"Should there be an obscenity law that outlaws a product that is made with informed adult consent with no laws being broken, and that is increasingly distributed and consumed in complete privacy?" You can probably guess what our answer is to that question, but apparently some folks still think this is a matter of some debate. That's why the Los Angeles Times threw together a little point-counterpoint between associate professor of First Amendment...

Following 14 hours of deliberation, a Tampa jury today found extreme pornographer Max Hardcore guilty on ten counts of distributing obscene material, the first time Hardcore has been found guilty in a career full of obscenity legislation. Hardcore said that he would appeal, and is free on bail until a September 5 sentencing. "I'm full of good spirits and they didn't get my house," Hardcore told AVN.Hardcore's attorneys told jurors that no one cou...

Stores like Adult DVD Empire may have already pulled our gal Belladonna's newly federally indicted "Fetish Fanatic 5" from their online inventory, but as of this afternoon you can still see the trailer for it on Evil Angel's site. Frankly, after watching it two or three or a dozen times we can't see what all the brouhaha is about; after all, things like enemas, squirting, and inserting dildos with one's (or someone else's) feet are hardly rare in...

After failing to get JM Productions on obscenity charges last year, the Justice Department is now targeting Evil Angel and its owner John Stagliano. The feds handed down a grand jury indictment against the company earlier this week. You wouldn't think a film with a nice wholesome title like "Milk Nymphos" would get anyone in trouble? (avn.com + xbiz.com)

Image from Fashionistas Safado; more images here. John Stagliano has long been a porn director of high regard for me — and a businessman I admire. His company, Evil Angel (named after a combo of former girlfriend plus his name as a male erotic performer), is unique among all other porn businesses. I wrote this article about him a couple years ago. Read the statement on his front page for details: in summary, he gives his directors complete...

The word on the street is that the Abby Winters booth at the 2008 AVN Convention in Las Vegas stole the show. Why am I not surprised? All my fav AbbyWinters girls were there, Anneke, Sue Ann, Chloe B, Marigold, and many others. Not sure if this was the first time they flew the girls out to Vegas but part of the titillating pleasure was watching these amateur models cavorting with old time porn pros like “Buttman” John Stagliano and Ni...

DCypher reports: In case it wasn't clear when we first told you about it a few months ago, the final installment of Evil Angel's "Fashionista" trilogy, "Safado: Berlin", takes place across the whole of modern Europe and not in Berlin, Ohio. I think we can all agree that the Amish have been teased enough without having to be subjected to the perversions of a Nacho Vidal, and the studio assures us that no Amish were harmed during the filming.Inste...