A Look Back at 2019 in Porn & Sex
The decade is drawing to a close, and as it does so, we’re looking back at 2019’s milestones in porn and sex, all through the lens of the Adult Empire Blog!
January
- 1/6: Debbie Does Dallas star R. Bolla (aka Mr. Greenway) dies.
- 1/18: XBIZ announces its 2018 award winners.
- 1/28: Angela White and Deadpool XXX are among the big winners at AVN 2019.
- 1/30: Fox News reports an embarrassing moment for an anonymous sound technician: inadvertently blasting porn audio at a wedding toast.
February
- 2/8: A GoFundMe is launched to help pornstar Misty Stone battle back from a broken leg.
- 2/19: The industry is rocked by shocking allegations made against pornstar Mercedes Carrera.
- 2/26: Riley Steele announces a porn comeback.
March
- 3/14: Adult Empire announces the return of the Final Femme competition.
April
- 4/9: Dani Daniels wins Final Femme 2019.
- 4/12: An Amsterdam adult theater begins offering a “5D” porn experience.
May
- 5/19: Adult Empire’s bloggers contemplate the “made for women” genre of porn.
- 5/31: Adult Empire introduces VOD coupons.
June
- 6/21: Penthouse names Gianna Dior its 2019 Pet of the Year.
July
- 7/1: Angela White marks 52 straight weeks as the top-ranked pornstar on Adult Empire.
- 7/11: In honor of vacation season, Adult Empire looks at toys you can take with you on your trip.
- 7/12: Former TV star Maitland Ward kicks off her porn career by signing with Society 15.
- 7/30: Ariana Marie signs with Vixen.
August
- 8/21: Brett Rossi retires.
September
- 9/13: Adult Empire announces the first annual Empire Days promotion.
- 9/23: Classic pornstar Candy Samples dies at 91.
October
- 10/2: Kenzie Taylor wins raves for her performance in Captain Marvel XXX.
- 10/14: Adult Empire YouTube hits 150,000 subscribers.
- 10/16: The United Kingdom scraps plans to implement a controversial porn-blocking law.
November
- 11/7: The DVD release of I Am Riley marks the end of a successful cycle of Evil Angel porn/documentary hybrids.
- 11/20: Marc Dorcel marks its 40th anniversary with a retrospective.
December
- 12/11: Angela White is named the 2019 Adult Empire Pornstar of the Year.
The 10 most-read AE blogs of 2019:
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