Ron Sullivan aka Henri Pachard wrote me the following: Hi Gene Ross,
I just wanted to let you know that there's lots more real truth to know about the Amber Lynn production mess. I'm not the guy to provide it, except I have some emails that will shed more light on it. I was told one thing, and something else was planned that I wasn't aware of. Of course I've been in out of the hospital, clinics, yatta yatta...
I'm just too weak these days to really get into it, but there's lots of bad feelings among the crew and cast that thought they were trying to help me, instead of somehow get Amber on a Box cover, on a movie that she arranged with Vivid, but didn't want them involved, obviously.
Also, Bill Margold might have some opinions on this. In fact, I'm sure he has. He's the guy that got P.A.W. involved. There is no "Henri Pachard Cancer Fund", by the way - that I know of - no account, registration, dba, etc. Bill had been requesting funds sent to P.A.W. to be forwarded to me for some reason. I don't know how much money has come to them, but some has been forwarded to me through P.A.W.'s guy, Phillip Berman, that Bill claims to run these things for him.
I don't think every one intended to behave like fools in the beginning, however. I went along with Amber's idea, because it seemed real, and a chance to help Deloras with all of our financial/medical costs and problems. I don't want her to go homeless after busting her ass trying to keep me alive for these past three years or so.
By now, I think I'm down to my last month or so. All my problems will soon be over. I don't want the industry to forget my wife when all this is done.
I'll leave it with this for now:
"Life is hard. It's even harder if you're stupid. But even worse, it's far harder for those that act stupid who really are not."
I hope you're doing will. I like your site. Perhaps we'll be able to chat a bit on line sometime. My speech is gone now.
With all my best,
Ron
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I sent Amber Lynn a copy of the e-mail and Bill Margold has been clued in as well. Here's what Amber has to say:
Hi Gene, I am in Laguna with my family But I just wanted to get back to you quickly. Vivid backed out of any and all involvement prior to shooting this project so I produced this project in cooperation with PAW. After we completed, at Ron Sullivans request we offered the distribution of the project to Vivid again but it looks like they don't want it after all, but we won't know that for sure til the week opens.
If not VIVID , there are plenty of reputable distributors interested.
The most important thing being that the projects intent is honored that it is a benefit and all monies from the sales are to be donated to The Henri Pachard Fund and no unnecessary already donated costs of Production are deducted off the proceeds.
And that equality is maintained appropriately concerning each director and participating companies. As for the box, it hasn't yet been shot and it has been agreed since the beginning that it would be shot by Justice Howard and possiblly Suze Randall but that hasn't happened.
I hope that clarifies things better for you. Ill be back in town late tonight.
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Bill Margold leaves me the following phone message:
"I read the e-mail from Pachard and, of course, it will be Amber who speaks for this. But regarding the Henri Pachard Cancer Fund, the first time than came into play was on your site when you posted the story from Jeff Mullen. I never coined the term 'Henri Pachard Cancer Fund.'
"There was something called the Henri Pachard Fund which was sort of a by product of what Protecting Adult Welfare was attempting to do. But that was only where the monies were being collected then being forwarded on. That has since resolved itself, hopefully. But if you notice in your own 5/26/08 posting, there was the Not The Brady XXX to benefit Henri Pachard cancer fund. And if you notice, direct donations can be also made too. But this has nothing to do with Protecting Adult Welfare.
"I thought, quite frankly, that the image of the Pachard Cancer Fund on Hillary Scott's chest was even a little bit too tactless for me. It's become downright tragic. And we're doing our best to preserve it. I'm going to be honoring We Are the World XXX at The Bear Bowling Event on August 31. I'm going to be honoring We Are the World XXX at an event on 8/8/08 at Book Soup, the book signing for John Holmes and we are going to be honoring We Are The World XXX as early as Tuesday night at the Silent Theater with a screening of Teenage Cruisers.
"I intend to honor the fact that we did this, whether it becomes honorable or dishonored, let's put it that way, in the future we'll find out.
"But Amber has been nothing but heroic in this, beyond legend. I sort of went along for the ride and tried to help where I could. But anybody throwing stones at Amber, anybody taking shots at Amber is going to have to go through me from now on because in the vernacular this is bullshit-trois."
