X-ING OUT: It seems the New York Times isn’t a big believer in porno chic. Neil Strauss, the music critic who signed up to ghostwrite porn star Jenna Jameson’s memoirs without telling his superiors first, is leaving the paper to work on his book projects. “Neil has resigned, and I have regretfully accepted his resignation,” said cultural news editor Steve Erlanger.
While Erlanger insisted that the Jameson affair hadn’t come between them, it is certainly hard to imagine the Times tolerating the (fully clothed) cameo in Jameson’s next film that Strauss was reportedly considering. Strauss will theoretically continue to write for the Times as a freelancer, but not regularly, and his critic’s slot will be filled. “He made the choice to concentrate on these larger projects,” Erlanger said in a telephone interview.
Besides Jameson’s book, entitled “How to Make Love Like a Porn Star,” Strauss is writing another book based on his January first-person piece on being tutored in the art of picking up women. Columbia Pictures has already bought the film rights for the low six figures. — Greg Lindsay
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 04:55 (twenty-two years ago)
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 04:57 (twenty-two years ago)
PORN TO BE WILD
J.D. CONSIDINE WRITES:
When Neil Strauss decided to dish the Dirt with Motley Crue, his bosses at the New York Times made no complaint. When he followed Marilyn Manson down the road to hell, his bosses at the New York Times gave him a free pass (despite occasional appearances of conflicting interest). But when he wanted to help Jenna Jameson teach America how to make love like a porn star, that's when the Timesers drew the line. So, as this item from Women's Wear Daily reports, Strauss has resigned from the Times, and will now follow his star into pornoland--and, allegedly, a cameo in an upcoming Jameson flick.
Fun for Strauss, eh? But given the dubious moral character of Manson and the Crue, one has to wonder why it was fine to tell their stories and not Jameson's, despite the obvious intersections (Vince Neil home videos, anyone?). Guess James Brown was right: It really is a man's man's man's world.
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 04:59 (twenty-two years ago)
I wonder if Strauss told the Times about the Motley Crue and Manson efforts in advance, which he apparently did not do with the Jameson porn one?
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 05:09 (twenty-two years ago)
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 05:12 (twenty-two years ago)
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 06:33 (twenty-two years ago)
― gggg, Tuesday, 16 March 2004 15:22 (twenty-two years ago)
― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 15:29 (twenty-two years ago)
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)
― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)
― fact checking cuz (fcc), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 15:52 (twenty-two years ago)
― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 15:53 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 15:55 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)
As a person who actually speaks to porn stars on a fairly regular basis, trust me, it's not. It's like talking to a methed-up eight-year-old with the ego of that psycho god-kid Clint Howard played on Star Trek.
― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 16:18 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)
― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)
I've heard about these websites, where you can speak to the stars on a regular basis. What does it cost you?
― Mark (MarkR), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)
Here, have a line and some tranya.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 17 March 2004 03:12 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 03:20 (twenty-two years ago)