HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—The 2022 XRCO Awards Show is set for tonight at Boardners in Hollywood. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the Red Carpet gets underway at 7 p.m., with the show scheduled to kick off at 9 p.m. and the after party commencing immediately after.
Co-hosts Bridgette B. and Alexis Fawx will be joined on stage by newcomers Leana Lovings and Bunny Madison serving as trophy girls, AKA “Heart-On Girls,” and an extensive lineup of stars are slated to present awards during the show.
The XRCO Awards is free for all members of the adult entertainment industry and their guests. Admission is granted by door recognition or RSVP—though RSVP is strongly recommended. RSVPs are still being accepted at Eventbrite.
“We are looking forward to a great evening,” XRCO chairman Dirty Bob said. “I hope to see everyone come out and have a great time. It is going to be a very special show.”
Boardners is located at 1652 N Cherokee Ave in Hollywood. Special arrangements have been made with the club to allow attendees 18 and over.
Sponsors for the 2022 XRCO Awards are: Vixen, Evil Angel, IAFD, Wicked Pictures, Axel Braun, Erotik.com, Rog Reviews, Adult Time, ATMLA, Star Factory PR and SS Entertainment LLC.
BALI, Indonesia — A Russian influencer who posted on Instagram a semi-nude photo of herself in Bali last weekend was detained by police after a local celebrity politician alerted the authorities to a supposed act of “obscenity.”
On Sunday, Alina Fazleeva posted an Instagram-ready semi-nude photo taken during her stay in Bali, in which she can be seen leaning against a large tree with intricate roots, with her arms and legs covering her nipples and pubic area.
The tasteful photo is not dissimilar to scantily clad images that social media influencers — including many adult performers — share daily on the internet, at home or while visiting other countries.
Unfortunately for the Russian influencer — who boasts almost 17K followers on Instagram — the Bayan tree in question is considered sacred among the communities surrounding Babakan Temple in Tua Village in the Bali region of Tabanan.
According to the local press, “this incident came to add insult to injury after another foreigner [“bule,” the word used by the local Indonesian press more accurately translates to “Caucasian” and can be considered a slur] was caught dancing naked at the summit of Mount Batur earlier in the month.”
Fazleeva was promptly detained by the Marga Police Department and, according to the Bali Sun, “has been fully cooperative and has taken strides to make amends for what she claims was an innocent mistake.”
An interpreter working for the Babakan Temple told the Bali Sun that “Alina insists that she did not know that the tree or the grounds were a sacred place, nor that nudity was not only illegal but sacrilegious. She was joined by her husband during questioning by the local police. It is understood that it was her husband who joined her during the 10-minute photo shoot.”
Fazleeva and her husband have reportedly “committed to pay for any costs incurred in performing a full cleansing ritual at the temple and the tree itself.”
After being released by the police, the influencer returned to the tree to take another picture praying while apologizing for her actions.
“It seems that this willingness to make amends is going a long way in ensuring that the criminal investigation does not escalate further,” the Bali Sun editorialized. “The case is still open so there may be further investigations, but if the community is satisfied that justice has been served then it is likely that the case will be closed.”
Fazleeva posted another picture on Instagram yesterday, her hands held before her face, close-eyed in a praying pose.
“I appeal to my friends and all the guests of Bali,” she captioned. “I unknowingly made a big mistake for which I regret [sic] and I want to tell you so that you don’t repeat it. There are a lot of sacred places in Bali and not all of them have information signs about it, as in my case. And it is very important to treat these places and traditions with respect.”
The Bali Sun stressed it is “likely that this case and the attention that it has bought online will serve as a reminder to visitors of all kinds to Bali, and to Balinese temples specifically, that sacred spaces must be respected; that they are not spaces conveniently designed for photoshoots, in spite of their highly photogenic nature. Communities across Bali are working hard to ensure that these kinds of incidences are handled seriously. They will waste no time in involving the police and immigration departments to ensure that justice is served.”
A Constant Reminder for Content Makers Abroad
The “Alina Yogi case,” as it is known in local media, was amplified by celebrity politician Niluh Djelantik, an entrepreneur and shoe designer who serves as Chairman of UMKM in the NasDem Party.
Today Djelantik took to Instagram to demand the deportation of Fazleeva, posting a series of DMs where she is seen telling the repentant Russian influencer to “convey this message to all your foreigner friends/photographers/models/influencers/yogi or how they called themselves [sic]; when in Rome do as the Romans do. Respect our homeland and follow the rules.”
The DMs also warn Fazleeva — whom Djelantik calls “ignorant” — that “Immigrations is following up on this matter. We have pornography law which include nudity public post [sic].”
As XBIZ reported last year, recurring arrests of influencers and other people making content they share online are constant reminders that adult performers who shoot content away from their home regions should always be aware of the laws and penalties for the production and distribution of what could be considered as “pornography” by local authorities.
Last June, an incident, referred in the local press as the “Porn Villa” or “Viral Villa” affair, concerned a couple posting a TikTok video that was noticed by locals.
The video contained the caption “Welcome to Our New Porn Villa,” and featured identifiable Balinese landmarks, which appeared to identify the popular resort’s location in the Umalas area.
Bali’s police commissioner told local press at the time that the authorities are in the process of posting signs warning tourists that pornography is a criminal offense in Indonesia, the Muslim-majority archipelago where Bali is located. Several sites around Bali are considered sacred to the local Hindu community.
The Indonesian press typically amplifies any scandals with sensationalistic headlines blasting any perceived sexual activity.
Indonesia’s harsh obscenity law was passed as “Law 44” in 2008.
LOS ANGELES — XBIZ is pleased to release the full speaker lineup for XBIZ Miami 2022. The biggest summer event for adult creators and digital media pros is set for a highly anticipated in-person return at the oceanfront Sagamore Hotel in Miami this month, May 16-19.
Presented by premier webcam community Chaturbate, this year’s XBIZ Miami will offer a trifecta of professional development, schmoozing and poolside fun. Whether following the Web/Tech or Creator/Talent track, attendees can learn about the latest trends in content creation, monetization, online marketing and everything else they might need to stay ahead of the curve, thanks to timely panel sessions and workshops.
That’s on top of a slew of networking activities where attendees can reunite with industry peers, make new contacts and explore collaborative opportunities. And of course, this year’s edition of XBIZ Miami carries on the tradition of offering a lineup of exclusive special events, culminating with the 2022 XBIZ Cam Awards, adult creators’ biggest night.
The full event schedule and list of speakers is available here.
PARIS — LELO and luxury design partner On Aura Tout Vu (OATV) will include their high-end sex toys in a charity auction benefiting Sidaction at Studio Harcourt Paris on Monday, May 16.
As XBIZ reported, the luxury sex toys were first presented in January on the occasion of Haute Couture week. The On Aura Tout Vu/LELO collaboration has been available only via special order. Last month, Diesel also unveiled their “reinterpretation” of two of LELO’s products, the Sona Cruise clitoral stimulator and the Tor 2 vibrating ring.
“Intimate accessories, of which sex toys are an integral part, have been transformed for a few weeks into real fashion items. Created for your deepest desires, the On Aura Tout Vu jewelry bags will allow you to hide your most intimate secrets,” noted a rep. “Where innovation meets audacity, these exceptional pieces naturally find their place among the new creations of [OATV’s] Livia Stoianova and Yassen Samouilov.
“It is through this power of transforming everyday objects into unique pieces that LELO, creator of emotion, wished to join forces with OATV, to unveil a unique capsule [collection] for all those who know that fashion and trends are all about personality and desirability,” the rep continued.
“We are very proud to participate in this auction around intimate pleasure accessories,” explained a rep for the auction’s beneficiary, HIV/AIDS charity Sidaction. “The fight against HIV intersects with the issue of a fulfilling and responsible sex life. This also involves comprehensive and positive sexuality education for young people, which should make it possible to address themes such as meeting and discovering others, self-esteem and respect for others, and knowledge of the body and pleasure.”
Among the pieces expected at the auction are couture versions of the Ora 3 simulator, the Sila intimate jewel, and the Mia 2 lipstick vibrator, which will be transformed for the occasion into a pendant. The pieces highlight OATV signature touches like crystals, gold-plated cabochons and sparkling studs, and are matched with cases that match the shape of these unique accessories.
“We are proud to contribute to this project. By making this couture collaboration, we are highlighting the craftsmanship that is put at the service of a humanitarian cause,” explained an OATV rep.
The auction will take place at at Studio Harcourt Paris on Monday, May 16, 7:30 p.m. (CEST). Collectors and amateurs are invited to participate by Sadde Auctioneers; secret purchase orders are accessible via Drouot and Interenchères.
LOS ANGELES — Canadian distributor Sexy Living has reestablished its partnership with Fun Factory to include a modernized interactive ordering platform with real-time stock updates, among other upgrades.
“We’re entering a new season and it’s all change here at Sexy Living,” said Ivan Walsh, the company’s chief operating officer. “We have completely overhauled our ordering system and we’re delighted to further solidify our partnership with Fun Factory. We are committed to making the process easier for retailers to stock this great German brand in their stores. We are also committed to offering reliable shipping throughout the country. It’s never been easier for the people of Canada to have access to these great products.”
A rep noted Sexy Living has revised many of its processes since coming under new ownership, including simpler stock-taking processes and more efficient delivery.
“We’re so thrilled to expand in Canada and couldn’t think of a better partner than Sexy Living,” Fun Factory North American Sales Director Michael Cox said. “They’ve been in the industry as long as we have and are working tirelessly to overcome the challenges our industry faces. It’s now easier than ever for retailers to stock our whole Fun Factory award-winning range and we know our customers are in safe hands. Fun Factory stands for high quality and we constantly innovate and research new techniques; it’s great to have a partner like Sexy Living who is streamlining and evolving its processes, too.”
For additional information, contact a preferred sales rep or email [email protected].
NEW YORK—Adult entertainment portal Pornhub today unveils a six-part video series titled Pornhub Literacy 101 designed to shed light on how the site strives to promote wellness and healthy engagement with the content it offers.
The project is a collaboration with Liz Goldwyn, founder of The Sex Ed, a platform dedicated to sex, health and consciousness education. An acclaimed author and director whose credits include the documentary Pretty Things (HBO, 2005) as well as the forthcoming book Sex, Health & Consciousness (Sounds True, 2022), Goldwyn was recruited to helm Pornhub Literacy 101 with the creative aid of Phantom Planet frontman Alex Greenwald creating music for the series, and costume designer Heidi Bivens of HBO’s Euphoria imbuing it with a style referencing Golden Age Hollywood with a contemporary twist.
Intended as “a comprehensive guide for Pornhub’s 100 million+ daily visitors as to how to best and most safely interact with the platform, while underscoring Pornhub’s continued and unparalleled commitment to trust, safety and transparency,” Pornhub Literacy 101 features Pornhub ambassadors Asa Akira, Kira Noir, Natassia Dreams and Pornhub Aria, as well as top stars Emily Willis and Ricky Johnson.
The full six-part series is available today on www.pornhub.com and Pornhub’s official YouTube channel. Watch the trailer here.
“It’s important to me and to The Sex Ed to open up dialogue around sex, health and consciousness to the widest possible audience, and who better to partner with to do so than Pornhub, whose analytics reveal an audience that rivals those of the top mainstream streaming giants?” Goldwyn said. “As a researcher and educator in the sexual wellness space, I have known for years of Pornhub’s cutting edge technologies and safety practices, which far outweigh those of platforms many of us use on a daily basis. So, it was a no-brainer to collaborate with Pornhub on this series of PSAs.”
She continued, “Society needs to engage critically with pornography, especially as it exists at the nexus of media, entertainment and technology. Pornography is ingrained in all these aspects of our lives and having porn literacy is the first step to having the skills to process and understand our own and collective relationship with adult content. This means talking about the very things we tend to want to avoid, like cybersecurity, the sharing of nonconsensual intimate images and videos, and what performers themselves have to say about working safely in their business.”
Added Bivens, “Liz’s focus on sex, health and consciousness education through her podcast and platform The Sex Ed creates opportunity for all to learn and explore their sexuality in a safe and equitable way. While designing costumes for Euphoria, I was impressed by the show runners’ openness to casting adult film actors in roles which they might not usually be considered for and treating them with respect and dignity. Liz’s work to shift the public consciousness surrounding sex and health promotes safe spaces for people to explore these topics and helps to humanize those involved.”
According to promo materials for the project, “Pornhub Literacy 101 is the first visual representation of Pornhub’s core values: consent, freedom of sexual expression, authenticity, originality and diversity. Pornhub Literacy 101 provides further transparency and education around how users interact with the platform and emphasizes the priority Pornhub places on cybersecurity, trust and online safety, which includes a zero-tolerance policy for the sharing of any non-consensual images. The series also reveals the rigorous, industry-leading safeguards dedicated to keeping Pornhub a safe space for content creators and the community at large.”
Each installment of Pornhub Literacy 101 is 2-4 minutes in length. A company overview of its six episodes follows:
Lesson 1 – What Is Pornhub with Kira Noir
Learn how Pornhub has set the industry standard when it comes to preventing illegal and unwanted content from being uploaded onto its adult video sharing platforms.
Lesson 2 – How Does Pornhub Support Its Community with Asa Akira
Pornhub’s Sexual Wellness Center is a robust platform offering the latest in health advice, sexuality research and resources to healthy and secure approaches to various kinks, unconventional sexual practices and so much more. Viewers will also learn about Pornhub’s philanthropic arms, raising money for a range of global initiatives including sex worker activist communities.
Lesson 3 – How Does Pornhub Support Models with Ricky Johnson
Find out the tools Pornhub models have at their disposal to swiftly eliminate unwanted content and more.
Lesson 4 – How Does Pornhub Keep Its Community Safe with Natassia Dreams
The importance Pornhub places on support, trust and safety are reviewed with tips on how content creators and performers can further enhance their safety on the site.
Lesson 5 – How Does Pornhub Keep Its Platform Safe with Emily Willis
Get to know how seriously Pornhub takes the sharing of non-consensual images and the strong measures it has in place to ensure the safety of its community and protect the platform from unwanted content.
Lesson 6 – What is Pornhub’s Stance on Trust and Safety with Pornhub Aria
Attempts at uploading non-consensual materials are an unfortunate reality that all user-generated platforms encounter. Learn how Pornhub’s safeguards are designed to catch unwanted content before they are ever made live on the site and what sanctions are enforced as part of our zero-tolerance policy.
LOS ANGELES — The creators of the Brazzers Tuxedo line drew inspiration from the excitement of returning to big in-person events following almost two years of restrictions.
Available now through the official Brazzers online shop, the stylish summer collection features several upscale items designed specifically for the ladies and the guys.
“For the ladies, we have a new bandeau halter bikini, featuring the same pattern as the men’s tuxedos,” a Brazzers rep told AVN. “For the guys, we have a three-piece matching set comprised of a bucket hat, button-down shirt and swim shorts—available in beige and black.
“And for those who love to accessorize, we’ve got matching beach towels, handbags, and a dazzling new pair of sunglasses.”
Top adult talent Ana Foxxx and Scarlit Scandal joined a trio of ZZ contract studs—Ricky Johnson, Damion Dayski and Van Wylde—for the promotional photoshoot.
The Brazzers Tuxedo line is available now exclusively at officialzzstore.com.
“The concept for the Brazzers Tuxedo was inspired by the post-pandemic return of outdoor events like festivals, beach and pool parties,” the Brazzers rep explained. “We wanted to create a seamless head-to-toe look with subtle branding; an outfit that looks dope and features the iconic Brazzers logo in a way that doesn’t scream ‘I love porn!’”
Follow Brazzers online shop on Instagram at @officialzzstore.
LOS ANGELES — Adam & Eve Pictures on Thursday announced it has tapped Will Ryder to write and direct an original sci-fi sex thriller.
Casting is underway for Oh My God No! with Kira Noir and newcomer Dakota Tyler cast as the ‘conflicting’ female leads. Nathan Bronson will play a desperate man caught in an impossible situation he cannot escape.
The production green-light comes on the heels of Love, Sex & Fashion, a Ryder feature movie comedy which was just released two weeks ago.
“Comedy is what Will does best,” said Rachel V, head of production for Adam & Eve Pictures. “However, he’s not limited to one specific genre because we also enjoyed a lot of success with the movie The Cursed XXX which was Scott David and Will Ryder’s first attempt in the thriller genre so when they talked to us about this new movie synopsis, we absolutely loved it.”
The studio indicated Oh My God No! will tell “the harrowing story of young newlyweds that find themselves in unimaginable trouble.”
“That’s all we will say for now about the story because this script is going to scare a lot of people,” Ryder remarked. “I will however, be happy to talk about my female leads because they are the fuel that will ignite this story.”
Veteran superstar Kira Noir has never worked with Ryder before but the movie’s co-producer Scott David was quick to point out, “Will was adamant that we get Kira in this feature movie so we’re pretty excited to have her join the cast of this thriller.”
“Kira is a fabulous talent and a very believable actor,” Ryder said. “I’ve wanted to work with her for a few years now and I know she’ll be up for the acting challenge this story presents. This is the type of role that actors relish and when Kira reads the script, she’s gonna love it and be consumed by it.”
The director was equally enthusiastic albeit a bit cautious, when talking about Dakota Tyler.
“This is a casting gamble because Dakota is so new,” Ryder said. “When I read her for the part, I was looking for realism and the ability to take direction and improve with each take. What I discovered, is a natural actress, young and very pretty so I have no doubt she will really kill this part. In fact, the more I think about it, this role was made for her because she’s perfect to play Mandy.”
“I can’t believe that I got the opportunity to read for the part of Mandy let alone get it,” Dakota said. “I don’t know the entire movie story yet, only the couple of pages I tested on, but I got chills just reading those lines.”
“Dakota Tyler hails from Connecticut and brings a sweet vulnerability to the role yet has an internal toughness that will be an asset in a huge movie shoot like this,” Ryder concluded.
Check out the YouTube trailer for the comedy Love, Sex & Lawyers, which is up for multiple XRCO Awards.
Also check out the YouTube trailer for Love, Sex & Fashion.
Oh My God No! will be released later this year.
Contact Peter Reynolds at Plaid Bag Media 818.332.2275 #701 [email protected] for broadcast/VOD licensing and DVD sales for all Adam & Eve movies.
MONTREAL—Sweetheart Video has released the debut volume of brand new series Massage Seductions, available now through parent company Mile High Media on all platforms.
Helmed by AVN Hall of Fame director Mike Quasar, the all-girl movie stars cover models Kayley Gunner and Savannah Bond, along with Madison Morgan, Bella Rolland, Braylin Bailey, Freya Parker, Nikki Sweet and Haley Reed.
“Mike is on point as he brings together a talented cast of adult stars in this series debut,” Mile High vice president Jon Blitt said. “With true passion and real chemistry between these stunning performers, Mike takes you into these private massage rooms where sexy masseuses apply their seductive talents.”
Shot in ultra HD, the four lesbian sex scenes of Massage Seductions are complemented on the DVD by a slide show of exclusive photos, animated chapter index and more.
For sales inquiries, contact Wilma at [email protected] or (800) 363-0133.
