Porn Kings Ask for Porn Industry Bailout

Larry Flynt and Joe Francis Ask the Goverment for Bailout Funds

You know the times are hard when the porn industry is looking for federal bailout money. According to various news sources Larry Flynt and Joe Francis are looking for a $5 Billion dollar bailout. Although many may scoff or be baffled that Larry Flynt, the self-proclaimed king of porn, is asking for bailout assistance the truth of the matter is that the porn industry is a business just like the car manufacturers who are also looking for federal bailout funds.

Flynt has stated in a press release that because of economic woes being on the minds of just about everyone it has affected his business by creating a loss of 25 percent. Since everyone is worried about the economy no one is really thinking about having sex. Not only are Hustler magazine sales down but so are Vivid Entertainment's. Vivid is the leader in adult video sales in the United States.

Joe Francis, the CEO of "Girls Gone Wild", is with Larry Flynt in asking for bailout money on the press release that was sent out. Flynt actually stated in an interview with Ted Rowlands of CNN that he does not expect that the federal government will give the porn industry a bailout. This is because on more than one occasion Larry Flynt has a history of bashing politicians, outing congressmen having affairs and also making congress look stupid.

That is Flynt's ultimate goal in asking for funds although they may actually be needed. According to the Rowland report, he really wants congress to look stupid and he wants the American people to have more say over where the bailout money is going.

Is the porn industry really looking for help? Or are the kings of porn just trying to make politicians look silly with their bailout propositions? Will porn stars be the next ones to lose their jobs?

The answers are varying. Flynt may be correct that the sales he is experiencing are down but according to Odyssey Video's Vincent Morezes sales are actually up. His line of thought on his experience is that with the economic woes strangle holding people, porn is actually cheaper than a girlfriend, so a spike in buying and renting porn increases his sales.