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FEATURE
JE REVIENS
French star François Sagat is back and shooting
THE REAL TRUTH IS, I’M A FUCKING EXHIBITIONIST AND I LOVE TO HAVE
SEX ON CAMERA ... FILMING GAY
PORN IS FUN, SO I’M BACK.
—FRANÇOIS SAGAT
THE COMEBACK KIDS | By Paul Stag
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François Sagat is arguably the biggest gay porn star of the
millennium. Debuting in 2005, the Parisian performer was
instantly in massive demand right across the globe, appearing
in more than 65 major films, many for Titan Media and Raging
Stallion—some of them among the most famous porn movies in
history. Sagat was last seen in gay porn in 2012 in Titan’s Incubus
2: The Final Chapter, which he also directed, and then he declared
his retirement online the following year.
After leaving the adult industry, Sagat found success with art,
music, film and video projects as well as the launch of his own
clothing brand. The French sex symbol made his presence felt
in mainstream media, getting exposure in numerous magazines
and surrounding himself with renowned fashion, film and artistic
figures. Sagat’s credits include Hollywood films as well, among
them Saw VI and L.A. Zombie, directed by Bruce LaBruce. The
buff, stylish star has been seen on the pages of Loverboy, Satellite,
C Homme, Dull, Instinct and many others.
And now—five years later, and a decade after he was named
Performer of the Year at the 2007 GAYVN Awards—Sagat is back
and shooting again. In June, the French hottie revealed his return
on Twitter with a tweet that read, “Oops I did it again!” The “it”
in question was a shoot for Men.com that featured Sagat sitting
on British porn phenomenon Paddy O’Brian’s thick shaft—the
first scene in a three-part series called Dream Fucker.
Alter Sin, director of Men.com, expressed his enthusiasm.
“Shooting with François Sagat was a total dream,” Sin said. “I feel
tremendously honored and privileged to have met and worked
alongside such a sensational character. Not only is François Sagat
an unstoppable force to be reckoned with, but he carries himself
in a very professional manner, which makes him even more of a
delight to work with! We’re very excited about the Dream Fucker
series and hope that it’s reflected in our work!”
A representative of Men.com spoke to AVN about the three-
scene project: “The plan was for Men.com to be the first exclusive
site for François’s comeback. We would love to see more of
François with Men.com, but for now the Dream Fucker three-part
series is his only current scene with us. I guess everyone will
have to stay tuned to see where François will appear next! ... One
thing is for certain: It is great to have one of the biggest names in
the industry back.”
Another thing that’s certain: Shortly after his return, Sagat
shot with director LaBruce and CockyBoys; those scenes will
debut on CockyBoys.com in October and the as-yet-untitled DVD
will be released before the end of the year.
Reporter Paul Stag got an exclusive interview with Sagat.
Below are Sagat’s answers to his questions.
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Paul Stag: So, let’s start with the big news. We have all seen
your 15-second “Disneyland” retirement clip in 2013 online.
But now, to your fans’ excitement and delight, you are back
doing gay porn. What’s the story?
François Sagat: Well, it was 2013, I was really “not into it.”
My commitment wasn’t there, and I just made a decision as
it just was not fun anymore. But now I have just changed my
mind—yes, simply.
I said in an interview that if I came back to porn after
the retirement in 2013, it would be because I would be
“desperate.” Is that the case today? Maybe ... Am I bored
lately? Yes. Do I need extra cash? Everyone needs that …
But the main thing that’s missing, and the real truth is,
I’m a fucking exhibitionist and I love to have sex on camera
... that’s all. I have been missing the shoots but also hanging
out with boys from different studios/countries/the crews etc.
I missed it, and it’s fun. Filming gay porn is fun, so I’m back.
Is the scene for Men.com with Paddy O’Brian a one-off or is
there more on the way?
It is the first scene from three united scenes on the same
subject: DREAM, Fantasy and Sensorial Connection. I am
very happy about this first scene, but parts two and three are
fantastic also and I am very proud of them. And it was great
working with the Men.com team.
What do you think of the current state of the gay porn indus-
try in 2017, with much older “daddy” stars like Rocco Steele,
Dolf Dietrich and Dallas Steele, the dominance of bareback
studios in the wake of PrEP, and every star starting his own
online production studio?
I have no specific opinion to give about it, except that I
also jerk off to a lot of that porn and it’s hot. I don’t think we
should over-analyze the actual global gay porn industry. It
evolves—that’s the way it is.
We are not in the VHS/DVD era anymore ... that’s far
gone. There were few studios, few porn superstars back
then, but today is today and there are a lot of appealing new
forms of sex expression and pornography. I wish I could have
the balls to launch my own porn website, but I don’t think
this is something I’m capable of ... it seems too abstract. I
don’t know. PrEP is PrEP—it’s giving a new perspective,
technically speaking, good for the viewers! ...
But how far this is gonna last before new mutations and
strains! Zombie porn?? Oh, well—I did it first with Bruce
LaBruce! I love daddies and I love BelAmi. Basically, I love all
men.
Do you watch gay porn yourself? And if so, which studios,
directors and stars do you admire and which get you off?
I watch gay porn, I jerk off a lot ... I watch dirty stuff,
vanilla stuff ... young, musclemen, jocks, bears ... everything.
I am more aroused by strangers or unknown performers
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DREAM FUCKERS François Sagat solo and with Paddy
O’Brian; images courtesy Men.com.