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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS | |By AVN Staff
A.J. Applegate
Riley Steele YanksCash.com Cherie Deville
Jada Stevens names
the new heir to her
Axel Braun Productions
re-signs its first contract
Billie Miller takes on
CEO role at female-
Performer goes behind
the camera for ‘Blondes,
Booty Queen title
star
focused site network
Birds & Bees’
When Jada Stevens came to the end of
Director Axel Braun has re-signed
After successfully rebranding and re-
Busty blond beauty Cherie Deville came
her one-year run as the inaugural Booty
top adult star Riley Steele to another
launching its female-produced flagship
to the industry a little later than some,
Queen for ArchAngel, she got to choose
one-year exclusive contract with his
site Yanks.com, YanksCash has named
starting at the age of 31. Now, after
her own successor: A.J. Applegate.
Axel Braun Productions after the initial
co-founder and COO Billie Miller to
shooting for most of the adult studios
Along with the title, Applegate will
contract’s two-year run.
lead the company as its new CEO.
and garnering herself multiple AVN
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also get a showcase movie, The Booty
Under the terms of the deal, Steele
Todd Spaits, the former CEO and co-
Award nominations, including MILF
Queen 2, which will be directed by
will star in several of Braun’s big-
founder, will continue on as the CMO.
Performer of the Year, Cherie Deville is
MimeFreak. And this coming January
budget productions as well as a series
“Given the pivots we have made
ready for the next step.
at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo,
of all-sex projects and showcase movies.
within the company and our focus on
In her recent project with Girlsway,
she gets her own special throne.
“I’m super excited to be extending
highlighting the end-to-end female
titled Blondes, Birds, and Bees, Deville
“I’m so honored that ArchAngel has
my contract with ABP,” Steele said.
production and management of content
said she also had the opportunity to
named me their new Booty Queen,”
“I’ve had by far the best two years of my
on our flagship site Yanks, we believe
co-direct the feature and co-write two
said Applegate. “I saved my first IR anal
career with Axel, and you better watch
it is essential that Billie … become the
of the scenes.
and IR d.p. for something special, and
out because this next one is going to be
face of YanksCash,” Spaits said.
“It was an honor to be selected for
I knew The Booty Queen would be the
the most phantasmagorical yet!”
The coming months will bring
this film,” said Deville. “And the fact
perfect showcase to include those two
“This was a no-brainer,” Braun
a new site launch, the initiation of
that the director saw my desire to be
firsts.”
commented. “Riley is truly a superstar,
VR production, the opening of new
involved in the process and let me co-
“I’ve known A.J. for many years
and over the past two years she
content channels and the development
direct and write two of the scenes made
and I watched her grow into the star
has constantly delivered top-notch
of partnerships in the sex-positive
me realize what I really want to do in
that she is,” said General Manager and
performances while going above and
movement.
this industry is work behind the camera
director MimeFreak.
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“A.J. is just amazing—she’s
Steele played Tinker Bell in Braun’s
year for YanksCash,” Miller said. “As
Also featured in Blondes, Birds, and
professional, extremely personable
Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
the industry resurges, we believe
Bees are Nina Elle, Allie Ray, Alina
and turns out great scenes,” added
and can also be seen in Squirt Class 2,
we are uniquely positioned to take
West, Kennedy Kressler and Goldie.
ArchAngel owner Gabriel Guzman. “It
the director’s latest effort for Wicked
advantage of many sexual trends that
Deville’s co-director, Stills by Alan,
was a no-brainer to pick her and we’re
Pictures.
are emerging and evolving into the
helmed Girlsway’s big fall release, The
glad that the fans agree.”
“I am very proud to have her as an
status quo, especially in regards to the
Business of Women.
Applegate’s first IR anal scene
ABP contract girl, and I’m looking
consumption and relationship between
Girlsway, a studio under Gamma
debuts December 1 for members of
forward to the many awesome projects
porn and porna and women. I am
Entertainment’s wing, is distributed
ArchAngelVideo.com.
we are planning for the next 12
looking forward to taking YanksCash to
by Girlfriends Films. For wholesale or
Girlfriends Films distributes
months,” Braun said.
levels not seen before in tech, industry
distributor inquiries, email moose@
ArchAngel. To order, email
leadership, social responsibility and
girlfriendsfilms.com.
David Diamond at ddiamond@
mainstream recognition.”
girlfriendsfilms.com.
To contact the company, email
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WHO’S WHO
Adult Empire Promotes New Mail Order Manager
Officials at Adult Empire, an online adult retail and entertainment
“Jonathan is perfect for the job since he is an energetic, all-in type
site, announced Jonathan Davis was named the new manager of
of person who is easy to work with,” said Becky Merbler, director of
mail order for the company.
operations for Adult Empire.
Davis has been with the company for four years, rising through
Davis’ first major project will be creating the holiday catalog for
the ranks from data entry to supervisor and now the newest role. His
Spice TV, which Merbler said consists of “48 pages of awesome
duties will include planning catalogs for Adult Empire and Spice TV
deals.”
and communicating with studios and vendors for the best deals.
For more information, visit AdultEmpire.com.
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