise, and Eva Angelina sold everything from her chart-topping movies to puzzles, clocks and clipboards with her pretty face and perfect pair on them.

Jesse, Adella, Mike Moz and myself were asked to judge the Ms. Exxxotica contest finals (which Jesse also ably co-hosted). We watched as 10 of the area’s hottest chicks paraded around the stage wearing their sexiest bikinis in hopes of winning the $2,000 and the title. Angela Summers was the lucky winner, and the girl actually cried when her name was called. Who says the world is cynical?

Next up were the first Ammy Awards sponsored by X-Tube which Gina Lynn and Travis Knight ably hosted. Digital video cams were handed out to winners of the amateur film contest and were given out by a plethora of porn’s top stars.

By the time the show ended, everyone was wiped out and hungry. I headed to dinner at China Grill with a group that included Adam and Eve contract stars Bree Olson and Kayden Kross, and we dined on some sushi and anything else the place brought out for an amazing (and entertaining) dinner.

Later that night there was a party at Forge hosted by Jesse and Gina Lynn that was packed. The Forge is easily one of the most popular spots in South Beach and it was even more crowded with this pair of blonde hotties welcoming the club goers.

Everything finally wound down at god knows what time, and there was one day left…

DAY THREE

Everyone woke up tired, but excited for the last day of the show. There was lots more people to meet, some more merchandise to sign, and more pics to pose for, and all of the girls were up for the challenge.

The lines to meet the group of porn stars was steady all day, but we had to take a break. A couple of us were outside talking about the upcoming Exxxotica New York show (September 12-14), when we saw a woman with two little monkeys heading over to another show. We hijacked the cute little guys and brought them over to the booth for the stars to meet. They were more excited than a fan was meeting Jesse!

The girls all took a few minutes to pose for pictures with the monkeys like kids in a candy store. So if you’re ever wondering the way to a porn star’s heart, it’s not with adoration, money, sexual offers or anything like that… just get her a monkey!

In the afternoon, we took a group that included Belladonna, Sasha Grey, Stormy Daniels, Taylor Wane, Bree Olson, Kayden Kross, Karen Stagliano and Nautica Thorn to the stage for another all-star Q&A panel. The fans had tons of great questions again and Mike Moz and I moderated as they asked and the girls answered. Things got a little emotional for everyone when we discussed the upcoming obscenity indictments for Evil Angel, and everyone was urged to head to www.DefendOurPorn.org to lend their support.

By the time the day finally ended and that was it for the show, we all headed back to our hotel for a last supper before everyone packed to head back home Monday morning. We shared some drinks, great food and laughs before everyone said goodbye until next time we all meet.

All in all it was an incredible weekend that saw the show have its best one yet. Over 20,000 fans came to Exxxotica this year, and we want to thank all of them. We also want to thank J. Handy, Grace, Ami, Pat, Josh, Kyle and Brian for all of their help and hospitality of having us down. And huge thanks to all of the stars, publicists, people and companies who supported us this year at the show: Mike Moz, Monstar, Stormy Daniels, Jesse Jane, Rich, Adella and Digital Playground, Taylor Wane and Laurien, Tera Patrick, Katy Zvolerin, Bree and Kayden from Adam and Eve, Eva Angelina, Danny Mountain, Roxy DeVille, Jenna Haze, Joanna Angel, Lisa and Jeff Sparxxx, Tommy Gunn, Ashlynn Brooke, Moxxie Maddron, Mike South, Karen Stagliano and Belladonna, Sasha Grey, Gina Lynn, Travis Knight, Nautica Thorn and Robert Mora and anyone else we’re forgetting.

See you next year South Beach!

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So we have one day down and two to go here in beautiful South Beach. Day one of Exxxotica Miami Beach saw record setting numbers for the consumer convention which has entered its third year, and in large part to the contingent of huge stars signing at the show’s Fantasy Island booth sponsored by yours truly, Genesis!

The day started off early with a bunch of the girls from the show hitting Miami radio. Gina Lynn, Nautica Thorn and Kayden Kross went over to Power 96 to talk to the morning crew there, while Jesse Jane called into 93 Rock and Stormy Daniels, Bree Olson and Lexi Love hit sports talk station the Fan. Stormy followed it up with taping an interview with popular TV show “Deco Drive.”

All of the girls were great and they were selling DVDs, signing autographs and posing for pics for lines of fans from the time the doors opened at 4, until it was time to head back to our hotel at 11 at night. Stormy Daniels offered up a bunch of her movies including Operation Desert Stormy, Jenna Haze was on hand showing off her award-winning ass, Joanna Angel charmed the masses, Adam and Eve’s contract stars Bree Olson and Kayden Kross did much of the same, as did Nautica Thorn, Lisa Sparxxx, Moxxie Maddron, Eva Angelina and Roxy DeVille.

We also had a bunch of friends of the mag stop by the booth, including Mike South, Kitty (who appeared in our Sex Star Hunt contest a while back), Tony Batman of A! Entertainment, Karen Stagliano/Tricia Devereaux of Evil Angel, Tommy Gunn, New Sensations star Ashlynn Brooke, Danny Mountain, Lee Stone, Lexi Lamour, Zoe Britton, Nikki Rhodes, Nakita Kash, Dave Michaels of Lee Network and more. Also, big props to the folks who helped us out: Monstar, Mike Moz, Katy Zvolerin from Adam and Eve, and anyone else who I am forgetting.

We stopped over at Tera’s booth and saw our esteemed publisher who is looking as incredible as ever. She also has some brand new ink on her arm — a full sleeve tattoo! She had Sasha Grey and Charmane Star over there. We visited with Belladonna over at the Evil Angel booth, the always amazing Taylor Wane and photographer Laurien at her booth and some others.

Anyway, the girls were all signing, meeting the fans and having a great day/night all the way around. We did our “Everything You Wanted to Know About Porn” all-star panel which I moderated with the help of The Star Factory publicist Mike Moz and Tony Batman who was out in the crowd fielding the questions for our panel from the tons of fans who hit the main stage to hear.

The panel is basically a live talk show where fans can ask anyone up there anything they want. We of course got the usual questions like how you get into the biz, do they have orgasms, etc. But all the questions were great and so were our panelists: Kayden, Bree, Ashlynn, Tommy, South, Karen Stagliano, Nautica, Joanna Angel, Zoe, Lexi and Nikki. We’ll be posting some video of it later on for sure.

After the show we all headed over to Mansion for Stormy’s killer party. The place was packed, the girls danced (which is always nice to watch). A lot of fun was had for those who were lucky enough to be there in South Beach’s hottest club. We’ll leave the rest to the imagination of the after party that followed the after party!

See you guys tomorrow! Day two is gonna be great with Jesse Jane comin’ by to sign!

Be patient and we’ll get up plenty of pics and video soon!

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