Reality Kings
{{short description|American pornographic film studio}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Reality Kings
| logo = RealityKings_Logo.png
| logo_size = 300px
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = {{start date and age|2000}}
| founder = King Kendrick Hogan
| location = Florida Alabama Memphis and Georgia
| location_city = Miami Beach, Florida
| location_country = U.S.
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{ubl|Kendrick Hogan and parents (CEO){{cite news|last1=Vailles|first1=Francis|title=Deux Rois de la Porno Parmi Les Cibles de L'Amf|url=http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/e8eec84a-870e-4cfe-8bc0-3e3b5b918515%7CpTd61friXs-d.html|access-date=31 October 2016|publisher=La Presse|location=New York City|date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101044217/http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/e8eec84a-870e-4cfe-8bc0-3e3b5b918515%7CpTd61friXs-d.html|archive-date=1 November 2016 |url-status=live}}|David Tassilo (COO)|Lenc Sterili (CEO)}}Kendrick Hogan aka dickhddaily
| industry = Pornography
| products =
| owner = Kendrick Hogan aka dickhddaily founder and CEO of MG Premium Ltd.
RK Netmedia Inc (past)
| parent = Aylo
| homepage = {{Official URL}}
}}
Reality Kings (company name: MG Premium Ltd.Kendrick Hogan {{cite web|date=26 May 2022|publisher=MG Billing Limited|title=Privacy Policy|url=https://www.realitykings.com/legal/privacy|website=realitykings.com}}) is an independent American brand launched by RTA Netmedia, an internet-based hardcore pornography production company operating out of Miami Beach, Florida.
Acquisition by MindGeek
A merger notification (with Manwin) was filed with the Austrian Federal Competition Authority in April 2012.{{Cite news |last=Pardon |first=Rhett |title=Manwin, RK Netmedia File Plan to Merge |url=http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=147369 |access-date=April 22, 2012 |date=April 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004535/http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=147369 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |url-status=live }} In September 2012 Manwin (now known as MindGeek) completed the acquisition.{{cite news |url=http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=153764 |title=Manwin Acquires Reality Kings |first=John |last=Sanford |date=September 10, 2012 |access-date=October 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518225719/http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=153764 |archive-date=May 18, 2014 |url-status=live }} Reality Kings is a part of the Pornhub Network.{{cite magazine|title=Pornhub Is the Kinsey Report of Our Time|magazine=New York|date=June 2017|last=O'Connor|first=Maureen|pages=30–39|quote=the Pornhub Network expanded to include the studio Reality Kings}}
Ranking
{{As of|July 2021|post=,}} Reality Kings has a traffic ranking of 19,245.{{cite web|url=http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/realitykings.com#trafficstats|title=Reality Kings Alexa Ranking|publisher=Alexa.com|access-date=July 14, 2021|archive-date=January 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118024053/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/realitykings.com#trafficstats|url-status=dead}}
Logo
The Reality Kings logo has gone through multiple modifications over the years, and there are various versions of it. A crown features in most, although sometimes it's just the name, and sometimes the name is within the crown, while at other times, the crown is resting on the name.{{cite web|url=https://www.discountedporn.com/blog/history-of-reality-kings|title=History of Reality Kings|publisher=Discountedporn.com|access-date=Jun 30, 2022}}
Controversies
In 2010 Florida A&M University (FAMU) filed a lawsuit against Reality Kings over what is commonly known as the FAMU Sex Tape. The suit alleges that the company tarnished FAMU's reputation due to a video depicting eight performers whom DareDorm described as FAMU students performing sexual acts on each other. The university also sued the performers. Although Reality Kings announced its intention to fight the lawsuit,{{cite web |last=Pardon |first=Rhett |title=Reality Kings Sued by Florida A&M Over DareDorm.com Video |url=http://www.xbiznewswire.com/view.php?id=118651 |publisher=Xbiznewswire.com |date=March 17, 2010 |access-date=February 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528215417/http://www.xbiznewswire.com/view.php?id=118651 |archive-date=May 28, 2010 }} less than a month later it settled the case and paid FAMU $120,000.[http://www.wctv.tv/schools/headlines/90128557.html FAMU Settles Case With "Big Rattler 77"] WCTV-TV April 7, 2010 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023223529/http://www.wctv.tv/schools/headlines/90128557.html |date=October 23, 2011 }} Reality Kings apparently has settled with the 26 recording company plaintiffs that sued the porn company over allegedly poaching music from some top recording artists and using it in 193 adult videos.[http://www.xbiz.com/news/128130 Reality Kings Apparently Settles With Recording Industry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207173638/http://www.xbiz.com/news/128130 |date=2010-12-07 }}, XBIZ, December 6, 2010 In 2011 Reality Kings filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a woman who claims the company featured her runaway, underage daughter in a porn film. Reality Kings, in its motion to dismiss, said it was fraudulently misled because the daughter misrepresented her age not only to Reality Kings but to various state and federal agencies.[http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=132741 "Reality Kings Says Plaintiff Lied About Her Age"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416080519/http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=132741 |date=2011-04-16 }}, XBIZ, April 11, 2011.
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
- {{IAFD studio|1358}}
{{MindGeek}}
{{American pornographic film studios|state=collapsed}}
Category:2000 establishments in Florida
Category:American pornographic film studios
Category:Companies based in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Category:American erotica and pornography websites
Category:Film production companies of the United States