Porn Flicks Too Soft on Plot, Grumble Stars

Turns out adult films are her calling

(NEWSER) - Apparently her career as a stripper wasn’t netting her quite enough dollar bills, because Amy Fisher has decided on a new life path: porn star. The Long Island Lolita, who first exposed herself to the world in a sex tape released by her then-estranged husband, made another adult film last year but had previously sworn, “I’m not going to be a porn star.” However, when your public calls… More»

(NEWSER) - The American porn movie biz is not so hot anymore, and the recession isn't the only reason. Porn entrepreneurs say free content on the Internet is horning in on their business, reports the Los Angeles Times. "The opportunities in this industry really are disappearing," said a star of several hard-core porn films. "It's extremely stressful." Revenue for most porn production and distribution companies has dropped as much as 50% since 2007, say insiders. More»

Health officials call for industry to improve safety measures

(NEWSER) - California's pornography industry has confirmed its first case of HIV since 2004, the Los Angeles Times reports. The female performer worked infrequently, according to a rep for the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation, who denied rumors of an outbreak. LA County health officials said they planned to investigate and renewed calls for the self-policing industry to improve performer safety. More»

(NEWSER) - Louisiana GOP Senator David Vitter will meet a substantial opponent in his 2010 bid for re-election: porn star Stormy Daniels, CNN reports. A grass-roots “Draft Stormy” campaign, unaffiliated with the state’s Democratic Party, has encouraged the buxom blond to run on a platform of the economy, women’s issues, and child safety. The push is shining the light back on Vitter’s 2007 prostitution scandal. More»

Mike Stone can't bring Megan Piper after all

(NEWSER) - Mike Stone, who scored a porn star as his date to prom after sending some 600 tweets, has apparently been thwarted by the powers that be. The superintendent of his Minnesota school district told Fox News that Megan Piper cannot attend because doing so would be "inconsistent" with two visitor-related polices. Stone said it more bluntly on Twitter : "The school said if she comes to prom they will arrest her." The Daily Dot reports that Stone also got a talking-to from his principal. "He said I’m not in trouble but said I should get out of that stuff. He told me not to get into any more drama like this." More»