Luke Ford, circa 2000

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Personal

He was born May 28, 1966, in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia, and moved to California in 1977. May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... kurri kurri is the fucking biggest hole in australia. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Official language(s) English Capital  Sacramento Largest city  Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

His father, Desmond Ford, was a noted Seventh-day Adventist theologian, who was the center of a theological controversy in the late 1970s and 80s. His mother, Gwen Ford, died in March 1970, from bone cancer, so Ford hardly knew her. Dr. Desmond Des Ford (?1928—) is an Australian Adventist scholar, known for his dynamic and grace centred preaching. ... Seventh-day Adventist Churchs logo The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christian denomination distinguished by their doctrinal beliefs that the literal, visible second coming of Jesus Christ is imminent, and that the seventh-day Sabbath of the Ten Commandments (Saturday) is the authentic biblical day of rest and... This article is about criticism of the movement. ...

After leaving the Seventh-day Adventist Church, he explored atheism before converting to Judaism in 1992.^[1] One of the major reasons for converting to Judaism was talk-show host and moralist, Dennis Prager. Ford observes the Jewish Sabbath, attends synagogue regularly, and keeps kosher. His faith conflicts with his chosen profession, which many rabbis see as immoral, and he wrote about his religious ostracism in XXX-Communicated: A Rebel Without a Shul. The 18th-century French author Baron dHolbach was one of the first self-described atheists. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A moralist is a person for whom moral conduct, morality, and the correctness of moral thought are paramount. ... Dennis Prager (born August 2, 1948) is a conservative syndicated radio talk show host, columnist and public speaker in the United States. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Sabbath. ... A synagogue (from Ancient Greek: , transliterated synagogē, assembly; Hebrew: ‎ beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: , shul; Ladino: , esnoga) is a Jewish place of religious worship. ... The circled U indicates that this can of tuna is certified kosher by the Union of Orthodox Congregations. ...

He suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome, which kept him bedridden for a time in his twenties.^[2] However since becoming a soi dissant journalist, he has new found energy to the point of checking his biography on a daily basis to erase graffiti. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS), and various other names, is a syndrome (or group of syndromes) of unknown and possibly multiple etiologies, affecting the central nervous system (CNS) and possibly the immune system as well as other organs. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Look up obsession in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Professional

Luke Ford studied Economics at UCLA but did not graduate. Instead, he worked as an investigative journalist for southern California newspapers and at a radio station. In 1995, he became intrigued with the lack of journalistic coverage of the pornography industry, and started to write a book, which would become A History of X. Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the... Investigative journalism is a branch of journalism that usually concentrates on a very specific topic, and typically requires a lot of work to yield results. ...

In January 1996, after researching porn for a year, Ford wrote, produced, directed, and acted in What Women Want, a pornographic video, not related to the Mel Gibson movie of the same name. It was not a success.[1] Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson AO (born January 3, 1956) is an American born Australian actor, director, and producer. ... What Women Want is a [[2000 in film|2000](with fantasy elements), directed by Nancy Meyers and starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. ...

In 1997, he started his pornography gossip web site, LukeFord.com. It was criticised for being badly organized, but contained a large amount of information; Ford would take a tape recorder with him nearly wherever he went, and transcribed many conversations.

He exposed a 1998 HIV outbreak which infected an indeterminate number of actors (including Tricia Devereaux, Brooke Ashley and Kimberly Jade) who had been working with actor Marc Wallice.^[3] Ashley eventually sued Wallice, claiming that she had been infected on the set of The World’s Biggest Anal Gangbang. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... before starting her porn career, tricia was in medical school at the University of Toledo. ... Brooke Ashley (born Anne Marie Ballowe, May 5, 1973 in Daegu, South Korea) is an adult actress. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... Marc Wallice (born Marc Goldberg October 3, 1959) was an American pornographic actor in adult films. ... It has been suggested that civil trial be merged into this article or section. ...

Discretion has never been a Ford strong suit. In his own words "I'm not a businessman. I'm not a conventional journalist. I'm a story teller/entertainer/lunatic."[2] Prominent porn stars such as Asia Carrera and Brandy Alexandre criticised the errors and inaccuracy on the site. But its impact was undeniable, and he was referred to as the Matt Drudge of porn. [3] Asia Carrera (born Jessica Andrea Steinhauser on August 6, 1973 in New York City) is a former adult film star. ... Brandy Alexandre (born on July 17, 1964 in Huntington Beach, California) is an American adult actress. ... Matthew Drudge (born October 27, 1966) is an American Internet journalist and a talk radio host. ...

He was sued for defamation multiple times by people in the porn industry, including by RJB Telecom, whom he (as well as the Federal Trade Commission) accused of dishonesty, Christi Lake, whom he mislabeled in a bestiality photo, and Laurie Holmes (widow of John Holmes), for accusations of prostitution on the set. Wired magazine called him "The Most Hated Man in Web Porn" [4]. He was even physically assaulted by Mike Albo, an editor for Hustler.[5] In English and American law, and systems based on them, libel and slander are two forms of defamation (or defamation of character), which is the tort or delict of making a false statement of fact that injures someones reputation. ... FTC headquarters, Washington, D.C. The Federal Trade Commission (or FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act. ... An American porn star who has been active in the adult film industry since 1995. ... Look up Bestiality in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... There are several people called John Holmes John Holmes (actor), pornographic film star. ... Wired is a full-color monthly magazine and on-line periodical published in San Francisco, California since March 1993. ... Larry Flynt Hustler Club on West 52nd Street in New York Hustler is a monthly pornographic magazine aimed at men and published in the United States. ...

In August 2001, driven by religious guilt, he sold his main web site, LukeFord.com, to Netvideogirls.com for $25,000, and created lukeford.net, which avoided pornography, and focused more on Jewish issues. One year later he returned to his pornographic roots by starting lukeisback.com, with many of his old archives. Ford also contributes Adult news and gossip to Booble Nation. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Booble. ...

The Lukeford.com site is currently headed by Scott Fayner and publishes gossip that is friendlier to the porn industry. Scott Fayner (AKA Luke Ford) is a porn industry writer who has written for Hustler. ...

Bibliography

• A History of X: 100 Years of Sex in Film. Prometheus Books, 1999. ISBN 1-57392-678-7
• The Producers: Profiles in Frustration. iUniverse, Inc., 2004. ISBN 0-595-66463-6
• XXX-Communicated: A Rebel Without a Shul. iUniverse, Inc., 2004. ISBN 0-595-66441-5
• Yesterday's News Tomorrow: Inside American Jewish Journalism. iUniverse, Inc., 2004. ISBN 0-595-66768-6

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References

1. ^ Interlogue #15 ~ Luke Ford (2007-02-04). Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
2. ^ Luke Ford: Another Brash Web Columnist (1998-07-09). Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
3. ^ Luke Ford: Another Brash Web Columnist. Retrieved on 07-03-10.

• Luke Ford: Another Brash Web Columnist Online Journalism Review article by Emmanuelle Richard, July 9, 1997
• Porn Muckraker and Son of a Preacher Man Luke Ford Holds Forth on Converting, Dennis Prager and the Trials of the Triple-X Industry, article in The Forward by Nancy Beiles, January 7, 2000
• Porn Stripped of Gossip Maven Wired article on Ford's temporary retirement by Noah Shachtman, August 13, 2001
• LA People 2006:The Xxxorcist LA Weekly Article on Luke Ford by Dan Kapelovitz, April 19, 2006
• Luke Ford at the Internet Movie Database Appearances in What Women Want and pornography documentaries

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External links

Run by Ford

Luke Ford has an extensive online presence, actively maintaining quite a few Web sites.

• Official website, without pornographic content
• Luke Is Back! Porn News "professional site", as of 2002
• Your Moral Leader blog about Judaism and moral issues
• Nearer My God To Thee Buzznet site with many photos
• MySpace site Used for personal and social activities
• Luke's weekly report on Booble Nation

Associates

• Luke Ford Fan Blog Friendly Parody blog.[6]).