Life Imitates Art

April 25, 2008 Front Page, Video 10 Comments

Dance Number Created by John Stagliano for the 2008 AVN Awards Show:

Editorial from Buttman Magazine

April 24, 2008 Editorial and Commentary, Front Page 5 Comments

BUTTMAN MAG EDITORIAL: (As will appear in Buttman Magazine Vol. 11 No. 3)

THE UNITED STATES VS JOHN STAGLIANO

CRIMINAL NUMBER: 08-093

CHARGE: OBSCENITY

ARRAINGED: 4/21/08

Wow, I never thought I would reach this status in the world. I want to thanks the Justice Department for choosing me for this prosecution, I shall endeavor to not disappoint them.

There is war in America, on the American people. It takes the form of trying to kill pleasure. Perverse as this seems, the government, acting on political pressure from organized forces of evil (real evil, not Evil Empire, fun evil) in this country have made it their mission to see to it that people do not enjoy themselves too much, especially in sexual ways. This thing about ourselves, our sexuality, is something to be proscribed and controlled.

It is a fundamental thing about living, do I go for things that are expansive? That is, do I wish to extend my experience of this world? Or do I seek a narrow range of life, a range that does not include experimentation? They say this journey to enjoying your sexuality will addict you, it will screw up your life. That is for each of you to consider, but do you think someone should be able to control you, to repress you?

I have been called by our country to defend the rights of those who dare to love their lives here on earth, and I so love my life, and my freedom. They are trying to take that precious freedom away from me, and from you.

It is fitting that this issue is the one where I renew my own artistic impressions of ass. I have the stills here from the three scenes of my new release Buttman

Legal cases against porn in 2007

April 23, 2008 Other obscenity and legal cases 2 Comments

As originally

Movie Gallery store indicted in Virginia

April 23, 2008 Other obscenity and legal cases 1 Comment

Original article from avn.com.
Posted: 11/26/2007

A Lancaster County grand jury has indicted Movie Gallery’s Kilmarnock, Va. outlet in an effort to stop the store from carrying adult movies.

The jury, which met last month, charged the store with being a public nuisance, and its indictment asks the Circuit Court to close the store’s X-rated back room and change the way it displays R-rated and unrated videos in its main shopping area.

If found guilty, Movie Gallery could face a fine of up to $10,000 and a court order to abolish the conditions that created the public nuisance.

To read the entire article, go to AVN.com.

Five Star DVD corporation found guilty on one count

April 23, 2008 Other obscenity and legal cases No Comments

Original article from XBiz.com:

By Q Boyer
Thursday, Oct 25, 2007

A Phoenix jury has found that Five Star Video and Five Star Video Outlet are guilty of interstate transportation of obscene materials and the interstate transportation of obscene material by common carrier, after shipping the JM Productions title

Movies by Mail case still pending

April 23, 2008 Other obscenity and legal cases No Comments

In March of 2007, FBI agents placed an order for “Max Hardcore: Pure Max 18,” Max Hardcore: Extreme 12″ and Extreme Associates’ “Cocktails 5″ and had them shipped to Utah.

Go to XBiz.com for more information on the case.

A fund has been set up by Movies By Mail’s attorney. Donations can be sent to:
Richard Lillie, Esq.
75 Public Square, Ste 1313
Cleveland, OH 44113

Checks should be made payable to Richard Lillie and note “MBM Defense Fund.”

Donations also can be made through PayPal to sam@moviesbymail.com. Contributions should note “MBM Defense Fund.”

Press Conference on April 21 after arraignment

April 15, 2008 Editorial and Commentary No Comments

We will be announcing details by Thursday, April 17th about a press conference that will take place at the District Court, District of Columbia courthouse on April 21st after John Stagliano’s arraignment.

Mr. Stagliano and his attorney who will be representing him at the arraignment, Al Gelbard, will be answering questions regarding the obscenity case.

Media Coverage - U.S. vs. John Stagliano / Evil Angel

April 15, 2008 Front Page, Press info 1 Comment

I found out about the indictment from a close personal friend, Steve Javors at XBiz. On April 8, 2008, I was at dinner with John and some friends of our family. He had texted me to ask how we were doing, since he had just seen over PR Newswire.com that John had been charged. John and I had no idea what he was talking about, so I called him.

Within minutes, he had filled me in and emailed me the press release from the Justice Department and posted this article - John Stagliano, Evil Angel Charged With 7 Obscenity Violations - the first one about this obscenity case.

We phoned our lawyer, Allan Gelbard, and our general manager, Chris Norman, to fill them in. Noone from the company had been notified of this before the Justice Department sent out their press release.

Shortly thereafter, John received a phone call from Dan Miller at AVN.com, and this article was posted - John Stagliano, Evil Angel Indicted On Federal Obscenity Charges.

That night, John and I didn’t get a whole lot of sleep.

Here are other articles and media coverage of the case since that night:
-Karen Stagliano

Stagliano Indictment Raises Unique Questions Regarding Minors’ Internet Access - Mark Kernes, AVN.com. April 9, 2008.

Stagliano

John Stagliano will be arraigned on April 21

April 14, 2008 Editorial and Commentary, Front Page No Comments

From XBiz.com (click here

United States of America VS John Stagliano / Evil Angel (The Indictment)

April 14, 2008 Editorial and Commentary, Front Page No Comments

On April 8th, an indictment against John Stagliano, John Stagliano Inc and Evil Angel Productions was filed in Federal District Court in the District of Columbia. The indictment includes 7 counts of obscenity and 1 count seeking forfeiture of certain assets from the defendants.

You can view the indictment on XBiz.com’s website by clicking here.