Gay adult performer Billy Santoro recently came under fire for tweeting that he’d refuse to film with any former scene partners who had “gotten fat.”
His tweet said, “I love when someone I filmed with in the past has gotten fat then gets upset when I tell him that I will film with him again when he loses weight. I am not a fan of looking at your fat body rolling around all over Twitter, but I did unfollow you.. no.”
It’s unclear who Santoro was subtweeting exactly, especially since it’s been a little while since he has released a new scene, according to a popular gay adult video gossip blog (link NSFW).
When called out on his tweet, Santoro issued a follow-up which said, “This is my platform to communicate how I see fit. If you don’t like it, I honestly don’t give a sh*t. The reason I have the following I do is because I am real. I am a b*tch to people who are b*tchy. And sweet to those who aren’t. I don’t filter my thoughts and never will.”
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Many of Santoro’s social media followers on Twitter criticized Santoro for his tweet. A few pointed out that gay men suffer from higher rates of body dysmorphia and eating disorders.
Six years ago, Santoro appeared in the first-ever condomless sex scene published by the New York-based Lucas Entertainment. Though he is HIV-negative, Santoro has previously been a vocal advocate for HIV-positive adult video performers blackballed by the industry over their HIV-statuses.
Santoro has also been publicly accused by his husband Seth of physical abuse (link NSFW). Billy initially denied the accusations but later admitted to it in a video (link NSFW). Santoro has also publicly struggled with alcoholism (link NSFW).
Creamsicle
Doesn’t he get a say in who he has sex with, even if it’s for business purposes?
If the biggest concern in your life is that a porn star calls you fat, then things must be going really well for you.
wayne5335
Seth is not a porn star. He is an adult performer. Too many people who make adult films automatically label themselves as stars. This is just not the case. You could remove Santoro’s videos and no one would notice. Try that with Billy Herrington, or Eric York, Spencer Reed, Vince Ferrili and there would be outrage. Santoro is not well liked according to the reviews of his work.
Chrisk
Oh noes. He doesn’t want to do scenes with fatties. That’s the worst thing I’ve ever heard.
Wicked Dickie
So many NSFW links, lol.
Josh447
Ppl just won’t let ppl be themselves. Now it’s somehow pc to have sex with fatties when their is no attraction? Life is life. Acceptance of others and their ways of being are the live and let live approach that works best.
djmcgamester
Actually, being fat is harmful to the health of that individual. Do they need to be mocked? No. Educated? Yes.
Brian
It’s 2019. Nobody needs Billy Santoro to educate them about the dangers of obesity. We all know the same things you do. You’re not worried about the health dangers of individuals, you just like having a noble sounding excuse to call people fat and lecture them.
Plus I’m guessing the kind of fat that Billy was talking about was someone who lost their 6 pack and got a little squishy around the middle. He probably easily fits into a 32 inch waist.
charlie_jackpot
Maybe his co-performers should refuse to do a scene with such a small penis
AlexEf
Lol, agree!
mikeTigg
He does have a talented ass though that does a passable imitation of of a vacuum cleaner…
dinard38
@mikeTigg LOL!!!!!
jkthsnk
Lousy actor. Incredibly boring.
Polaro
There’s only one way you would know that.
iamru2
I’ve never seen a fat guy in porn except in the genre marketed for it.
Brian
In straight porn it’s fine, as long as you have a big one, they don’t care what body it’s attached to.
Vince
Those days are kind of over. The Ron Jeremy Days. These days the guys are pretty damn hot in the straight porn.
Brian
I’ve seen some pudgy guys in recent straight porn. Nothing on the Ron Jeremy level, but certainly enough that they’d be restricted to niche porn on the gay side.
Brian
It would be one thing if he was ending friendships with people because they got fat, but this is porn. It’s 100% about physical appearance and fantasy. Nobody hires porn stars for their sparkling personalities. If you want to be a gay porn star with a gut, there is certainly a market for that, it’s just not the one that Billy is in.
Bryguyf69
Er, but he’s just an actor, and not even an A-lister from what people are saying here. He’s neither a director nor producer. In other words, he doesn’t get to choose his costars. Plenty of legit actors have stories of how they loathed their costars, including ones with whom they shared romantic scenes. It’s called doing your job.
Heck, by definition, gay-for-pay actors (which make up to 80% of gay porn actors, according to pornographer ChiChi LaRue) are NOT attracted to their costars. One Corbin Fisher actor told how he had to struggle through a scene because of his costar’s bad breath. And guess what the function of a fluffer is.
Sorry, but this guy is being petty and unprofessional.
Beef Lover Forever
I don’t know about the rest of you men, but I don’t pay attention to Billy Santoro for his personal qualities or to see what a nice guy he is. I’m there for his other sizeable qualities.
AlexEf
His dick is very small for a porn star… no qualities left suddenly. That’s why I don’t watch him at all…
Kangol
He’s not working with much at all, in either of his heads, the one on his shoulders or the micropeen.
AxelDC
He’s a porn star. He wasn’t hired for his personality.
Ashke113
Or brains or acting talent
enlightenone
Giving a “platform” to a washed-up excuse for a “human being” is the core issue. They end up with a delusional sense of importance!
snuggles65
Well I guess when you hit 40 like Billy Santoro has, no one wants to shoot scenes with you handsome. He lives in DC if ANYBODY in the porn industry is looking for him. Or you can find him on the gay website Chaturbate. He does play for pay there. Get your tokens ready GURLS. lol
Polaro
So you’re mad at him for saying he doesn’t like fat and do so by calling him old. I’m confused at who is the better person. Oh, he is because he made a general comment and you specifically attack an individual.
Ashke113
So what if he doesn’t want to have sex with fat people, who’s to say yhey want to have sex with his overmuscled ass. It’s his perogative his choice his preference, same thing as if he were to say he doesn’t want to have sex with blacks or asians or browns……get over it and,move onto something more important.
AlexEf
Not everything needs to be voiced online, especially if nobody asks.
snuggles65
I don’t think anyone says Mr. Santoro does not have the right to say things or have sex with anyone he wants. His comments just come across as very mean, self absorbed & inherently like I am better than you because I spend every single social second in the gym trying to turn back time and have the body to prove it. Niceness & modesty go A LONG way in life
Vince
@snuggles65 How is him saying he won’t have sex with someone who got fat mean but attacking him over his age isn’t?
Minimeeno
A lot of wrong here. First of all, how dare you compare a person’s weight with their race. A person can change their weight and there are very negative health factors when a person is overweight, both unlike one’s race. For one to say that they simply prefer a certain race, like “prefer to have a white guy” is more acceptable since they’ll let people know who they are more attracted to without completely pushing away others. To say “I don’t want or no Blacks/Asians/Hispanics/etc.” is not a preference anymore. It’s an absolute and it’s discrimination.
It’s that simple. Comments like yours is a reason why many people call so many of ourselves (white people) very ignorant.
Larry McD
And here I thought the important part of being a gay porn star was having a dick, not BEING one.
BGinBigD
Amen, girl.
Geeker
Does anyone really care what this horse faced burnt out cum dumpster has to say on any subject?
prarie pup
Agreed. His many “followers” clearly have too much free time.
Polaro
You clearly care. Funny how that works.
Minyassa
“The reason I have the following I do is because I’m real”…no, sweetie, it’s because you’re in porn. Wait until you get old, have fun with that.
Polaro
So ageism is OK, but dissing a fatty isn’t? I can keep your PC rules straight.
AlexEf
I can’t stand him anyways..
Polaro
Anyway…
AlexEf
Anyways…
startenout
Pub-leaze! He’s just another over the hill porn “Star” who thinks his options are open. You’ll have sex with whomever the studio pays you to have sex with. Finis.
evanxx
I used to think Billy was very sexy when he had body hair. Years ago, before the silly fad of buzzing off your pubic hair became a common “thing”, I did a few adult videos myself. If Mr. Santoro showed up to the set with his chest & pubic hair buzzed off like he does in that photo, I’d ask for a different partner. If a man isn’t hairy, I’m not interested in dating him either. Only women shave their pubes. So while Billy is entitled to an opinion about sex partners, he should keep in mind that other men may refuse to do a scene with him, for his various short-comings.
hassia
“Only women shave their pubes” , stupid comment. You can do what the hell you want to with your own body.
Jandrooey
It is clearly off its meds!
Tony1129
Well the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, your just as toxic as Billy. What an idiot, get over yourself.
batesmotel
Some people like the buzzed pubic hair look and others don’t. I’d prefer something in the middle. Not too much, but not bare either. Well groomed.
miserylovedme24
I’d rather see a ‘fat’ guy than his ugly ass face. Puke.
acna64
I’m guessing he’s thinking he’s hot but he isn’t. Going bald grey and what is he going to do after porn? Exactly hook up with an older rich guy! Go F your self you shallow low IQ idiot! No one needs your opinion or verbal abuse.
bowlingbutch
This is just another person needing attention. Does everyone have to go on social media and say things to get a reaction? No, but then there are those people who hate when their light has dimmed and they do and say anything to try and brighten it again. WHO CARES?
nitejonboy
He just wants attention and to remind people he still exists, since he’s been blacklisted from every studio on earth.
bonbon
Well I wouldn’t want to watch him having sex with fatties either.
Scott Amundsen
So Billy, have you never heard of bears (men who have a certain amount of excess weight and body hair to go with it)?
Grow up and learn a thing or two about our community before you go shooting off your big fat stupid mouth.
Polaro
Bears are men who have given up. Deal with it.
Vince
It depends. If obese or grossly obese is what your doctor is calling you then yes. You’ve given up. If it’s just a stocky build than Bear away.
Jandrooey
He’s allowed his preferences. Nothing wrong with that!
winemaker
What an absolute douche and dick! How dare this has been porn star say something like this. Too many gay men have body issues and this asswipe just keeps promulgating body dysmorphia.. outrageous Hopefully he loses a SHIT load of money and is put on our SHIT list of videos not to watch or buy. Someday this asswipe might gain a few lbs,. God willing and he will no longer ‘be hot’, or so called desirable, so karma will bite him in the ass.. It’s assholes like this that give gay men so many body issues and drive many to extreme measures to ‘fit in’ with what gay society desires.
Polaro
So much hate. Billy isn’t your problem.
batesmotel
Well I’ve never heard of him until this article, so he’s not exactly famous. But his behavior is sadly nothing new. Nine times out of ten a gay person will more than likely make fun of or attack someone’s appearance in some way. That hasn’t changed. So he’s not behaving out of character.
Vince
He didn’t say fat people were nasty. He just said he wouldn’t have sex with someone fat. How is that being a douche?
batesmotel
Well this isn’t really anything new. Unfortunately many gays have been known to judge or make of fun of someone’s appearance before anything else.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
It’s his PREFERENCE!!!!!
EVERYONE is entitled to be attracted to whomever they want. Every freaking body wants to cry and pull out multiple victim cards…
Are we getting to the point where the PC Gestapo are not going to be satisfied until we are forced to have sex with people we simply are not attracted to their physical appearance??
It’s waaay different if someone proclaims “I hate those *****s and would never sleep with one”. If however it’s simply based on your physical appearance, put on your big boy pants and use that internets thingy and find one of the dozens of sites where people are very much into you……
CobraPowers
Stop making low IQ people famous. Stop making “married” BAREBACK PORN Alcoholics who abuse their partner’s famous. This is the kind of mess we “look up to” as a community, no wonder.
seaguy
Is the Cobra in your username cause you’re a fan of infamous bareback studio Cobra video?
GymMan456
So? They write as if we are going to regard him as an example to follow.
Well if so, never mind the slurs, or any other random detail, – go to the gym, that’s what he does the most.
Over muscled ass are busy.
A.S.Merrimac
He’s employed for his body not his mind. Why should anyone care what he thinks? He’s entitled to his opinion, but opinions like that are best kept to oneself. If I can be as rude as he for a moment-asking his opinion of anything is like asking your hamburger it’s opinion.
scotty
literally who? and more importantly, who cares? buh bye felicia
Tombear
Santoro is a low class sleaze bag but then again that is his appeal.
seaguy
So if a star doesn’t like what Billy said then they too can decline to work with him. But it is a free country and he can say what he wants. Would people rather be not have said it, but was still refusing to work with stars who’ve gained weight just not telling them why?