Max Hardcore

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Peter Scholtes profiles porno auteur Max Hardcore, whose hostile, misogynistic style seems designed to prove anti-porn feminists were right all along. From the Minneapolis City Pages (January 1998).

OBSCENITY TRIAL

Adult Video News is covering the obscenity trial of porn producer Max Hardcore, which began this week in Los Angeles. "The second day of the Max Hardcore trial ended at 3:45 this afternoon, after the jurors had just finished watching the first scene of the video around which the City's obscenity charge centers: Max Extreme 4. And while it may be too early to estimate the reaction of the jury to the evidence, the fact that one alternate juror viewed the 'offending' tape while leaning back in his chair, with his feet propped up on the back of the chair in front of him, probably bodes well for Hardcore." I, for one, find Max Hardcore offensive. His vengeful, misogynistic brand of porn seems designed to prove the Dworkinites were right all along. But I hate censorship far more, so here's hoping the jury sets Max free. (Oct 2002)

Adult Video News reports on Wednesday's sessions in the Max Hardcore obsenity trial in Los Angeles. The judge dismissed one of two counts after the prosecution rested its case.

Adult Video News reports on Thursday's proceedings in the Max Hardcore obscenity trial in Los Angeles. The jury watched excerpts from the Extreme Teen series produced by another company, for comparison purposes in evaluating whether Max Hardcore's videos are outside California's "community standards." The trial resumes Monday for closing arguments and the beginning of jury deliberations.

The Los Angeles obscenity trial of porn producer Max Hardcore ended with a hung jury. It's not clear yet if prosecutors will retry the case.