Tuesday, February 16, 1999

Backing, fronts shown for Flynt

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Porn stars hustle up free-speech publicity

BY DAN HORN
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Porn star Houston signs calendars for construction workers at the Bengals stadium site. (Michael E. Keating photo) | ZOOM |

        Coral Sands tugged at her skin-tight skirt and unzipped her black suede jacket, preparing to fight another battle for the First Amendment.

        Then she flashed her breasts to a crowd of construction workers.

        “I'm just here to show my support for free speech,” she said.

        Ms. Sands and several other stars of the adult film industry visited Cincinnati on Monday as part of a promotional tour sponsored by Hustler publisher Larry Flynt.

        During stops at a downtown construction site and Mr. Flynt's Hustler store, the stars signed autographs on X-rated calendars, T-shirts, magazines and even the occasional bare chest.

        They did it all, they said, to promote their videos and to show their support for Mr. Flynt as he prepares for his obscenity trial here this spring.

The stars rode a touring bus called Starlet Express. (Michael E. Keating photo) | ZOOM |

        “Larry is our business,” said Houston, one of the three stars who participated in the tour. “We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him.”

        Joined by porn film legend Ron Jeremy, Houston and Coral Sands spent an hour at the Bengals stadium construction site before their autograph session at the store.

        As the workers chanted and cheered, the women cheerfully showed off the attributes that helped make them successful porn stars.

        At the store, they were greeted by more than 100 fans who waited in line for as long as an hour for an autograph.

        One fan, who identified himself only as “Shaggy,” showed up with green hair, a black leather jacket and $20 for a photo of Houston.

        He said Houston's interest in the First Amendment did not impress him as much as a recent video that chronicles her sexual encounters with 500 men.

        “That's why I'm here,” he said, clutching his Polaroid. “To see porno stars.”

       

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