Led by adult superstar, sex educator and exclusive Wicked Pictures contract performer jessica drake, Team WICKED has earned Gold Star Status for the 7thconsecutive year from  AIDS Walk Los Angeles. The honor, presented to the annual walk’s top 20 teams, comes as drake also announces Team WICKED will return to raise funds for this year’s event.

Comprised of adult stars, sex workers, and advocates, Team WICKED has been a mainstay at AIDS Walk Los Angeles, having raised over $115,000 for the charity. This year’s event will take place at 10 am on Sunday, October 19 at Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles.

If you’re interested in donating to Team WICKED’s efforts, visit our designated page here.

“I am excited to once again lead #TEAMWICKED at AIDS Walk Los Angeles this year after a successful effort last fall that raised much needed funds for HIV and AIDS research, as well as prevention efforts,” drake said. “Every year we see such a great response from industry members, friends and colleagues who contribute their time, effort and money to help change the lives of people impacted by HIV and AIDS. I am very proud to be a part of this effort and I would like to invite the entire industry to join Team Wicked for the 2019 walk.”

The teams earning Gold Star Status alongside Team WICKED include such notable companies as Paramount Pictures, Delta Airlines, APLA Health, Latham & Watkins, WEN in Spirit, Mac Cosmetics, ABC7, ETAF, Fox Entertainment Group, Oakwood School, Project Angel Food, CG Pride – Capital Group and many others.

Team WICKED raised $10,000 in 2018 and earned 15^th place among the dozens of teams participating in the annual benefit presented by AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA). Attaining Star Walker status again, drake herself raised $6,175 of the team’s total, for 16^th place among individual participants.

Los Angeles area media interested in speaking with members of Team WICKED may contact Ashley@ForwardApproachMarketing.com

“I am very proud of jessica and appreciate all her efforts. There would be no Team WICKED if not for her, which has been a catalyst in bringing our industry together in support of a great cause,” said Steve Orenstein, owner of Wicked Pictures.

In addition to her ongoing work with Team WICKED, drake is a frequent contributor to a variety of media outlets and a highly sought after sexual wellness speaker and educator who lectures at universities and leads seminars and workshops around the world. She is the writer, producer, and director of the video series “jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex,” which has received critical acclaim from industry stalwarts AVN, XBIZ, Fleshbot.com and more, as well as mainstream outlets like The Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29 and many others.