The following is a statement from Max Hardcore and his company Max World Entertainment regarding the recent FBI raid:
On the morning of October 5th, an FBI task-force, supported by local law enforcement as bodyguards, numbering at least 15 strong, raided my offices near Pasadena. They seized all my computers, copies of my movies in question, and assorted paperwork. Also, one of the officers accidentally discharged a shotgun round into the floor of my office. Fortunately, no one was injured or killed. But that easily could have been the case, as it was only a few feet away from where my editor is usually sitting.
The titles involved are: Pure Max 16: Euro Version, Max Hardcore Fists of Fury 3, Max Hardcore Extreme Schoolgirls 6: Euro Version, Max Hardcore Golden Guzzlers 5 and Max Hardcore Golden Guzzlers 6. Absolutely no one under the age of 18 appeared in these, or any of my movies, in over 15 years in the business.
It seems that the federal government, unable to locate any weapons of mass destruction, has decided instead to focus their resources on my ‘weapons of ass destruction.’ This waste of taxpayer’s money is total bullshit.
I must admit, I’m mystified as to why the FBI would see fit to launch a full scale investigation of my movies. Where are the victims? To the best of my knowledge, my movies have caused no deaths, or even serious injuries. Of course, it may be possible I have caused isolated incidents of extreme inflammation and chafing. But this is why all my movies are preceded with a variety of warning statements, including; ‘Don’t try these stunts at home.’
Today, in a late breaking development, I have been served with papers laying out the government’s intention to seize my home. Even before I’ve been charged with any crime, let alone convicted.
I don’t intend to take this assault on my liberty laying down. With the guidance of my attorney Jeffrey Douglas, I will fight this matter to the bitter end, to ensure the rights of all Americans to view what they wish to, in the privacy of their own homes. I will also fight for the rights of artists, to produce adult entertainment for the adult public.
- Max Hardcore
