(Bloomberg) - Luscious Entertainment, which had hoped to break records with their latest celebrity sex tape featuring Lindsay Lohan, has reported surprisingly sluggish sales.
The tape, called Lindsay Lohan – Fully Loaded, was sold to Luscious by Andy Gregerson who also appears in the film. It features the inebriated couple engaged in sexual activity at an undisclosed NY hotel in 2008. Luscious had high hopes for the tape because of its relatively good film quality and the notoriety of the star. Industry insiders say that sales of the tape, both in physical DVD format and as internet pay-per-view and download, have been well short of expectations.
“I honestly thought this would be the highest selling celebrity sex tape in history, since Lohan is already famous,” said David Weller, president of pornography distribution company Pinnacle Distribution. “When the Kim Kardashian tape debuted, few people knew who she was, and it sold gangbusters.”
Lohan is famous for her work as a child star in movies including The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday, and Herbie – Fully Loaded. She also worked in films as an adult, appearing in Robert Altman’s final film A Prairie Home Companion and launched a singing career. In 2007, Lohan was arrested for a DUI. This was followed by trips to rehab, broken movie commitments, and a stay in jail for parole violation. She was recently released from jail to enroll in a rehab facility.
“With her notoriety and early good-girl persona, we thought the tape would sell better than it has,” Mark Freedman, Luscious CEO explained. “Still, we are proud to offer this product to the public. Sex tapes are a win-win. The notoriety helps gain publicity for the films’ subject, we make a little prophet, and the public gets to see naked celebrities having sex.”
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