Adam & Eve director/Rock Star PRM Publicist Joshua Wins Publicist of the Year at the Fame Registry Awards

(September 1, 2010 – Las Vegas, NV) It’s very tough in this economy and with the proliferation of piracy to have a DVD sell successfully; it’s even tougher when the studio who produces a movie has a marketing budget of zero to to work with.  That’s exactly what publicist/director Joshua did with Deviance in 2009, and the results lauded him and his studio, skinworXXX, with Best High-End All Sex Movie at the AVN Awards and CAVR’s DVD of the Year.  These accomplishments, mixed with the rise in star PR of Joshua’s biggest clients, Teagan Presley and Eva Angelina, landed him the Fame Registry Publicist of the Year Award over some very stiff competition.

Kelli Roberts, who runs the Fame Registry, announced the winners of the 2010 Fame Registry Awards on Twitter this past Monday, August 31st, and had this to say about Joshua and his accomplishments in 2009, “This one category took me the longest to analyze and figure out a winner just based on the sheer amount of data involved in the process. It was extremely time consuming but I felt it was an important category to honor those who do the back end work. They work hard for our porn stars and deserve to all be awarded but really there can only be one winner. After all of this, three names stood out the most which was Brian Gross, Erika Icon and Josh Lehman.”

“Well there is one PR "person" who has helped guide the career of several porn stars, quite a few of which were award nominees this year. This person can also credited with the PR success of a title that in today’s horrible economic outlook sold an unreal number of pieces. In fact, this person helped to move a single gonzo title, selling 4 times the total number of pieces in 3 months than the average DVD right now moves in the entire year, with an almost zero dollar marketing budget.” And with that announcement, Joshua, the business partner and fiancee of Teagan Presley, won the Publicist of the Year.

“I gotta be honest, the last year has been one shock after another for me.  To win CAVR and AVN was obviously huge considering Deviance was only my second movie; to win Publicist of the Year against such ridiculously talented competition such as Brian Gross and Erika Icon, shocked is probably an understatement.  Best Suitcase Pimp was an award I jokingly thought a few years ago would be the only won I would win, so I am thrilled I’ve been able to make a good name for myself.” jokes Joshua. “I have made it my forte on Twitter and the other social networks of really pushing my movies and the stars I represent to new levels. I’m glad it’s working!”

Joshua’s next movie, D2: Deviance from skinworXXX and Adam & Eve, features one of the biggest all-star casts of the year, and is expected to be a sales leader as well.  To follow Joshua on twitter, go to www.twitter.com/MrTeagan.  For information on becoming a Rock Star PRM client, email RockStarPRM@me.com. For more information on the Fame Registry, visit www.fameregistry.com or follow @KlubKelli on Twitter.

CONGRATS Josh, muah!

From Rolling Stone.com

By  Daniel Kreps

Since online video exploded with the arrival of YouTube in 2005, the music industry has fought to make sure artists and labels are compensated for tracks used in web clips. Major labels have withheld and in some cases muted their music videos on YouTube in an attempt to negotiate higher royalty rates, and cracked down on unauthorized "lip dubs" on Vimeo. Now, the music industry has filed a lawsuit against a new foe: porn purveyors RK Netmedia, or Reality Kings, the self-proclaimed "World’s Best Reality Porn Website."

According to The Hollywood Reporter’s THR, Esq. blog, Warner Music and several other labels have filed copyright infringement lawsuits against RK Netmedia for using songs by Michael Jackson, Katy Perry and Justin Timberlake without permission to soundtrack their online porn videos.

The lawsuit alleges that Reality Kings hires adult "actors" to perform sexual acts at nightclubs and private parties where the music industry’s property is heard without permission. In some videos, the "actors" allegedly lip-synch with the song or conduct sexual acts that link thematically with the track (for example, Katy Perry’s "I Kissed A Girl"). The music industry is reportedly seeking the maximum penalty of $150,000 per violation.

Reality Kings counter that their explicit and unauthorized use of the songs falls under the tenuous umbrella of "fair use." "If you’re going to film in a live night club, you’re going to absorb some of the ambient sounds. You are going to hear what the DJ is playing, and if someone can tell me how to shoot at a nightclub and police out the music in the background, I’m all ears," Reality Kings attorney Marc Randazza tells THR. Lawyers for the music industry respond that Reality Kings’ use of copyrighted songs is "deliberate and calculated."

As Rolling Stone previously reported, the question of fair use — in a much more PG setting — was the focus of a recent lawsuit filed by Don Henley against California Republican senatorial candidate Chuck DeVore, who wrote and recorded altered versions of the rocker’s songs without permission for a pair of YouTube campaign videos. DeVore argued that his "Hope of November" and "All She Wants to Do is Tax" — altered versions of "Boys of Summer" and "All She Wants to Do Is Dance," respectively — were parodies protected by "fair use" laws. Ultimately, a judge decided that the campaign songs were not "parodies" since they didn’t actually criticize Henley’s music and instead poked fun at the Obama administration. In that case, the defendant was found to have exceeded the laws of "fair use" and infringed on a copyright, something the music industry hopes will be the end result when they take on the porn industry.

Love in the XXX World

  Op/Ed By Lucky Starr
 
       I was bored last night and I starting doing what I usually do and start poking around on the internet..Suddenly, I came across a Q & A website that had this question…

 
Could you ever be in a committed relationship with a pornstar?

Some say that love has no boundaries but others might argue it does. Take the example of dating a pornstar. Could you be in a committed relationship with someone who sleeps with other people for a living? Would love prevail or would you search elsewhere?
 
     I’ve been thinking a lot about this question lately because I’ve been on both sides, dating a civilian, and dating a porn star.  When I first entered the industry, I was engaged to a civilian man who loved watching me with other men.  So when the thought of me doing porn entered the conversation, without hesitation he replied, "That would be HOT!".  As time went on, I became obsessed with my new profession.  I started dieting, exercising, practicing posing for a camera in front of a mirror, and watching lots of scenes so I could imitate what particular things turned me on. He used to take me out to celebrate after my shoots and wanted to hear every last horny detail.   I starting going to parties, social events, fundraising events, as well as doing shoots.  As time went on, I realized I could not take my fiance’ to anything industry related.  He was afraid we’d run into someone I had done a scene with.  I’ve heard this is a very common thing when a girl with a boyfriend enters the industry, they either break up or he makes her quit. 

It went from, "Oh my god, I’m dating a porn star!" (look of joy on his face) to "Oh my god, I’m dating a porn star!" (look of horror on his face).  I always stayed professional when I was working, and never went on any lunch dates with scene partners afterwards, but no matter how hard I tried to make the relationship work, he still broke up with me.  In four years, he and I had broken up at least two dozen times (for various reasons), so this was nothing new.  If he didn’t break up with me over this, he would’ve broken up over something else.

     So after a very brief time of freedom (like a month!), I started dating a fellow porn performer, Jeremy Steele.  During my brief time of being single, I often said, "I will NEVER fall in love with a porn star!"  Which just goes to show you, never say never.  Whenever I say "never", that’s when it happens.  Now I can’t speak for everyone, but from what I noticed from men in the industry, they stick their hand up your skirt THEN they ask your name.  I just figured it was the "porn star handshake" (the male to female one).  They’re the horniest type of guy I’ve ever met in my life!  Why would I want to date that?  I’d constantly be worried if he was cheating on me.  I feel in the porn industry, there is a fine line between work and cheating.  My theory is everything you do on camera is work, and everything you do off camera is cheating.  You know deep down what cheating really is.  

      So the more time Jeremy and I spent with each other, the more I starting falling for him.  Many many of my friends told me it would never work.  One friend said that asking a male porn star to be faithful would be like asking him to change his eye color, it’s just who he is.   He was out to prove her wrong.  Sure, it was a bit rocky at the start, because he was so used to living the single life for a long time.  But with every situation came a challenge.  If he did something that hurt my feelings, I let him know.  I took careful steps in the beginning.  I kept saying, "He’s gonna hurt me someday."  But I hung in there.  It’s been about a year now, and I feel our relationship gets stronger every day.  I do keep work as work.  I try to stay friendly and professional, and I know where to draw the line, especially when you want to save the "good stuff" for the man who truly deserves it.

    So how do you handle a relationship with a porn star?  The same as you handle any relationship, with mutual understanding, respect, a pleathora of communication, an obscene amount of trust, but most of all…love.  Love really does conquer all.
   

The Infamous Digital Playground Supports The Freedom Party For The Free Speech Coalition Held At The Legendary Whiskey A Go Go. 

August 31, 2010 — VAN NUYS, Calif. — Digital Playground will be attending the Freedom Party for the Free Speech Coalition hosted by Hustler. The Freedom Party will be held Sept. 1st, at the world famous Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood. The event is a fundraiser for the Free Speech Coalition, the adult industry trade association. Digital Playground is an event sponsor and FSC member company, Joone founder of Digital Playground says "Anytime we can support something that benefits the industry we try to take part in some way whether large or small scale. Were thrilled to be showing off all the product we have worked so hard to create and also to support such a wonderful cause."  Samantha Lewis CEO and President of Digital Playground adds to Joone’s comment "Being in the business for the last 17 years, there have been a lot of changes, but FSC is always there to support us so we can only do the same in return."

Also attending with Digital are their stunningly charming and beautiful contract stars Riley Steele™ and Kayden Kross™. Riley smiles "I love a good party and it makes it even better because that we’re supporting something really great." Kayden adds "I am always one to support anything and everything that betters our industry. I think the FSC is such a wonderful and important part of our industry, we need to support them to the fullest."

Digital Playground will be displaying their award winning novelty line and showing the trailer to their new blockbuster "Body Heat" at the event.

LOS ANGELES, CA (AUGUST 31, 2010 ROADS TO MOSCOW) – Wicked Pictures invites you to join the Wicked Girls as they team up with Hustler Hollywood for a special fundraising event Wednesday, September 1st at the world famous Whisky A Go Go. Dubbed The Freedom Party, this provocative soiree will benefit the Free Speech Coalition, a nonprofit adult industry trade association.

jessica drake, Kaylani Lei, Kirsten Price, Alektra Blue, and newly-signed Wicked Girl Lupe Fuentes will be among the megastars coming together in support of the First Amendment rights enjoyed by adult industry workers and their fellow Americans. Wednesday night promises to be a one-of-a-kind amalgam of Wicked Girls, fellow A-list performers, adult video clips, sex toy demonstrations, raffles, Hustler lingerie models, and live music.

Free drink tickets will be given to the first 200 arrivals, and limited quantities of promotional giveaways (including Wicked calendars and DVD samplers) will also be available, all to be enjoyed in the legendary ambiance of the Whisky A Go Go nightclub. At press time, highlights of the evening will include the screening of a special trailer for Brad Armstrong’s hotly-anticipated SPEED, introduced by stars jessica drake, Kaylani Lei, Kirsten Price and Alektra Blue. (An HD version of the trailer will launch the following morning, Thursday September 3rd, on Wicked’s official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/wickedpictureslive.) 

The event is open to members of the public 21-and-over, and the door charge is $15, with proceeds going to benefit the FSC. "Even with the regime change we experienced in the White House in late 2008, draconian laws are still being proposed on the state and federal levels that threaten our Constitutionally-protected rights to free speech," observes Roads To Moscow’s Daniel M. "When it comes to detecting and responding to these proposals in Sacramento and D.C., the Free Speech Coalition are the ones doing the heavy lifting. I’m very excited to see industry talent joining together with Hustler Hollywood in a show of solidarity with the FSC."

The Freedom Party will be held Wednesday, September 1st, starting at 8 pm, at the Whisky A Go Go, located at 8901 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Calif. 90069. For more information or to RSVP for the event, please contact joanne@freespeechcoalition.com, or call (818) 348-9373. Space is limited.

To learn more, please visit www.wicked.com

Written And Distributed By Roads To Moscow

Last night Fame Registry announced the winners of their 1st annual awards.-

Adult Industry Blog of the Year – LukeisBack.com

NL-TY Kelli & Staff for all your hard  work figuring this out. LIB is VERY PROUD to have won! This is one of those REAL award contests, that includes LIB’s popularity as part of it’s criteria. Makes sense to me that the more people that read and rely on this site, the more important it becomes to the industry. With controversy, and allowing all types of opinons, LIB is relevant to all sides of the views of the biz. We also really care about the people and issues involved, which I hope  shows up, even if it is sometimes mired in our desire to give everyone their chance at Freedom of Speech, whether their agenda and views are popular or not.

This honor reflects the year 2009, and that is our first full year running LIB. I appreciate my readers and writers who helped me through it, including struggles with the good, the bad & the ugly.  I also want to thank Luke Ford for starting this site and giving people a voice no matter how unpopular it was. And thank my family who put up with me often being missing and having an extra full time job that pays nothing monetarily, but much that fills my spirit.

We are honored to be included in this group of deserving winners who are at the top of their game, and as I like to say, "are The Good Guys".

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 Last night Fame Registry announced the winners of their 1st annual awards.  The winners were announced in 12 categories including Most Popular Porn Star, MILF of the Year, Most Luscious Latina, Social Network Sensation, Porn Star Website of the Year, Fan Favorite, Contract Star of the Year, Rising Star of the Year, MVP, Performer of the Year, Adult Industry Blog of the Year, and Publicist of the Year.

Most Popular Porn Star – Jenna Haze
MILF of the Year – Vicky Vette
Most Luscious Latina – Nina Mercedez
Social Network Sensation – Belladonna
Porn Star Website of the Year – Vicky Vette
Fan Favorite – Eva Angelina
Contract Star of the Year – Jesse Jane
Rising Star of the Year – Tori Black
MVP – Sunny Leone
Performer of the Year – Kristina Rose
Adult Industry Blog of the Year – LukeisBack.com
Publicist of the Year – Josh Lehman from Rock Star PR

Just prior to the winners being announced Fame Registry revealed the new design of their website as well as confirming that the Fame Registry awards will be an annual event.  Winners are given a custom, specially engraved trophy.

ABOUT FAME REGISTRY – Each month Fame Registry compiles a list of top rated porn stars and ranks them in order of popularity based on a variety of real data.  They use proprietary algorithms that take into account several measures of popularity for porn stars. The primary forms of measure include who people are looking for when they search for porn stars using major search engines as well as the popularity of a porn star’s official website. and the number of followers a porn star may have on popular social networking sites like Twitter and MySpace.  The Fame Registry site  (NL- which has just been beautifully redesigned) is located at www.FameRegistry.com.

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NL-2009′s Special thank yous to Hubby, Techman, Georgina, Dom, Industry by Rick, Josh, Rog, Den, Terri, and all my wonderful writers/commenters/supporters, including Jon, Mariah, Vicky, Mercedez, Pepe, Xcitement, Hustler, Jeremy, The Colonel, all of my loyal readers and the terrific stars/directors etc that have the balls to do interviews for this site, and of course all my wonderful advertisers who also believe strongly in Freedom of Speech and put their name on it!  ( and everyone that I will add to this list when you drop me a note to remind me you deserve to be here and/or when I wake up and think of more names… lol Oh, and welcome to my new writers & reviewers too!

Newly Formed Investment Group Acquires YNOT.com and Cybernet Expo

NL-Perhaps these guys should acquire Lukeisback.com and it’s head writer!

 
 Newly formed company YNOT Group, LLC announced today that it has acquired the assets of YNOT Network, LP, including the popular YNOT.com, a resource website for adult entertainment professionals.  The acquisition also includes the newly launched YNOTEurope.com and the long running annual Cybernet Expo business trade show.  The assets were acquired from former YNOT.com owner Gary Grigoryan for an undisclosed sum, and will be used by YNOT Group as the anchor for an all new lineup of information and technology products the company plans to launch in the coming months and years.
 
YNOT Group, led by industry veteran Connor Young, and backed by a private European investment group, has taken direct control over the acquired assets.  Mr. Young, who served as President for YNOT Network previously, will retain his position as President under the new company.  Also moving to the new YNOT Group is YNOT veteran Jay Kopita, who will continue to head up all ad sales for YNOT.com, YNOTEurope.com and Cybernet Expo.  Additional staff announcements will be made in the coming weeks.
 
"The YNOT brand is one of the longest running professional brands in the Internet industry, and it’s a brand that’s synonymous with integrity and with the adult Internet business itself," explains Connor Young.  "We plan to move swiftly and aggressively in the coming months to position YNOT Group and its assets to be successful in both the short term and long term, and we’re serious about our mission of providing the information and technologies that will enable adult businesses to stay competitive in a changing landscape."

OP/ED by me and others-

NL-WOW, let me just say I didn’t know who this guy was yesterday and today I am overwhelmed with first hand stories on what an asshole this Lansky is. So he is now a big wig at Reality Kings I’m told. And to those of you who said maybe Greg wasn’t used to shooting women, because he usually shot teens (ish) girls, let me correct you. His mistreatment extends to all shapes and ages.  Sure there are a lot of assholes in porn, lots of tempermental people, lots of quirky people. But why would companies keep hiring a director with a reputation like this guy has? He lists his title at Reality Kings as "Executive Producer" Scary…

someone sent me this picture of him, he’s cute.

Did you know that according to Mia Rose the reason she left porn was because of Lansky?

from http://forum.adultdvdtalk.com posted Oct 8, 2008 by MiaRoseXXX

Well, surprisingly, It wasn’t Ramone that was the problem. Most of the complaints I hear from girls, is the talent doing x y and zed… and then a lil yadda yadda. But, in a nut shell, the director, in which I had considered to be a friend, "Like Jake Malone is to me" Greg Lanski… :: twitch ::
I had decided to start shooting again after a 7 month or so break. And blam, first scene was for cum fiasco… I mean, fiesta. It was a long long day to say the least. Call time 8:30 am. I was there 30 min early.And waited til nearly 9 am for p.a. to show up. Greg didn’t arrive til 11. … The make up artist had used the lash glue that is clear and when it dries, it feels like concrete. Which made my eyes FREAK out. So, make up took roughly 2 hours. When he decided to show up, he was yelling at me and the make up artist to hurry up. He was furious, cause the location cost him a lot per hour. It was FREEZING cold in the house. But turning on the heater was out of the question. The P.a. Josh I think, was wonderful in trying to keep my comfortable, but weird, Greg would treat him very poorly reminding him the cost of the location, and saying "what am I paying you for?!"..ext ext…

Moving on… "sorry, this is turning out to be a big in a nutshell"

Ramone gets there just after pretty girls. And Greg kept telling me…. well, not really telling me that Ramone was better than "god like" Manuel. so, the statement went in one ear and out the other. I tried to take 10 min breathers, and get warm breaks. And was yelled at and told to rush every time.

bla bla bla more of me bitching…

Hardcore stills. I told Greg, I NEED…. not maybe, not should, but NEEEED to warm up before anything is able to enter my ass. So, it may be a lil time consuming to get to the point where I am comfortable. But, the end result will be worth it. And that was always my promise.

I was given 10 min, to where he could go balls deep, was this comfortable? No. Ramone knew that too, but Greg pushed us to continue anyways… yelling " COME ON AREN’T WE HAVING FUN!? THIS IS FUN INST IT MIA?" I made it through stills pretty ok…. took another 10 min to get warm, and then we started video. In the time I took for my get warm, 10 min… I need to start over for warm up on my ass….. "I really hope this makes sense, cause I re read it and it does, only because I was there and have a burning HATE for this man now." Bear with me.

He didn’t want to stop video, which I am usally 100% ok with. Most of my scenes have zero cuts… But during cowgirl, "I think" we went directly to anal, I ripped my ass. Peachy. I was crying, he said he didn’t get enough A for what he was paying for and said "well, do as much as you can" in which I responded with " ok, well, I can’t do anymore Greg. My ass, is TORN." That has never happened to me EVER. Not even with Steve Holms Massive cock… Manuel Fererra, nor Erik Everhard… Now, can you tell me why I was treated this way by my so called "friend" did we really have fun? No… cause he didn’t allow me stop the A. He wanted more. I haven’t seen how the scene has been cut, but I was crying right after it happened, I was crying…

Greg Lanski. I hate you. Every female performer I have talked to, including my sister despise you and what you have turned into. You just think about pumping out your scenes as fast as possible. disregarding how the talent feels about ANYTHING… What the fuck happened to quality and not quantity?

I decided I wouldn’t shoot again after that. I left La direct after being with them for this one scene.

I hate you Greg. And I want everyone to know, this is not trash talking, it is simply me stating how a "day at work" went. And how monstrous you really are.

Karma Greg. I can promise you this, from what you did to me alone, it won’t be coming back to treat you nicely.

:: NERD RAGE :: over.
Sorry.
I miss Evil… and Jules… And Mach… everyone but Greg. I loved porn. But, the second I caught myself hating what I was doing, even if it was for one scene…. I threw in the flag. I never want wanted to show less than real passion, nothing less than real sex…. And that scene… Makes me fucking sick.

The Art of Pleasure

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An unsolicited note from a hot young spinner who is a well known little star-

Greg is a piece of shit. When I first got into the biz he demanded that I fuck his friend. I said no. And he said he was going to blacklist me from ever shooting for reality kings again. Huge tool.
I can tell you plenty about Greg. Just leave my name out of it. He’s enough drama for me already. And he would never know who told you because  he does a lot of mean things to a lot of girls so I’m sure he would never be able to remember what he did to whom.

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Isis Taylor adds to the list -

 My day with RK (Reality Kings) . I was in make up by 8am. Done with make up by 10. At location by 11. Waited on Greg to show up. He didn’t get there till 4pm. Said he didn’t like my outfit that I needed to change. then said he was tired he had a long night of partying told his PA to just shoot the scene & proceeded to fall asleep on the couch. Mind you I didn’t get off set till 7pm cuz the  PA didn’t know what he was doing.

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Addison Oriley-Greg was nothing but nice and professional with me so I guess different people different experiences

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Tyler Faith I’ve known Greg 4 awhile he’s always been nice, fun and very respectful.

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I’d still be happy to receive an email from  Lansky with his side of the story which I will be happy to post. Or if Reality Kings, or New Sensations want to contact me with their side, please do- Cindi@lukeisback.com

BLUEBIRD SPONSORS SUMMERFEST FUNDRAISER
Hustler-FSC Freedom Party Rocks
 
VENICE, CA – Bluebird Films is proud to be a sponsor of the Freedom Party, hosted by Hustler Hollywood and the Free Speech Coalition, being held on Wednesday, September 1st at the legendary Whisky a Go Go. In addition to their support of this fundraiser for the FSC, Bluebird is also providing goodies to be included in the swag bag provided to all guests of the event.
 
A! Entertainment’s Tony Batman will emcee the event’s live show with VH1’s “Rock of Love” babe Heather Chadwell, and the evening will topped off by a performance from L.A. rockers Son of A Gun.

Bluebird Films contract star Madelyn Marie will attend, joining Playboy Radio “Night Calls” hostess Nicki Hunter and other adult celebrities including Sunny Leone, Sunny Lane, Belladonna, Kimberly Kane and legends Ron Jeremy and Nina Hartley.

Red carpet for this event begins at 7:30pm at Whiskey a Go Go, located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069. Ticket price is $15 with ticket sales going to benefit FSC. For advanced ticket sales or information, please call (818) 348-9373 or contact joanne@freespeechcoalition.com.
 
Bluebird Films is a global producer of premium adult content, helmed by Paul Chaplin the owner and creative force and producer/director and Bluebird CEO Nicholas Steele, with working studios in Los Angeles, London and Prague.
 
  Be sure to watch for the September release of blockbuster features BATFXXX (http://batfxxx.com) and Bonny and Clide (http://www.bluebirdfilms.com/trailers/bonnyandclide/template.php).

YOU WILL CERTAINLY NOT BE USED TO ME POSTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS… because it is all about MY opinion….

OP/ED by Cindi Loftus I generally keep my opinion to myself, or i give you a sound bite of what i think. This time it’s different. I just can’t keep my opinion to myself.  When something happens in this adult biz world that can get ME riled up, you know the shit has hit the fan. I wrote the intro, I have the attitude, not Raylene. She tried to be nothing but nice. I,on the other hand, have a temper when shit is dealt unfairly. This is MY opinion.  By now you know that I rarely offer my opinion on things. I generally allow everyone to give theirs and i stay in the middle of an issue the best I can. I think there are usually three sides to an issue. In this case there are only two, right and wrong. I tend to be on the right one. The beautiful pictures here are courtesy of Raylene.

NL-Let me tell you how this interview came about.  I noticed a discussion Raylene was having with her friend on twitter.  Raylene was talking about being called names and how it hurt her. My pissed off meter went through the roof.  Raylene had been told she was fat. Some girls are overweight in porn and that’s their niche.  But Raylene is not in porn for that. She is in the regular sized, feature film genre. Maybe we can qualify her as a MILF. Probably we can put her in the big-boobed category, especially since those amazing breasts are real.

Being called Fat is not always a bad thing. Especially if that is what you are into. But the reason Raylene was called fat was to hurt her feelings, to make her feel bad. To make her feel unworthy, not good enough to be in a "big asses" movie. And Raylene is too nice to say who said it.  Even though i might be nice at times, if you do a girl wrong I have no problem calling you out.  I am also feisty, and men who go out of their way to make women feel badly about themselves deserve a kick in the balls and some psychiatric counseling to help them get over their issues of low self esteem, and their Napoleonic syndrome.

The person who gave Rayleen a hard time is some guy, a really big deal (just ask him)  named Greg Lansky. He’s so famous I had never heard of him. So I looked him up. He has directed about 50 teen movies mostly for New Sensations/Digital Sin (& I’ve found NS/DS to be out of the loop at best. Janeen, return any emails lately? or maybe it’s just mine you don’t return?) Well, GREG, maybe Raylene doesn’t look quite like the teens you are used to getting attention from. See she is an adult , a grown up shapely women, who has had a baby, and OMG she is over 30!  Some day when you grow up and maybe are lucky enough to have a beautiful woman want something to do with you outside of porn you will learn that your overblown ego is not beneficial to your (not long to last) lucky break in porn.

Do you see makeup? A hairstyle? Take a long look at that face. Raylene is just freakin’ beautiful….WOW

Raylene came into porn as one of the most beautiful, well respected, professional, level headed, sought after performers of her time when she performed in the 90′s. Except for a few years of life experience not much has changed about Raylene. She is STILL all of the above.  She’s not a prima donna. She shows up on time. She does her job. She treats others well and has a sweet disposition. She is prepared and knows her lines. Sounds like a MILF any company would be lucky to have on their sets. But that is not how Raylene is feeling. After her short time back, she is already saying she wants to go back to retirement.  WHY?!
 
When did you start in porn and how old were you? Weren’t you a Vivid contract girl?
  I was 18 when I started in the biz, I was with Vivid from 1998-2001 and retired at 24
 
When and why did you retire from porn several years ago?
  I retired because I promised myself I would get an education in some type of field other than Adult Entertainment by the age of 27. When I met my ex husband Brad, I saw the opportunity to start a potential family life with him. I took a risk and left the business to set out and accomplish my goal earlier than expected. I got my Real Estate license and practiced as an agent.
 
When and why did you decide to come back to porn recently?
I returned to the business June 09. I decided to come back while I am still young. My New husband Ethan and I were looking to expand our sexual experiences together and thought it might be fun. I had been a Real Estate Agent for 5 years and as everyone knows the market took a severe down turn. It was the perfect window for me to make a return to Adult.
 
How have you changed mentally, How have you changed physically, between the time you left and now that you are back?
  Mentally I am in a much different place then I was back in the early 2000′s. I’ve been in a business that doesn’t consist of Sex at all, and in a place where I had to keep the "Raylene" character on lock down so to speak. I had to learn a whole new way of proffessionalism.Living among what us Adult Entertainers sometimes call "civilians" in combination becoming a mother has rewired my brain. The most significant part of the change was the decision to quit using drugs. It will be 5 years this Thanksviging.  Physically, the change is obvious. I have carried a child, I don’t use drugs, I am going to be 34 soon. I work my ass off in my spin class and Bikram yoga 5 days a week. I watch what I eat. I am far perfect, but I work hard. No matter how hard I work I will never be a "little" girl again.

 
What did you do to get in shape mentally & physically to come back to the biz?
  To come back to the biz I spent 2 hours in the gym and 1 1/2 hours in Bikram yoga 6 days a week. On a meatless, carbless, 1200 calorie diet for 2 months. It was torture and I will never do it again. Mentally I was not prepared, I was extremely nervous and insecure with my body even after all the hard work.
 
Have you found it easy to get hired for scenes since you’ve been back?
  It was easy to get work when I first returned but work has been extremely slow for me since January.
 
Who have you enjoyed working with?
  I love working with Julia Ann,Tommy Gunn, Ann Marie Rios, Francesca Le, Mark Wood. Just to name a few..
 
What movies are you happy with ?
  I am happy with Raylene’s Dirty Work, Raylene Returns, The Divorcee, The Golden Girls XXX Parody, all my Zero Tolerance movies, and soon to be released The Raylene Diaries.
 
Do you find that you are treated differently this time in the biz, rather than how you were treated when you started in porn?
   It depends who I am around. Some people are on the same level as I am and easy to be around, and others can be on their high horse and extrememly rude. For the most part my set experiences have been descent.
 
What are the differences?
Expectations to perform acts you normally wouldn’t are alot higher!
 
How has the biz changed from your first time compared to now?
  The business is quite similar to when I first started other than the lack of shooting due to piracy. The only difference I have noticed is the years of becoming a "star" are over, there are some but not as many as a few years ago. The saturation of Talent Agencies. We just didn’t need them back then, but I am grateful for the one I am with.
 
When I talked to you last night you mentioned that you were thinking of retiring again. Many of your friends and fans jumped in to tell you not too.
   It’s something I am thinking about. I may continue to shoot for people now and again who actually care, and that I have a relationship with already. I came back to this business with moderate self esteem. I have never seen in the mirror what other people tell me they see. I have been kicked and beaten down about my weight since i’ve returned. People take cheap shots when they can. My self esteem is in the toilet and it’s going to take a lot of healing to bring it back to moderate.
 
You said you were thinking about retiring again while you still has some self esteem left.
  Yes.. I have allowed so much spiritual damage behind all of the insults. My self esteem affects everything in my life. My attitude, relationships, my energy. I can’t look in the mirror or at a picture anymore without tearing myself apart. It’s not fair to anyone that I put myself through this.  (NL- did i mention i was pissed off?)

 
By whom & what companies have you been treated disrespectfully?
I prefer not to throw people under the bus here, I already did a little via twitter out of anger. It takes some serious discipline to not want to vomit all their names out. I will tell you, top talent agents, top directors, talent, and some fans can just be cruel.
 
What has been said/done by who and or what companies?
  There was a specific director recently that was casting a "big butt" movie. My agency tried to get him to cast me. He said he heard I am too fat. Despite the brand new pictures on the agency website, he requested I take a cell phone pic nude front and back. I sent them and heard that he said I am still too fat to shoot. I do agree that I fluctuate up and down, but right now I am definitely down. It was humiliating, clearly he had no intentions of shooting me to begin with so why the picture? So unneccesary.
It’s people like that who enable drug use and suicide. Sounds severe but it’s the truth.
 
What have you heard, felt, that makes you feel less proud of yourself, your physical appearance?
  I hear that I am fat all the time, and that I need to dye my hair back red. The red hair comments don’t bother me as much as the fat comments. It’s even harder to hear because I do the physical work to look my best.
 
What has been done to you to lower your self esteem?
Comparisons to what I used to look like when I was with Vivid, rude comments and remarks from agents and directors.
 
Can you please give me particular examples about things that stand out to you that were so disrespectful and/or rude that you’ll never forget them.
  Yes, when a particular make up artist said to me "if that’s what having a baby does to your body i’m never having kids". When a Dance agent said to me a certain club chain in LA won’t hire me because of my weight and i’m too old, I was 32 at the time.
 
Why do you think you were treated in this manner?
I don’t know, maybe because what they all say is true lol (NL- NO , it’s not true Raylene. this is why the porn industry is going down the toilet.)
 
What movies are you not proud of and why?
I would prefer to keep that to myself, I don’t want to ruin it for fans that like them.
 
What companies/directors will you no longer work for?
None of them are worth mentioning.
 
Have you found other talent to be overall responsible, reliable and respectful? or just the opposite? Who are your new favorites? Have you also found talent you would rather not be on set with, and certainly not want to work with?
  For the most part I have found the talent I have been on set with to be great. My only issue is cleanliness, I have definitely had more bad experiences then I care to talk about with other talent. You will always have the guy and girl who thinks they are gods gift to porn, but you have that in every field.  I have so many new favorites it’s crazy. I have definitely made friends with some of the best people I have ever met this time around in the business. I love the new girls with great attitudes and a genuine love for what they do, Tori Black, Asa Akira, and Lizz Tayler are a great representation for the business.
 
After this comeback experience, and all the negatives and positives, are you glad you did it? What did you learn from this? What advice can you give to girls wanting to come into the biz? How about guys?
  I am glad I came back, I have had some really fun times and done some awesome scenes. Despite the comments I have made in this interview, for the most part I have enjoyed being back. I have worked for and with some great people. I wouldn’t change a thing, I am just ready to go back to what I love. I miss Real Estate.  I’ve learned there are more important things in life than trying to be famous. My most cherished relationships are what matter. My beautiful family my husband and son, my closest friends. Knowing I have fans that care and love me the way I am. What matters is that no matter what I have the greatest love in my life and that I will not die alone.

As far as advice, for both guys and girls. Don’t do anything you don’t want to do. Period.
 
Do you really want to retire? Do you have a time frame in mind? Is there anyway we can talk you out of it?
  I am not going away completely. I will continue to do daily shows on Streamate.com and shoot scenes for my website raylenelive.com which is getting ready to launch in a few weeks. I believe my time in this business has come and gone. I may shoot a scene here and there if it’s something I want to do. I still have a couple of shoots coming up that I m excited about, but yes I am going to stop actively looking to shoot. My timeline starts today, but you’ll still be able to find me
 

NL-Raylene, being the talented professional mature beautiful adult actress she has always been, did this interview with me because she likes me, and any negatives that show up here, are because of me, and  are certainly no reflection on her. If you want a gorgeous fan favorite to be in your next movie, you better grab Raylene quickly. Because with assholes like Greg around, Raylene might just decide that being a  skilled attractive Real Estate Agent is much easier on her self esteem.

Hey Greg? I always offer both sides of the coin here. You want your opinion posted drop me a line. And BTW I just heard from two more stars who have something to say to you…