PHOENIX – Many years ago, an attorney friend of mine gave me some sound advice about running an adult business. I’ve carried it with me ever since: “Never piss people off unnecessarily.” What he meant was, while it’s inevitable an adult business will piss off some...

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. – AdamMale, the gay division of Adam & Eve, has named activist and model Colby Melvin its brand ambassador. “I’m excited about working with AdamMale,” Melvin said. “Much of my advocacy work is centered around empowering gay men to own their sexuality...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – Four performers will win a $1,000 prize for charming customers out of Easter eggs during Flirt4Free’s annual Easter Egg Hunt April 13-16. “Our models put a great deal of effort into their broadcasts every day,” said Director of Product Jamie Rodriguez....

PHOENIX – When he and eight women he employed as models were arrested in 2013, William James Hartwell told police and the FBI he expected the law would bust him eventually. He probably did not expect the case to stick. On Friday, a jury convicted Hartwell, 56, of 10 charges...

WASHNGTON – When it comes to loopholes, nobody knows more about how to create and use them than the U.S. Congress. It’s a skill set which comes with lots of practice — practice which includes the occasional need to close such loopholes once public awareness of them has created...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – The new TENGA Vacuum Controller transforms TENGA’s signature Cup stroker into a soft suction device. Previously available only in Asia, the product is also in the U.S. now thanks to an exclusive distribution agreement with Sex Toy Distributing. A...

LOS ANGELES – A U.S. federal court has ordered MindGeek subsidiary Pornhub, based in Canada, to turn over personally identifying information about users accused of infringing intellectual property rights belonging to a Seychelles-registered content producer. Foshan Ltd.,...

GUADALAJARA – Over the 20 years or so I’ve been working within and covering the adult entertainment industry, I’ve found myself defending the rights of people to do a whole lot of things I will never do myself, from high-risk sex acts to outrageous publicity stunts and sometimes...

SPARKS, Nev. – Pleasure product manufacturer Tantus Inc. has introduced Vamp Super Soft, a dildo designed for both men and women. Crafted in the 100-percent ultra-premium, super-soft, body-safe silicone Tantus founder Metis Black concocted in 1997 and has refined over time, the...

MANHATTAN, New York – Radley Metzger, a Golden Age of Porn filmmaker known for creating “artful” pornography with lavish sets, witty dialogue and unusual camera angles, died March 31 in Manhattan. He was 88. Born in 1929 in The Bronx, Metzger broke into filmmaking in the 1950s by...