[Carlhole]

Portfolio.com

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'O')n Friday, May 18, Steve Hirsch, founder of Vivid Entertainment Group, the world’s largest producer of adult videos, was expecting a mysterious visitor. But Stephen Paul Jones was late. When Jones, an unknown figure in the pornography world, finally arrived in the all-white reception area of Vivid’s Los Angeles offices at 2 p.m., he was apologetic. His private plane had broken down, he explained, and he was forced to fly commercial. Hirsch, dressed in a T-shirt and jeans, found that excuse a little slick. But he was eager to speak with Jones, so he let it slide and introduced him to two Vivid colleagues. When the four men sat down in the company’s conference room, Jones got right to the point: He wanted Vivid to buy his website, YouPorn.com.

[Narz]

Why anyone pays for porn in this day & age is beyond me.

[AlexdeLarge]

Perhaps they should apply for some of the TARP bailout money. Everyone else is ................

[PenultimateManStanding]

WTF has Timbuktu got to do with this? I do know one thing, that is that every pretty farmer's daughter wants to be seen. Without her clothes on. Screw the porn mafia. They should do the same thing with illegal drugs. Take the crooks out of the equation.

[Madpaddy]

Peak Porn.

It does look like Big Porn has got itself into a hole. I wonder what sort of stimulus package can be implemented.

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Madpaddy', 'P')eak Porn.

It does look like Big Porn has got itself into a hole. I wonder what sort of stimulus package can be implemented.

[Aaron]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Madpaddy', 'P')eak Porn.

It does look like Big Porn has got itself into a hole. I wonder what sort of stimulus package can be implemented.

[CarlosFerreira]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Madpaddy', 'P')eak Porn.

It does look like Big Porn has got itself into a hole. I wonder what sort of stimulus package can be implemented.

[Madpaddy]

The porn bosses need to get straight to the root of this problem and ensure they get maximum bang for their buck. I expect them to make a good fist of it.

[Niagara]

It's okay to keep abreast of things, but don't offend anyone. You might get a bust in the mouth.

[hardtootell]

Those F%#kers!

[3aidlillahi]

How did they not see this cuming?

[seldom_seen]

I can see a liquidity injection coming. They need more clams.

[eastbay]

If the tough-buck era drags on much longer, I imagine the actors are going to have a hard time swallowing their salary cuts.

[PrairieMule]

Well they have been paying taxes for years. This entitles them to a sizable unemployment benefits package.

[lowem]

It was an age that ended not in a grand climax but with deflated expectations. Especially since many have shot their load and are now hoping for a second coming. There may not be one. What an awkward position to be in.

[shakespear1]

This "shaft of light" has come at the climax of the financial bubble to expose bare this industry.

[Aaron]

penis

[CarlosFerreira]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Aaron', 'p')enis

[PrairieMule]

Just as in any industry, being flexible is the key. I'm sure they will find a way to make ends meet.