CHICAGO—Today at Chicago’s Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, the Exxxotica expo, presented by MyFreeCams, opened the doors of its milestone 50th edition.

Exxxotica hosted its first ever event in South Beach, Miami in 2006, and this first of its quartet of show slated during 2023 marks its 13-year anniversary in the Chicagoland area.

Three Expo Events, the producers of Exxxotica, have put together a star roster appearing at the Chicago show today through Sunday, April 23 including Stormy Daniels, Lisa Ann, Tera Patrick, Alexis Texas, Violet Myers, Adriana Chechik, Lexi Belle, Katie Morgan, Evan Stone, Joanna Angel, Small Hands, Reya Sunshine, WWE/ECW Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam with Katie Forbes, Kazumi, Vicki Chase, Ember Snow, the Doubledose Twins, Alex Coal, Barrett Blade, Nikki Dial, Kenzie Taylor, Jada Stevens, Nicolette Shea, April O’Neil, Christy Canyon, Lacy Lennon, Rocky Emerson, Misty Stone, Jenna Foxx, Kiki Klout, Nickey Huntsman, Jessie Saint, Lauren Phillips, Christiana Cinn, Priya Rai, Foxxy, Micky Lynn, Ginger Lynn, Brittany Andrews, Abigaiil Morris, Sammi Torres, Marina Valmont, Gigi Dior, Spencer Bradley, James Bartholet, Rebel Rhyder, Kay Lovely, Alexis Amore, Kitty Cam, Cecelia Taylor, Kit Kawai, and many more creators, stars and influencers.

Many will be appearing at the Spotlight booth, sponsored by LoyalFans, as well as with sponsors and exhibitors such as TadpoleXXXStudios, Doubledose Twins, Signatures After Dark, Elite Talent Direct, Planetary Studios and more.

Exxxotica Chicago’s Entertainment Stage, sponsored by Chaturbate, will offer a schedule of performances by fan favorites such as RubberDoll, Reya Sunshine, Christiana Cinn, and Stallion Male Revue, as well as the Ms. Exxxotica competition, the Team Texass Twerk Contest hosted by Alexis Texas, and the Pole Championships. There will also be shows and demonstrations by aerialists and artists, as well as emcees J. Randall and DJ Geenius.

The expo’s Seminar Series, sponsored by Bad Dragon, features a schedule of entertaining and educational programming curated by Resident Sexpert Tyomi Morgan on topics including improving your sex life, getting into the adult industry, swinging, BDSM, and tales from legends about their life in front of and behind the cameras.

More than 100 exhibitors and sponsors have a presence on the show floor, and when the doors close each night for the expo, Official After Parties are set to take place all over the region, including at longtime sponsors Heavenly Bodies, as well as hot spots such as Club 390, Rick’s Cabaret Chicago and Blackjacks. There will also be celebrations taking place at the show’s host hotel featuring DJ sets by Lisa Ann and Tera Patrick.

VIP attendees get first dibs and reduced or free admission to the parties. VIP packages also include a custom VIP T-shirt and show bag, commemorative poster and pin, and freebies and discounts from exhibitors and sponsors. It also includes access to the VIP viewing area featuring a cash bar.

Tickets for the Chicago show as well as upcoming shows in Miami (July 14-16), New Jersey (November 3-5) and Washington DC (December 1-3) can be purchased here.

For more information, visit exxxoticaexpo.com.

LOS ANGELES—Reigning AVN Male Performer of the Year Seth Gamble turns the spotlight on 2021 AVN Best New Starlet Scarlit Scandal as the closing subject of his latest cinemacore effort Goddess. Scandal’s scene, titled “Menhet Goddess of War,” debuted today on Wicked.com.

Unlike earlier episodes, this Egyptian-themed segment’s titular figure is based—at least in part—on a historical figure. Menhet was the foreign-born wife of Pharaoh Thutmose III of ancient Egypt’s Eighteenth Dynasty. Given that her name variously translates to “the one who sacrifices” and “the slaughterer,” she became mythologized into a deific figure who led the pharaoh’s troops into battle and cut down their enemies with fiery arrows. In her calmer aspect, she was a personification of the wind.

“The word ‘goddess’ makes us think of beings with perfection, and that’s what people chase after in life,” observed Gamble, who co-stars with Scandal in the scene. “But in mythology, gods are depicted like normal people prone to mistakes and selfish ambitions. The concept in myth is that gods don’t resemble human beings, but it is humans that resemble gods. Although they appear to be beautiful and flawless, they aren’t. They age, they are motivated by greed, they feel sad, and suffer from sorrow, even depression. And if even gods can stumble, humans can too. No one is perfect. Perfection is just an impossible goal we pursue. Goddess was a chance to express these emotions visually.”

When it came to choosing someone to personify Menhet, the performer/director says he knew he wanted Scandal for the role. “She was the only person I considered,” he revealed. “It’s no secret why she won Best New Starlet from AVN. She’s ethereally beautiful, which made her a natural for such a supernaturally-themed project, and she is an intense and passionate performer. She’s extremely motivated, and committed herself 100 percent. Our energy and chemistry together was incredible. Many complex emotions surround the mythology of Menhet, not just bloodshed and warfare, and Scarlit embodied them.”

“Being in Goddess truly made me feel like a goddess,” offered Scandal. “From the amazing crew members to the wardrobe and makeup, everything was just absolutely perfect, and being able to be outside in nature was my absolute favorite part about it. I definitely felt like I was a warrior goddess and it was so dope! I’m very glad I got to be a part of this project along with some other strong, beautiful, talented women.”

The preceding installments of Goddess feature Kenzie Taylor, Nicole Doshi, Ivy Wolfe and Kenna James. See all four episodes now exclusively on Wicked.com.

PARIS—International production house Dorcel today announced the domestic release of Luxure: My Wife’s Pleasures, directed by Herve Bodilis and starring actor-directors Whitney Wright and Anna Polina. Veterans of Dorcel’s third annual “Porn By Women, The Festival” (where Wright’s Torn and Polina’s Life Coach showcased their directing skills), the two step in front of the camera for this latest installment in the polyamory-themed Luxure series. Now available domestically on DVD from Pulse Distribution, My Wife’s Pleasures co-stars Mariska, Candie Luciani, Chloe Duval, James Duval, Ricky Mancini and Kristof Cale.

“Luxure has been one of Dorcel’s top-performing franchises, thanks to Herve Bodilis’ eye for up-and-coming talent,” said U.S. Dorcel publicist Daniel Metcalf. “For My Wife’s Pleasures, he’s flipped the formula, turning his attention to two of the international scene’s most influential actor-directors—Whitney Wright and Anna Polina. For them, being a multi-hyphenate is not about hustle culture, and it is not about multitasking. It’s an equal-opportunity descriptor, whether its for the college students making podcasts and doctors who are Instagram influencers, or the teachers who moonlight as writers, artists and musicians, or the amazing women in our industry—and in this film—who write, direct and shoot their own film festival-celebrated features.”

For more information, visit Dorcel.com.

For sales information, contact Josh St. John at Pulse Distribution: (818) 435-1610 / [email protected].

Pictured: Whitney Wright, James Duval

MIAMI—MYLF has released part two of its latest feature, The Price of Perfect on FreeUse MILF, titled “Fucked My Way to the Top.”

In the new installment, headliner Silvia Saige goes to the city council in order to prove that she deserves to be “Mom of the Month.” In order to earn the award, Saige has to impress council members Mandy Bright, Calvin Hardy and Rusty Nails. While the council free-uses Saige’s body, she also faces a series of challenging questions to prove that she is the perfect candidate for the title. After the council gets a good feel for Saige and her amazing sex skills, the members are confident that she is a true Mom of the Month.

“We are excited to share the next chapter of this enticing story,” said a representative for MYLF. “Silvia truly shines and truly embodies what a Mom of the Month is!”

Subscribe to MYLF.com to watch part two of The Price of Perfect and catch up with part one on Milfty. Part three will be out on April 29.

PITTSBURGH—Adult studio Elegant Angel has officially launched The Elegant Angel Blog at blog.elegantangel.com, where fans will find twice-weekly updates on new and upcoming releases, as well as trips back throuh EA’s over 30 years of production history.

The first post kicking off the blog is a new interview with Elegant Angel fan favorite Skylar Snow, in which she discusses her recent squirt scene “Snow Showers,” as well as gives readers a look into her life behind the scenes.

“I’m so grateful to Elegant Angel for this opportunity to interview for their new blog!” Snow said. “I love letting my fans get to know me a little better. I also enjoyed discussing my new scene, getting to relive it all over again was such a fun treat!”

The Elegant Angel Blog can be accessed through ElegantAngel.com.

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For more updates, follow Elegant Angel on Instagram and Twitter.

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LOS ANGELES—In the third episode of Goddess, AVN Male Performer of the Year and four-time AVN Best Actor Seth Gamble’s latest cinemacore directing effort, he has a fantastical encounter with his real-life wife and 2023 Doppio Senso Best International Female Performer, Kenzie Taylor. The episode, titled “Persephone Goddess of the Underworld,” debuted today on Wicked.com.

Note promo materials for the scene, “The mythical daughter of Zeus and Demeter from Greek lore, Persephone has become something of a modern pop culture phenomenon. Famously portrayed by Rosario Dawson in the Percy Jackson film franchise, this intriguing figure has influenced such films as The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions (in which a sci-fi variant of the character is played by Monica Bellucci), and television shows like ABC’s Once Upon a Time, where she is suggested to be the alter-ego of Rebecca Mader’s Zelena.”

“Today, filmmakers recognize that there is a pattern in most great stories, whether they play out in a primetime soap opera or a blockbuster superhero film,” Gamble said. “Persephone is a great character that allows you to use this pattern to your advantage. Her story, in which she is kidnapped by Hades and becomes the Queen of the Underworld, is known all over the world. Because we all have a shared, subconscious awareness of these symbols, I can tell these stories in completely visual terms.”

He continued, “I knew I had to cast Kenzie in this. She’s not only a gifted actress and spectacular performer, she’s an incredibly visual artist. She fit the role perfectly, and I knew she had the passion to deliver an outstanding performance. She really went to a whole other level in fleshing out the mood required for the visual effects shots. The story of Persephone was the way the ancient Greeks explained the eternal cycle of death and rebirth, and she expressed all of this visually.”

“I’m always honored when Seth asks me to be in a vision of his,” offered Taylor. “The goddess I was asked to recreate, Peresphone, is by far one of my favorites. I loved everything about this day of shooting. Seth got all of us girls in the Goddess film custom outfits created, which added to making this an incredibly unique experience. I am incredibly proud of Seth and everything he has accomplished.”

Past and upcoming episodes of Goddess feature Ivy Wolfe, Kenna James, Nicole Doshi and Scarlit Scandal.

Follow Wicked Pictures on Twitter @wickedpictures.

NEW YORK—Pornhub announced today that the recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming Fifth Annual Pornhub Awards will be AVN Hall of Fame actress, writer and director Stormy Daniels. The company said it is bestowing the honor to Daniels “for her many contributions, which have helped shape the face of the adult industry as well as American history.”

“I am extremely honored to receive this award and excited to celebrate the industry with my fellow adult performers and producers at the Pornhub Awards,” Daniels said. “I am proud of the content I’ve created in the last two decades and will continue to support and defend the adult business and sex worker rights.”

A celebration of the biggest and best in each of Pornhub’s unconventional categories, as well as the top channels and most popular networks, the Pornhub Awards have previously crowned only one performer with a Lifetime Achievement trophy: 2020 recipient Cicciolina, the legendary porn actress and Italian parliament member.

Award winners will be announced on the official awards site, pornhub.com/awards, on April 20, 2023 at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT, followed by an exclusive, in-person celebration party held for all nominated models and select guests in Los Angeles that evening. Headlining the evening will be three-time Grammy Award winning DJ and producer, as well as 2020 AVN Awards musical guest, Diplo.

“The Pornhub Awards are all about individuality, creativity and freedom—three things I think we can all agree are important to celebrate,” Diplo commented. “It’s an honor to be asked to play for what I’m sure will be one of my most fun crowds ever.”

In addition to Diplo, attendees will also be treated to DJ sets by The Ion Pack, lower-east side fixtures who run New York City’s hottest film scene podcast; 24-year old DJ Hank K, who has played along dance music greats such as Honey Dijon, Nic Fanciulli, Diplo, Chris Lake, The Martinez Brothers, Seth Troxler and Damian Lazarus; and Miami-based artist and DJ TOTALFREEDOM, founding member of Los Angeles music label Fade to Mind and music director for NY fashion brands such as Telfar and Hood By Air.

To further recognize the efforts of adult industry performers, Pornhub also announced its support of social justice organization Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP) Behind Bars with a donation marking the renewal of its partnership with the group.

This year’s Pornhub Awards will name winners in 50 categories—the most to date in the awards’ history—and include a number of new categories that celebrate diversity and inclusivity.

PARIS—International adult brand Dorcel today announced the domestic debut of Blow, director Herve Bodilis’ follow-up to his 2023 AVN Award winner (Best International Production) Revenge. Starring Mariska and Shalina Devine, the release is now available on DVD in the United States through Pulse Distribution.

In the movie, Mariska plays a renowned therapist specializing in couples’ issues. Elaborates a company synopsis, “Having reached a crossroads in her career, she’s decided to leave the city and set up her practice in an isolated villa in the south of France, where she can not only focus on herself but tend to her patients in an idyllic setting far from the hassles of their daily lives. Although this move has somewhat distanced Mariska from her closest friends, it’s also the perfect place to welcome couples for a therapeutic retreat. However, this weekend in the country promises to be different from any other and will have unexpected consequences on the couples’ lives.

“As the pastoral retreat progresses, each of the couples—James Duval and Shalina Devine, Carollina Cherry and Ricky Mancini, Tiffany Leiddi and Kristof Cale—realize they’ve never taken the time to get to know each other more intimately,” the synopsis continues. “As the weekend’s revelations come full circle, only one question remains—will Mariska’s wise advice help them put their love lives back in order?”

The movie’s five sex scenes emphasize three-ways in which Mariska frequently joins the couples.

“Because he’s so gifted with fast-paced action, location shooting, and Hollywood style set pieces, people tend to associate Herve Bodilis with big-budget adult features that riff on mainstream genres,” said Daniel Metcalf, Dorcel’s U.S. publicist. “And that’s an accurate observation. Revenge was not a porn parody, but it did give a ‘tip of the hat’ to movies like Ocean’s 8. Blow is entirely different—an intimate play on the themes of movies like The Man Who Loved Women—which, ironically, was a remake of an earlier French film. Blow is certain to please Bodilis’ fans while substantially raising Mariska’s profile in North America.”

For more information, visit Dorcel.com.

For domestic sales information, contact Josh St. John at Pulse Distribution: (818) 435-1610 / [email protected].

Pictured (l, r): Kristof Cale, Mariska

MIAMI—MYLF has dropped the first segment of its newest feature, The Price of Perfect, starring April MYLF of the Month Silvia Saige.

The new project follows past features such as Love Thy Neighbor and How We Fuck in the Shadows, and will follow the same strategy of being broken down into three parts across three of MYLF’s most popular series (Milfty, FreeUse Milf and Anal Mom) before the full extended cut is released.

Available now on Milfty, “The Price of Perfect Part 1: Don’t Mess This Up” finds Saige playing a mother who wants everything to be perfect. She recently moved into a new neighborhood in the city of Mylfwood with her stepson, Nick Strokes, and wants to leave a good impression on the neighbors because she knows all eyes are on her. However, when she overhears Nick on the phone trying to plan a party at their house, she immediately shuts it down and lets him know that there can’t be any parties at their house until she’s been crowned as the neighborhood’s Mom of the Month, so her reputation is on the line.

Nick argues that she has to find a way to make it up to him for not throwing the party and starts getting touchy with his stepmom. She is taken back, but when he reminds her that his dad is never around to please her, she gives into her temptation and drags him to the kitchen where things get hot.

Part 2 of The Price of Perfect releases April 21 on FreeUse Milf.

For more, visit MYLF.com and follow the brand on Twitter @GotMylf and Instagram @gotmylfsociety.