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I'd be curious to know what promises were broken or what contractual obligations went unfulfilled.



Seeing as Jenna would be the de facto figurehead of the Club Jenna brand, I would be very surprised (but at the same time not shocked) if the contract didn't include some clause regarding her appearance as many of her previous contracts will undoubtedly have done. Dramatic weight loss, removal of implants, additional ill-advised cosmetic surgeries, and that fairly sizeable pair of new tattoos on her back would all probably fall foul of this somewhat...if such a clause exists, of course.

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On the contract performers, it always struck me that CJ was trying to "mold" someone into the next Jenna (it ain't gonna happen) in a changed marketplace that doesn't want a performer like that but what performance clause could hold Jay accountable for picking the next industry darling?



I don't buy the whole 'there will never be a "Next Jenna"' argument, but I should clarify my point and explain that I refer to role/status of Jenna as the mainstream crossover-friendly face of the industry rather than Jenna the performer/unit shifter.

For my money, in recent years only two girls have got close to being it, but ultimately flunked out. Krystal Steal seemed to be being groomed as Jenna's hand-picked successor, and the physical resemblance is certainly there, but ultimately she disappeared up her own arse and that was that...she lost the momentum.

The other one would be Tera Patrick...physically, a complete 180 from Jenna's look, but incredibly good looking all the same and the benificiary of a monster marketing push by Adella and co. over at Digital Playground. Then came Evan Seinfeld, the contract spat and the implants, and hey presto the momentum was gone here too. She's still one of the biggest stars in the biz, but she too was unable to knock Jenna off her perch.

Me, I'm still baffled they let Lela Star get surgery...

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And as far as Jenna's continued endorsement is concerned, given some of her recent pictures and statements, do they really want her at the forefront of their efforts to restore some kind of branding these days?



Jenna's name is the most known in the world outside porn, but as you say, recent developments will only serve to negate that.

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Their establishment of the gonzo lines, in effect chasing the existing market, shows they are looking to find something new that will sell outside of the canned footage of Jenna from years back but whoever is running the company right now sure seems to be shooting in the dark.



Just what the market needs...more gonzo lines!