Unzipped, the fresh-faced porn mag that previously trafficked in political scandal skin, is taking a cue from Playboy: Make an offer to pay cash to get a celebrity to strip down! And generate oodles of publicity! At bat: Levi Johnston.
The supposed gay icon (sorry, no) and baby daddy to Sarah Palinâs daughter previously stripped down for GQ. And he told Bravo chief gay Andy Cohen that he loves his gay fans!
And now Unzipped, published by Here Mediaâs Paul Colichman (but shhh, the Out, Advocate, and hereTV owner doesnât want you to know heâs a porn proprietor), is making him the offer of a news cycle lifetime: ones of thousands of dollars to get naked.
Actually, weâre not sure how much Unzipped is offering (its press release doesnât say), but it canât include too many zeroes: Print media is hurting in the bank ledger department.
But what else does Levi have going for him? Unlike his ex-future-mother-in-law, he doesnât have TV show offers flowing in; just guest spots. And he told Cohen that, if the money were right, he would strip down. Itâs either that or hunting sheep. From helicopters!
Also: Heâs got a kid to support, and all good parents turn to skin pics to pay for diapers and tuition.
Lex
Why does every twit in Hollywood assume they have gay fans? I don’t even know who he is. He’s not even cute.
Rick
This gay is not a fan.
AlanInSLC
I’m not a fan, but he is pretty cute.
WTF?
He’s not even “of Hollywood” nor “D.C.” nor “Alaska” probably. He’s a no one that the world would be better off forgetting. Besides, isn’t someone from The Hills saying something right now? Shouldn’t we be paying attention to them?
Tom D Frog
Well, I know who he is, I am a ‘mo and I am a fan. I would be VERY happy to keep him company on long Alaskan winter nights.
T.
oh god
Stand by loyal readers for another defensive, overlong and decidedly *addled* post by some hack at Regent.
Maverick69
I guess if “artfully” (if a word exist)done, I’d take a look. Otherwise, Playboy and Levi Johnston in the same sentence, meh
chances
Whats with all the hate commenters? Isn’t knowing that the hearts and minds of people can change for the better a good thing? Oh wait, you are all still assholes, Levi is miles ahead of you guys.
Maverick69
@ Chances,
Very mature in calling people who don’t agree with you assholes.
D-Sun
Maybe I’m in the minority here, but I’d pay cash money for that issue.
chances
@Maverick69:
A fact is a fact.
SouLKid
What does he do again?
And gay fans??
Frank
Team Levi. Queerty’s just jealous nobody ever called them a gay icon, or wants to see their wangs.
uffda
well he is a cute lil hunka moose-fed buck
M Shane
Never heard of him, but that’s saying nothing-he’s cute though; the baby kind of disipates any erotic feelings.
Hopefully not trying to encourage all gays to be breeders. or housewives for that matter..
drawingporno
Wow. I’m seeing this attitude all over the gay blogs recently. This snide, condescending, judgmental and degrading expression of scorn for gay pornography. What’s up with you guys? If it wasn’t for people like Tom of Finland and AMG and a boatload of pioneers in the porn industry a “gay identity” would’ve never evolved and we’d be in the same social climate as we were in the 1950’s. That’s how we met. That’s how we coalesced, that’s how we gained cultural recognition of each other. The lawsuits fought by publishers of gay material were the basis for our eventual legal victories. Homosexual imagery is defined by “porn” artists and it is an indispensible part of our history. What? Now it’s appropriate to sneer at graphic depictions of homosexual desire? Gay bars and bathhouses and cruise parks are too “low class” for your sensibilities? I guess any fag who doesn’t want to grab a “life partner”, shriek for monogamous marriage and adopt foreign and/or defective kids, basically living the exact mirror image of a straight relationship, should crawl under a rock and never be heard from again. Think again, Mary. We’re the cocksuckers that’ll be entertaining your “husband” while you’re at the PTA.
Ohomo
@drawingporno: No one on this string from what I can see has said anything about the general subject of gay porn, except your clearly bat-shit crazy self. And on that subject, since when is mimicking the likes of Larry Flint in order to draw attention to oneself a high and noble calling in any way shape or form? Talk about snide, judgmental and condescending. Hypocrite.
Sam
I’d pay! He’s yummy!
drawingporno
@Ohomo: The entire tone of this piece is to scoff at Levi Johnston for being offered money to pose nude in a magazine, as if he’s a witless nobody and probably deserves the sad, pathetic fate of a porn model. “But shhh,….doesn’t want you to know he’s a porn proprietor.” suggests that there’s something wrong with it. And I wasn’t referring to Larry Flynt when I mentioned the legal aspect, but the earlier trial of AMG’s founder (which he lost). And yes, defending freedom of speech is always an admirable cause, from whatever flank it arises from.I’m not seeing how anything I said would qualify as hypocritical.
Ohomo
@drawingporno: Well shame on me. You’re clearly a sweet person. I personally don’t think there is anything too schwimmingly schwift about inviting a seemingly decent straight single dad to pose nude for a porn mag just to make a buck. Call me crazy. And I have nothing against porn mags per se, and I have nothing against death either, its all so darn “natural.” On the other hand I think the the grim reaper is a total fuck.
Greg Theron
Not a fan, but a mega cutie!
paul-e-wog
If Levi stripping down causes even an ounce of embarassment to Sarah Palin and family, then I’ll buy 10 copies.
Greg Theron
Actually. He’s yummy except the whole hunting thing.
hardmannyc
All of those people bragging they never heard of them only show how pathetically uninformed they are. LIke it or not, this guy was an integral of the last presidential election.
Greg Theron
Also, fuck. Did anyone see the video? Does Levi not know how to focus his attention while being interviewed?
NewYorkness
Hell ya! Bring it on baby!
ChristopherM
Stupid is not hot.
Anthony
I could see it now. Hottttt!
Jaroslaw
What is all the controversy about? Unzipped magazine made an offer to generate publicity for themselves. Period.
Personally, with all the hoopla this is generating, he’ll probably be just average length or less – poetic justice!
There are so many really good looking muscled, and/or hairy guys that look so much more manly than this guy, I won’t be buying a copy. Not saying he isn’t cute, he is. Very. But so much nice to look at on the net for free, why bother? I’m not celebrity struck.
geoff
I’ll bet Larry Craig buys an issue.
Matty
@drawingporno: This is the first time I’ve read this blog and the author certainly comes off as a bitchy self-righteous gay. Of course it is a blog and it is his OPINION that he is expressing. Still I agree that the way he tones it he makes it seem like being a gay porn proprietor is a bad thing.
drawingporno
@Ohomo: So sorry. I guess the idea that Paul Colichiman who has built his mini-empire on a GAY demographic by producing GAY content for a GAY audience but should be somehow ashamed or embarrassed by an association with UNZIPPED magazine verifies my contention. My mistake. This guy who makes millions of dollars by catering to GAY interests, grooming GAY clients and addressing a GAY audience is reluctant to admit to his connection with a skin magazine because…what? Straight people might object? No, because he believes that there are queers that might take offense at the connection. Why would queers be opposed to sexually explicit imagery? I have no idea. But the insinuation is clear. And I’ve seen it in a bunch of homo-centric sites lately. This ignorant assumption that pornography is “wrong” and not representative of what homos are. It’s ALL we are. Men who endeavor to experience sexual relations with other males is a joyous, triumphant reality. But this article and many others around the blogosphere intimate otherwise. Yes, I’m the nut. I’m the one jumping to conclusions. But this uncontested meme is becoming prevalent throughout gay cyber outlets. I’m wrong, your right. In you dreams.
drawingporno
@Matty: @Matty: Hey Matty, thanks for the back up.
drawingporno
@ChristopherM: I beg to disagree. all of my hottest fucks may have been technically retarded.
drawingporno
@Ohomo: Hmmmm… the “Grim Reaper” is a total fuck because….what? he gets rid if people so there’s enough resources enough to support the next generation? Death is bad because it’s a natural fact of human (and all other) life on Earth? Some guy wants to make money showing his dick in a magazine. He gets paid, the buyers of the magazine get to see his appendage, the publisher makes money. What’s the problem with that?
me
he’s got a horribly disfigured body đĄ i dunno something’s really wrong with it
the face is extra nice though
would still like to see the johnston
i’m a fan in the sense that i think he’s pretty hot (from the neck up and the waist down… assuming it’s not a raisin)
rigs
@Anthony: I agree, a guy can be hot but if opens his mouth and only “uh-huh’s” come out, NOT SEXY ANYMORE. dumb people just aren’t hot to me…
M Shane
No. 33 ¡ drawingporno
I’m not as aware of this censorious trend on gay sites toward porno, mainly because I don’t look that much. However, it makes sense that in the current right wing mainstreaming political climate pushing everyone into aping heterosexual proclivities, there would be a corelary self-righteous disgust for straight up, honest sexuality.
Thats’ the product of a kind of sickness which dooms everyone who doesn’t give a fart about fucking personalitys
but a more honest expression of need .
Two bad that the needs of those who find a partnership can’t sit side by side with those of us who are just seek sexual fulfillment-which is very much what makes us largely who we are on a basic level, and makes us unique as a group.
Some people prefer to leave their sex at aplain old anonymous level. And that’s ok and maybe more honest than relationships.
hambone
@oh god: why have you put “addled” in those *s …. ?
cruiser
@D-Sun: Not neccessarily, I just might spring for that issue were it to hit the stands, might be worht a look, b’sides the guy does look kinda cute, who knows, maybe there is some potential there!
cruiser
@paul-e-wog: I’m with you that woman needs to be emabarrased more often and frequently!
cruiser
Judging from the majority of the comments here it would appear that many of the commenters here are emabarrased to admit that they themselves either currently or in the past have enjoyed their share of porn. Why should/would someone be emabarrased to acknowledge their affiliation/association with a “skin rag” that is like Hugh hefner saying he is emabarrased/ashamed of his connection to/with Playboy. GET REAL PEOPLE, porn is a part of OUR culture & history, deal with it and move on.
ossurworld
Naked models do not constitute porn, or else we’d have to close the Louvre, MOMA, and Hooters. I think he’d make a nice Chippendale.
schlukitz
@ossurworld:
And make the statue of David don a Speedo. LOL