Jenna Jameson was the subject of a five-page article in the Oct. 24 issue of Entertainment Weekly. If you’re a frequent listener to Howard Stern, much of the Jenna material might be old hat. But, for Stetsons, did you know at the age of 11, Jenna “trolled” the Las Vegas strip for sponsors in the Miss Preteen Nevada contest. Trolling in one form or another has, evidently, been Jenna’s occupation ever since.
Jameson, as noted in the article, is the only daughter of a sheriff and a showgirl [her mother died of skin cancer when she was 4]. And Jameson already knew at the age of 17 that she’d be a star. “It wasn’t about the money,” says Jameson. “I wanted fame.” Before she got into porn, Jameson supposedly was making three to five grand a night at the Crazy Horse. Jameson figured as soon as you start taking your clothes off, you’re a porn star anyway, so she took the next step, made 48 porn movies; got her face on a Times Square billboard and began hawking products for Abercrombie & Fitch, Pony and Jackson Guitars.
According to the EW article, Jameson’s ClubJenna [her husband Jay Grdina is president], besides serving the traditional role of a porn star’s website, includes a plastic surgery center that broadcasts live operations; and an online shop that sells Jenna wine openers and action figures. There are plans for a wireless network, wake up calls, jeans and bobblehead dolls.
And, as if fans didn’t already know, Jameson just signed a deal with HarperCollins ReganBooks that will publish a memoir next spring titled How to Make Love Like a Porn Star.
Jameson: “Everybody that I’ve met who is famous is real intrigued by who I am and what I do.” Jameson name drops Ah-nuld, Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone and claims Elijah Wood of Lord of the Rings wants to do a movie with her.
According to the article, Jameson’s in a position where she can afford to say no and, thus, turned down an offer to star in her own reality TV series. “I just don’t want to be a circus freak,” says Jameson.
“Network television pitched her a Simon Cowell-like gig in an American Idol copycat called Who Wants to Be a Porn Star?” According to EW, Jameson also turned that gig down because she didn’t want to push the porn life on other young girls. Vivid’s Steve Hirsch is also quoted as saying Jameson has the looks, desire and talent to make a full break into the mainstream.
Jameson has just signed with the agency, Endeavor, that reps Adam Sandler and Ben Affleck. Rob Sebastian, an agent for Endeavor, says that Jameson has the same potential as a Pamela Anderson. Endeavor wants to push Jameson as an action star while Jameson prefers comedy. “I’m funny and nobody knows it!” she says.
In March, Jameson signed a 7-year contract with Vivid for 15 new films and will star in a porno version of The Secretary and a big budget re-make of The Masseuse (which, in itself was a ripoff of a mainstream movie starring Byron Brown and Mimi Rogers). Jameson’s movies, according to EW, are budgeted around $400,000.
Jay Grdina: Our job is like making doughnuts. You come in, punch the time clock, and leave. It’s a very asexual atmosphere.
Jameson who kicked a nasty speed an coke habit years ago (according to the article), says there’s no more substance abuse in porn than there is on Wall Street or Washington D.C. Jameson calls herself a sticker for cleanliness on the set citing the Marc Wallice- HIV incident in porn several years ago. Jameson said she won’t sit her naked ass on a bar stool unless it’s been sanitized. “You have to scrub and go over it with alcohol before I’ll even come close to walking on set.”
Jameson, who wears a 9 1/2-carat diamond on her ring finger, lives with Grdina (they got married in June) and three dogs named Nacho, Puff and Stinky in a 6,700 sq. foot, baroque-style house in Scottsdale, Arizona.
A Pomeranian, Stinky, according to Jameson, would travel with her on the road and steal girls’ panties. Jameson’s day starts around 9 am on a can of Diet Dr. Pepper and for lunch usually eats a hotdog with mayo.
Although the article didn’t mention Brad Armstrong by name, it was noted that Jameson’s previous marriage to Armstrong- identified as “another adult director”- had been annulled after only two months. Jameson’s reason: “I don’t like guys who call me fat.” Jameson, who’s had her chin, teeth and breasts done, said it wasn’t like Armstrong was some “frickin’ Calvin Klein model” to be telling her that.
Jameson’s father Larry, who lives about two miles from her, says he wants more grandkids. Jameson, should she have a daughter, plans on naming her Chaisson in honor of a Vegas Rolls-Royce dealership. Jameson said she wouldn’t entertain the thought of her kids getting into porn but isn’t ready for them. “I’m more of a sex symbol,” she says. “Being a tub of lard isn’t very attractive.” Jameson, however, is quick to realize that there’s nowhere for her to go right now but down and suggests the real possibility that maybe some day she’ll be living under a bridge.