At least this goes to show that if you want to be part of a civilized society, you have to follow society's rules.

The insistence of so many people on this production that it was all just nothing still amazes me. Jennifer James has done herself absolutely no good whatsoever in PR terms with her little speech to Gene. Claiming that Ponante wants to write "whatever he wants with impunity" is just a load of horse puckey.

Gram simply doesn't feature gossip on his site. He's one of the straightest, funniest writers in the industry. If James had a clue about this business, she'd be aware of that. She would also know that he's far more popular with most companies because of that; he doesn't just print rumors or gossip. It's not his market. And with Fleshbot, that's a far larger market than she perhaps realizes.

Regardless of the legal outcome, it's high time someone took a stand and just said, "No! That is not acceptable behavior."

Full marks to Gram for not being cowed by a fucking porn director and her crew into silence.

Jennifer, please remember your main professional aim in life is male ejaculation. It's your buyers who are important, and you court them through people like Gram, Luke, Gene and the wider adult press like the web, skin mags etc.. Alienating them is just a bad, bad idea.

In a perfect world, I'd like to see Fishbein's take on this (yes, I know he's not universally popular, but...). If this industry is ever to achieve public acceptability or shield itself from the government, the perceived 'leaders' need to address this sort of behavior, drug abuse and the crooks and hang them out to dry.