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The Blatt Brothers Blast AVN

Darren Blatt writes on GFY:

Normally I keep quiet on things like this, but the truth needs to be out there. I'm sick and tired of the bulls---.

Facts:

Kimberly Wilbur was friends with Jennifer Rosenblatt (former AVN Senior VP and my wife) since they were in high school. Jen hired Kimberly to be her sales rep.

Farley Cahen was like family to me, our family's are close and we were also friends through high school back in Cleveland. I gave Farley a weeks worth of training about the internet hoping to have Farley work with my Marketing Firm, then he took my knowledge and started a Belly Ring website instead of working with me. Not a big deal, I don't mind helping friends learn the game and it was only a weeks worth of knowledge.

AVN wanted me to be their internet marketing guy,however, I'm my own company and couldn't be an in house employee, so I recommended Farley and vouched for him. I sat in a meeting with AVN and Farley and helped get him that job. My wife also pulled some weight on that as well.

Farley and Kimberly had an affair while both working for AVN.

Farley was a part of conspiring against Jen, Jen eventually got fired without cause.

Farley now changed departments from Internet to Publisher and Sales Manager and now holds Jen's job and works out of her former office. AVN would never give Jen the title of Publisher or even Associate Publisher for that matter but somehow from holding an internet division position Farley is more qualified then Jen to be a Publisher and Sales Manager of a print magazine?

Oh yeah, Kimberly now works under the same guy that she was sleeping with.

I do not place the full blame on Farley and Kimberly since it took Darren Roberts and Paul Fishbein to come up with the departure of Jennifer, but they had their hands in it no doubt.

Funny that they didn't promote a women from inside of their department. Sure does look like a true boys club over there in my humble little opinion. One that rewards those who sleep with their employees.

Fact: Jennifer is also over 5 months pregnant and certainly doesn't need to go through a legal battle over losing a job she should have never lost.

Kimmy Kim responds:

No one I know of likes the way that Jen's situation occurred, and while it certainly does suck, you running off at the mouth to other AVN employees, particularly ones that weren't even there when this happened, is really starting to be a dead horse with all the fleshed flayed away. AVN didn't turn into the big bad monster when they fired Jen, Lord knows the place was full of chaos and decay for a long time before that. But all the sudden the anti-AVN, anti-Farley, anti-Aly parade marches on nearly daily for you.

Given the fact that the last I heard Farley's mother was touch and go, and that he's not even in the office at the moment, your rants are in poor taste at best, and it's not like Farley's going to respond to them under the circumstances anyway. Your animosity towards Aly is fairly beat to death as well, especially given as close as you guys were for so long. Her taking a job doesn't make her an enemy, unless YOU choose to see it that way. I'd bet that the job wasn't quite what the description said it would be at this point either.

Mason Out At LFP

She sent them an email on the 13th of june stating her intentions to leave. She says she hasn't signed with anybody yet, though I'm hearing she's going to Anabolic. Her contract with Hustler does not end until the 12th of July.

Husband: Porn star Chloe Jones was raped

The husband of the late porn star Chloe Jones tells "A Current Affair" that she suffered from epileptic seizures caused by a vicious rape in Los Angeles.

In an interview to be aired Wednesday night on Fox, Mike Taylor says that Jones was hit on the head with a baseball bat as she left a photo shoot. "It was after that blow to the head that she started suffering from epileptic seizures," he said.

Jones died earlier this month, and the cause has not yet been determined.

Jones and Taylor met when she appeared in a strip club he managed. The couple had three children.

Taylor also said that his wife and actor Charlie Sheen became friends after Sheen paid a photographer for her telephone number.

Chloe Jones's Sister Melanie: 'The Porn Industry Killed My Sister'

Melanie, the middle sister, says that working in porn made Chloe feel so ashamed that she had to numb her pain through drug abuse.

Chloe's last two escort clients turned her down. One faulted her complexion. The other complained about her overhanging stomach (as a result of her blocked intestines).

Several times a day, Chloe would talk to her mother. There was no subject she'd hold back from her, including her escorting.

Melanie Holden calls me back at 3:44pm Tuesday. "On my 21st birthday, she went to enter this bikini contest. We took separate vehicles. I ended getting intoxicated and following her out of the parking lot and going to stop at a red light, I just smashed her back-end and did $5,000 worth of damage.

"She gets out and says follow me. My little sister was witty and quick on her feet. We go somewhere in Beverly Hills and park at a subway. I go in and call the police to make it look like a customer had backed in to me while we were in there having a sandwich. The cops fell for it.

"She was a wild ride. I remember going on a photoshoot with her (when Chloe was about 19) when she first started out. We had to hike down this cliff to the beach. Going back up the cliff, she had a seizure.

"Back then, we didn't want to believe she was having seizures. We thought she was just doing it for attention. She had to be the center of attention or she was going to pull something to get it that way.

"They called a helicopter to lift her out of the basket to get her off the cliff.

"I remember her sneaking into the Universal Studios fountain. A friend snapped pictures. We never got caught.

"She was fearless. Somebody said the other day that she was bulletproof. And that's how we looked at her."

Luke: "In the weeks before your sister died, did you have any inkling that she was on the edge?"

Melanie: "No. She would call and tell me that she was dying. I guess it was something that you don't want to believe. We took it with a grain of salt because we never knew what to believe. We knew her liver was failing but we didn't know how bad it was.

"There were several times she called and said, I'm dying. If something happens to me, I want you to take the kids. I know you'll give them the stability they'll need. I remember telling her, Dee, if Michael [Taylor, Dee's husband] is still living, I can't do that.

"There were some nights when you could tell she'd been on the pills. Her speech was slurred. I never asked her if she'd taken anything. I already knew.

"She called me one day two weeks before her death. I was running an errand. She had the music cranked up. She'd just come back from the mall. She said, 'I just spent $500 f---ing dollars on a pair of sunshades. I feel great.'"

Luke: "What were the last words she said to you?"

Melanie: "That she loved me and we'd talk soon."

It was June 1.

Melanie: "The last time I saw her was Christmas of 2003. We'd talk all the time but we didn't have that close sister bond because we didn't see each other.

"She knew that I had straightened my life up. I had married. I had a daughter. I went to work every day. I used to be a wild girl. Drinking. Everyone goes through their stages. There was a time when she was concerned about me and alcohol. Then I turned my life around and got straight. There were a lot of things she couldn't call and tell me because she knew I'd gotten my life on track."

Luke: "That you didn't want to hear you were abusing drugs and alcohol."

Melanie: "Right.

"In the last six months of her life, she picked up the phone and told me, 'Melanie, I'm very sorry for the way I've treated you, for anything I've said. If I've hurt you in any way, I'm sorry.'

"I said, 'Dee, why are you saying this?' That's when she said, 'Melanie, I don't have much time to live. I just want you to know it was all the pills, everything I was shoving down my throat to try to take my pain away. In return, I hurt other people.' That truly touched me.

"That's when I knew she was trying. Or, at least, we thought...

"Other times, right up to the end, I'd talk to her: 'Let me get you in rehab. I'll fly down to Houston. We'll get in your truck and you'll drive me back to Utah. We'll put you in rehab up here.' She said, OK But when I asked her about it [specifically], she'd say, no, I can't leave. I've got this to do.

"I knew that if I got on a one-way ticket down there, she wouldn't come back with me.

"I begged and begged for her to come up here.

"Towards the end, we talked about getting a family reunion together at Michelle's house. We just never got to that."

Luke: "What about getting her away from Chris?"

Melanie: "There'd be times I'd talk to my sister and she'd say, 'Chris has done this. He's seeing someone else. I'm through with him.' There were other times when she'd say, 'He takes care of me. He's been here while I've been sick.' So, it was mixed. I never knew what to believe.

"I always told Dee that I can't form an opinion of Chris until I meet him. There's two sides to every story. I didn't realize how bad a guy he was until I did meet him. Unfortunately, it was too late. I feel like if he would've gotten away from him, maybe, but who's to say?"

Luke: "What was Dee's relationship like with her mother?"

Melanie: "It was great. They talked six or seven times a day."

Luke: "Was your mother concerned about her?"

Melanie: "Mom was like we are. We never thought it was as bad as it was. Dee would always say, 'Mom, I'm dying. Mom, I see death. Mom, I'm never going to make it to 30. I'm just going to be like our father. He never made it to 30. I'm never going to make it to 30 either.'

"It's one of those things where you say, 'Ok, Dee, move on from the subject.' If we could turn back time..."

Luke: "You had a maternal grandmother who died at 51?"

Melanie: "Yes."

Luke: "And your mother's 51?"

Melanie: "Yes."

Luke: "I can't imagine what Dee's death did to your mother."

Melanie: "She called me today just crying her eyes out. She told me that she had nothing to live for anymore.

"She's not doing well. We know what's coming next."

Luke: "When did you straighten your life out?"

Melanie: "I had my daughter at 23. It was 1997."

Luke: "Did Dee talk to you about your escorting work?"

Melanie: "She mentioned it once but she never got into detail. Towards the end, she thought I was too good. She knew I had my own lifestyle. I think she was embarrassed to let me know how she made her money.

"She'd mention escorting. I'd ask her a few questions and she'd change the subject. She wouldn't go into detail. Everything I'm learning now about the escorting business, I'm learning from her mother, because her mother knew everything about her. I know the last two guys turned her down. One man didn't like her complexion. Another man, her stomach pooched out a bit because she had that intestine blockage."

Luke: "What was your mother's attitude to Dee's escorting?"

Melanie: "Dee could do no wrong by my mom. I don't even know if it bothered her. My mom just idolized her little sister. You walk into her house and it's like a shrine. It's always been that way with my younger sister. Ever since she first started in the business, there's posters everywhere of Dee. It's been that way since Dee started.

"My mother went through a difficult time in 1996 when my stepfather died. I went down there and helped my mother.

"We are still close, but I have my own family to worry about now. I can't pick up the phone and call her six times a day.

"It's hard because she's comparing us to Dee now and we can't be her."

Luke: "Did Dee tell you about that [john] who beat her in 2000 [with a baseball bat] and that aggravated her seizures?"

Melanie: "No. She never discussed that with me.

"She was pretty open with me about [the pornography]. I was with her when she first started out. She'd call and tell me about the movies but she wouldn't go into great detail with me.

"At times, she felt like she was being raped. That's when the pills started coming in, to try to numb the pain. I don't think she ever liked it. I think it was just a way for her to make some money."

Luke: "How do you feel about the pornography industry, particularly given your sister's experience with it?"

Melanie: "That's hard, because I was totally against it for a long time. I know there are men and women out there who do it. Would I ever do it? No. But I've got to respect the fact that my sister did that. I'm not against it. I could never understand how she could block the pain."

Luke: "Why did Dee choose Chris Miguez? Why did she stay with him?"

Melanie: "Because her business was slowing down and she got so sick, she was afraid to be by herself. She needed somebody. That's why his name got put on her apartment. So it would fall back on him to be responsible for the bills if she didn't have the money to pay it. Towards the end, she was losing everything. She'd rented a storage unit and put everything in storage and didn't pay the storage fees and lost everything.

"She turned the other cheek. Chris brought in the money and the bills got paid."

Luke: "What kind of mother was she?"

Melanie: "She was an awesome mother. Dee loved her kids. She fought [Michael Taylor] for her kids when it came to custody. Then they finally dropped [the fighting]. Chloe [Jr] was the apple of her eye."

Luke: "Everyone says she was a good mother, but it seems incongrous as the rest of her life was so irresponsible."

Melanie: "Right. I'm sure there were times when she messed up with the kids. She probably got pilled out in front of them. No parent is perfect."

Luke: "It sounds like motherhood brought out the best in her."

Melanie: "At other times, the pills got her so she couldn't function as a mother.

"I don't think she ever checked into rehab. I think the only time she got dry was in the hospital [in April 2005]. She knew how serious her condition was because the doctor told her. She said, 'Melanie, I can't even take a Tylenol now because it could kill me.'

"My older sister and I never wanted to believe anything she said unless she had proof to back it up. Like the story about her having leukemia. [Chloe never had leukemia. It was a lie she told.] We thought the seizures were just for attention.

"Her first seizure was [when Chloe was 19] when we were living in the apartments in Burbank."

Luke: "What were the most important events in her life?"

Melanie: "The birth of her children. When she landed in Playboy. I think that was the highlight of her life, just to say, 'I'm in Playboy now. Look at me. I've made it.'"

Luke: "Was there a place in her life when she turned towards a bad path?"

Melanie: "Chris Miguez."

Luke: "Why was she taken to the Beaumont Neurological Center for Juveniles at age 13?"

Melanie: "She'd gone out and done some Ecstasy. Then she went in and grabbed a butcher knife and went after my mother with it. My mother didn't know she was on any drug. She took Dee to the hospital. That's when they told her Dee was on Ecstasy.

"Even as a child, Dee was going to do what Dee wanted to do. Nobody was going to stop her. Just like with her first marriage. My mother threw her hands up and said, 'Take her. I can't deal with her anymore.'"

Chloe was in Beaumont for at least three weeks. Afterwards, she claimed that the interns bound to a table and raped her.

"I know one of the happiest times in her life was when she met Mike [Taylor]. Her life was on track. She was living in LA. She'd just made it. Those were the happy times.

"You want to know my honest opinion on the porn industry? I've got a bad outlook on it now because it killed my sister. Between the pills and the drugs and the way they live their lives... I think a lot of them numb it with drugs just like a rock star."

Luke: "What do you think it is about the porn industry that kills people?"

Melanie: "Their conscience. Knowing they're spreading their legs for money. Knowing that's how they're going to make it. Knowing that people are going to look at you and say, oh, porn star."

Luke: "Do you think it is inherent to working in porn or do you think it is what society says about people who do pornography?"

Melanie: "I think it's what actually happens. They lure you in. They make it sound like you can make thousands a movie. All you've got to do is a couple of shots and you're done. You get that first big paycheck and you're like, whoa. Maybe this will pay the bills. And then, after that, it just goes downhill because you can't live with yourself doing it. And you try to numb the pain.

"I don't know if there are others out there that this has happened to. I know there are some who have gotten out and changed their life around.

"And the escorting business. If she would've just stayed with Playboy, she could've went somewhere. But she got on that one-way street and met the wrong person and it brought her down."

Luke: "How could one maintain one's self-respect while working as an escort?"

Melanie: "I don't see how. That's why she got addicted to all the pills."

Luke: "Did you notice people acquiescing to Chloe's bad behavior because she was so beautiful?"

Melanie: "I saw a lot of that. There were a lot of people who were jealous of her. I was jealous of my little sister growing up. She had all the boyfriends. She could put on that bikini and everybody would turn their head.

"Women are just catty anyway. If they see a beautiful woman, they can't accept her. I got to that point in my life where that jealousy went away and I embraced her."

Luke: "Why did Michael leave her?"

Melanie: "I don't think Michael wanted to live that lifestyle anymore. I think he wanted to show the kids a stable life. He didn't want to mess with any pills anymore. He didn't want the kids seeing their mother like that. She wouldn't straighten up. He had no other choice. I know he loved her."

Luke: "What was the role of religion in your family?"

Melanie: "We didn't grow up going to church. I don't know if in her lifetime Dee ever went to church. I remember her at one point said I don't believe in God. Me now, I'm Baptist."

Luke: "Has having that moral structure in your life improved your life?"

Melanie: "Definitely. Being married and having a kid will do that to you."

Luke: "Do you think there was a lack of structure in your home when you guys were kids?"

Melanie: "Yes. We just weren't as bad as our youngest. That kind of lifestyle will lead just where it led Dee."

Luke: "And when you saw her three friends from the industry?"

Melanie: "One was very nice. They introduced themselves. Until we found out that the night after the viewing [June 10], that [Montana and Raylin] went out with Chris Miguez and had a threesome together. I lost all respect and didn't want them anywhere around my sister's funeral."

Montana and Chris say this did not happen.

Luke: "What thoughts go through your head when you see other girls working in the same things Chloe did?"

Melanie: "I understand why they do it -- to make money. I just hope they have enough sense not to get into the drugs and alcohol and let that take over. Porn is going to be out there for years. There's nothing anybody can do about it."

Angels On The Fairway

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A source writes:

Have you ever heard of Angels on the Fairway? Check it out! This company headed by a lady Simone Sheffield is doing a yearly party which is a F--K FEST!

She arranges for a few hundred ladies models, hookers, playmates etc to go free of charge to Cabo San Lucas and charges thousands of dollars to the men to attend the event.

The event is a so called "charity" which gives money to domestic violence programs etc. I have done some background and have been unable to find where this company has ever given money to anything.

My point, last year a friend attended this event, free of charge they provided her all the transportation, food, drinks etc. But she was expected to take care of a man, in other words f--k him, when she refused, she was flown home!

Companies like this should be exposed! Don't you think, they are getting away with this because it is in Mexico, most of the ladies know what is expected of them but some don't! This lady and her so called charity company is profiting off prostitution, and telling people that money is given to a charity! Bull!

Organizer Simone Sheffield responds to me about this:

that is NOT our event nor would that ever happen at our event. your lady or man is a liar. check your sources. they are not being truthful with you. They are no doubt someone i have refused entry to. we have NEVER nor would we ever send a model home for such a ridiculous allegation. this is not the same event. i suggest you check your event facts.... perhaps events in Vegas or those by trashy lingerie. such activities might be more up their alley. BUT NOT OURS. i leave for Mexico soon and will not reply to emails until my return in a week. there is nothing else to discuss.

I got this report from a model who went to this event last year:

First thank you, no one will listen to the problem here, many girls get into a situation that they can not get out of...

I first heard about the Angels On the Fairway from another model, she said I could make some good money just by being there. The company provided the air, lodging,meals everything, all I had to do was show up. She said she had been propositioned many times but turned them down.

Anyway, last year I showed up and right of the bat I was asked to f--k this guy. I said no way, I am here for the fun. I was told that the fun was to take care of the customers and don't ask questions.

When I said no again, It was then that a man named Phil came over and talked to me. He said, "If you don't take care of our customers you will be asked to leave. You're not a famous model nor are you a celebrity, so you have to do what we tell you. This is Mexico and you can get in a lot of trouble here."

I was scared out of my mind, I didn't want to f--k this old man, nor did I want to get into any trouble so I faked that I was very ill, and they sent me home!

I asked Simone Sheffield about this. She replied:

absolutely NOT. This is a real charity event. you can take this TRUTH from the horses mouth or continue to play this game. I WILL STAND BEHIND THIS EVENT 100%. give me your address.. i would prefer if my attorney can contact you directly about these allegations.

send me the name of the person that sent you this pack of outright lies. i will sue them in the blink of an eye. We have a long history of our donations - LONG ! i will have my attorney contact you and your friend directly. Send their info urgently. i will handle this person legally and not via false emails. This must be some loser i refused to attend the event.

PLEASE KNOW, I WILL COME AFTER YOU AND YOUR SO-CALLED SOURCE WITH FULL AND TOTAL LEGAL ACTIONS FOR ANY SLANDEROUS REMARKS, REPORTS, POSTS AND STATEMENTS. CONSIDER THIS NOTIFICATION OF MY INTENTIONS.

I told Sheffield I would not reveal my sources.

Joe writes: "From the sound of it only money from the auction goes to the charities."

A source writes: "This lady Simone is a wack job, I called her and she went off on me. Said she is sick and tired of people accusing her of pimping. I asked for a list of the charities that she has given money to and she hung up on me."

Amber writes:

Hi, Luke!! I'm a former (mainstream) model who has worked as a Trashy Girl for Trashy Lingerie (both here in Los Angeles as well as at their parties in Vegas at the Palms).

I find Ms. Sheffield's comments that "i suggest you check your event facts.... perhaps events in Vegas or those by trashy lingerie. Such activities might be more up their alley," incredibly offensive!

Nothing of that nature goes on there. . . except entertaining, bringing out that A-List party vibe The Palms is known for. Prior to Trashy Lingerie providing the models for these events, the girls were from Playboy.

Ms. Sheffield should really think before she opens her big (and obviously painfully uninformed) mouth!!! She wants to accuse others of slander? What makes her think that Mary (owner of Trashy) won't have her ass in a sling???

Additionally, those events are sponsored by the Palms (i.e. The Maloof Family). . . I wonder what George (Maloof) would think of her comments?

I can empathize with her feelings (particularly if Angels is legitimate), but to call names in that manner?? Unprofessional. . . not to mention an excellent way to bring legal action against herself.

Trashy is a widely respected company, outfitting everyone from Paris Hilton to scores of Playmates to Drew Barrymore. Take it from one who's actually been there!

A person writes Simone:

I am an independent reporter for the Porn industry and the exploitation of woman. It has been reported to me that your Angels on the Fairway is a place where rich men can go and get laid. I have heard this from several of your past and present models, that have attended or will attend your event. I have interviewed several of your male paying guests and they have confirmed what the models have said.

I would be interested in learning more about what charities you are donating monies to, if you would be so kind as to provide contact names and number for verification, that would help my investigation greatly.

These are of course allegations on the parts of the models and paying customers, but I must tell you I have interviewed many of your clients, and allegations make since.

I have even seen a video tape of several encounters, I do not know if the actual place was the hotel where you having your event, but the video was showing many of your models performing sexual acts on paying customers.

What happens between consenting adults is not under your control, but since your saying your giving monies to a charity which involves Domestic violence, it is ironic that this behavior is allegedly going on.

I look forward to your reply, and thank you in advance for your concern and help. Also if possible I would like to attend the event, I can arrange for my own transportation and pay your required fee. Please advise me ASAP, I can get a flight to Cabo on Wed.

Source continues: "This is a powerful Black Lady, I never could get any answers? I tried to get in touch with Tommy Lee about the event, as he has attended before, but his manager said no comment? What does that tell you?

"This topic is a difficult one that lies at the crossroads of feminism, morals, pleasure, gender inequality, exploitation and male violence. The difficulty in discussing it is compounded by the large degree of diversity and stratification of experiences within prostitution: from straight and gay prostitutes on the street to elite escort services. The range of experiences increases again if we explore sex work, which takes into account exotic dancing, the adult movie industry and an increasing number of people who run an adult-oriented website that features themselves. Further, the level of exploitation in sex work should be compared and contrasted with a variety of exploitative, meaningless and alienating work produced by a technologically advanced, consumption oriented capitalist society. The question is thus not whether sex work is exploitative, but how does it compare with being a waitress, working in a factory or a McDonalds - perhaps even a graduate assistant?"

John writes:

The "Angels on the Fairway" thing seems pretty unlikely to me, Luke. Just as a matter of dollars, it doesn't make sense. They're charging 3000 for three days including round trip airfare, the hotel, and meals. I don't think they can throw in sex - at least not with hot American girls - for that much. Plus, do you really think the girls, who can plainly pimp themselves out properly for cash, are going to do so for the free hotel room? And you don't think those kinds of terms are worked out _before_ the girls go? Please!

A model writes:

Luke I have been reading your story on the Angles on the Fairway, and I just read the remarks from John. Every girl I know would love a free trip to Cabo, this is how the event is presented. John honey, the package is much more than $3,000 look at the web site! Every girl wants to meet a rich guy right? Well this event is all about this. Now that the girls are here some are asked to be whores, hookers what ever you want to call them. It is not until then do you realize that your in a third world country with no one to help you. The girls do get paid extra money, that is the point here, 200 plus hot American girls and a bunch of rich men, what do you think happened here? Moron!

Here's the press release on the event:

January 22, 2005, Hollywood, CA - Due to overwhelming response, the 5th Annual Angels on The Fairway Celebrity Golf Open & Party will once again feature 200 of the world's most beautiful women hosting the 4 day event to be held June 23rd - June 26th in beautiful Los Cabos, Mexico.

The Angels on The Fairway Golf Tournament will be held at The Cabo Real Golf Course Designed by Golfing legend Robert Trent Jones II located in Los Cabos, Mexico.

Our stay is hosted by The Crown Plaza Los Cabos - a 5-Star Resort. Celebrities and sports stars participating in this event will include Rock superstars Tommy Lee and Meatloaf, basketball greats Julius Erving and Clyde Drexler, Actress Traci Bingham, Fashion Models and Playboy Playmates. [A beer company] and [a Los Angeles FM station] will sponsor the four-day benefit event.

Our Bikini and Lingerie Fashion Shows will raise funds for The Laura Dester Children Shelter, a non-profit organization serving its community.

Brian Bartolo, Internet Sales Manager KZLA-FM / KPWR-FM [Power 106 FM], denies that his station is a sponsor of the above event (even though the press release listing the station as a sponsor went out January 22, 2005 (without apparent protest from Power 106) and has been published on AngelsHQ.com for months).

Contrary to the press release, Corona beer says they did not sponsor this event.

Do Drugs Allow Some Porn Stars To Perform?

Chloe Jones's sister Michelle says: "Her [drug] problem didn't begin until the last ten, the last five years of her life, when she started using them heavily. Whenever she started with porn. When I said, put those things down, she said, this is what makes it all go away and I can perform."

Jenna Jameson writes on ADT:

I am sure this is a reality for a very small number of performers. It is incredibly sad but true. In my opinion, it's up to the producers and directors to detect this, and fire these girls (or guys). It is a reality that if these girls decide to sue the companies they are working for because they were under the influence when making these films, they may have a good case.

A Telephone Interview With The Sisters Of Chloe Jones

Chloe was born Melinda Dee Jones on June 17, 1975. She grew up in Silsbee, Texas. She has two older sisters -- Michelle Barclay and Melanie Holden.

I call Michelle Monday evening, June 20.

Michelle: "I'm a court reporter.

"I saw you had interviewed Montana [Gunn]. She slept with Chris [Miguez, Chloe's purported fiancee] before they even put my sister in the ground. The day before the funeral and the day they were to put the body in the ground. They were together both days.

"It was sickening.

"Chloe was not in a coma for three months."

Luke: "Tell me about Chloe's last year."

Michelle: "She had gotten away from the porn industry. She started escorting to make extra money. She had turned to prescription drugs. They had damaged her liver over the years. That's what first landed her in the hospital. She was told that [the prescription drugs Vicodin and Soma] were going to kill her. Her liver was basically gone.

"She was trying to get away from Chris Miguez. Montana was correct that [Chloe] got close to one of her sisters. That was me. I'm the oldest.

"Dee [Chloe Jones] wanted to come up here and stay with me for a while.

"We made a road trip in late February 2005. She and I flew down to Houston and picked up my boat and made a road trip back up here [Arizona].

"She was supposed to come up here Memorial Day weekend but Chris had all kinds of problems and wouldn't let her come.

"Chris was only in it for the money. He was feeding her methamphetamines. I know this first-hand."

Luke: "He was a speed freak?"

Michelle: "Oh yes. He is heavily into drugs. She was trying to get away from him. She had to switch bank accounts because he kept trying to drain all her accounts dry.

"I could go on for days. One day I'm going to sit down and write a book about our family history."

Luke: "Why did she stay with Chris?"

Michelle: "Money and stability. She needed someone to help. In between doing escort services, when she was waiting on her money, Chris would go sell his drugs or what-have-you to make the rent payment."

Luke: "How long were they together?"

Michelle: "About two years."

Luke: "So, she wasn't in a coma for three months this year?"

Michelle: "No, she wasn't in a coma. The first hospital stay was in September, 2004. Right after we made our trip in February/March 2005, she went back in the hospital. She got approved for a liver transplant but Chris had nothing connected with it."

Luke: "Montana says Chris volunteered to give Chloe part of his liver."

Michelle: "That's false. Montana is going to praise Chris because they slept together for two days. We were locked out of my sister's house by Chris Miguez. Chris was taking her truck. Chloe's husband, Michael Taylor, is having to fight Chris for her stuff.

"I've got photos of Montana at the funeral. My sister [Melanie] said, what are you taking photos of her for? I said, you never know what's going to become after all this stuff happens.

"Lisa Skeirys and Chloe ran around together. Lisa has met me. I used to go to school in Austin. Lisa met Chloe at a strip club -- the Yellow Rose. They were both strippers. Chloe was a feature dancer.

"Lisa and Chloe had a big falling out because Chris would steal money from Lisa. Chris would steal from you when you would blink an eye.

"Our father died in 1982. Chloe was seven. I was ten. He died in a car accident. He was not driving. We believe he was knocked out before they went over the bridge.

"They were friends coming home. They worked offshore. They were coming back after being two weeks out. They were cutting boudin open, trying to eat. They dropped a knife. They both reached down to grab it and they flipped off the bridge in Louisiana.

"The driver survived. The cab of the truck was smashed. He was a skinny man and he was able to swim out. My father ended up with a large hematoma on his head according to the autopsy. We believe that he was knocked out before he drowned."

Luke: "Did you get a stepfather?"

Michelle: "Yes, we did. It's amazing that Melanie and I turned out normal. Sam Tanner. He was all right. He was an alcoholic. We didn't care for him. But as far as any sexual abuse as [Chloe's first husband] Jason Sturrock said, there was never ever any of that on us. I was a strong enough person that I would've taken my sisters and we would've left."

Luke: "Was he a creep?"

Michelle: "He was a creep alcoholic scumbag. He was in our life until 1989, when the other stepfather came into our life, Wayne, who shot himself in 1996."

Luke: "Was Wayne an alcoholic or druggie?"

Michelle: "No. He had different problems. Work. He got depressed. He attempted suicide a couple of different times. He eventually shot himself.

"I had come in and witnessed the aftermath. It freaked the cops out. Dee and I were telling the cops how to clean it up. It was crazy."

Luke: "What kind of guy was Chloe's first husband David Jason Sturrock?"

Michelle: "Just as crazy as Chloe was. They would burn each other's stuff. They would get pissed off at each other and burn each other's clothes. They were too young and too much alike. They did crazy pranks on each other.

"We would take trips floating down the Guadalupe River."

Luke: "How did you feel when Chloe became a nude model?"

Michelle: "I introduced her to this world. When she was back in highschool, I had taken her to a couple of different modeling conventions. Then I moved out to California. I got her to come out with me. She had started dancing [stripping] at Team Mates in Beaumont, Texas. I hooked her up with some people. The Sterling/Winters company. A couple of gay guys. They managed Morgan Fairchild and some of the older actresses. From there, she was introduced to other people.

"I moved to North Carolina."

Luke: "How did you and your family feel about her working as a nude model and stripper?"

Michelle: "We didn't mind it at all. I wish she would've stayed in that direction and went into acting and stayed with Playboy and Penthouse."

Luke: "Did Chloe attempt suicide at 13?"

Michelle: "Yes, she did. We lost our father. Our mother couldn't get a grip on all three girls and manage the place. She went to Beaumont Neurological Center."

Luke: "Was she sexually abused as a child?"

Michelle: "No, she was not. None of us were. She was the first one to experiment with drugs like acid."

Luke: "Did you guys talk about drugs?"

Michelle: "Of course we talked about drugs. Of course everybody experiments. We've done our fair share back in the day. We never shot up. We'd take the occasional acid. Ecstasy. Snort coke."

Luke: "Overall, were you the more responsible one of the three daughters?"

Michelle: "I guess so. Everybody said I was the strongest. Chloe was wild and crazy. Chloe and Melanie, the middle sister, you would not believe how much they looked alike. People would believe that Dee and Melanie were twins. We were blessed with good genes, minus the craziness that went on in our family.

"We believe it is a disease. Our grandmother was a beautiful woman. But she was screwed-up. She abused barbituates and vicodin and anything she could get her hands on. She died in 1986 at 51. She had shot herself in the stomach in front of my mother when my mother was a child. She started abusing alcohol."

Luke: "Were all three of you beautiful?"

Michelle: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but all of us are blessed."

Luke: "What are the characteristics of Melanie?"

Michelle: "She's bubbly, witty, smart. She can read people. The first time she met Chris Miguez (June 9, 2005), she said to me, 'I get a bad vibe out of him. Something is not right.' Sure enough, it all unfolded before our eyes.

"I'd met Chris on several different occasions. I take everything he says with a grain of salt.

"Melanie has the same tattoo on her ankle as Chloe had -- a red rose on the right ankle."

Luke: "Was Melanie ever a stripper?"

Michelle: "No. She worked at Team Mates but she waitressed. Melanie can tell you some stories about when they were out in California while I was going to school in Austin."

Luke: "Did you guys have a falling out with Chloe?"

Michelle: "Not really. We drifted apart. My sister Chloe was strung out on vicodin. She could conjure up some stories. She and my mom were like to peas in a pod. We think our mother is going to end up dead in the next couple of months."

Luke: "Did your mother make it to the funeral?"

Michelle: "No, she did not. She was hospitalized from the shock. She comes in and out of [sedation]. Of course they send her out the door with all kinds of things."

The mother, Donna Jones, is 51. "She was 16 when I was born.

"I had a child when I was 13. I'm 33. She'll be 20 next month. She and I will go out together and it just blows people's minds."

Luke: "Did you get to raise her?"

Michelle: "I sure did. The only time she didn't come with me was when I went to Austin and California to go to school. It took me a long time to get through school. I was turning 27 when I completed my degree."

Luke: "What words would you use to describe your mother's personality and character?"

Michelle: "I don't know. She and I were never close. She was close with Chloe. Both of them loved drama. Any kind of drama. It didn't matter if it was made-up drama. That's what drew us apart for a while. We [Michelle and Melanie] didn't want to get caught up in the drama. The he-said, she-said bulls---.

"Melanie is married to a sportscaster in Salt Lake City. I divorced last year. That's when Chloe and I began to get close."

Luke: "Did Chloe have a problem with drugs since age 13?"

Michelle: "I wouldn't say a problem. Her problem didn't begin until the last ten, the last five years of her life, when she started using them heavily. Whenever she started with porn. When I said, put those things down, she said, this is what makes it all go away and I can perform."

Luke: "I heard she was a nightmare to work with."

Michelle: "I'd believe that. If she didn't get her way, she'd throw a fit."

Luke: "The euphemism is that she was a character."

Michelle: "Oh yes, oh yes, to say the least.

"She didn't smoke three packs of cigarettes a day. Maybe on pack."

Luke: "She had quite a few trips to the emergency room?"

Michelle: "Yes, she did. Seizures. A guy hit her out in California while she was working [as an escort in 2000]. He tried to steal money from her. That started them and it got worse because she didn't stay on her Dilantin.

"She wrecked her truck in early March [2005] because she passed out on Vicodin and Soma. She was arrested for a DUI due to that accident. Shortly thereafter she went back into the hospital."

Luke: "What do you know about the relationship between Chloe and Montana Gunn?"

Michelle: "They were not close. They just knew each other from working in the business. Acquaintances."

Luke: "Did she have any friends in the industry?"

Michelle: "To be honest, all three of us sisters have never had a best friend. It's always been us because we're very untrusting people. We've been stabbed in the back so many times. As far as a best friend while she was an adult, she was friends with Lisa Skeirys. Then they had their falling out."

Luke: "What's your opinion of Michael Taylor?"

Michelle: "Mike's very good to her children. He's a good man. I was hoping they could work things out and get back together. Chloe loved Michael. We had a wonderful talk on our road trip to get my boat. Michael was tired of putting up with the pills that she was on."

Luke: "Tell me about the funeral."

Michelle: "The funeral was good. I was worried about that, about a bunch of people showing up. It was relatively small. About 50. We did have to hire security guards. Chris Miguez did not pay for that funeral. It came through donations.

"Chris wiped her bank account clean and I saw at least $10,000 to $15,000 cash, in $100 bills, on the first night we sat down (Thursday, June 9).

"Michael is looking after the kids. It wouldn't surprise me to see little Chloe following in her mother's footsteps. She's a beautiful child. Michael was able to get her Tiffany and Co. necklace and bracelets."

Luke: "Did Chris Miguez offer to donate her liver?"

Michelle: "No, he did not."

Luke: "Were there a lot of men in your mother's life after your father died?"

Michelle: "Oh yes. She was kinda whorey. She was very attractive. With her looks, she could've found someone decent."

Luke: "But she wasn't attracted to decent men?"

Michelle: "No, unfortunately. That's why all three of us got up and left."

Luke: "The funeral notice says that Chloe's fiancee was Chris Miguez."

Michelle: "No. You can't be a fiancee if you're still legally married."

Luke: "You read the funeral notice?"

Michelle: "Oh yes. Needless to say, our asses were burning at the funeral but we kept our mouths shut."

We get Melanie on the phone.

Luke: "Melanie, how would you describe Chris Miguez?"

Melanie: "He's worthless. He scams off of women.

"Chloe was something fearless. I lived with her in California when she was 19, 20. She started out as a [stripper] at 18."

Luke: "How did you feel about her working as a dancer?"

Melanie: "I was ok with it. We wanted her to get out to California and get into modeling. I was very proud whenever she hit Playboy, but after Playboy, it went downhill. There was nothing we could do."

Michelle: "That was her downfall -- when she started hitting the drugs hard."

Melanie: "It was more when the videos started coming out."

Luke: "When she was doing the videos, wasn't that the time she started abusing the prescription medication?"

Melanie and Michelle say yes.

Melanie: "I think she was doing that to block out all the pain and the hurt."

Luke: "Pain from the childhood."

Melanie: "Pain from doing the videos and from coping with it."

Michelle: "Her and Michael worked as a team. After they split up and stopped doing movies together, that's when it really started going downhill."

Luke: "Did Chloe find the porn humiliating?"

The sisters say no.

Melanie: "She did a lot of the pills to cover up the pain. It wasn't that she humiliated. It was that she felt bad after doing it -- having to stoop that low for money. She just started doing that to make the pain go away and forget about it."

Luke: "Melanie, tell me about your relationship with Chloe. Was there ever a falling out where you stopped communicating?"

Melanie: "There was. She was pregnant with her three boys. Her twin boys and my daughter were three days apart. We didn't talk during her pregnancy until right to the end. We had a falling out. I didn't want any more BS."

Michelle: "The drama."

Melanie: "I was getting ready to have my first child. I didn't want any drama."

Michelle says that if Chloe and her mother were not stirring up drama, they were not happy. "We could not talk to Dee without her going back to our mother and stirring up the pot and twisting things around so that there was always something going on with our family."

Luke: "Melanie, what's your opinion of Jason Sturrock?"

Melanie: "He was dating a girlfriend of mine and her parents sent her off to a military school to get her away from him. I didn't get along with Jason. He was controlling of her. Everything he said, she did. I didn't care for him and he didn't care for me. Dee was so headstrong...

"They'd soak each other's clothes in clorox and light them on fire."

Luke: "Did the police come out?"

Michelle: "Oh yeah."

Melanie: "I'm sure they did. When he was working the nightshift in the army, she (at age 17, after getting married at 16) called her stepdad to come and get her. She just packed everything up and left him."

Luke: "Melanie, what's your opinion of Michael Taylor?"

Melanie: "I adore Michael. I always have. He's raising her three kids. I just admire a man who can take on three kids and raise them..."

Michelle: "And put up with our sister's bulls---."

Melanie: "That's why he wanted to get away and create a stable life and it wasn't happening as long as he was with her."

Luke: "Why did Dee (Chloe Jones) get with Chris Miguez?"

Melanie: "Do you want to know the honest truth?"

Luke: "Yes. Drugs?"

Melanie: "I think that had something to do with it. She was always dependent. She had to have a man in her life."

Luke: "But why Chris?"

Melanie: "He just had a screw loose. He would put up with what she was doing."

Michelle: "His roommate kicked him out.

"Luke, when we made our trip, he called her every second to the point where she had to turn that phone off.

"I've known Chris for a year-and-a-half. He ticked me off one time when I was accused around Christmas 2003 of taking pills out of my sister's purse. I don't steal. She and I didn't talk for about four months. We finally put all that behind us and she realized I didn't take anything from her."

Luke: "Melanie, did any of the men in your mother's life take an inappropriate interest in you daughters?"

Melanie: "Oh no."

Michelle: "I saw that on the internet. Hell no."

The sisters laugh.

Melanie: "That was another fabrication. That's why we wanted to clear things up."

Luke: "Why did your stepfather Wayne put up with your mother?"

Melanie: "My mother was halfway sane back then. It started going downhill the last year. He was involved in a lawsuit with Mobil Oil. He could've retired at 42."

Luke: "Michelle, was your father a good father to you?"

Michelle: "Yes, he was. I was a daddy's girl. My mother and I were never very close."

Luke: "What was the reputation of your family growing up?"

Michelle: "We were the infamous Jones girls. I was a goody-two-shoes because I'd had a child at 13. I really tried to prove to the world that I could be something. Cheerleader. French Club. Didn't smoke. I never thought about drugs. A jock. Good grades. A scholarship waiting on me for music at Baylor. I'd met my husband just before turning 18 and I was with him until last year, when I was 32."

Luke: "What was Melanie's reputation?"

Michelle: "Very cool. Everybody's buddy. Everybody's friend. Melanie never had a boyfriend in highschool. She would have guys who liked her but she liked to stay single.

"She went to school and became a paralegal. She never used it. She now works for a mortgage company. She married a sports anchorman, a wonderful guy. They have one child."

Luke: "What was Dee's reputation as a child?"

Michelle: "Wild, crazy. She didn't really care what people thought about her. The first time one of Dee's friends met Dee, Dee opened up her purse and started going through it. Dee was spontaneous. She was the one who would always get in trouble and we would take up for her.

"Our family had lots of friends. All three of us sisters were popular in highschool. People would hang out at our house and shoot pool. Our mother would let us drink beer inside the house.

"Michael's mother this last Spring did the same thing -- she OD'd on Seraquil (sleeping pills)."

Luke: "Was Chloe sexually abused? Not by your mother's men, but by other men. She told people she was sexually abused by interns at the Beaumont Neurological Center."

Michelle: "Yeah. She had been. There were guys who would rip her off, take advantage of her. There weren't many women who had a natural beauty like she did. Her body was flawless."

Luke: "What do you think was going through Chloe's head during the last few years of her life?"

Michelle: "Especially the last year, she wanted to get close to her family. She wanted to stop the drama. She knew she was sick. She knew things had to change. That's why this last year was so great. The drama had stopped."

Luke: "What kind of mother was she?"

Michelle: "Wonderful. The last week she was alive, she took the kids to Chemo, an amusement park outside of Houston. She spent the whole day with them."

Luke: "And they adored her?"

Michelle: "Yes, they did. Especially Chloe. I don't think you've seen the last of my sister's legacy."

Luke: "What kind of things did people say at the funeral?"

Michelle: "Good things. There was a fan there who was trying to take photos. Michael saw what was going on. He got the police. They confiscated his film. We didn't want any of her pictures to pop up on the Internet"

Luke: "Over the last year, how often did you speak with Chloe?"

Michelle: "At least once a week. There were days when we'd call each other several times a day."

Luke: "How would a typical conversation go?"

Michelle: "'I've got the kids this weekend. I kicked Chris out. Chris keeps smoking up my phone.'"

Luke: "What does that mean?"

Michelle: "Her phone would ring constantly. He would constantly call her when he didn't where she was or what she was doing. He would follow her.

"The day after she left my place in February or March [2005], she was pulled over [by the cops]. They were looking for Chris."

Luke: "Did she leave him several times?"

Michelle: "Yes, she did. She had her own place. She had just put him on that lease.

"The last time I spoke with her, she'd just found out that in her prior apartment complex, he'd been cheating on her with some girl named Lisa. We were keeping our eyes open to see if she would pop up at the funeral. We weren't going to have her stay there."

Luke: "How do you think her work in the sex industry affected her?"

Michelle: "It bothered her. She was wanting to straighten up her life and do something. I wanted her up here [Arkansas]. I said, be like Jenna Jameson. Let's write a book. You can retire off of that. You're getting older. You don't want to do this anymore. Sit back and reflect. Write about all your experiences. I'll help me with the family history.

"She was all for it. It's what she was trying to do.

"She was supposed to be up here Memorial Day weekend.

"I am going to do that on her behalf and dedicate it to her."

Luke: "Did she read much? Was she smart?"

Michelle: "She never did read much. She was average. She was street-smart."

Luke: "What did she most want out of her life?"

Michelle: "She wanted fame. She knew that after the porn industry, she could never go back to Penthouse, Playboy, the things that gave her notoriety. She liked attention.

"We went out to the club Hush last December. We had a blast. I was the one that drank. She took care of me. We were escorted in [and treated as VIPs because of Chloe Jones]. They cleared all the tables for us. She was not a big partier."

Luke: "Did she ever get her Vicodin problem under control?"

Michelle: "No. It got worse. That's what did in her liver.

"Just a few days after she left my house [in February], I didn't realize she had taken some stuff. That's what put her back in the hospital. She got out, recovered, and had to go back in because she kept throwing up because of her intestines. They took out two feet of her intestines. She had a scar from her pubic bone to her chest. During that, she had appendicitis. They took her appendix out.

"She looked bad the last few months. You could tell she was sick.

"Dee and our mother were close. Anything my mother needed done, Dee would do it for her."

Why are so many film titles derogatory to women?

Rebecca Bardoux writes on ADT: "Playful and suggestive. Something that is missing in this industry. No more tease just f--k. Some of these films are more like war then love."

In Memory of Chloe Jones

Andrea Mountjoy (centerfold, model and companion) writes:

Dear Friends, Chloe and I have known one another since we were 18 years old. We both lived in California at the same time. We met doing shoots with the same photographer. We both did national posters together, and we even did a poster where they showed just our butts while we were on roller blades, boy was that fun! We loved to hang out and get a little crazy. We had our share of parties, and let me tell you, when Chloe was at a party, she became the party.

Talk about a very strong willed person with the most beautiful heart. Yes she was not perfect, but who in the hell is! Chloe just didn't know when to quit. She was the kind of person that would not let anything get into her way, I mean ANYTHING! Everyone that really knew her would agree that she was the biggest prankster alive! I tell you when I looked down upon her lifeless body, I was just waiting for her to pop up and say aaah I Got Ya! As we all know that did not happen.

Okay enough of the crazy fun stuff. Lets talk about the more serious side of Chloe, she had the most beautiful soul a person could ever have. You would look into her mesmerizing eyes, and get lost everytime! She was the best mom in the world! Anytime, and every time I talked to her she would always talk about how special children were.

At her funeral, watching her 3 beautiful children was so sad. I have to say that this loss of a friend was one of the most difficult, and saddest times I have ever gone through in my whole life!

We will all miss you and remember just how wonderful you were to anybody, and everybody that ever crossed paths with you baby. She does not have to suffer anymore, and is in a beautiful HEAVEN, where we will all meet her there someday. I love you girl, and you will always have this special place in my heart. To everybody who reads this, please go to all the people that you love most and just give them a great big hug and kiss and let them know just how special they are to you because you never know if it will be the last.

With All of My Love, Andrea

I will be appearing on "A Current Affair" this week (Wednesday, June 22, 2005) to talk about my special friend. Go to http://www.acurrentaffair.com for details about time and station in your local area.

Bob Friedland Out At Jill Kelly Productions

A source writes: "I hear that it was announced today that Bob Friedland has resigned from Jill Kelly Productions. Someone must have had something on Friedland for him to give up his high paying position with the company. I hear Jill has not been around in weeks and has formally resigned also."

Who messed with the JKP stock? Someone artificially moved it up to .20 a share this morning and then promptly sold 60,000 shares leaving it at .05 before a late buy brought it back up to .06.

The No-Sex Porn Queen

A credulous report by Mathew Miller. He seems to be one of those reporters who believes everything he's told. His editor was only interested in a puff piece.

E! Fires Howard Stern

Mike South reports: "Howard Stern has been given the heave ho by E!. Next Friday is the last taping of his show. The 11 O'clock time slot will be filled with a T&A show from Florida. The folks at E! who did Sterns show were all let go on Friday with a "generous severance.""

Kendra Jade Publishing A Book Of Poetry - 'For The One Who Got Away'

You left me standing in that field
With bloody wrists and too much xanax

Raylene On The Real Estate Channel

The former Vivid girl converted to Judaism a year ago (her father is Jewish but her mother wasn't and traditional Judaism requires matrilineal descent). She's married to Steve Hirsch's younger brother Brad.

Raylene has a commercial running on TV. I called her Monday afternoon to confirm. It is her. She asked me not to name her firm.

She left porn almost five years ago.