| 1/14/2021 |
| Recent Changes Causing Problems? |
We recently put in a few changes that should have been minor but are causing problems. The DVD covers were changed from click-to-expand to hover-to-expand like the VOD episode pictures are. That way all pictures expand the same way. If you are having problems with that or other behaviors, try doing a force reload and/or clear cache. An old page may be looking for page behavior instructions in the wrong place. Still having problems drop a note to woody at wtule dot net noting your browser and OS. Sorry about that. Apparently we aren't as clever as we thought.
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| 1/12/2021 |
| Director Jerry Douglas Crosses the Celluloid Divide |
| Acclaimed Director, Author Jerry Douglas Passes |
An XBIZ article announces the death of director Jerry Douglas, an important name in gay erotica for his media and theater productions and very importantly, to this index, the Manshots magazine, a researcher's wet dream. Many in the business are leaving their eulogies to their talented mentor.
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| 11/28/2020 |
| Memories of Bill Eld |
 Those of us of a certain age will remember the breathtakingly built and hung Bill Eld. Director Toby Ross has put together his memories of him in a poignant new video, Bill Eld: American Pop Culture Icon which tells Eld's little known story. It is available now on Amazon.
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| 3/13/2020 |
| Sebastian Young Dies in Police Shootout |
St. Johns County Florida police announced that Sebastian Young was killed in a shootout with them. After a hit-and-run, his car was suspected as being involved. He was chased at high speed, sometimes counter to traffic. When his vehicle stopped he was said to have gotten out of the car and fired at officers who returned his gunfire and killed him. News articles described him as a "sexual offender with lengthy arrest record."
Links to news articles: Channel 4 Jacksonvile and The Florida Times-Union.
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| 2/17/2020 |
| Family Dick and Young Perps Are Broken (Update) |
Websites LatinLeche, Family Dick and Young Perps had their domain names hijacked. They are now being hosted off SayUncle.com but links directly to episodes are not available.
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| 1/19/2020 |
| Scotty Knox Killed in Car Accident |
Mickey Knox has confirmed that one of his coworkers, Scotty Knox has been killed in a car accident.
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| 12/31/2019 |
| Macanao Torres Commits Suicide |
| El exactor porno gay Macanao Torres se suicida en su casa de Murcia
31 diciembre, 2019 |
Macanao Torres jumped from the top of his apartment building in Murcia, Spain on December 29th. In 2016 he was diagnosed with lymphoma and given 10 years to live. He always maintained his pride in having chosen to do porn.
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| 12/22/2019 |
| The Passing of a Legend |
Director William Higgins has died from a heart attack in Prague on his way to hospital on early Saturday morning, December 21st.
The prodigious (to put it politely) director has over 750 full length videos to his name and over 7,000 scenes on his website.
The Sword and Back2Stonewall have articles
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| 12/11/2019 |
| Circus of Books Story Documentary Coming Out |
| Our parents ran a secret gay porn empire |
To make ends meet a couple in Los Angeles took over an 'adult bookstore' in 1982. It closed in 2019. Their compassionate story and a note about a documentary made it to the BBC, of all places.
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| 10/29/2019 |
| Holdout Now Allows Downloads |
Falcon Studios now allows members to do unlimited downloads off their website.
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| 10/14/2019 |
| Gunner Dexx Listed as Deceased |
A user has pointed out that Gunner Dexx has been listed on several sites as having died of an overdose in Florida on August 12th. No news articles have been published. Another tragic loss of a young gay man. He had only done two scenes very recently.
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| 10/9/2019 |
| Passing of Alex Collack Mourned |
| Posting at The Sword |
Director Steven Scarborough, performer Matthew Rush and others mourned the death of much loved Alex Collack who died of a heart attack.
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| 7/25/2019 |
| Brad Davis / Silas / Eddy Has Passed Away |
Rob Navarro at Military Classified announced on twitter that Brad Davis has died from an overdose.
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| 6/14/2019 |
| Jay Dymel Is Lost |
| Performer Jay Dymel Passes Away |
Falcon Studios noted the death of Jay Dymel.
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| 5/12/2019 |
| Death of Baptiste Garcia |
French Twinks studio announced on Twitter the death of one of their performers, Baptiste Garcia. No cause of death was given.
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| 4/30/2019 |
| Casey Jacks Is Gone |
Performer Casey Jacks has died. He first appeared in 2017 and has had videos release as recently as April 2019. XBIZ has a report on it and so does Men of Porn where the cause was described as suicide.
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| 1/11/2019 |
| Hole Hunter Dies at Home of Political Donor |
| Gay Adult Performer Hole Hunter Passes Away |
Performer Hole Hunter was found dead at the age of 55 in the home of a big political donor to the Democratic Party, Ed Buck. This was the second black man to die at Buck's home in the last year. Drugs seem to have been involved in both cases although the source for them has not been identified. Conservatives are now after Buck's scalp and those who he has associated with.
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| 11/8/2018 |
| AVN Releases William Higgins Interview |
AVN released a two part interview with William Higgins covering his 40 year career in the porn business.
Part 1 and Part 2.
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| 10/8/2018 |
| Gayhoopla Performer Kyle Dean Dies at Age 21 |
| Gay porn star Kyle Dean dead at 21 years old |
Gay Star News reports that performer Kyle Dean has died. No details were available about the cause but it is tragic no matter what the reason.
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| 9/21/2018 |
| StraightBoyz Porn Website Creator Convicted |
The creator of videos for the StraightBoyz website was convicted of tricking straight men into sexual encounters, filming without permission and using the video on his website. He told them he was a housewife then had them blindfolded and tied them to a chair after which he would give them a blowjob. The BaitBus website also has a similar format but the 'victims' are actually aware of the true nature of the sex that is to go down.
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| 6/14/2018 |
| Death of Peformer Tyler White |
| ‘Gay-For-Pay’ Adult Film Performer Tyler White Dies |
Broke Straight Boys performer Tyler White has died.
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| 6/9/2018 |
| Death of Recent Peformer Dave Slick |
| Falcon Studios Performer Dave Slick Found Dead |
While visiting Chicago for Exxxotica Expo, Dave Slick was found dead.
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| 5/30/2018 |
| Death of Director Terry LeGrand |
We have heard from reliable sources that directory Terry LeGrand has died.
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| 5/1/2018 |
| Jimmy Durano in Serious Accident |
| XBiz Report |
Uber gay top performer Jimmy Durano suffered severe head injuries that required a craniotomy. He has suffered complications requiring a return to intensive care and will need further surgery to replace the portions of his skull that had to be removed to deal with brain swelling. A friend set up a GoFundMe campaign seeking monetary help to cover medical expenses.
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| 4/25/2018 |
| Death of Terry LeGrand |
We have received news of the death of director/producer/performer Terry LeGrand.
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| 4/23/2018 |
| Chris Bines Sentenced for Marijuana Sales |
| Pink New Report |
After a guilty plea, performer Chris Bines was sentenced to almost 5 years in prison for dealing in marijuana and for money laundering the proceeds. Along with 4 others he had been transporting pot from California to Florida. Some other defendants received longer sentences and one received a very short sentnece.
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| 4/21/2018 |
| Has Grant Fagan passed? |
A contributor has pointed out a burial record for one Eric Lawrence Grant Fagan that uses a picture of the 1980s performer Grant Fagan. Seems unusual that a performer's stage name would be used on a burial and odd that we wouldn't have heard something. Does anyone have more information on this?
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| 3/5/2018 |
| Billy Herrington Killed in Car Accident |
| XBIZ Article |
The mother of Billy Herrington has announced his death, at age 48, on her website.
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| 1/14/2018 |
| Indexing ColbyKnox.com |
We have added ColbyKnox.com to our index. This website is run by Colby Chambers and his husband Mickey Knox. Their content features twinks like them and tends to be unscripted performances some from live feeds.
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| 9/7/2017 |
| Tyler Sky Has Died |
| News at Str8UpGayPorn.com |
Performer Tyler Sky has died from cardiac arrest. His wife posted the news on Facebook.
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| 6/20/2017 |
| Photographer Jim French Dies at Age 84 |
Renowned beefcake photographer and founder of Colt Studios, Jim Fench (aka Rip Colt) has died. He passed way peacefully in his sleep at his Palm Springs home.
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| 5/7/2017 |
| Mario Romo Convicted of Murder |
Performer Mario Romo has been convicted of the murder of 49 year old Jake Meredino in Mexico. It seems that Romo was trying to submit a faked will that would have left him Meredino's estate. XBIZ has more notes.
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| 4/25/2017 |
| Out Damn Spot |
In spite of our long-standing appreciation for their videos we will no longer be indexing Cocky Boys videos after April 2017. We'll give you one guess why.
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| 2/7/2017 |
| Death of Max Schutler |
| Str8UpGayPorn Posting |
Str8 Up Gay Porn has posted an article about the death of Max Schutler. No cause of death or circumstances have been shared.
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| 12/7/2016 |
| Alexander Gustavo Commits Suicide |
| Gay Porn Star Alexander Gustavo Commits Suicide In Las Vegas |
StriUpGayPorn.com has an article about the tragic death of the beautiful Alexander Gustavo by self inflicted gunshot. He had just finished performing for Kink and was discovered dead by his roommate-friend Jaxton Wheeler and Gustavo's girlfriend and son.
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| 9/27/2016 |
| Derek Chambers to appear in ads for 'Prop 60' |
XBIZ has had many articles on the approaching 'Proposition 60' vote in California which would place condom use and other requirements when filming porn in that state. Of interest is an article about how the 'Yes' campaign has selected Derek Chambers to appear in one of their ads. Chambers appeared under that name for one gay performance for Jet Set and under the name Cameron Reed (and others) for straight performances. Chambers has claimed to have contracted AIDS on a porn set but has declined to participate in some efforts to corroborate that.
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| 5/7/2016 |
| Report on Denis Reed / Pavel Matous / etc. |
We are receiving emails from the Czech Republic that Denis Reed has been tragically killed in a motorcycle accident.
Apparently he left behind a girlfriend and a son.
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| 2/7/2016 |
| Xander Scott Is Gone |
News has reached us, late as usual, that Xander Scott from Randy Blue died of an overdose. The Sword has more details but not many.
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| 1/4/2016 |
| Death of Jasper Robinson |
News of the death of Jasper Robinson has sadly started out a new year and added to the long list of beautiful young men lost to us recently. Str8UpGayPorn has an article that adds little information on causes other than speculation on a heart condition.
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| 12/24/2015 |
| Mario Romo Arrested for Murder |
Porn performer Mario Romo and his girlfriend were arrested in San Diego for the murder of 51 year old businessman Jake Clyde Merendino in Mexico where Merendino had bought a condo. A hand written will written on a note pad was produced by Romo that left the deceased's estate entirely to him. Romo and the victim had been lovers. At the time of the murder the girlfriend was pregnant with Romo's now 6 month old child. The two have pleaded not guilty. Romo faces life imprisonment. The L.A. Times has more details.
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| 11/25/2015 |
| Dmitiri Kane Leaves the Stage |
OMG! Not even a full week and another performer bites the dust. Tattooed Dimitri Kane apparently died of an overdose. Apparently the coroner is naming it a suicide. It is so agonizing when one sees somebody one feels is so blessed yet who thinks their life is so cursed that they cannot continue with it. XBIZ and MenOfPorn have some details.
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| 11/20/2015 |
| Farewell for Zac Stevens |
News of the death of a young Zac Stevens reached the internet at MenOfPorn and The Sword this week. No details are known but there are hints of a voluntary departure. This is making for 'tiresome' postings under this news heading but it is certainly frustrating and perplexing to see young men, who are viewed by their fans with such admiration (of some sort), who can't see their own person as beautiful or worthy. If only they would contact us and we could explain it to them. Yes, there are a few trolls out there that, shortly after orgasm, proclaim the stupidity of sex performers but the rest of us can know the wide expanse of the precious human condition without rejecting those who's experience deviates from our own.
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| 11/18/2015 |
| Chris Ward Retires |
| Tim Valenti to Replace Retiring Falcon Studios President Chris Ward |
Chris Ward announced his retirement from the multistudio business that he collected into one company: AEBN, Hot House Entertainment, Raging Stallion, Falcon Studio and NakedSword.
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| 11/5/2015 |
| Gay Porn News in Strange Places |
| Bribery, gay porn, and copyright trolls: The rise and fall of lawyer Marc Randazza |
ArsTechnica became an unusual forum for news affecting the gay porn industry. ArsTechnica is a respected publisher of news involving some of the most technical aspect of the tech industry with in depth of articles on the internal workings of computers that 99.9% of the country couldn't understand. Many in the tech industry tend to be biased against the use of digital copyrights. For that reason they were interested in the infringement battle put up by Corbin Fisher. The article referenced above contains interesting tidbits like the amount of money one can visualize coursing through the Corbin Fisher website.
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| 11/3/2015 |
| Outed Boxer Reverses His Denial |
| Pro Boxer Apologizes to DawgPoundUSA About Being Drugged in Porn |
Prolific boxer Yusaf Mack had claimed diminished responsibility for his role in a porn film. After being threatened with a defamation suit, he retracted the claim and apologized for trying to cover the truth of his bisexuality to save his stature in the black community.
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| 10/27/2015 |
| RentBoy.com Legal Defense Fund |
| RentBoy.com Legal Defense Fund |
By this day it is old news that was not included here because of the indirect connection to the porn industry. However there is an element to the prosecution of this 'off grid' business: it is being prosecuted by Homeland Security, if you can believe that. Yes, due to the mind boggling stupidity of our national legislators, all kinds of crimes are lumped in with terrorists to be dealt with by Homeland Security.
One could say that it is just a matter of giving a prosecutor a new name but the rules of the game become seriously different when you get to national bureaucrats. We personally know of a case where an autistic adult with no income was charged by brain dead prosecutors for being conned into sharing movies on the internet. Yes, by Homeland Security. He was told he had to appear in court 1,000 fucking miles away to defend himself.
If you care to, you can help the owners of RentBoy by contributing to their defense fund on the link above.
If this is the best that Homeland Security can do, we are well and truly screwed.
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| 10/20/2015 |
| Gino Colbert Dies |
So far with less fanfare than last weeks passing of Blue Blake, producer/director/performer Gino Colbert also crossed that same river. Colbert had a rather large impact on the gay porn 'industry' but it was less flamboyant than some. In spite of his involvement with big names like Joey Stefano, Ken Ryker, the three Rockland brothers and Blue Blake, it was often difficult to find a reviewer that could praise his work as a director.
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| 10/15/2015 |
| Blue Blake Has Passed |
Royal Marine, performer, director, producer and author, beefy Blue Blake was found dead in his home in London at the age of 52. The cause is undetermined but not being treated as suspicious. PinkNews in the U.K. probably will have the latest news.
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| 9/11/2015 |
| King B Is Gone. |
TheSword.com has a page about the death of King B. at the tender age of 24. XBIZ's posting notes that he participated in a reality show "That Life: Atlanta".
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| 8/13/2015 |
| David Forest Dies |
Probably the biggest agent for gay porn performers, David Forest dies at the age of 66 on August 13th from complications from diabetes. His obituary in the Los Angeles Times mentions only his music promotion career but an XBIZ article covers a bit of his porn career including his 'private meeting connection services'. Neither article mentioned several prosecutions and time spent in jail for "pandering."
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| 7/11/2015 |
| Flattery Will Get You Everywhere |
| Book of Landon: All-Time Great Eyes End of Remarkable Career |
For those of you who like the story of the ideal porn-man, Xbiz has an article on the coming end of Landon Conrad's porn career. Summary: everybody thinks he's wonderful. No dirt to dish. Those wanting to know how everybody in the biz is scum will not enjoy this admiring feature.
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| 7/10/2015 |
| Staxus Acquires Man's Best |
| Staxus has just launched MansBest.com |
Staxus has acquired Man's Best and is digitizing their productions for web viewing and downloads.
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| 6/11/2015 |
| Cole Tucker 1953-2015 |
| XBIZ Obituary |
Paraphrased from XBIZ:
KeithWebb posts:
Cole Tucker passed away Sunday , June 7 in Palm Springs from AIDs related illness.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 13.
The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Desert AIDs Project in Palm Springs.
Cole was one of the most iconic and beloved gay porn-stars of my generation. He won Gay Performer of the Year in 1998 from both GayVN and Grabbys. He was a legendary pornstar, emphasis on star, that was on-of-a-kind....they don't make them like him anymore.
Cole Tucker was a character that he created to entertain the world. As a man he was the sweet, funny, smart, generous and hardworking man I knew. Cole was not only an amazing performer, he was also a personal friend and our realtor in Palm Springs for the past 7 years.
You were a great friend and will be truly missed....
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| 4/26/2015 |
| New Picture Book from Cocky Boys |
| Sixty Nine: Joyful Gay Sex |
Cocky Boys has released a print book in conjunction with Bruno Gmunder. Evidently a few people are still printing books but both of these companies are known for high quality material so they will still find a market.
"Want to know how to have all the fun of sensual sex without shame? Let the Cocky Boys show you. Anything but a conventional photo book, Sixty Nine: Joyful Gay Sex shows how joyful gay sex can be, in every situation and location. The sweet boys showcase their favorite positions, accompanied with a passionate essay by Cocky Boys masterminds Jake Jaxson and R.J. Sebastian. Sixty Nine represents the feeling of a new generation."
Performers appearing in the book: Levi Karter, Chris Harder, Darius Ferdynand, Dillon Rossi, Jake Bass, Justin Matthews, Levi Michaels, Pierre Fitch, Rafael Alencar, Ricky Roman and Tayte Hanson.
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| 4/10/2015 |
| Chuck Holmes Documentary Finally Premiers |
Finally, more than two years after their Kickstarter campaign began, the documentary on Chuck Holmes, founder of Falcon Studios, premiered at the LBGT Film Festival on April 10th, 2015 in Boston. XBIZ has more details.
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| 4/2/2015 |
| Shit, Another One |
| Gay Porn Star Rylan Knox Has Committed Suicide |
Performer <a href='/S/7/88607.html'>Rylan Knox</a> was found dead in his boyfriend's apartment where he had committed suicide.
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| 3/26/2015 |
| Helix Studios Buys Content From Two Twink Studios |
Helix Studios announced the purchase of the digital master content from two studios also known for their twink content. Helix will begin showing the content to subscribers in the next 3 months. Puppy Productions last released work in 2007 while PZP Productions released content as recently as 2012. Helix's first releases came later than these two studios, in 2003. XBiz has more on the effusive publicity talk.
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| 3/24/2015 |
| Jarec Wentworth Charged with Extortion |
Jarec Wentworth will be charged in court March 26th for allegedly blackmailing a wealthy client with exposing his sexual conduct. MEN.com is still releasing material this week with his performances. Wentworth has asked to be released from the government hosting facilities, pending trial. xbiz.com, Str8UpGayPorn.com and queerty.com have more details.
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| 3/12/2015 |
| Trenton Ducati's Kill Meth Foundation |
| Mission Man: Trenton Ducati Steps Outside the Industry to Answer a Bigger Calling |
After having conquered his own meth addiction problem 4 years ago, Trenton Ducati has started a foundation to raise funds for "emergency services, funding, housing and shelter, food services, mental health." Filing has completed for 501(c)(3) status and setup has begun at KillMeth.org.
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| 1/14/2015 |
| Johnny Rapid Propositions Justin Bieber |
Promising to "do most of the work," a not very modest Johnny Rapid, on YouTube, offered bad-boy Justin Bieber $2 million to do a sex scene for MEN.com.
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| 1/7/2015 |
| Sean Cody Sold to MindGeek |
MindGeek, the owner of MEN.com and numerous tube sites has bought the venerable Sean Cody. The Sword has the unofficial story.
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| 12/30/2014 |
| Two Performers Contract HIV |
The Associated Press has a story about a man transmitting HIV in a Las Vagas film shoot. Evidently he had tested negative but then his viral load went high enough to transmit it to his co-performer. Company and names do not seem to be available.
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| 12/23/2014 |
| Luka Magnotta Convicted |
Minor porn performer Luka Magnotta was convicted in Canada of the murder of Chinese student Jun Lin. Jun connected with Magnotta via a Craigslist posting about kinky sex. Jun was killed dismembered, photographed and body parts were mailed to a number of recipients. After e-mailing and posting evidence on the internet he then fled to Europe where he was arrested in Berlin. He tried to mount a defense of insanity but was convicted in part because of detailed planning of the killing although one could say publicizing a murder might not be considered sane. He was sentenced to life in prison but is eligible for parole after 25 years plus 19 more years for other charges.
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