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Sunday, February 13, 2000

Email Luke

Jean Ross Has Jones For Gene

Dear Sir,

I was over on yore site, www.mikesouth.com and I saw that you are looking for girls to be "peaches." Well, sir, I think I would be a perfect peach.

I'm sweet, I'm juicy, and my friends all say I'm extremely fruity. I've heard that you go through a lengthy interview process, but to avoid all that, I took the liberty of going to the local Burger King and swiping an application. I will give you my responses below. But let me begin by saying that I am in NO WAY worried that I will be recognized in public after appearing in your video. I figure that with the amount of time it takes to actually receive one of your videos in the mail, there can't be too many people watching them:)

Name: Jean Ross
Age: Late, late, late, late 30's. 40 to be exact.
Address: where ever my car happens to be parked.
State: see above Favorite Position: me flat on my back on the bed; you in the kitchen doing the dishes, folding the laundry and pretty much waiting on me hand and foot.
Last Position Held: let's just say it was a rear entry position
Reason For Leaving: how long can I be expected to keep that thing up my ass??
Education: yes
Where: back seat of a Chevy, Ford, Honda, and Pinto. (Okay, I'm not too proud of that last one.)
Special Skills: I can suck the gasoline out of a Buick fastern' anyone in the neighborhood. AND I swallow. 'Nuff said.
Do You Smoke? Only when one of my young'ens gets into the kerosene.
Do You Have Any Physical Conditions That Would Prohibit You From Lifting Up To 50 lbs.? WHY?? How much does that damn thing weigh??
Have You Ever Been Convicted of a Felony? NO! Well, nothing that you can actually prove. How the hell was I supposed to know it's possible to "blow" a man to death?
Preferences: Well, I prefer Gene Ross, but if I can't have him, I'll suffer through. . .I mean, put up with, uh, GLADLY do YOU, Mr. South. (But please could we tie Gene up and force him to watch? And if I scream out his name in the middle of an orgasm, ignore it. I do it all the time at home.)
Favorite Song to Listen To During Sex: "HIT Me Baby One More Time," by Brittney SPEARS.
Things You CAN Say To Me During Sex: "Baby!" "Please, please take ALL my money and ALL my credit cards, even the ones that haven't been cancelled."
Things I'll Say To You During Sex: "Harder, Gene." "Damn, you're so good, Gene." "f--- me, Gene."
Things You Can't Say to Me During Sex: "Cunt," "Bitch," "Troll Doll," "Fetch me a cold beer, woman," "How 'bout them Yankees?"
Most Notable Achievements: My unvarnished 20 year record of refusing to orgasm during oral sex. Thank you. You set your goals and you go for them.
What Do You See Yourself Doing In Five Years: Going to the mailbox and discovering my Mike South BJ tape has finally arrived.
May We Contact Your Current Employer? Ha, ha, ha,ha--"employer"-- good one. Makes it sound like I actually work.
Height: 2"inches. 2-1/2" in heels.
Weight: 1-2 ounces. It fluctuates, depending on how much water I'm holding and what time of the month it is.
Hair color: Bright pink. Stands straight up on end.
Eyes: Brown. Fixed. Staring.
Reasons I'm Willing To Appear On Video: To support my Snickers habit; to support my sorry-assed boyfriends--all 16 of 'em; to prove once and for all that Gene Ross's cock IS bigger than Mike South's; AND, keepin' my fingers crossed that I'll get pregnant, inching me ever closer to that "20 kids" mark.
Do You Certify That The Above Is True? Yeah, sure. Uh-huh. Whatever.

I hope that this answers most of yore questions. In closing, let me add that I really, really, really wanna be one of your Peaches, Mr. South. I do so admire you and all the work you've done in the past. Some of my favorite videos of all time are Mike South videos, such as "Catwoman," "Nothing to Hide," and "Deep Throat." Oh, I LOVED you in "Deep Throat." So please keep that in mind when making yore decision. If you need to reach me, please call "The National Mental Health Association," and they'll be more than happy to provide you with my current phone number. Ever sooooo sincerely yours, Jean Ross

FROM THE LEGAL OFFICES OF WILDE, STRUNKEN AND BINGE

February 13, 2000

Mr. Michael South
1415 Ursodead Avenue
Boomf---, Georgia 28980

Dear Mr. South,

It has been brought to our attention that you have violated the privacy rights of our client, Ms. Rebecca J. Five. According to her deposition, Ms. Five, using the stage name, "Jean Ross," sent you an e-mail message expressing her desire to appear in one of your adult videos.

Ms. Five contends, that in said e-mail, she made sexual comments concerning, Mr. Gene Ross, heretofore known as "The Tragically Hip God of Gossip." Ms. Five feels these comments have damaged her sterling reputation and character, causing her much anguish. Ms. Five, who resides in a 1997 dark green Kia Sephia, at the corner of Ivy and Vine, gave the following deposition this morning at our offices:

Attny Wilde: Ms. Five, state your initial reaction upon learning that Mr. South forwarded your e-mail without your permission?

RF: BAHHAHAHA, you sent it to Gene!! Good one, Mike! HA, HA, H--I mean, (Ms. Five composes herself, then continues, sobbing softly) I was absolutely mortified. I could not BUH-LIEVE Mike would betray my trust like that. To think that the Tragically Hip God of Gossip--who by the way, has never even HEARD of me--now knows that I have been secretly lusting after him in my heart, well, it just sickens me. And to think he knows that I burned up two vibrators in one day while fantasizing that he was--oh, wait, I think I decided to leave that part out of the initial e-mail.

Attny Wilde: In your opinion, why do you feel Mr. South forwarded your private thoughts to others?

RF: I have no idea why Mr. South would willfully and maliciously try to hurt me. Of course, I have no idea what "willfully" and "maliciously" actually mean, but I saw them over on www.l-keford.com. I'm not exactly sure what line of work Mr. Ford is in, but I do know that if anyone knows about lawsuits, it's Mr. Luke F-rd, so I feel the words are appropriate for my situation, too.

I do know that Mr. South is somewhat jealous of the Tragically Hip one's hot body, but please don't get me speculating on the men's sweaty, sexy, throbbing bodies. I'm humiliated to have my lusty secrets revealed for all the world to see. I've just gotten over the deep shame of having to drive a Kia Sephia, and now this! I'll never be able to hold my head up on this street again. I want Mr. South to pay for the pain he's caused me. I want you to sue his pants off, at which point, I will drop to my knees and totally finish him off.

Ms. Five is suing for the sum of $10,000, which she feels is probably how much profit you made over the last six years you've been making adult videos. Because of the nature of this lawsuit, we will have to consficate all Mike South videos sold in the last six years and those already on the market. We should have all three videos rounded up by lunchtime today. You will be hearing from us shortly as to how we will proceed in this matter, unless you would like to issue Ms. Five a formal apology. Sincerely yours, B. Wilde Esquire

Goddess writes: THANKS, Luke! Now I have to live with the shame of the whole freaking world knowing I own a Kia. On the otherhand, perhaps you can give me some tips on how to deal with the emotional trauma of being involved in a lawsuit? How DO you handle the stress?!

Luke: Prayer, song and meditation.

Ed's New Digs

Voyager7 writes on RAME: As our ever vigilant Patrick Riley has previously pointed out, Ed [Powers] has a new bed, BEDSPREAD (multiples!!!), and location.....but rest assured, with this change in venue, Ed is NOT getting uppity on us, by hiring a professional camera person or, gulp, an editor....

First a word about his old digs. That room he has been shooting in forever with the purple bedspread donated by the charitable arm of Rabbi Stiffkugel's house-o'-kosher-chickens, was really no room, but was something constructed in a warehouse of sorts. The dry wall maybe went up 16 feet or so, and if you weren't too bored watching Ed's antics, occasionally the camera would go hay-wire and for a fleeting second, you were granted a look at the top of the dry wall and the rafters of the overhead 2-3 story warehouse, where-in Ed's house of luvin' was constructed. I gotta give kudos to whomever the wannabe-bob-villa was who constructed this. The room did have the look and feel of a sleazy pay-by-the-hour-motel, prolly run by Indian nationals. Does anyone know what happened to the black lacquered bedroom furniture he had? Unfortunately it was not brought over to his new digs...

So here I am, its Friday, after work I speed over to my fav peep-joint, feed the machine some dead presidents and I command entertainment. Lo and behold, there is our boy Ed in More Black Dirty Debutantes 18. To his credit he did get a couple girls here with some clittie to them, and they are justly displayed.

However, I was more taken by the new digs. As Riley pointed out, the centerpiece of Ed's new room is a large canopy bed. It has a long bench of sort in front of the bed wherein the girl initially sits, frigs herself, Ed puts her at ease, by looking deep into her eyes and asking, "Do you like older men", etc...... White carpet, whitish furniture. It looks kinda feminine and frilly. Not like the lair one would suspect from a predator such as Ed. :-) Rest assured though, he still has cheesy video monitors on the dresser tops and floor, so both he and the girl can watch themselves, every now and then you see the girl pinch herself to note if she is "still there", but I digress....

In Black Debutante 18, you have the whiteness of the room contrasted with the deep chocolate bodies of the girls. Toss in Ed's pasty-white-whaleness next to her and you have lighting problems. Because of this, in the shots of the black girls, the lighting wasn't properly balanced and you couldn't see their features...... Have a look see.... http://jadedvideo.com/order_desc2.asp?PageNo=1&RowCount=32&PRODUCT_ID=21074 http://jadedvideo.com/order_desc3.asp?PageNo=1&RowCount=32&PRODUCT_ID=21074

The change also occurred in More Dirty Debutantes 110 http://jadedvideo.com/order_desc2.asp?PageNo=6&RowCount=43&PRODUCT_ID=21073 http://jadedvideo.com/order_desc3.asp?PageNo=6&RowCount=43&PRODUCT_ID=21073

Now whether the new digs is actually a room (there is a window, which appeared to have sunshine streaming through it) or just Ed's Y2K upgrade in the warehouse, is yet to be determined. Those of you who pine for the purpleness should snatch up More Dirty Debutantes 109, or Black Debutantes 17.... Maybe Ed can hire the marketing arm of the Rough Sex fellahs to hype the scarcity of the purpleness....

http://jadedvideo.com/order_desc2.asp?PageNo=1&RowCount=48&PRODUCT_ID=21072 http://jadedvideo.com/order_desc3.asp?PageNo=1&RowCount=48&PRODUCT_ID=21072

Jack Hammer White Supremacist?

Jackie writes: "After your items on major video companies denying they are avoiding using Black male performers, I found it odd that Vivid Video has been using a White Supremacist in their videos. I believe he goes by the name of Jack Hammer. He was in the video "On the Street," which featured Devon. I have also seen him in another video where he was doing a woman on a pool table. He has black hair and is covered in tattoos. In the "On the Street," video his tattoos are harder to read than they were in the pool table scene in the other movie. I am sure you can get a list of the videos he has appeared in from Vivid. The tattoos include the anarchy symbol and the words "West End Punks'" on his chest. On his back, split on both sides is written "White Power." Most disturbing is the spider web tattoo on his elbow. In white power circles this tattoo means that you have killed someone of another race, religion or sexual persuasion. It is similar to the tears that are often tattooed onto the faces of gang members to represent the people they have killed. I am sure AVN will join you in your condemnation of this performer."

Mad Jack writes: "Do you KNOW Jack Hammer? Then how can you make a claim about what was on his mind when he got his tattoos. He happens to be a good friend of mine and one of the ONLY stand up mother f---ers I have the pleasure of knowing in this business. Most, if not all of his tattoos were done while spending time away from society, if you know what I mean. Whenever he's in Vegas, Jack stays at our home (my wife and I) and as everyone knows, my wife is black. Not something a true white supremacist would do, wouldn't you say. Jack is a stand up guy who speaks his mind and doesn't take s--- from those in the business who think they're something they're not. Having done my share of prison time, I can say that "white power" tattoos are not uncommon in the system. Most of the guys I ran with had the same art, but still cohabited with ALL races on a cordial basis. I'm wondering how you "know" so much about the meaning of these tattoos. The spider web, which you claim is "most disturbing," usually signifies that the bearer has been locked up and forgotten about for so long that they're sportong cob webs. It has nothing to do with killing, you idiot. Get your facts straight BEFORE you start making claims you know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT!!! If you've watched Jack's scenes, I'm sure you saw that he f---ed like a champ, no matter who he was f---ing. He's a true professional in this business Jackie, so don't make snap judgments."

Jack Hammer left Luke this phone message at 12:40PM:

JH: "Hey man, Mad Jack read me some s--- from your website... You can tell f---ing lame lob [Jackie] that the only thing I am prejudiced against is ignorance, meaning people like him. I've been in this f---ing business over six f---ing years and I've f---ed more pretty black girls than the black dudes have. I admire women. I love black women. I love Mexican women. I love Spanish women. I love all the f---ing women and I am only prejudiced against ignorant fools like that f---ing lame that wrote about me. So tell him to find something else to do with his f---ing disrespective life... He must be jealous. He must be jealous that I get paid to get laid by beautiful women and he has to f---ing stroke to my videos and that's what he's probably pissed off about. He knows all my tattoos, my every mark, so he must be obsessed with me. He's probably a f---ing homo. So tell him to get off of it."

Emmett writes: How can someone get racists tatooes and not be a Supremacist?! Mad Jack runs off with his mouth as usual...not knowing s---. I am tired of attacking Jack but he saying some dumb s---! Didn't another female porn star get nazis tattoo? I forgot her name, but hammer is a racist. he should just be man enough to admit it.

Mr Chris: I think the performer he is referring to is Tabatha Cash Rumor had it that she was once involved with the head nazi underground leader of Europe. I think she used to have a swastika tatoo on her tit.

Evilstein: "I've seen Jack Hammer get it on with women of color in porn vids.I've also seen him and Sean Michaels bone some babe.If they have no problem in working with the guy,why should anyone in the viewing audience care?It's f---ing on camera,it's not like the guy is running for President or something."

Emmett writes: That was very brilliant of you of Evilstein! Did you know decades ago white men raped black women or just had consensual sex with them (not often) but they still regarded them (black people) as s---! Some even were friendly with them... as long as they new their "place". Damn Luke! You have some dumbass people email! Damn! Can't any of you fools realize you can f--- other ethnicities while still remaining a Supremacist? s--- people! I have worked with people who led their co-workers to believe they were their friends and then while thier back was turned they said some racists s--- about them. This happens everyday! In porn you can't afford to be openly racists. So they have to keep that s--- to themselves. Hammer was probably nice to Sean b/c he knows he can get some nice ass from Sean's stock house! Be smart Evilstein! And yes it does matter Stein. Just b/c they work on film doesn't mean they are brainless. Who wants to f--- a supremacist? Not many porn stars that I have read about. Porn doesn't pay that much!

Mad Jack writes: Emmett: I guess mommy and daddy must be out of town again bacause I see that you're back on daddy's computer trying to act like an adult, but still making a fool out of yourself. I don't need to say another word about my friend Jack, other than that he'd slap you down (as would I) and f--- that little ass of yours if you ever showed your face in one of our circles. You say that I'm runnung my mouth? Well son, come here and see just how much of my talk is bulls---...I'll even fly you out. The only reason I'm even responding today is that I'm bored, and swatting at a little nat killed time while I drank my morning coffee.

Laura writes: "Jackie and Emmett are right, if someone is wearing white supremacist tatoos, I think that's a pretty good indication they are a white supremacist Nazi scum. And as far as those blacks who work with him well they obviously have no self-respect. And why does it matter to the viewers? It matters to me. And I'd like to know who that bitch is that got a nazi tatoo so I can avoid watching anything she's in."

Evilstein: I don't see the relevancy of what happened "decades ago" between white men and black woman and this thing Emmett.I have no idea who Jack Hammer thinks is "s---" (besides you it seems).But hey what do you want?A congressional inquiry about Hammer's tattoos or Tabitha Cash's swastika?A ban on both performers?Cash is a mixed race women so maybe she could be censured (and censored as well) for being ridiculous along with her "underground Nazi leader" boyfriend who would be called a "race traitor" by many hard core rascists for f---ing someone from a "mongrel race".It's the PORN industry man!!It's not some racial diversity sensitivity training group.Some would say that ANYONE who has sex on camera,or anyone that watches it for that matter,is lacking in "self respect".I guess it comes to opinion doesn't it Laura?And you know what they say about opinions.And no you and Emmett don't deserve to get "slapped down and have your little asses f---ed"(That must be some kind of prison thing).It's real simple,if it "matters to you" so much,you just "avoid watching" any vids with any performer that you deem to be a rascist.Those who work with Tabitha Cash and Jack Hammer have their choice and so do you.

Buck Adams is in the middle of shooting a $300,000 epic. Production manager JB writes about Sunday's shoot: "We are shooting some thrilling dialog and a four way with a new girl named Amber, Keki D'Aire, Billy Glide and Tyce Bune. Call time is 12:00 noon."

CEN's Joe Elkin

CEN owner Joe Elkin called at 6PM Saturday: "We'll talk on Monday about UU.net but they blocked someone else too... UU.net blocked my class C license in the middle of the night, Saturday night, maliciously. For no reason whatsoever. They also blocked Ron Levi [owner of Cybererotica.com] yesterday, they blocked clubpix.com for four hours. They are starting to f--- with everybody. This is going to be huge. I've already formed a lobby association and I'm probably going to donate three million dollars to get this thing going."

Eric Mittleman Interview

I interviewed ex-Playboy TV producer Eric Mittleman (ericm@danni.com) at his new job at Danni's Hard Drive on Friday.

Eric: "I was known for being able to get good programming at Playboy, I always felt like a little kid getting away with something whenever we got sexual content. In the second October edition of Night Calls, we had a girl squirt out a candle. And this was just me saying 'What is the most outrageous thing I've heard of, from the far corners of the earth, and let's try doing it. They're going to stop me. They're not going to let me do this.' But instead, the president of the network was standing right behind me and he was loving every second of it. And the second it happened and the way we captured it on camera was a softcore shot, but it was very obvious what was going on. And I thought for sure that everyone would say 'We have to cut that.' But the president of the network actually had a discussion with legal about not changing anything.

"What finally happened in the end is that they ended up blurring the stream. To me, you show the audience what they want to see. And if you can't do something within standards and practices, find another solution. Don't go in that direction.

"The only reason that Nightcalls has lasted so long is that we found a way to make it funny and give them [Juli Ashton, Doria, Tiffany] personality and have the audience like them in the way they would like traditional TV personalities. Playboy is not a company that knows how to build superstars.

"In the days when we were all fans of Playboy, we all loved Hef. Hef was the only repeating character. So the concept of building TV stars was really new to Playboy.

Sex.com Lawsuit

Here's an exchange between Gary Kremen's lawyer (the man who first registered sex.com in 1994), Stephen Michael Cohen who presently owns sex.com and www.redherring.com journalist Tom Davey.

Stephen Michael Cohen: You repeated a story that came from Kremen's attorney and most of it is untrue.

Gary Kremen's lawyer Charles Carreon: "My facts are accurate. Documentation of Cohen's criminal convictions was provided to you [Tom Davey] in the form of Judge Kozinski's opinion upholding most of the trial court's decisions."

SMC: I am under a protective order not to talk about the case

CC: This is not true. The judge has not told anyone not to talk about the case. I stipulated with Cohen's lawyer not to reveal the contents of the deposition to anyone but my fellow attorneys working on the case. That is the ONLY protective order currently in place. Judge Trumbull is reviewing two protective orders to control disclosure of documents Cohen claims are confidential. No one has asked for or obtained an order preventing anyone from making press releases. If it's good enough for Ken Starr and David Boies, it's good enough for me.

Additionally, if Cohen wants to lift the protective order concerning his deposition content, I will FEDEX it to you immediately. I will send a letter requesting this from his lawyer, Bob Dorband, and copy you with it. As soon as Cohen says it's okay with him, I will be glad to let you know what his testimony was about the core fact of the conversion alleged in the complaint, and why the defense of truth to the defamation claim is more solid than one could imagine.

SMC: but it is my intention to litigate against all parties that have made statements about me that are untrue. This includes YOU, WIRED, New York POST, REDHERRING and Luke F-rd.

CC: Sure can't say he doesn't litigate, but as a self-created media figure, all that a reporter is required to do is to avoid "reckless disregard of the truth." Your fact checking was good. You got solid documentation. You are on solid ground.

SMC: I can tell you that if you had taken the time to read the case instead of repeating untrue hearsay for an attorney who has lost most of our motions, you would have noticed that there are several unique motions before the court.

CC: My favorable motion results are as follows:
1. Cohen's Motion to Dismiss 2nd Amended Complaint: Plaintiff prevailed to the extent of avoiding dismissal of the core claim for Conversion.
2. GK's Motion for leave to file 3rd Amended Complaint: Plaintiff won.
3. Cohen's Motion to Dismiss 3rd Amended Complaint: Plaintiff prevailed on Conversion and Cal. Business & Professions Code Unfair Business Practices act claims. Judge Ware dismissed the RICO claim and the Lanham Act claim.
4. GK's Motion for Protective Order to Prevent Taking of Nine Extraterritorial Depositions: Granted by Judge Trumbull, with Cohen ordered to conduct all depositions outside the United States with full teleconferencing at Cohen's expense. Cohen later abandons the plan to take depositions, so GK files motion for sanctions to recover attorney fees.
5. GK's confidential motion to prevent subpoenaing of medical records of plaintiff: Granted completely by Judge Trumbull. GK files motion for sanctions to recover attorney fees.

SMC: 1. There is a motion against Kremen's attorney for violation of the court's protective order.

CC: As of today, there is no motion for sanctions that has been filed against me. The only sanctions motions that have been filed are GK's, to recover attorneys fees wasted in getting protective orders in

SMC: 2. There is a motion for sanctions against Kremen's attorney which may result in jail time. Obstruction of justice is a very serious charge and only the court will determine what recourse it will take.
3. There is a complaint which is or has been filed with the State Bar of California and Oregon against Kremen's attorney which might result in his disbarment.
4. There is also a motion which was filed under seal. This will be very interesting.
5. There is a motion to disqualify Kremen's attorney for misconduct now before the court.

CC: This is of course untrue.

SMC: 6. And of course there is a motion for summary judgment brought by NSI which could determine the final issues remaining for all parties in this case. (If you had taken the time to read their motion which is now before the court, you would have never made your false statements.

CC: (Judge Ware's statements on January 24, 2000 made it absolutely clear that NSI's motion for summary judgment will not affect our rights to proceed against Cohen. Tom, the transcript will be sent to you as soon as I get it.

SMC: I believe that you have a duty to verify your statements before you publish them and maybe a substantial judgement will make you and other members of the press think twice before they publish false and misleading statements which are defamatory.

CC: Garbage

SMC: If you had taken the time to read the case at the courthouse, you would have notice that we WON the trademark issue on December 9, 1999 against KREMEN.

CC: They did get our Lanham Act claim dismissed. This will not in any way prevent us from getting relief by way of court order and damages for the alleged theft of the domain name.

SMC: Further, you would have notice that we won 98% of the issue's and decisions before the court which has resulted in 6 complaints, 7 attorneys for Kremen of which only Carreon now remains.

CC: You have my record of motion victories above. I am the only lawyer that Kremen has hired since his first "set" of lawyers withdrew. I lead a team of very good people, who are doing excellent work. Cohen is on the ropes with one eye shut.

SMC: It is possible that this case may end in February or March of this year,.. The United States Trademark and Patent Office has now declared KREMEN'S trademark ABANDONMENT for Failure to RESPOND as of 1/12/2000.

CC: Kremen's trademark attorney would have to respond to this. It is not related to the case, because both Kremen and Cohen sought to trademark the domain name after the registration and the alleged theft.

SMC: This was a result of Judge Ware's decision to dismiss the Kremen's trademark rights on December 9, 1999.

CC: Not so. Judge Ware did not have any information before him about the USPatent & Trademark office proceedings. He ruled based on the text of our 3rd Amd Complaint.

SMC: The appeal period has run its course and this issue is now at its ends. (check with the court for the order)

CC: Cohen doesn't know his appeal law. The appeal period does not commence until the entry of final judgment on all claims. When judgment is entered, it is our intention that it will be against Cohen in the amount of many millions of dollars. He should start studying appellate law now, so he can coach his lawyers properly.

SMC: The protective order in this case was issued by the United States Magistrate assigned to this case in January 11, 2000, it currently makes the case, attorney's eyes only as it relates to evidence.

CC: The protective order applies only to documents produced by Cohen and Kremen, totalling a few hundred pages. It does not preclude discussion of the case.

SMC: I can tell you that YNATA Corporation and or Ocean Fund is not a shell corporation, nor has it ever been. It does maintain numerous offices around the world and employs a substantial amount of employees including me. Further, I am not an owner of any stock in YNATA which owns SEX.COM and your continued comments are not only false but may result in litigation from Ynata.

CC: Cohen refuses to produce the evidence that would show his status within any of the shell corporations. I use shell not in the sense of "empty shell" but in the sense of "shell game." I don't claim they are without assets or employees, but rather that Cohen controls them and uses them to hide assets. I will keep pushing until I get proof. Until then, this fact is an allegation.

SMC: For your information, we have not taken in any new advertisers in over 1 year and there currently is a waiting list of 2 1/2 years for new advertising on our first page. Freedom of the Press does not allow a writer to publish statements or comments which are determined by a court to be defamation. I intend to file the requisite actions very shortly and our legal counsel is waiting for permission from the company to litigate. As of this date, our company has never lost a case

CC: But he lost a really big one. If you want to know how Cohen loses at trial, call Betsy Hartwig, the San DIego prosecutor who put him behind bars. Her number is619-645-2278) and considering that we are before numerous judges and courts that says something.

Everybody runs from Cohen because he's a bully and it's easier to make tracks than stand and fight. Gary just has more guts than most, and he's not a pornographer like the other people COhen sues, so he's not afraid to face the light of publicity, or to invest in a cause he believes in.

SMC: It is the policy of our company and of our legal counsel Duboff, Dorband, Cushing and King not to discuss an active case which is before the courts.

CC: Obviously the policy doesn't bind Cohen.

SMC: The law states that I have to give you the option to print a retraction within a reasonable period of time (48 hours) before I am able to file my action. You now have that period to time.

CC: California law has no requirement of requesting a retraction. This is a threat. He didn't ask us to retract before he sued Gary for defamation. Just bullying tactics.

Brian Shuster Update

Rachel writes about Brian Shuster, owner of Xpics: First, the Webjump employees ARE getting paid for their earned time off (I guess word of lawsuits travel fast), and second, XPics is running on a skeleton crew while all of Webjump's assets are being liquidated. Computers, tables, desks, you name it, it's for sale to avoid reposession. The San Jose office will be empty by the end of the month. Also, we figured it out and he's only getting $14-1/2 mil because he only got Globe stock options, not cash, but he'll still probably net $2 mil into his pocket when all is said and done including bankruptcy.

Joe Spallone writes about his son Rob Spallone: " LUKE WHO SAYS MY SON DON'T HAVE A HEART, LOOK AT WHAT HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED A FEW DAYS BEFORE VALENTINES DAY SHARON, BO."

Brad from Danger Boy Video IM'd me:

Jimplasti: I cant stay away from this s---...They keep pulling me back in
Jimplasti: Mila called from the ranch.Shes coming in in 2 weeks and were going to shoot Queen of nasty #4.
Jimplasti: 3 new girls and Mila......
Jimplasti: and we are 4 pulling out the stops on this one......everything goes up the ass.

JamesDE writes: Check out the story on actor Don Johnson's kinky secret gay sex life in the new issue of Globe Magazine. Globe has photographs of Johnson buying gay porno movies and gay sex toys at a x-rated bookstore in California. They also have a photocopy of his receipt. They also note how he once was Sal Mineo's roomate!

Jeremy writes: "I joined danni.com because for over a week they promoted that Jenna Jameson was going to appear live on their site. Then one day, the event was dropped from the schedule without explanation. I feel this was totally deceptive and I'm really angry that danni.com didn't even apologize to it's members. When I contacted them regarding this, they just ignored me. I was finally able to cancel my membership and just wanted to let everyone know that danni is full of s---."

Teri Weigel Bukkake

Does Teri Weigel do a bukkake scene? Sedentary writes on RAME: "I watched American Bukkake 7 this afternoon, and the nay-sayers were correct - the answer is NO. Teri engages in g/g activity with the woman who will be the focus of the second (and last) segment of the video, "helps" her get ready, eggs the men on, and turns the (blindfolded) woman's face towards the various cocks. In short, Teri primarily directs the action. She does quite a bit of dirty talking, and is evidently hit a few times by stray cum. You only know this when she tells you it happened - you can't really see it, except at one point towards the end where she lies back and spreads her legs to actually show the drops. Also prior to the festivities Teri lubes up one of the black participants and gives his cock a few vigorous strokes, as well as one quick kiss. Probably not enough to qualify as an interracial scene though."

Luke Gets Mail

Laura writes to Chaim Amalek: " To Chaim Amalek from a liberal Jew: Norman Seigel is absolutely right about Guiliani supressing free speech and expression. And FYI Norman Seigel did in fact defend the right of the KKK to march in NYC a few months back and the ACLU has in the past defended the right of the KKK and other nazi groups to march."

Noah writes: Luke, You have possibly the most entertaining site on the internet. You don't talk specifically about the porn industry. By including topics such as religion, morals, the Mafia, industry business, you are by far the best porn site around. But seriously where's the reports on Vivid sensation Devon? She doesn't even have a bio listed. Luke I know I can count on you for some Devon info. BTW Jasmine St. Claire is working for a wrestling company called XPW. She doesn't do much except valet wrestlers to the ring and engage in lame catfights. She'ss always claiming that she could wrestle but there's no chance in hell.

Globe Gossip

Miss Edwina writes: GLOBE - GENERAL GOSSIP - 2/22 This week's issue is a goldmine. I can't cover everything (too many stories) but here are some things that interested me.

1. One article is called IT'S OFFICIAL - BIG - REALLY IS BEAUTIFUL about a charity celeb fashion show in NY for plus-size women...photos include TWANS, Kathy Najimy, and Mia Tyler...daughter of Steven.

2. REGIS UNDER FIRE! - Joey Bishop & Chevy Chase gang up on Millionaire host...Joey Bishop called Reege "an ingrate and a liar"....a GLOBE insider alledges their feud started back in the '60s.

3. REVEALED MICHAEL JORDAN TURNS BACK ON SECRET SISTER -- Little girl's mom tells GLOBE...8 year old cutie Ashlee Wright is alledgedly the half-sister of MJ. She was supposedly fathered during an affair w/MJ's late father. The magazine has an aerial photo of MJ's suburban home...it is quite impressive.

4. From stomach stapling to marital bliss...CARNIE WILSON TO TIE THE KNOW -- She's 100 lbs lighter and walking on air...photos of before and know (shoulders up). Carnie looks radiant...so lovely....she is getting MARRIED in June to 32 yr old rock guitarist, Rob Bonfiglio....she can wear size 14 pants now...and weighs about 197 pounds.

5. John McCain's SECRET SEX LIFE...OK...now...I get some gossipy details on his life that you can't find on the McCain2000 website. Lots of stuff...like alledgedly according to a source..."John still talks with eyes glowing about his affair with an exotic dancer called Marie the Florida Flame"........I'm beginning to like this guy.

8. DON JOHNSON IN GAY PORN SHOCKER...where do I start? He bought gay porn videos and... (p. 25) "Johnson paid $130 for two large-size models of male private parts, says the sources. He shelled out $90 for an Ultra Harness -- a black leather thong that allows the wearer to attach a replica of a male sex organ to it. He also bought a 'Slip on Tool', a device similar to the harness toy, and $200 worth of sex lubricants including Moisturizing Gel, Flacon Lube, and a 5-ounce bottle of Astroglide, the sources says......Don's most expensive purchase was a $215 blowup doll -- an exact replica of porn star Christy Canyon, including her sex parts."

9. Farrah got a facelift...the Globe has a photo...she looks good from what I can tell.

10. AMAZING LIFESTYLE OF WORLD'S RICHEST MAN -- (p 38) "Mega-rich Bill Gates is devoted to his beloved Melinda. But, amazingly, she allows him to spend one week each spring with software entrepreneur Ann Winblad, his former girlfriend, at her cottage on North Carolina's Outer Banks! They talk shop about the computer business, ride dune buggies, go hang gliding and recharge their batteries walking along the beach."