We won't rehash details about how awesome Kayden is—you know that already. We'll just say that we are seriously stoked to see Kayden go to town on some of her new fellow contract stars....ooh, the possibilities.

· Digital Playground (digitalplayground.com)

Image courtesy of Digital Playground (digitalplayground.com)

The full press release:

GIANNA MICHAELS AND AVA ROSE SHOOT 1st ANAL SCENES FOR BIG WET ASSES 15!

Big Wet Asses, the winner of AVN's coveted Best Anal Themed Series award for 2006, 2007, & 2008 is back!

Elegant Angel is delighted to announce that porn superstar, GIANNA MICHAELS, stars in the 15th edition of the critically acclaimed series, performing in her very 1st, highly anticipated anal scene. Former contract girl, and current big butt superstar, AVA ROSE, also performs in her 1st anal scene in the movie. They both appear alongside a stellar collection of industry leading lights, including the spectacular Mia Rose, MILF superstar Julia Ann, and the beautiful and passionate Kimberly Kane.

Big Wet Asses 15 is the first edition of the series to be shot in 1080p High Definition. The movie will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray in a Collector's edition 2 Disc set full of extensive extras including extended BTS, a series retrospective, and multiple bonus scenes. The DVD will be released with innovative special packaging that will be a 1st for Elegant Angel. The release date is scheduled for the end of June.

Gianna performs in her 1st anal scene with former male performer of the year Michael Stefano. Ava Rose stars in her 1st anal scene with Mr Pete. Mia Rose and Julia Ann both feature, respectively, alongside Manuel Ferrara. Kimberly Kane performs in her scene with current male performer of the year, James Deen.

"It really went amazing," said Gianna. "I was so nervous at the beginning because I had never done anal on video before. But, it went so smoothly, and I had so much fun. Michael Stefano is great so I knew it would be an awesome scene. We all just had a really great time."

Director, William H. was delighted with this volume of Elegant Angel's flagship series: "Our goal from Big Wet Asses 9 onwards was always to make the next volume even better than the previous one. With each edition it becomes more of a challenge. But, we went all out for Big Wet Asses 15, and listened to who the fans wanted to see. Every scene was excellent and overall I think its one of the best Big Wet Asses ever. Gianna's anal scene isn't like your typical 1st anal scene. It's very hardcore and features lots of ATM. Julia Ann's scene with Manuel is possibly the best ever in the entire series. The passion and intensity of that one really blew me away."

· Elegant Angel (elegantangel.com)

• "Mini-Me Sex Tape Released On Overseas Website" (avn.com)
• Sex WIth Mini Me (SexWithMiniMe.com)

Previously: Verne Troyer Sex Tape Costar Tells All!, Not The Verne Troyer Sex Tape

Most of the industry's big names are planning on attending (Exxxotica Miami drew about 22,000 people this year), so we're talking about pulling the plug on what is potentially the biggest porn event on the East Coast at the very last minute. Pit bull Mayor Dennis Elwell is obviously deeply concerned about what goes on in his town, which is why he apparently had no clue that the three-day expo has been booked at the Meadowlands since June and he's willing to fight a few lawsuits to keep legitimate business dollars out of his town. Now that's change we could believe ... if it wasn't so predictable. Stay tuned....

· Mayor: City Will Take Legal Action to Shut Down Exxxotica NY (avn.com)
· Mayor wants to block erotic convention (newsday.com)
· Exxxotica NY (exxxoticany.com)

Update: The show has been moved. More info here.

Hardcore's attorneys told jurors that no one could have purchased or seen the eight hours of fisting, urination, and mock-"underage" footage by mistake, and (according to AVN), several jurors approached the Hardcore team afterward and expressed sympathy, saying the poor wording of the legislation painted them in a corner.

Despite past successful defenses for more extreme material than the likes of "Fists of Fury 4" and "Extreme Max 19," as well as the positive testimony of retired porn star Summer Luv—who told the jury that Hardcore, unlike other porn directors, "cared" and paid on time—the jury was unable to sidestep existing law, which counts as obscene anything that "appeals to prurient interest."

As a precedent, this case bodes ill for Evil Angel and director John Stagliano, who face similar charges for tamer movies. That case is not expected to go to trial until next year.

· "Closing Arguments In Max Trial Reveal Prosecution's True Agenda" and "Max Hardcore Found Guilty in Obscenity Trial" (avn.com)
· Max Hardcore (maxhardcore.com)

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Previously: Porn Valley (Adjacent) Dispatch: Max Hardcore Busted, Max Hardcore Trial Update, Porn Valley Dispatch: Max Hardcore's Process

As we've explained, 2257 was a piece of law that was added to the Adam Walsh Child Obscenity Act of 1988. Ostensibly "for the children", it put a good number of law abiding porn businesses out of business, did nothing to protect any children, and made it seem as though anything could be "sexually explicit conduct". Let's just hope that if push comes to shove after this and it's taken up on review, our *cough* open-minded Supreme Court jutsices care more about the First Amendment than using strongarm tactics to intimidate law-abiding porn makers—and that someone reminds them that last time we checked, it's still legal to make porn here in the good old US of A.

· 6th Circuit 2257 Ruling: 2257 Unconstitutional (xbiz.com, article + .pdf, thanks Julie)
· See also: Free Speech Coalition's 2257 Page (freespeechcoalition.com)

Somehow, the 10-count indictment against Max Hardcore (nee Paul Little) issued from the U.S. District Court, Tampa Division, this week seems conventional. The indictment is for obscenity, not 2257 recordkeeping infringements or, like what befell Al Capone, tax evasion. Hardcore has beaten obscenity charges before during G.W. Bush's first administration, but that was in porn-friendly Los Angeles. This time the 10-count cocktail includes several instances of two-minute clips from Hardcore's websites as well as the European versions of "Fists of Fury" and "Golden Guzzlers".

Read more about Hardcore after the gap. - GP

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For consumers of "extreme" porn, which gets more extreme every day, few producers can approach Max Hardcore's reputation or content. Vaginal fisting (the Department of Justice press release notes "insertion of an entire hand into a vagina or anus"), vomiting, and urination figure prominently in the European versions of Hardcore's movies, available online or by DVD. In recent years, many companies have shied away from carrying Hardcore's fare, so he either distributes himself from his headquarters northeast of Los Angeles or releases the less edgy material through Porn Valley's JM Productions.

It has not yet been brought to light how Hardcore's products were obtained, but in order for the indictment to have been filed in Tampa (from which a great many of Porn Valley's strippers hail), the DVDs need to have been purchased and sent from/to that area and the Internet content needs to have been accessed from a local terminal.

If the requirements for obscenity are met, i.e. if the content is found to be offensive to local standards in Tampa, Hardcore stands to lose his house (which the Feds two years ago shot a hole through), his production equipment, and his websites, including pissedonpornstars.com (image of "Britney Rears 4" co-star Jamie Lynn above).

"I just put up the hardest stuff I have on my site," Hardcore told me in March (close to the date of one of the recent indictment counts), and also on my Euro version DVDs."

This is why the Federales did not hedge their bets, including both Internet and DVD content.

"They love it in Europe," Hardcore said, "and I've never heard of anyone, even a store owner getting busted for obscenity."

· Feds Nail Hardcore Producer (thesmokinggun.com)
· Max Hardcore (maxhardcore.com)
· Team Hardcore on the move! (gramponante.com)

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Previously: Max Hardcore's Process, Porn Valley Dispatch Archive