Sean Cody

Sean Cody is a gay pornography studio founded in fall 2001. The website predominantly features young, muscular men in solo and hardcore bareback scenes. Sean Cody has a strict model selection, with contracts requiring no prior pornographic experience ("exclusive" men).

Sean Cody
Subsidiary
IndustryGay pornography
FoundedSeptember 2001 (2001-09)
HeadquartersSan Diego, California, U.S.
ParentMindGeek
Websitewww.seancody.com

Sean Cody was run by the company Cody Media Inc from 2003 until 2015 where it was sold to porn conglomerate MindGeek (who owns other competitor studios such as Men.com).[1] This raised some questions around the quality and exclusivity of the content, as the same parent company owned the content-sharing websites that have negatively affected many other studios. A 2014 article by Internet magazine Slate explained how "MindGeek has become the porn monopoly, putting industry members in the paradoxical position of working for the very company that profits from the piracy of their work."[2]

Models

Notable models

Sean Cody alumni include underwear model Simon Dexter;[3] Aaron Savvy, a fitness model and Ultimate Fighter performer who has appeared on Hole in the Wall, a reality TV show;[4][5] and Dayton O'Connor,[6] Colby Keller,[7] Paul Wagner,[8] Brady Jensen,[9] Ryan Rose,[10] Justin Matthews,[11] Jake Porter[12] and Kaleb Stryker[13] ("Dayton", "Colby", "Barry", "Jonah", "Pierce", "Taylor", "Porter" and "Kaleb" respectively), now professional porn actors. Dakota Cochrane, who appeared on the 15th season of The Ultimate Fighter on FX, modeled as "Danny" on Sean Cody during the latter half of 2007, a decision he now regrets.[14]

"Sean" (real first name Ben) appeared on MTV's True Life in December 2015, in an episode entitled "I Am a Gay-for-Pay Porn Star," where he talks about his family and his career in gay porn.[15][16] Fellow Sean Cody performer "Forrest" (real name Anthony) also appears in the episode.[15][16]

Controversy

Jason Andrews, who appeared on the site as "Addison" in 2008, was arrested for first-degree murder in 2010.[17] Addison was very popular among fans and he appeared in seven videos from April to July 2008. Andrews later pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.[18][19]

In June 2010, Devon Hunter, an escort and model who had performed in SeanCody videos under the name "Ryan", wrote a detailed account of his experience while filming for the company,[20] claiming that he experienced homophobia on set and went on to criticize "gay for pay" scenes. An intense debate across many blogs began over the "gay for pay" situation in porn. It intensified when SeanCody released Hunter's personal information in retaliation to Queerty.com,[21] which came under intense criticism for the outing and deleted the post.

In January 2012, SeanCody.com's parent company, 808 Holdings, filed suit in a federal court against 122 unidentified file sharers for allegedly trading unauthorized copies of the site's first condom-free video, "Brandon & Pierce Unwrapped", in December 2011. This was the first time Sean Cody sued over online file sharing.[22]

In March 2015, Teofil Brank, who had modeled for Sean Cody under the name Jarec Wentworth, was arrested for allegedly extorting a Magicjack Vocaltec Ltd. executive, Donald Burns, who is also a prominent Republican political activist. Brank was found guilty in July 2015.[23][24][25] In October 2015, Brank was sentenced to six years in prison.

See also
  • List of gay pornographic magazines

References
  1. "Sean Cody Acquired by MindGeek (Men.com)". www.queermenow.net. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  2. Auerbach, David (October 23, 2014). "Vampire Porn". Slate. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  3. Atlanta, Project Q (August 30, 2010). "Monday: Simon Dexter's intense practice — Project Q Atlanta". Projectqatlanta.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  4. Juergens, Brian (June 17, 2007). "Former gay porn star and Ultimate Fighter Aaron Savvy finds the "Hole in the Wall"". AfterElton.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  5. snicks (May 23, 2011). "AfterElton Briefs: Showtime Axes "United States of Tara," Matt Doyle is Stripped and "Bleeding Love," Discount Gaga, and More!". AfterElton.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  6. Dayton O'Connor at the Internet Adult Film Database
  7. Colby Keller at the Internet Adult Film Database
  8. Paul Wagner at the Internet Adult Film Database
  9. Brady Jensen at the Internet Adult Film Database
  10. Ryan Rose at the Internet Adult Film Database
  11. Justin Matthews at the Internet Adult Film Database
  12. Jake Porter at the Internet Adult Film Database
  13. Kaleb Stryker at the Internet Adult Film Database
  14. "Ultimate Fighter's gay porn career: "a big mistake," Dakota Cochrane says + reality blurred". Realityblurred.com. February 29, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  15. Here Are the Meds a Straight Guy Needs To Take In Order To Perform in Gay Porn. Gawker. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  16. MTV True Life "I'm A Gay For Pay Porn Star" Highlights with Vadim Black, Sean, Forrest, Diego Sans & Devon Felix. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-10-02. [WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT]
  17. "Amanda Logue and Jason Andrews (PICTURES): Porn Stars Charged with First-Degree Murder". CBS News. July 19, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  18. "Former Sean Cody Porn Star Convicted of Murder | Out Magazine". Out.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  19. Thompson, Joe. "Former Sean Cody Porn Star Convicted of Murder". Gay.net. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  20. "Know Before You Go, Part 1: Sean Cody"
  21. "Diary of a Sean Cody Performer"
  22. Pardon, Rhett (January 26, 2012). "Sean Cody's Parent Company Files Porn BitTorrent Suits Against 122". XBIZ.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  23. Tracer, Dan. "Sean Cody Stud Jarec Wentworth Arrested For Felony Extortion In Undercover FBI Sting." Queerty.com. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  24. Hudson Hongo. "Porn Star Found Guilty of Extorting $500,000 From Telecom Mogul". Gawker. Gawker Media. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  25. Chris Joseph. "Jarec Wentworth, Gay Porn Star, Guilty of Extorting Palm Beach Millionaire - New Times Broward-Palm Beach". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
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