Report: Porn Executives To Seek $5B Bailout
Flynt, Francis Say X-Rated DVD Sales Down 22 Percent
Posted: 8:47 am EST January 8, 2009Updated: 8:55 am EST January 8, 2009
Wall Street and the auto industry apparently aren't the only ones seeking the government's help in these tough economic times.According to TMZ.com, Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt and "Girls Gone Wild" video mogul Joe Francis plan on asking Washington for bailout money.The celebrity gossip site said that the porn executives are going to Congress to ask for $5 billion in bailout money for the pornography industry.Flynt and Francis claim that XXX DVD sales are down 22 percent from last yearAccording to TMZ, Flynt said, "With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind. It's time for Congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America."Francis added, according to the site, "Congress seems willing to help shore up our nation's most important businesses; we feel we deserve the same consideration."
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