Katsumi Changes Stage Name
'A Problem Of Morality'
By: Eddie Adams
Posted: 10/15/2007
BARCELONA – Digital
Playground performer Katsumi has been forced to permanently change her stage
name to Katsuni, after a year-long trial in France found that the exotic
French-Vietnamese beauty’s name was too close to that of Mary Katsumi, a French
communications advisor.
"The main reason is a problem of morality," Katsuni told AVN. "Mary Katsumi complained against me because my name and
reputation was a problem."
Katsuni had appealed the French court's decision in January and lost the case Sept. 27.
“I had no choice but to accept a change of name," she said. "I didn't really
communicate it to the United
States [while the appeal was in progress], but now I don't really have the
choice.”
According to Katsuni, the French court ruling allows Mary
Katsumi to ask for financial compensation every time the porn performer is
identified with her previous moniker.
The Asian performer
chronicled some of the trial proceedings on her myspace blog (www.myspace.com/clubkatsumi).
The celebrated performer is coming off a recent Best Actress
win at the Ninfa Awards, as part of the International Erotic Film Festival in Barcelona. The win marks
her 28th award since entering the adult industry.