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porn star stories: 14 news summaries

US Porn Star Helps Convict
Brit Playboy of Murder

Developer tortured tenant to death to sell property

Sep 8, 09 3:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British playboy and one-time Hllary Clinton fundraiser is facing a life sentence for the torture-murder of a caretaker who refused to move out of a warehouse he wanted to sell, the Times of London reports. Thanos Papalexis, son of a Greek shipping tycoon, was convicted with the help of... More »

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torture • murder • Britain • porn star • Thanos Papalexis

Fired Teacher 'Leah Lust' Turns to Porn

After 2500 rejected resumes, Shepherd is 'My first sex teacher'

Sep 1, 09 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The biology teacher sacked by a Florida high school for posing in racy bikini pics has found a new line of work: porn. Unable to land a new teaching job after sending out 2,500 resumes, Tiffany Shepherd, 31, is now earning a living as "Leah Lust" in films... More »

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teacher • porn star • porn industry • Tiffany Shepherd

(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... More »

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Internet • pornography • profits • piracy • adult films • porn.com • porn star • porn industry


 Porn Star's Hubby 
 Loses Town Manager Gig 

Mayor acknowledges he did a good job, but could be distracting

Jul 23, 09 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Porn cost Scott Janke his job. He didn’t download it at work, but he did marry an adult video star. The Fort Myers Beach, Fla., town manager and Anabela Mota (stage name: Jazella Moore) wed last year, but the mayor and council members didn't hear about it until Tuesday,... More »

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Florida • pornography • termination • porn star • Scott Janke • Anabela Mota Janke • Jazella Moore • Larry Kiker • Fort Myers Beach, Fla.

Porn Flicks Too Soft on Plot, Grumble Stars

Actors' fun vanishes with stories as porn kings cater to Internet

Jul 8, 09 3:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Porn films with storylines are becoming a thing of the past as studios switch to filming content for the Internet, reports the New York Times. Earlier efforts to capture the DVD market led studios to create big-budget movies with narrative arcs connecting the sex scenes like 2005's Pirates—but the... More »

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pornography • adult films • porn star

NHLers Sue Developer in Porn Party Scam

Players say fraudster promised to build resort with their $25m

Jun 19, 09 2:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group of NHL players is suing a developer they say blew their cash on X-rated parties for baseball hotshots, the New York Post reports. The 19 current and former Islanders and Rangers players accuse Ken Jowdy of promising to build a luxury resort with their $25 million, and then... More »

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MLB • NHL • New York Rangers • scam • New York Islanders • porn star • Ken Jowdy

 Calif. Porn Actress 
 Tests Positive for HIV 

Health officials call for industry to improve safety measures

Jun 11, 09 9:30 AM CDT
(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... More »

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HIV • pornography • Los Angeles • adult films • HIV/AIDS • porn star • sexually transmitted diseases • Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation • Los Angeles County • San Fernando Valley

movie review


 Girlfriend  
 Experience  
 Not Much of One 

Adult-film star gives 'one-note performance'

May 22, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Girlfriend Experience, which showcases the life of a high-class prostitute offering clients more than just sex, looks good—but it’s a bit dry, critics say:
  • Steven Soderbergh’s movie is “an exquisitely filmed piece of urban impressionism that, unfortunately, leaves one feeling that a sleek gadget
... More »

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film • Steven Soderbergh • Sasha Grey • porn star • Jay-ZTV • The Girlfriend Experience

 Pornhab Star to 
 Dr Drew: Sorry! 

Porn star didn't mean to offend ex-doc with mocking porno

May 20, 09 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dr Drew got skewered in Celebrity Pornhab with Dr Screw, starring his old Celebrity Rehab patient Mary Carey. But he’s not mad—just disappointed. Carey tells TMZ she “loves Dr Drew and wasn’t trying to make fun of him or mock him.” The film sparked a... More »

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entertainment • pornography • celebrity • Drew Pinsky • Dr. Drew • Celebrity Rehab • porn star • Mary Carey

 Celebrity Pornhab 
 Mocks Dr Drew 

Adult film marks Mary Carey's return to porn

May 18, 09 7:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Porn star Mary Carey must not have left Celebrity Rehab with a good impression of Dr Drew Pinsky. She’s lashing out at him with a porno mock-up of his show—Celebrity Pornhab with Dr Screw. TMZ’s behind-the-scenes footage (view at the link below) features Carey admitting she likes... More »

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entertainment • rehab • pornography • celebrity • Dr. Drew • Celebrity Rehab • porn star • Mary Carey

Porn's Marilyn Chambers, 56, Found Dead

Cops: Foul play unlikely in death of ex-soap model turned adult star

Apr 13, 09 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former soap model and porn star Marilyn Chambers was found dead in her California home last night, the Los Angeles Times reports. Police are still determining how she died, but don’t suspect foul play. Chambers, whose real name is Mary Ann Taylor, became a cultural sensation when she dumped... More »

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California • celebrity • death • porn star • Marilyn Chambers

(Newser) - University of Maryland students plan to take in some porn tonight after a heated battle with school officials and state lawmakers, the Baltimore Sun reports. The school slated a screening of Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge—which recently showed at a University of California campus—last week, until... More »

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University of Maryland • pornography • ACLU • college • Baltimore • professor • state legislature • porn star

 Porn Comes to Calif. Campus 

Free skin flick spices up discussion of gender issues

Apr 1, 09 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge—a hardcore porn film—will be shown for free at a seminar tomorrow on the campus of the University of California-Davis, KCRA-TV reports. The school’s Entertainment Council said it means to use the film as a lighthearted way to invite discussion of serious gender... More »

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gender • pornography • sexuality • University of California • porn star • UC-Davis

(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... More »

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Congress • Senate • DC Madam • pornography • Louisiana • David Vitter • adult films • Baton Rouge • Election 2010 • Stormy Daniels • porn star

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