In a desperate attempt to elicit either sympathy or evade certain potentially incriminating issues, Luke Ford is crying on his site that Gene Ross is resorting to "blackmail." Consequently, Ford took it upon himself to reveal certain background information about himself that has been made available to Ross via the "Ford Dossier." Ford did this, presumably, as a preemptive strike, thinking that he may have taken wind out of Ross' sails, with the belief that Ross was going to release the information and wage some major offensive.
Ross was not. April Fool, sucker.
However, what Ford's sudden attack of petulant conscience has done, is raise serious credibility issues about his own character.
Ford, the man, who takes rapier glee in revealing aliases of the porn stars, stands to have some vital personal information about his own background opened like a gaping sore. Could it be potentially damaging? Who knows? Ford's quick reactions indicate that might have something to hide behind that Australian accent.
Ford writes on his site: "That Gene would attempt to blackmail me through background checks...makes Luke suspect that many of the charges Luke outlines have certain validity." "Validity" is an amusing word to be occupying space anywhere on Ford's website, no doubt.
Ford, at the moment, is attempting to conduct a vain, cut-and-paste sex/bribery scandal against Ross, claiming that industry women have been "coerced" into having sex with Ross, a stone cold love machine, for whatever apparent motives, presumably better ratings. And that directors like Bucks Adams and Paul Thomas have supplied women to that end. [Isn't this considered libel?]
Adams merely supplies helicopters and machine guns; and Thomas supplies profound anecdotes about himself.
Ford ran parts of exactly the same libelous story last year when Ross began attacking him in editorials. What Ford's doing is dusting off old urban legends and trying to put new, libelous, spins on them by now saying that Ross is on the take from Extreme Associates, simply because Ross attempted to give a balanced view of the bizarre distortions about the company that have been plaguing Ford's site all this week.
Ford, by the way, has slipped, erringly along the way, and revealed Mike South as one of his Extreme sources. What South knows about Extreme could be put on the head of a pin prick, and, Ford, usually in one way or another, gives up his sources, making him an increasingly prohibitive news risk. This may have South seriously considering future scoops to the Fordster. South has been contacted for comment.
At the end of the day, none of these things amount to a hill of beans. The question is why is Ford engaging in e-mail wrestling? Several reasons are apparent.
1. Ford is totally threatened by the Gene Ross site. If you examine Ford's site, it has become a gallery of musings by others, none of whom are players or pundits in the industry, nor have anything to do with the day-to-day operations of the industry. Smart industry people do not talk to Ford. The negative equation, subsequently, leaves Ford with all conjecture, rumor, no substance or value to carry on to his site. Whatever Ford's been running of value of late, he blatantly steals off the Gene Ross site, as his boldfaced lifting of the entire Rob Black interviews run this week on the Ross site. If there really were enforcement of such a thing as Internet copyright infringement laws, Ford would be left with a blank.
2. Ford, sensing that Ross received the Ford Dossier, and, feeling extremely threatened by what it might ultimately reveal, began to wage war as a smoke screen.
3. Luke Ford knows that Ross reads Tarot cards which gives him an incredible edge over Ford. Ford's birth sign reveals that he's particularly vulnerable to psychic attack, and he's running scared. [By the way, Luke, a crystal reading reveals that you're covering up a dark secret for a family member.]
Let's make one thing very clear. Gene Ross did NOT initiate a background check on Luke. It was handed to him on a silver platter.
Someone out there hates Ford's guts, evidenced by the note to Ross accompanying the dossier: "Gene - PLEASE post this on your site! Trust me. He'll be gone from the web in a few days." Why would this person go to the trouble of submitting such a dossier with the promise of dire consequences for Ford? Ford has certainly reacted vigorously to it, even getting his James Carvillesque buddy, Rodger Jacobs, aka Martin Brimmer, to deflect bullets on his behalf:
Dear Gene,
You know, several years ago a former roommate of mine used my SSN to obtain credit with Pacific Bell. I didn't learn about it until recently, similar to Luke's situation with his former roommate Leonarto August, who fraudulently appropriated Mr. Ford's SSN. You questioned how Luke could have been ignorant of the fact that this had happened, implying something ominous. SSN's are stolen every day. Luke is neither Leonarto August nor a criminal for being ignorant of the fact that this so called friend betrayed his trust. The e-mail that you sent to Luke, which he posted on his website this evening smacks of breathless desperation to me. If you wish to imply that Luke Ford is pretending to be someone other than who he is that is one thing and I anxiously await future reports, however to suggest that Luke, and whatever phantom story you are chasing here, is analogous to the Marc Wallice situation is outrageous, and dare I suggest, a step down into Luke's own gutter.
Luke may not be the credible journalist that either you or I purport to be but it seems to me that he must have struck a nerve in one way, shape or form for you to resort to such childish and unprofessional behavior. What the hell is the deal with this "dossier" about Luke? You know and I know that Luke's true name is Luke Carey Ford and he was born in Curri Curri, New South Wales on 5/28/66. If you have any information to disprove this fact or to otherwise insinuate that your brother in trade journalism is anyone other than who he claims to be then lay your cards on the table or back away from the game. As for Kendra Jade's assertions to Luke that she witnessed you accepting monetary favors from John T. Bone, allegations that she later retracted, it is not Luke's responsibility to publish a retraction if Kendra or any other source for that matter was admittedly using Luke as an instrument of revenge.
With my sincerest respect, \n Rodger Jacobs
Both Jacobs and Ford have missed the boat completely. For one thing, Ford is not my "brother" in trade journalism. He's a pretender to the throne of journalism. It's positively alright for Ford to attack the industry, but, now, the shoe seems to be on the other foot. Ford can live by the sword, he can now die by the sword. It was Ford who instigated the assault. Ford posted his story yesterday afternoon BEFORE Ross e-mailed him. And Ford had called AVN publisher Paul Fishbein warning him that an expose on Gene Ross was coming. Under the circumstances, Ross has every right to defend himself against lies which Ford admits on his site he can't prove.
My e-mail to Ford was also meant to serve as an object lesson to Ford. His driver's license states that he has blond hair. Ford's hair is dark. A driver's license is considered a legal document. This legal document, obviously, contains erroneous information. Marc Wallice's HIV test also posted wrong information. Is it just possible that a clerical mistake was made, thereby, pointing an accusing finger at Wallice? Neither Ford, Wallice's executioner, nor Jacobs, Ford's apologist, got the point. Jacobs calls it "outrageous" that I would make such a connection, Wallice and Ford. And supporting the man who vilifies the industry, isn't, Rodg?
Jacob's defensive gestures also beg the question about Leonarto August. Who is Leonarto August? Ford claims August is an Israeli. Really? With that name? Ford, who is such an expert on ethnicity, should be able to explain that one with a straight face.
And Ford, who cries poverty, seems to be able to maintain another address - in Beverly Hills - besides the one he declares on La Cienega Boulevard. Doesn't this raise some questions, Rodg?
On the subject of libel, for Jacobs to say that Luke's "not responsible," for printing retractions to libelous accusations placed on his site is irresponsible, spawned from, either total fucking stupidity, or blind allegiance to a friend who's leading him down the garden path just as Ford is doing with Kendra Jade - cultivating her friendship in exchange for whatever shards of information he can suck out of her brain to get back at John T. Bone.
Those attacked on Ford's site in the past have refrained, so far, from trying to sue him thinking that Ford doesn't have a pot to piss in. Au contraire. Ford's on the verge of developing what's being touted as a "mega-website," and has been discussing the matter with investors over the past few months. Except, Ford's got a big mouth, and the information is leaking like pus. Ford, a trust fund baby, will be ripe for the pickings very shortly. I just hope that his financial backers can withstand the jolt of litigations that are sure to come.
Gloria Leonard writes: "I think it's time to investigate whether or not Luke Ford is a bona fide American citizen or is he here on some transient Australian visa, which of course, could mean booting his skinny ass back to the outback. I think it's sort of sad that both your sites are succumbing to a form of "website wrestling." Normally, I would say, "May the best man win," but this one's a no-brainer, Gene, for if nothing else, you are in fact, a real MAN, while Little Luke is nothing more than a pathetic little peon, a poseur, and a porno-parasite. His contribution to this industry, if you want to call it that, is rife with a mean-spiritedness not seen since Linda Lovelace accused everyone else for her own behavior, which included having sex with a German shepherd - it makes sense that both of them appeared on the same TV show recently, which more appropriately should have been titled "Dog Files."
Quasarman writes: " Hi Gene: This is Mike a.k.a , Quasarman, writing to you today because according to Luke Ford's sight, a positive video review can be acquired simply by providing you with sexual favors. I just wanted to let you know that though I do have 6 porcelain veneers in my mouth and a few fillings, I can still perform top notch fellatio. If you would please see to it that my latest video being released by Metro entitled "Stop, My Ass is on Fire" receives at least a four "A " review in next month's AVN, I promise to drive to your house at any hour of the day or night and service you orally until you ask me to leave. Sincerely, Quasarman.
[Just in case it isn't painfully obvious I am being sarcastic. Feel free to post to your site however if you feel it will help illustrate the absurdity currently taking place on Luke's site.]
Gene Ross writes: "Sorry, Quasarman, can't use your services, I'm hetero. But Luke Ford, who openly entertains sexual fantasies about attorney Jeffrey Douglas, might. By the way, didn't Ford fraudulently introduce you last year as a "source" of bribery accusations against me? Bite hard with those porcelain veneers, my friend.
Hustler's grand vizier, Mike Albo, has this to say: "Marc Medoff does some freelance work for me, but in his capacity over at Arrow, he had some issues with Luke's appearance on the Fox Files. So he called him up and Medoff mentions that thing about the pitchers & catchers on Ford's site. Medoff, baiting Luke, asked him if Mike Albo was really gay? Luke says, 'Everything I write about him is true.'
"First of all, I'm not pretty enough to be gay. Second of all, I swear to God, if I run into this guy, I'm going to end up going to fucking jail."
Scotty Schwartz writes: "Gene, Upon reading Luke Ford's site on Tues, April 6th I have this to say. First of all, I have never gone to his site, I was given a copy of the gossip by my good friends at VCA. I, to be honest with you think his site for the most part is not what's happening in the biz, it's a negative slant on the industry as a hole and there's more imaginary quotes in there than you can pull out of a presidential "I didn't do it" speech.
Here's the meat of my response. When I responded about Regan Senter discussing World Modeling, I was in no way bad rapping Mr. South or his business. I believe that everyone is responsible for their own actions. Mr. Austin and Mr. Gunches were responsible not Mr. South. Mr. South to my knowledge did not know that any wrong doings were going on. I have a firm belief in Mr. South, and World Modeling as I know they do things the right way, and that Mr. Senter does not. Those former employee's were let go, I believe because Mr. South found out what they were doing and they were immediately dismissed. Ford now says that I fear for my life??? This puzzles me.. Exactly who have I said that to? No one is the answer. Mr. Ford has the imagination of Willy Wonka and since I was refered to as "a little midget." [I guess that would make me an umpa lumpa.] As for responding to someone only known as "one porner" who said ".....that I was going to be feeling this one" exactly who would that be? I didn't speak about anyone except Mr. Austin and Mr. Gunches, neither of whom I'd be afraid of in any way, shape or form. Mr. Ross, I have had good relations with Mr. South and World Modeling for the past 12 years and plan to continue to do so. My comments were not meant in anyway to harm World Modeling, I was just setting the record straight, and responding to Mr. Senter's comments concerning myself and World Modeling. World Modeling is truly the only real, honest and upstanding agency that the industry has!!!
Thank you, \n Scott Schwartz
ps. I am sure Mr. Ford will reprint this for his site, I just hope that he doesn't take me out of context as I have saved this letter for my files. If he wishes to get any other info from me, please tell him to contact my PR department, which would be www.geneross.com.
