July 15, 2010 | The Biz

George Duroy interview

Bel Ami founder and president George Duroy's interview with TowleRoad answers a lot of question you might have about the famous studio and the state of the industry. A synopsis:

Are most of his models straight?
"Gay porn was never dominated by gay models ... On the other hand, I can't imagine that a really STRAIGHT man would be able to perform the way our models perform, no matter what they think they are."

So what's the deal with the bareback?
"I have the good luck to work in a country where, in the first twenty-five years of the AIDS epidemic, only eight people died of HIV infection as compared to 400,000 in the U.S. ... If I lived in California, I certainly wouldn't shoot without condoms, but I see no special reason to stick to the same rules here."

Any bones to pick with American gay media?
"Not a single gay lifestyle magazine—all of them owned by our major business partners—would ever do an interview with me or promote my business in appreciation of our work. Most of them didn't even acknowledge in these magazines that we (or any other porn studio) exists. Mainstream gay media treats porn like dirt, but keep using porn profits to finance their operations."

And what about those twin brothers fucking?
"Controversy is the way to attract new customers. Nobody would write about you simply because you are a nice guy shooting good stuff ... They were bugging me half a year that they wanted to shoot it, and believe me I was not in a hurry to agree. Legal counseling cost us more than both their salaries combined."

Any thoughts on COLT?
"Somewhere—I think at a party—I overheard someone say that Bernie Madoff himself could take lessons from the studio's owners. But of course I have no personal knowledge of their teaching credentials ... They owe Bel Ami only $80,000, and I am glad I had the opportunity to contribute to their business experiment."

For more of George's wit and wisdom, check out the full interview  at TowleRoad.