Porn chiefs make $5bn bailout plea to US Congress

PORN barons in the US have called for a multi-billion-dollar bailout of the adult entertainment industry to help it through the “hard times” ahead.

Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild chief executive Joe Francis issued a joint plea for Congress to pump $5 billion (€3.64bn) into the sector.

They claim the economic downturn is hitting the porn business and federal assistance is needed to boost the nation’s sex drive.