Porn King: Jay Grdina

When it comes to women, Jay Grdina may be the luckiest man in the adult film industry. The director, producer, and performer (often under the screen name "Justin Sterling") met porn star Jenna Jameson in the late '90s, and the pair founded Club Jenna Inc., a multimedia adult entertainment juggernaut that now nets an estimated $30 million a year. Jay and Jenna married and bought a $2 million house in Scottsdale, then divorced early this year. However, the pair remain on good terms and continue to operate aspects of Club Jenna, which was purchased last year by Playboy. Grdina also continues to produce adult films with a stable of six contract women, and has also branched out into the music industry with Club Jenna Vinyl, an indie hip-hop label that introduced its first artist, GOOSE, this summer.

Giulio Sciorio

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