Al Goldstein
Encyclopedia
Alvin "Al" Goldstein is a former American publisher and pornographer
. His company Milky Way Productions, home of Screw, and his long-running cable TV show, Midnight Blue
was started in 1968 and went into bankruptcy in 2004. His mansion in Pompano Beach, Florida
, complete with backyard 11-foot middle finger statue, was sold in June 2004 to pay debts.
In 2002 he was found guilty of harassing a former employee, doing such things as publishing her number in Screw and encouraging readers to call her, and sentenced to 60 days in prison. The charges were appealed and eventually overturned, but not before serving six days behind bars. As part of the plea bargain, Goldstein apologized for his action.
He then received three years’ probation for similar treatment of his third wife, and was arrested for shoplifting. In 2004 he started working at his friend's restaurant, Second Avenue Deli, as a greeter and in 2005, he became homeless, until his friend the magician Penn Jillette
offered to pay the rent on an apartment.
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
. His company Milky Way Productions, home of Screw, and his long-running cable TV show, Midnight Blue
Midnight Blue (TV series)
Midnight Blue was a sexually themed public access cable television program that aired on Channel J in New York City.The show debuted in 1974, as Screw publisher Al Goldstein parlayed his publishing success into a cable access show, a freeform interview program that played on the late night airwaves...
was started in 1968 and went into bankruptcy in 2004. His mansion in Pompano Beach, Florida
Pompano Beach, Florida
Pompano Beach ) is a city in Broward County, Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean just to the north of Fort Lauderdale. The nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 99,845...
, complete with backyard 11-foot middle finger statue, was sold in June 2004 to pay debts.
In 2002 he was found guilty of harassing a former employee, doing such things as publishing her number in Screw and encouraging readers to call her, and sentenced to 60 days in prison. The charges were appealed and eventually overturned, but not before serving six days behind bars. As part of the plea bargain, Goldstein apologized for his action.
He then received three years’ probation for similar treatment of his third wife, and was arrested for shoplifting. In 2004 he started working at his friend's restaurant, Second Avenue Deli, as a greeter and in 2005, he became homeless, until his friend the magician Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette
Penn Fraser Jillette is an American magician, comedian, illusionist, juggler, bassist and a best-selling author known for his work with fellow illusionist Teller in the team Penn & Teller, and advocacy of atheism, libertarian philosophy, free-market economics, and scientific skepticism.-Early...
offered to pay the rent on an apartment.
External links
- Blog of Al Goldstein
- Rotten Timeline
- The Villager(September 15–21, 2004)