After the jump, check out our roundup of gals who know that using a pair of clippers is one of the best ways to keep cool for the summer ... or any time of year.

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Aya (baldbeauties.com)

Imo Kumi (kumimonster.com)

Pistol Vegas (baldgirlz.com)

Helen Volga (galleries.helenvolga.com)

Belladonna

Jenna (badandbald.com)

Tabitha (redliteproductions.com)

Lilith (under-her-boots-com)

Katsurth (baldgirlz.com)

Bald Woman Fetish (bald-woman-fetish.thumblogger.com)

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Previously: Fleshbot Requests Archive

· "Diastema: el fetichismo dental más sexy" (orgasmatrix.com)
· Diastema (dentistry) (Wikipedia)

And she even has a reasonable solution—give the Church copies of all her porn movies and let her teach priests how to deal with their urges. Ok, it's not exactly the makings of the most sacrilegious XXX flick ever—"Belladonna Loves The Pope"?—but being such a wise and generous benefactor can't hurt when it comes time to file that application for sainthood.

· Porn star offers free sex advice to priests (news.com.au)

The Semi-Retirement: When some girls quit the business, they just quit one part of it. Take Lexi Bardot, for instance, who may have left Porn Valley but who still creates online content. Wich is something we're extremely grateful for.

The (Very) Brief Exit: We were heartbroken when Belladonna announced that she was going to be retiring from the hardcore life due to an STD scare Thankfully, we weren't heartbroken for very long: less than a month after that announcement, she was back in the saddle again, which is exactly where we like to see her.

The Higher Calling: When Jesus calls, porn stars answer — at least when those porn stars are Crissy Moran and Erica Campbell, who left the jizz biz for the Jesus biz. We tried telling them that looking at them naked was a different but equally valid religious experience, but they chose to take a different path anyway.

The Very Public Exit: Who could ever forget Jenna Jameson? And who could forget her announcing, in the thick of the 2008 AVN Awards, that she "would never spread [her] legs for this industry again"? Hey, if you're going to quit porn, you might as well do it in front of a live audience comprised of a lot of the people who made you a star in the first place.

When The Past Comes Calling: Sometimes, even webcam girls get the blues (and the urge to quit): Tiffany Teen was driven to quit the life of a barely legal webcam girl after pictures from her high school yearbook were posted online. Sometimes, the past should stay the past (especially when it scares pretty girls away from being naked.)

Committing Suicide: With all the drama that's gone on at alt megasite SuicideGirls, it's not surprising that they've inspired more than a few creative (and dramatic) exits, including the one time near thirty models quit at once. For sheer style, though, we'd like to single out Flux, who managed to quit with a pretty piece of prose that tugged at our heartstrings. And let's not forget Dia while we're at it.

So did we miss anyone? Let us know your favorite porn star exits in the comments.

In April, 2008 Evil Angel founder and director John Stagliano was indicted on obscenity charges in the type of case that has become familiar to First Amendment watchers who are also porn consumers: several Evil Angel titles, as well as trailers for a Belladonna movie, were obtained in a United States county in which "community standards" seemed rigid enough to bring charges of obscenity. In 2009 the case will likely go to trial.

Notwithstanding (of course) that the titles in question arrived by request of someone over 18 years of age, as they did in dozens of more lenient counties throughout the United States, Stagliano now faces an expensive legal battle in a season that has also seen court cases against the more extreme JM Productions and Max Hardcore.

"Defend Our Porn" is a compilation DVD of scenes from every current Evil Angel director, as well as alumnus Jules Jordan. And it also features a brand new scene with Tricia Devereaux, Stagliano's wife. Proceeds from the 16-scene, 10-hour, 3-DVD box will defray Stagliano's legal bills.

What is remarkable about the Evil Angel case is that, though the company is undeniably hardcore, it is less so, and far more arty, than the year's other porn defendants. A case against Evil Angel bodes ill for more mainstream adult companies.

So, as both a compilation "Best of" DVD and as a statement of rights, "Defend Our Porn" starts with a bang in a scene with the irrepressible Nacho Vidal from "Fashionistas Safado: Berlin". No male performer can hold a candle to Nacho in the talking dirty department. "Why did you come here with underwear?" is one of his gems. Melissa Lauren handles this onslaught with fear and aplomb.

Then veteran director John Leslie presents a scene with Naomi. This scene is reminiscent of mid-90's porn and Naomi is definitely the type of model who embodies that vibe and is beloved of fans of that era. Naomi, I am required to say, has an amazing ass. With it she coaxes a load from James Deen that I expect he is still proud of.

In an outdoor scene from Rocco Siffredi's "Rocco's Way to Love," (I'm hoping this is a translation), Kelly Stafford performs in a headlight-lit gangbang. It reminded me a little of "Rebel Without A Cause" if that movie had ended the way I wanted it to.

"Do you want to see the throat fucking doctor?" a game Sasha Grey is asked in "Face Fucking Inc.," a departure from the grainier previous scenes. What sets this scene apart is the Porn Valley-ness of the proceedings, clothing, and lighting, but Sasha Grey lends the scene star power and makes it memorable. Really, porn is about the people.

Nacho then returns with Avy Scott in a scene that would have been creepy even without the monkey.

Disc Two includes part of Belladonna's return to guys, "Cock Happy," as well as an Eva Angelina gangbang in which the 2008 AVN Best Actress is used most jubilantly. Mia Rose appears in a scene with Manuel Ferrara that establishes her as the anti-Teagan. Unlike the harder-looking or more Euro-style Evil Angel performers, the diminutive Rose is all Porn Valley, but uncharacteristically self-aware.

Disc Three includes a performance by The Unsinkable Sandra Romain (on a spotless beige rug). Belladonna returns deliciously in a scene from Jules Jordan's "Ass Worship," and, in the set's one original outing, Tricia Devereaux comes out of retirement for a clothespinny scene with Derrick Pierce.

"I told you I was in love with my husband," she says.

"That's not what we're talking about, is it?" he says.

Of all the great, blitzkrieg excerpts in "Defend Our Porn", this final segment takes its time and benefits from it. Devereaux was nervous about this scene. She's older, she's put on some weight—all the things that make women uncomfortable, even in (or especially in) porn. But she looks great, of course, and, much as it is a signature pleasure watching all the teenagers flying around on the other discs, to watch grown women Romain, Belladonna, and Devereaux get (and give) the business in Disc Three is a real payoff.

"Defend Our Porn" is a fundraising effort but it is also a loadblowingly good value for all the diverse, quality porn it provides.

Defend Our Porn

Studio: Evil Angel
Director: Belladonna, Christoph Clark, Jules Jordan, Jonni Darkko, Rocco Siffredi, John Leslie, Raul Christian, Jazz Duro, Jay Sin
Cast: Avy Scott, Belladonna, Dana DeArmond, Eva Angelina, Holly Wellin, Jack Venice, James Deen, Jazz Duro, Jules Jordan, Lexington Steele, Manuel Ferrara, Mark Wood, Melissa Lauren, Mia Rose, Mick Blue, Nacho Vidal, Naomi, Nikki Jayne, Rocco Siffredi, Sandra Romain, Sasha Grey, Tricia Devereaux, Derrick Pierce

· Evil Angel (evilangel.com)
· Defend Our Porn (defendourporn.org)
· Buy "Defend Our Porn" (gamelink.com)

All right. Erotica L.A. had those, too, in its three-day consumer fleshly bazaar at the L.A. Convention Center. But for those of us with more refined libidos, there was also a booth selling Egyptian cotton sheets. And if you need to ask how those are erotic, you've never jerked off to Lemmy Kilmister.

But discount travel agencies and car detailing booths weren't all Erotica L.A. had to offer; there were also dozens of porn stars either signing at stripped-down booths (by comparison with the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas in January) or roaming the aisles.

Those who say the porn business is dying need only have looked at the long lines stretching in front of a vaguely-military Belladonna to be assured that, no, only the DVD and massive booth-renting business is dying - porn is fine.

Capping Saturday's festivities was the third annual F.A.M.E. Awards, hosted by Jesse Jane and Randy Spears. The adorable Bree Olson won Best Rookie. Other people won other things, and we took their pictures, but we admit we didn't watch the ceremony. We were too busy trying to buy sheets.

· Erotica L.A. (erotica-la.com)

After the jump, our tribute to the deserving superstars who made it to Genesis' Top Ten ... and a space for you tell us who should be among them, but wasn't.

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10. Bree Olson

9. Gina Lynn

8. Eva Angelina

7. Hillary Scott

6. Sasha Grey

5. Belladonna

4. Jenna Haze

3. Jesse Jane

2. Tera Patrick

1. Stormy Daniels

· 2008 Porn's Hot 100 (genesisonline.com)

So, where did Genesis go wrong? Have your say in the comments below.

Tommy Gunn at home with his dog and fish.

Belladonna stepping on Mr. Pete's hog.

Rackonteur Ernest Greene (in that he puts people on racks) and Nina Hartley at home. She describes him as a Sex Minotaur.

Newcomer Robin Truelove. We know this is stretching, but MEOWRR.

Daniel and Madison Young do it doggie style in "Undone."

Finally, Ms. Margie Schnibbe (aka Vena Virago), director of "Pornstar Pets" at her "Honey Bunny" art opening.

See also: "Pornstar Pets"

· Belladonna Proudly Mixes Porn With Motherhood (thenaughtyamerican.com)
· Related: The MILF Index (complex.com)

Forget for a moment that, if Belladonna had actually been your college roommate, you would have found some way to stay in school and not work in your family's quarry. Forget, too, that the idea of Belladonna trying to convince us that, just by putting her hair in pigtails she is a virgin, is absurd. Instead, try to imagine yourself as the amiable Daniel as Belladonna and Texas descend on you for your blowjob advice ("It's a process," he says).

Belladonna and Texas make a stackable IKEA-like structure of themselves within minutes, causing the viewer to wonder if they haven't, in fact, done this before.

Nina Hartley narrates much of this movie as an older Texas, much like Jeanne Moreau in "The Lover" but with fewer Chinese. Here we recollect Texas' taking by "two hot studs."

Then Bella and Alexis suit up to expose themselves piece by piece. I imagine this is how the Sleestaks will look in the "Land of the Lost" remake.

Steve Holmes, whom last we saw being happily smothered by two large ladies, is surprised at the Universal City Metro Station by an admirer. Excellent guerilla filmmaking here.

Finally, we meet Hartley as the grown-up Texas. "I love myself," she says, "and everybody better goddamn love me."

While we would let Belladonna (and Nina Hartley) get away with anything, seeing Hartley at the end calls into question the modern subway and the moon suits of previous scenes. What has happened to Time?

· Belladonna (enterbelladonna.com)
· Watch "Discovering Alexis Texas" now at AdultRental.com
· Buy "Discovering Alexis Texas" (gamelink.com)

· The F.A.M.E. Awards (thefameawards.com)
· Erotica LA 2008 (erotica-la.com)

· "Fetish Fanatic 5" (2006) (DVD info + trailers @ evilangel.com)
· Belladonna Entertainment LLC (enterbelladonna.com)
· "FEDERAL GRAND JURY CHARGES TWO COMPANIES AND OWNER JOHN STAGLIANO WITH OBSCENITY VIOLATIONS" (.pdf press release @ usdoj.gov)
· "John Stagliano, Evil Angel Indicted On Federal Obscenity Charges" (AVN) + "John Stagliano, Evil Angel Charged With 7 Obscenity Violations" (Xbiz)

· Belladonna (enterbelladonna.com)
· Digital Playground (digitalplayground.com)

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· Photos by Jeff Koga for Fleshbot

Instead, the conclusion to director John Stagliano's award-winning series opens with Antonio (played by legendary cocksman Rocco Siffredi) traveling to Berlin (that's in Germany) to discover more about the kinky world of the sinister Safado (Vidal). Siffredi and Vidal battle it out, mano a mano, through a series of complicated plot twists, mercurial character-revealing flashbacks, off-the-hook orgies, and a metric ton of hardcore sex featuring porn goddesses Belladonna, Melissa Lauren, and The Porn Star Formerly Known As Katsumi, exponentially pushing each other's boundaries throughout.

In the end, however, only one can possess The Porn Star Formerly Known As Katsumi. Will it be Siffredi, who fucks his way through four dominant porn queens to get to her? Or will it be Vidal, who practically fucks a hole through Melissa Lauren with his Volkswagen-sized penis? (And if you don't understand what balling several different women with your Volkswagen-sized penis has to do with winning over another woman's heart, you need to be watching more porn.)-D. Cypher

· Evil Angel (evilangel.com)
· Order: Fashionistas Safado: Berlin" (Adult DVD Empire)

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Previously: DVD: "Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge", Fashionistas Photoplay: (Then We Take) "Fashionistas Safado: Berlin"

Having already conquered MySpace (twice!), Dana is moving beyond the social networking realm to charm people the old fashioned way—a standard issue blog. You probably thought people didn't "blog" anymore unless they were getting paid for it, but our Senior Crush Object is getting back to basics with a more personal touch (minus a half-million or so of her "friends.") She's just getting started on this latest life chronicle, but we eagerly await more tales of whimsy involving her and BFF Belladonna. Seriously! Those two together is like a match made in our personal pornstar heaven.

· The Girl Who Lived In The Internet: The Life and Times of Web Phenom Dana DeArmond (theinternetsgirlfriend.com)

Previously: Special Moments With Dana DeArmond: The View From Down There, Vivid Alt's "Debbie Loves Dallas"

Porn stars, however, are sexy all the time—but maybe especially so on Halloween, when many of them will be celebrating by hosting various events throughout this great land of ours. (Except Fleshbot faves Belladonna and Dana DeArmond, that is, who we're told will be spending the evening at home passing out candy. Think if we dressed up as Sexy Power Rangers or something and knocked on their door we'd be able to get some too?)

· "Adult Industry Parties Hard for Halloween" (xfanz.com)

Read (and see) more after the gap.

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Antonio (Siffredi) comes to Berlin on the trail of Katsumi, all the while becoming more entangled in the leather and latex demimonde of Safado, played by Nacho Vidal. Meanwhile Jesse (Belladonna) can only hope Antonio doesn't get into too much trouble.

The previous two movies won numerous U.S. and world porn awards and even spawned a Las Vegas show. (It is a rare sign of the mercenary porn world's restraint that Dirtpipe Milkshakes 2, the Revue, isn't playing at the O.J. Simpson Room at the Palace Station.)

Siffredi and Vidal are internationally famous pornstars, and have been for years. The choice of Vidal as a deviant genius was, in particular, a no-brainer.

· Evil Angel (evilangel.com)
· Buy "Fashionistas Safado - Berlin" (gamelink.com)

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Previously: DVD: "Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge",

The cast list reads like a who's who who of Fleshbot fandom, from megababes like Jenna Jameson, Tera Patrick, and Belladonna to the new generation of alt superstars including Dana DeArmond, Joanna Angel, and Michelle Aston ... along with a couple of our not-so-secret mansex crush objects like Francois Sagat and Diesel Washington. And they're all wrapped up in a special limited edition that includes a signed fine art print and hot leather corset portfolio cover (a regular edition is available for you cheapskates out there as well). OK, so it might not end up being the subject of a serious HBO documentary and a hoity-toity New York City gallery opening ... but it's going to kick some serious ass on our coffee table come November, and in this business looks matter more than anything.

· "Naked Ambition" by Michael Grecco (nakedambition.com, via fsagat.blogspot.com)
· Michael Grecco on MySpace (myspace.com)
· Order: "Naked Ambition" (Amazon)

From Bella's blog:

"Watching two people together and not seeing myself as one of them was going to be so hard for me. I didn't honestly think it would be. I always thought it would be the easiest thing to just say, 'I'm done', and walk away. I was wrong once again. Then came the feeling of disappointment in myself. I had made such a huge deal out of all this. A part of me was saying, 'You can't go back on your word, that's not stable.' Then, Aiden sat me down and said, 'Michelle, this is no one's life but yours and if this is something that you want to do then you know what to do about it.' And he's completely right. This is my life and no matter what you all might think of my decisions or the way I choose to go about things, I am the one who I should think about first and foremost just like each and every other person in this world! I know a lot of people read my blogs and some of you are even in the same industry. I'm positive that you'll all have your opinions on what kind of person I am, but I know who I am and I know that I'm a good person. I wear my heart on my sleeve like so many of you say and I'm okay with that! I realize that I'm an open book and I like to be like that because I have nothing to hide from anyone. So judge me how you will, it's only human of you."

Once again, not to worry, Miche ... er, Bella: there's pretty much nothing you can ever do to make us think ill of you. (Just don't try pulling that early retirement stuff again on us anytime soon, OK? Those were the longest four weeks of our lives.)

· "The beauty of life..." (enterbelladonna.com; see also/pics via "Cooking With Belladonna")
· "Belladonna Revokes Retirement Announcement" (AVN)

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Previously: Bye Bye Belladonna

"This is really a big decision for me and it hurts me in some ways, but the way I look at... it's time to let me body relax ... Don't worry, I'm not leaving the business, I'm just not going to be performing in front of the camera anymore. I know that is why a lot of you are my fans, but I hope you continue to be a fan of my work directing and behind the camera in the years to come."

Not to worry, Bella—we'll continue to follow you wherever you decide to go, and wish you the best of luck in your travels. In the meantime ... so long, and thanks for all the fists!

· "The end of an era ..." (Bella's blog @ enterbelladonna.com - thanks to everyone who shared the news with us)

Fall in love with Belladonna all over again for the first time with a roundup of some our our favorite moments from her career ...

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DVD Review: "Bella's Bitches"



"Bella Loves Jenna"



DVD: "My Ass Is Haunted"



DVD: "Gina Lynn and Belladonna Unleashed"



Belladonna: "Do Not Disturb"



Porn Vegas Dispatch: Are You There, Gram? It's Me, Belladonna



DVD: "Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge"



Flesh Flicks: Belladonna Blowjob



Porn Valley Memories: "Nacho Vidal Is Fucking Belladonna"



Photoplay: Belladonna's "Cock Happy"



Deep(er) Inside Belladonna



Belladonna Gets Moldy



2007 F.A.M.E. Awards: Because If Belladonna's Ass Doesn't Win Something, We All Lose



Belladonna: Trompe Le Monde

· Elegant Angel Crowns New Buttwoman, Slutwoman (avn.com)
· Elegant Angel (elegantangelblog.com)
· Annette Schwarz (blog.totallyannette.com)

Previously: Porn Valley Dispatch Archive

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Belladonna's benevolent presence suffused the filming of an Ashley Blue foot fetish scene in Laurel Canyon. Blue's scene with lucky bastard Steve Taylor actually depicted none of the five parts of the female anatomy I find most intriguing, but we managed to get hold of two beforehand. So it worked out for everybody!

Here's Heather Pink in Joe Gallant's (sort of) unreleased "The Screw Movie", more or less about Screw Magazine. Pink plays a porn starlet seeking to further her career by having sex with a writer. Like that happens. Oddly enough, fucking the writer is part of the zeitgeist lately, as that was also the theme of the Ashley Blue foot scene.

Finally, Fleshbot contributor/east coast intellectual Audacia Ray visited Fleshbot West-area couples' emporium Freddy & Eddy this week to read from her tome "Naked on the Internet". We both wondered if something was real if we didn't blog about it.

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Previously: Popshots Archive

Join us after the gap for a harrowing look at porn hype vs. movie sales.

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I talked with representatives of several online DVD and VOD retailers, as well as clerks from three L.A. area video stores. None was comfortable giving her/his name because of the complex business relationships their companies have with studios.

"A lot of the smaller movies that come out, the ones that have a lot of pre-release hype in the adult press, don't sell shit," said a store clerk from downtown L.A. "The adult industry is a bubble and (it's) disconnected from the consumers."

He said walk-in customers tend to buy a lot of edgy Anabolic videos, Evil Angel's "The Fashionistas" ("but not the second one") and Digital Playground's "Pirates".

"We sold two copies of 'Britney Rears'," he said, "but AVN said that it was 'Hustler's highest-grossing film.'"

"We didn't sell many copies of that at all," agreed an east coast e-tailer. "The press would have you think differently."

An employee at a California e-tailer says, "You know who sells? Tera Patrick and Belladonna. And they will sell for years. The movies they're in almost don't matter. Consumers respond to the personality."

She added that porn stars are so accessible on MySpace and their own websites that their movies are almost an afterthought.

Belladonna recently told me that, more often than not, people comment on her Behind-the-Scenes featurettes rather than her movies.

"The movies might not be who I am," she said, "but the BTS stuff usually is."

Jenna Jameson is another person consumers think they know, and who industry wags think they know better.

"You read that she's too skinny, she's getting vaginoplasty, her business is falling apart," said the manager of a store in North Hollywood. "Let me tell you something: Jenna is doing fine. The people who buy her videos aren't the ones reading the websites that attack her."

I subscribe to the belief that actual porn consumers - the people who buy DVDs - don't make it a habit to read "adult insider" blogs.

I forwarded to a store clerk a press release I'd received for the upcoming "Britney Rears" spinoff, "J-Ho", which detailed star Renae Cruz' non-existent trip to the White House.

"We had to show our permits and insurance paperwork multiple times for every location here in D.C., and if it wasn't an officer in a golf cart it was somebody riding up on a horse but the Secret Service at the White House knew everything about us as soon as we arrived including some personal information which showed they certainly did their homework", stated (director) Ryder (who also wrote the press release).

The east coast portion of the production took place in and around various Washington, D.C. national landmarks but was highlighted by J-Ho's visit 'to meet the president' in what could be one of the wildest and wackiest porn movies ever produced.

"One of the Secret Service Agents at the White House wanted to know when he could see video clips and pictures from the movie on the internet. I think he wanted to see me totally naked right there because he asked if he could take me on a personal one-on-one tour", Cruz remarked. "He was really cute but unfortunately he ended up being totally professional".

"Would you buy that?" I asked the store clerk.

"Yawn," she said. "Only if it has Jesse Jane in it."

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Previously: Porn Valley Dispatch Archive

· DVD Reviews by Thomas Roche (eros-zine.com; also spotted @ Tiny Nibbles)

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TWM's models tend to be just a little pornier than models we usually encounter from these countries, which helps us get over the culture shock a little. We just wish there were some tentacles.

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This woman's coccyx is facing Bangkok. Go ahead: Google that sentence.

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At Fleshbot West, we have named this woman Circa-2003 Belladonna Without The Gap Between Her Front Teeth (C3BWTGBHT or "Mandy" for short). The sumi-e brushstrokes are a lot less unwieldy than the English translation is.

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Finally, this is Isabella. "What part of Thailand is Isabella from?" I asked.

"No," I was told, "We also shoot a line in Brazil."

"Is she a tranny?"/"She's not a tranny."

· Third World Media (thirdworldxxx.com)

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Previously: Popshots Archive

· "What Do Porn Stars Watch On TV?" (YouTube - thanks Nick)

Previously: Erotica LA 2007, Fleshbot Facials Archive

Join us after the gap for some final thoughts (and pictures!) from Erotica L.A., starting our engines with erotic photographer Holly "Cha Cha" Randall. - GP

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I asked Hailey Young if she bought her own costumes and she said that she was given money to do it. "I will buy that flimsy top right now for five American dollars," I said. God Damn It! Why don't I ever bring five dollars??

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The crowd around these women was too big. I felt like (the movie version of) Adso of Melk. "I never knew, nor ever learned, her name."

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The following conversation never happened:

Evan: You like my new tattoo?
Tera: I don't know; the top of your head seems like the undiscovered country.

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Which one is the stripper and which one is her makeup artist? I'll just say that Althea is on the cover of this month's "Private Dancer" magazine and I wanted to be the pole. Did that sound dirty? Sorry if that sounded dirty.

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I thought Sasha Grey was the Best Dressed at this year's Erotica L.A., but she put a little effort into it. Ava Rose looks this good when she rolls out of bed (actually she looks a little better than this when she rolls out of bed). Did that sound dirty, too? I don't care anymore.

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Randy Spears is a cool dude. He was one of the only men signing at Erotica L.A., and Los Angeles' erotic convention-attending women swooned over him.

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Finally, Jenna Jameson and Belladonna, together again.

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· See also: Erotica L.A. in review (gramponante.com)

Previously: Popshots Archive

Maybe she is a devoted mother to a 2-year-old, but Belladonna keeps winning these "Dirtiest" awards, as she did at this weekend's Erotica L.A.

"There's things I won't do," she allowed, "like rosebudding." Still, people are fascinated by the idea of Belladonna, often commenting to her that they watch the Behind the Scenes footage from her movies before they watch the movies themselves.

"What does that tell you?" I asked.

"That people really like me?" she suggested. We do. - GP

· Belladonna (enterbelladonna.com)
· Belladonna wants you to be happy (gramponante.com)

Previously: Porn Valley Dispatch Archive

Erotica L.A. returns to the L.A. Convention Center this weekend for three days of my using it as an excuse to walk up the street and eat chicken fried steak at The Pantry. In addition, this year's iteration of the long-running consumer/porn star meet and greet features the 2nd annual F.A.M.E. Awards as well as a traveling version of Cirque du Soleil's ultra-bendy and nippletastic "Zumanity". The gang from John Stagliano's porn film-turned-Vegas show "Fashionistas" will be there, as will porn stars and their entourages, such as Belladonna, Tera Patrick, Jenna Jameson, the delightful Casey Parker, and dozens of others. Each will either be signing at booths, roaming freely, or eating chicken fried steak on Gawker Media's goddamn dime. Erotica L.A. kicks off tomorrow night with the "Babes And Aces" charity poker tournament. - GP

· Erotica L.A. (erotica-la.com)
· Belladonna wants you to be happy (gramponante.com)
· The F.A.M.E. Awards (thefameawards.com)
· B.A.B.E. (babe-a-rella.org)

Previously: Porn Valley Dispatch Archive

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in "Loving vs. Virginia," which declared all bans against interracial marriage to be unconstitutional. You would think that after all this time, that would also mean that a black man and a white woman (or vice versa) could fuck on camera without it being considered a "niche" or "fetish" title. We've already lamented the rather backwards attitude the adult industry has when it comes to promoting racial harmony, but today is a nice reminder that the rest of our society (most of it anyway) has moved on. Maybe someday, instead of labeling clips like this "Belladona fucking a black dude," it can just be described as "Belladonna fucking a dude." Or maybe a couple of dudes and another girl? Hey, we're all about progress here.

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· "Interracial Fuck" (Shufuni)
· "Interracial marriage, 40 years later" (desmoinesregister.com)
· Loving v. Virginia (Wikipedia)

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Previously: "Why Interracial Porn is Stupid" (And Why We Agree), Flesh Flicks Archives

Because pornstars are as a species a gentle lot who thrive on good will and caring attention (along with the occasional dirt pipe milkshake with a side of creampie), it's a good thing that there's no shortage of award ceremonies that address their perpetual need for self-affirmation. So while there weren't too many surprises when Rock Confidential announced the winners of their annual Reader's Choice porn awards recently—Jesse Jane, who also happens to be the interweb publication's resident sex advice columnist, was voted Best Female Star—we can't help but commend their discerning readership for also bestowing honors on such Fleshbot faves as Belladonna (Best Ass) and Janine Lindemulder (Best MILF).

And we certainly can't complain about the fact that RC also debuted a new pornstar gallery feature this week as part of the celebration. Until the New York Review of Books gets around to sponsoring its own adult award extravaganza (you know it's just a matter of time), this may well remain our favorite mainstream-ish tribute to the stars we've seen yet.

· 2007 Reader's Choice Awards and Rock Confidential Porn Star Galleries (rockconfidential.com)
· "Rock Confidential Announces Porn Award-Winners" (avn.com)

Previously: Feminist Porn Awards: This One's For The Ladies, Porn Valley Dispatch: Adultcon Awards Nominees Announced, 2007 F.A.M.E. Awards: Because If Belladonna's Ass Doesn't Win Something, We All Lose, Nella, Babe Of The Year (Officially), Porn Valley Dispatch: XRCOutside, 2007 AVN Expo: Those Were The Days, Porn Valley Dispatch: Naomi Is The Best (New Starlet)

The final ballot for the 2007 F.A.M.E. Awards—the adult industry's biggest (and only) "truly interactive adult award event", now in its second year—presents us with some pretty tough decisions. Do we vote for Belladonna in all of the categories for which she's been nominated, or should we choose between awarding her the prize for Favorite Starlet, Favorite Anal Starlet, Favorite Ass, or Dirtiest Girl In Porn? And if we decide to split our votes among some of our other favorite stars, should Jesse Jane get our vote for Favorite Breasts or Hottest Body? Do Tera Patrick's boobs outshine the rest of her career achievements? And what of Jenna Haze (for there is always Jenna Haze), whose ass, mouth, and hotness in toto are similarly up for awards in their respective categories? We totally appreciate the fact that the F.A.M.E. awards are determined by we, the people and all—as opposed to the secret cabal of lube-huffing Druids behind certain other awards shows—but honestly, this democratic process can get really confusing sometimes.

· Nominees For The 2007 F.A.M.E. Awards (vote now @ thefameawards.com)

Previously: Porn Valley Dispatch: F.A.M.E.'s Gonna Live Forever!, Porn Valley Dispatch: Awards Withdrawal, 2007 AVN Awards Photos: Gag On The Glamour!, 2007 AVN Awards: Is That All There Is?

By now we're all well acquainted (or should be) with do-it-yourself cock mold kits, which are quite the challenge since the cock-bearer needs to stay nice and still and nice and hard at the same time. But despite whatever those tidy shrinkwrapped packages containing the final product may lead you to believe, molds of lady parts are complicated in a whole other way, since the goop needs to get into all those folds and creases in a way that doesn't end up looking like a piece of abstract latex origami. In her latest blog posting on MySpace, Belladonna takes us through the process of getting her pussy and ass (complete with gape), face, and fist molds done —with pictures even! And it isn't even NSFMS (Not Safe for MySpace, those boobie-censoring bastards) since all her naughty bits are covered in flesh-colored alginate. It's like a sexy science experiment, though we recommend you don't try this at home without professional supervision. Unless, of course, you're looking for a piece of abstract latex origami to use as a paperweight or something.

· "Mold can be a wonderful thing!" (Belladonna @ myspace.com)
· Enter Belladonna (enterbelladonna.com)

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