Gay Porn Land is still reeling from the news last week of the passing of two young stars. First, porn star
Dustin Michaels (
top photo) died in a freak accident following a run-in with police in Bay County, Florida. The 23-year-old model, who worked for online studios such as BoundGods, CircleJerkBoys and On the Hunt and appeared in the film
Cocks in Paradise for RVD Films, choked on a bag of marijuana after sheriff’s deputies Tasered him in an attempt to arrest him. In a bizarre twist, a camera crew was trailing the cops for a TruTV reality show and captured the unfortunate incident on video, which local Florida media and several Web sites picked up.
Gino Colbert, who directed Michaels in
Paradise, recalls that he was “quite handsome and tall. The lad showed up on time, was very professional and did a good scene.”…Later the same day, it was reported that porn star
Todd Welch (
second photo) passed away following a battle with a rare form of lymphoma. Welch, 29, has worked in the industry since 2007 and appeared in films such as
Endless Crush for Falcon Studios and
Welcome to Paradise and
Auditions 18 for Lucas Entertainment. Both models will be missed by family, friends and fans.…In other less than happy news,
Erik Rhodes is saying
on his blog that he spent three days in the ICU unit of a hospital last week for an unnamed ailment. The Falcon exclusive, who stars in
Pledgemaster: The Hazing, out this week, says it was for “reasons beyond my control.” He adds that he is out now, feeling “weak and really tired.” Rest up, stud.…On a much lighter note,
Levi Johnston ain’t the only one making fun of
Sarah Palin. Now superstar dragster
RuPaul has done an amazingly spot-on spoof of the moron from Alaska and her best-selling (!) memoir,
Going Rogue. Below you can see Ru “Going Vogue”—and it’s all in the name of some good old-fashioned self-promotion for the second season of her hit Logo series,
RuPaul’s Drag Race. This “RuPalin” returns with new episodes starting February 1. Can’t wait! And speaking of spoofs, we also can’t wait to see Jet Set Men’s
Getting Levi’s Johnson, featuring
Mark Dalton and
that star-studded cast, next year. More on that soon!…There are only a few days left, dear readers, for you to enter the annual VincentLambert.com calendar contest. This year, we have Raging Stallion Studio’s
To the Last Man 12-incher, er, 12-monther, and it is already sold-out. But we have a copy, so this could be your last chance to snag one! Deadline is this Wednesday, December 23, at midnight.
Click here for how to enter.
