<B>The Porn Beat</B> - 03.07.03

Mary Carey's tits have sparked a heated debate within certain adult industry circles this week.

Carey's impressive rack begs the age-old question: Are they real?

The answer, reports Kick Ass Pictures President Mark Kulkis, is an emphatic "yes."

"I examined them thoroughly," he jokes.

In arguably the biggest coup in several months, Carey signed an exclusive performance contract with Kick Ass earlier this week. The stunning blonde vixen was reportedly being courted by heavy hitters such as Vivid, Wicked and JKP.

As part of her contract, she will star in her own series, tentatively titled Mary Carey Rules, and perform the first b/g scenes of her career next Friday.

So in an effort to end the speculation once and for all, Kulkis penned an open letter to the adult media Friday, inviting members to not only watch her first b/g, but "also to fondle Mary’s breasts and make their own determination as to whether they’re real or not."

The one stipulation, Kulkis writes, is "all 'mammary inspections' will be videotaped for posterity (and the Behind the Scenes portion of the DVD)."

Stay tuned for a full report as this story develops.

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LFP recently shot a mainstream television commercial for its Hustler Hollywood flagship store on Sunset Boulevard.

It is believed to be the first time an adult retail store has financed such a move.

Kat Slater, who directs Hustler's Young Sluts, Inc. series, shot the 30-second spot on Feb. 3 at the store. Aurora Snow, the reigning AVN Female Performer of the Year, stars in the commercial along with Monica Sweetheart, Teanna Kai, Monica Dane and Penny Lane.

"It was a 6 a.m. call time," Snow tells me. "It was the first time I had ever driven to Hollywood with no traffic."

Snow wore what she described as "Hustler pajamas" and stiletto heels for the two-hour shoot in which she drags a conservative couple inside the store and introduces them to the Hustler Hollywood inventory.

"Ultimately, they get transformed into a really cool couple," Slater said in a phone interview from New York City, where she is living and writing at the moment. "It's sort of a free-for-all, an MTV kind of look with quick cuts. I came up with it. I go in the store a lot and it's a lot of fun. I like the atmosphere. That's what I thought the commercial should be - fun and campy."

Slater captured "hard" and "soft" versions of the commercial that is slated to air on cable TV. Snow said she danced through the aisles, threw videos at the couple and showed them how to use a dildo.

"In the soft version the dildo part will be cut out," Slater says.

Snow didn't know she would be shooting a commercial at first. She thought she was being recruited for some sort of store signing promotion.

"I figured it out," she jokes.