A Look Back at 2020 in Porn & Sex
A year like no other is finally at an end! As we reflect on all that happened in 2020, take a look back at porn’s 2020 with this month-by-month review of blog highlights and other news tidbits. Plus, scroll to the bottom to find the 10 most-viewed AE blog posts of the year.
January
- 1/15: Brooklyn Chase‘s showcase Brooklyn features the star’s first double-vag scene.
- 1/16: Adult Empire once again wins XBIZ VOD Site of the Year.
- 1/18: Bridgette B becomes a Brazzers contract star.
- 1/23: Remy LaCroix says she’s coming back to porn.
- 1/25: The 2020 AVN Award winners are announced.
- 1/29: Siri, retired since 2014, mounts a porn comeback.
February
- 2/26: Adult Empire releases a series of videos spotlighting AVN 2020.
March
- 3/4: Sunny Lane announces her return.
- 3/13: Adult Empire announces it will now accept BitCoin as a payment option.
- 3/16: The Free Speech Coalition calls for a production hold in reaction to the escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 3/18: Adult Empire reviews one of the very first pandemic/quarantine-themed porn videos.
April
- 4/2: Autumn Falls inks a new contract with Brazzers.
- 4/6: Adult Empire introduces its new official podcast feed.
May
- 5/11: The Transgender Erotica winners are announced.
- 5/14: Maitland Ward becomes a Fleshlight Girl.
June
- 6/1: Angela White hits 100 weeks in a row as AE’s top-ranked star.
- 6/17: A humorous porn PSA from New Zealand scores some mainstream attention.
- 6/24: Carmen Callaway mounts a porn comeback.
July
August
- 8/10: Purple Bitch content surges in the Adult Empire rankings.
- 8/11: Retired star Mia Khalifa receives renewed attention when her first scene hits Adult Empire VOD
- 8/17: Anastasia Knight is victimized by false death reports.
September
- 9/16: Adult Empire looks back at the classic showcase Fucked Ra with a retrospective on its editing process.
October
- 10/2: Adult Empire launches the second annual Empire Days promotion.
- 10/13: Adult Empire YouTube hits 200,000 subscribers.
- 10/19: Writer and CNN contributor Jeffrey Toobin loses his job after getting caught masturbating during a video conference.
- 10/27: Romi Rain surprises fans with a new blond look.
November
- 11/12: Elsa Jean stars in her first anal scene.
- 11/18: XBIZ announces its 2021 award nominees.
- 11/19: AVN announces its 2021 award nominees.
December
- 12/10: Emily Willis is named the 2020 Adult Empire Pornstar of the Year.
- 12/21: Angela White’s 128-week streak as Adult Empire’s top-ranked pornstar ends.
View previous year-in-review posts:
Top 10 most-viewed blogs of 2020:
Best of the Sale: Wicked Pictures & Marc Dorcel on DVD (2020)
Get In and Get Off: The Seven Best Porn Scenes of the Week (Feb. 2)
Angela White Interview: There’s No Stopping Porn’s Aussie Superstar