Sunny Leone Signs For Another Stint as a Vivid Girl

(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 10, 2007 ) LOS ANGELES – Sunny Leone, the beautiful adult actress and former Penthouse Pet of the Year, has signed a contract for up to six more movies with Vivid Entertainment, the world’s leading adult film company. For the first time in her career, Ms. Leone will be performing with men.The 25-year-old brunette – the leading adult actress of South Asian descent -- has been a Vivid Girl for the past two years and up to now has performed only with other actresses. Ms. Leone, whose parents moved from Punjab to Canada when she was a child, has a strong and established fan base. She has attracted considerable media attention because of her exceptional beauty and because it is unusual for a woman of Indian background to be in the adult field. Her first movie under her new contract is titled "Sunny Loves Matt" co-starring Matt Erickson and will be out in late 2007 or early 2008. ‘"This is a huge step in my career and an important part of rebranding my image," said Ms. Leone. "While having sex only with girls in my movies for the past two years, I’ve been watching all of the scenes between girls and guys and thinking, that’s where I want to be. I’m so excited about my next movie that I wish August was here already. I’m leaving cute and sexy to become really hot and sexy and I’m going to do everything that I always wanted. I’m so happy to be doing it with Vivid," she added.In addition to her adult films, Ms. Leone’s mainstream media career has included starring in Vivid’s recent popular Showtime series "Debbie Does Dallas...Again;" working as an interviewer on E!’s Wild On; being a red carpet reporter for VH1 and for "After Dark" among other TV appearances.About Vivid:The Vivid Entertainment Group is the world’s leading adult film company. Founded in 1984, Vivid pioneered the "Vivid Girl" concept, under which top adult film stars are signed to exclusive agreements that are styled on the old Hollywood contract star system. Vivid has always placed heavy emphasis on high quality erotic film entertainment for the couples market. It has created wide brand-name awareness through its films and through a licensing and marketing program that extends to advertising, apparel, book publishing, virility supplements, condoms, snowboards, calendars and comic books. The company is known for its innovative technological advances such as full function DVDs, a fast growing wireless program that is already active in 20 countries, its Burn-to-DVD technology and its popular website www.vivid.com. Vivid is the first adult company to release a movie on both HD DVD and Blu-ray with "Debbie Does Dallas…Again." A reality series about the making of the "Debbie" movie has become a popular Showtime TV series. Vivid is a major supplier of content for pay-per-view networks in North America and internationally. The best selling hardcover book How to Have a XXX Sex Life: The Ultimate Vivid Guide, was co-authored by the Vivid Girls and published by HarperCollins.The company’s Vivid-Alt imprint is headed by Eon McKai, alt-porn’s dominant icon. McKai has been widely credited as the founder of this new and edgy film genre. He has been profiled in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Village Voice. Visit Vivid-Alt’s popular website www.vividalt.com. Tristan Taormino, popular columnist with The Village Voice and an award winning director has also launched a Vivid-Ed imprint for the company. Visit www.vivid-ed.com. For more information or interviews with Sunny Leone contact: jackie@vivid.com / 800-762-4761 or rm@vivid.com.###This press release was issued through GroupWeb EmailWire.Com. For more information on press release distribution, go to http://www.emailwire.com.

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