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Porn Actors Launch Election Ad Campaign

They're targeting Project 2025

(Newser) - Porn actors are fighting back against the Project 2025 conservative policy blueprint, which calls for pornography to be outlawed and producers imprisoned. Some 17 actors have launched a $100,000 ad campaign targeting visitors to porn websites in seven swing states, the New York Times reports. Polls show Donald Trump...

Dementia May Scrap Ron Jeremy Rape Trial
Ron Jeremy Declared
Unfit to Stand Trial
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Jan 17, 2023 5:27 PM CST

Ron Jeremy Declared Unfit to Stand Trial

Porn actor had faced dozens of rape, sexual assault charges

(Newser) - A Los Angeles judge declared Tuesday that porn performer Ron Jeremy is mentally incompetent to stand trial on dozens of rape and sexual assault counts. Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Harris said in a hearing that after reviewing reports from both prosecutors and Jeremy's defense, he has determined Jeremy...

Jenna Jameson Has Rare Syndrome
Jenna Jameson's
Partner Reveals
Misdiagnosis
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Jan 19, 2022 8:12 AM CST

Jenna Jameson's Partner Reveals Misdiagnosis

Former adult-film actress doesn't have Guillain-Barre after all, is still hospitalized: Lior Bitton

(Newser) - Update: The partner of Jenna Jameson now says the former adult-film star is still receiving treatment in Hawaii after falling ill several weeks ago, but that the original news about her condition last week has been revised. Per CNN , Lior Bitton put up an Instagram post Tuesday on Jameson's...

Porn Star Indicted in Sexual Assaults of 21 Women, Girls

Rom Jeremy pleads not guilty to more than 30 counts

(Newser) - A grand jury has indicted adult film actor Ron Jeremy on more than 30 counts of sexual assault involving 21 women and girls across more than two decades, authorities said. Jeremy, 68, whose legal name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday to...

With New Charges, Ron Jeremy Could Get 330 Years

Prosecutors have added 7 more charges

(Newser) - Ron Jeremy's lawyer accused prosecutors of "piling on" Wednesday after seven more sexual assault charges were filed against the adult film star, including three counts of rape. Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office says the 67-year-old actor, whose real name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, could face a...

Porn Star Arrested in Deadly Toad Venom Case

Nacho Vidal is manslaughter suspect after photographer dies after reported shamanic ritual

(Newser) - Last July, fashion photographer Jose Luis Abad died in Spain after authorities say he inhaled vapors from toad venom during a shamanic ritual. Now, the Guardian and BBC report three people have been arrested, including a porn star who hawks penis-shaped candles on Twitter . Nacho Vidal (real name: Ignacio Jorda...

Spielberg's Daughter on FaceTime: Dad, I'm a Porn Star

Mikaela Spielberg, 23, says her dad and mom Kate Capshaw are 'intrigued' by her career choice

(Newser) - The New York Post's version starts off with Steven Spielberg-themed joke, but we'll just give it to you straight: The director's 23-year-old daughter, Mikaela Spielberg, has announced she's now a porn star. In an exclusive interview with the US Sun , the younger Spielberg, adopted daughter of...

Adult Film Star Jessica Jaymes Dead at 40

Former teacher also appeared in Weeds

(Newser) - Jessica Jaymes, a former schoolteacher who starred in more than 200 adult films, has died. The 40-year-old, who also had cameo appearances playing herself in Weeds, was pronounced dead Tuesday after a friend who hadn't seen her in a few days visited her San Fernando Valley, California, home and...

Stormy Daniels Now 'Free to Tell Her Story'

Her manager says Trump lawyer violated NDA, so she can talk now

(Newser) - Stormy Daniels is now free to tell her story after President Trump's personal lawyer violated a non-disclosure agreement—and she plans to do so, her manager says. Gina Rodriguez says Daniels believes lawyer Michael Cohen violated the NDA by admitting he paid the porn star $130,000 before the...

The Trump-Stormy Daniels Details Keep Coming

'In Touch' published its interview with adult-film actress Wednesday

(Newser) - It's not every day that the New York Times reports on an In Touch article about a porn star, but here we are. In a follow-up to last week's Wall Street Journal article that alleged an adult film actress was paid $130,000 in 2016 to stay mum...

Porn Star Urges Parents to Have the Talk Early

Yes, your child has seen hardcore porn, Monique Alexander says

(Newser) - Parents may find it awkward to talk to their pre-adolescent kids about sex, but nowadays, those who don't are letting porn do the talking. That's the message behind a new minute-long (and somewhat NSFW) PSA called "Give the Talk" developed by ad agency Mistress, which hired porn...

Attorneys for Trump's Accusers Have a Message for Him

'Be careful what you wish for, Mr. Trump': lawyer Gloria Allred on his threats to sue

(Newser) - Jessica Drake is the latest woman (No. 11, by Variety and NBC News' count) to accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, claiming that the GOP nominee hugged her tightly and kissed her after a 2006 golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, Calif., then tried to offer her $10,000 to return...

Adult Actor Who Accused James Deen Dead at 31

Colleagues are mourning Amber Rayne

(Newser) - Amber Rayne, one of the adult actors who accused James Deen of assault , is dead at age 31, Adult Video News reports. A cause of death is unknown pending an autopsy, but sources says she died in her sleep, peacefully, at home over the weekend. Rayne, who worked in the...

James Deen in More Trouble, Now Over Condom Use

Porn star's production company hit with citations, fines

(Newser) - James Deen, already under fire for alleged sexual assault , is now under more fire. California OSHA officials say the porn star's production company didn't use condoms and then didn't offer vaccines or follow-up medical exams to employees who may have been exposed to hepatitis B, the Guardian...

CDC: Porn Actor Spread HIV After Testing Negative for It

Frequent testing alone can't prevent the spread of HIV, researchers stress

(Newser) - Frequent testing alone can't prevent the spread of HIV, researchers stress in a CDC report on a few cases centered in the porn industry. Researchers say a 25-year-old male porn actor, labeled "Patient A," tested negative for HIV in 2014 and over the next 22 days had...

New James Deen Accusers Detail On-Set Attacks

2 more women come forward, say porn star raped them while filming

(Newser) - Two more porn stars have come forward with accusations of assault against James Deen , and they're extremely disturbing. Both allegedly took place on porn sets, while filming, and the Daily Beast has the details:
  • Amber Rayne says that, while filming her first scene with Deen, she called him a
...

Porn Stars Accuse James Deen of Rape, Assault

A firestorm is brewing around the adult-film star

(Newser) - Adult film star (and Lindsay Lohan co-star ) James Deen has been hailed as a feminist and as porn's "boy next door," but over the past few days a much more troubling persona has emerged. As Vice reports, a number of porn stars have accused Deen of...

GOP Aide Quits After Ex-Porn Star Tweets Revenge Porn

Suffice it to say she wasn't happy about their breakup

(Newser) - Today in cautionary tales from the Internet, we have Adam Kuhn, the now-former chief of staff for Ohio GOP Rep. Steve Stivers. It seems that Kuhn stepped down yesterday after an ex-girlfriend and former porn star tweeted a photo of his naughty bits to Stivers' Twitter account, reports Politico . "...

Another Porn Star Tests Positive for HIV

Industry body calls for another filming moratorium

(Newser) - Two more porn stars have tested positive for HIV, prompting calls for another moratorium on filming and adding more ammunition to the battle over mandatory condom requirements for adult films. The first person infected, reported last month , has been identified as actress Cameron Bay. Earlier this week, a second actor,...

Positive HIV Test Grinds Porn Industry to a Halt

Industry group calls for halt in filming, consults doctors

(Newser) - A leading porn industry group called for a moratorium on filming, after discovering that one performer has tested positive for HIV. The Free Speech Coalition, an industry group, wouldn't reveal the infected performer's identity, but said it was working with Adult Production Health & Safety Services to treat...

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