UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - Howard Andrew of FabScout Entertainment and David Forest of David Forest Entertainment announced jointly at a press conference today at the Universal Hilton today that the former had acquired the latter, including its website, ForestMen.com. Forest is going to take a personal sabbatical, and Andrew said that the Ft. Lauderdale-based FabScout would open up West Coast offices Monday, July 7, adding that he expects to spend a third of this time in the new offices.
FabScout will take over all the film, print, Internet and live representation that Forest currently oversees. ForestMen.com will remain as it is for another week and will then roll over to FabScout.
Andrew said, " Acquiring and adding David Forest's talent roster and contacts to our already formidable pool of talent gives FabScout Entertainment unparalleled access to the biggest names and hottest talent in the U.S."
A visibly moved Forest, who has been in the industry for 27 years, had two of his stars there, Tony Capucci and Johnny Castle, and there were plenty of other supporters in the audience including Terry LeGrand, Phil St. John, Paul Barresi, Jamie Hendrix and Suite 703 stud Dempsey Stearns. He said, "I've had a wild ride in the XXX business and it's now time to get on the speedway and begin to enjoy life a lot more. I'm going to take the next several months for some much-needed time off. I wish Howard the absolute best. He's the only person I'd hand over my business to. He is a very hard-working guy and I'm sure he'll do an excellent job for my stars."
When Suite 703's Angel Benton, who moderated questions, asked about the future of Forest's popular Meet the Stars, Andrew said that it would continue but in a different form, and he made a point of stressing that he made a decision when he started FabScout that he would not be in the escort business and that he planned to stick to that choice, adding, "If one of my boys wants to do escorting, they can be found on Rentboy.com."
As the proceedings wrapped up, Andrew said, "Everyone has someone they look up to in their career. And I looked up to David Forest. And now I'm sitting here. We'll make it happen, we'll keep it consistent. David's not leaving. He'll always be around in one form or another." Then he added as a joke, "As all you guys know, it's hard to kill the devil."
Forest has managed the careers of such stars as Ryan Idol, Ken Ryker, Tom Katt, Jeff Palmer, Billy Brandt, Zeb Atlas, Jason Ridge and Mark Dalton. FabScout has nurtured the careers of stars including Damien Crosse, RJ Danvers, Barrett Long, Kurt Wild, Robert van Damme, and Brad Star.
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