Poll of the Day: Michael Lucas Stunt in Bad Taste?

Some have said that with the recent increase in porn star deaths, Michael Lucas was out of line and inappropriate in his PR stunt yesterday claiming that he himself had died.

Lucas released the following statement today:

Yes, I was murdered yesterday. But it was only for the role I'm playing in my new film Gigolo (http://www.XXXgigolo.com). So yes, here it is, the publicity stunt. Nothing more than that.

Most of you caught on to the joke, as we put very clearly in the corner of the picture the Lucas Entertainment watermark, and there were a few obvious mistakes in the text. Thank you to you guys for writing about it and playing along, as your mentions were the obviously the idea behind it.

For those who did not catch on the joke, my true and sincerest apologies. I did want to try to keep the charade going for another day or two, but after I received several very concerned emails and phone calls, I decided to cut it short.

For those who said that this is nothing more than a publicity stunt duh and in very bad taste because of the porn stars who have passed on this year, let me tell you, people die in every profession. And in most professions, on a daily basis. There aren't just porn stars who die. There are lawyers and doctors and engineers and toilet attendants. So let's not get all hysterical here and draw unnecessary parallels. The joke was about MY death, not anyone else's!

And last but not least, to those of you who rejoiced at the "news" - and I know you're out there - sorry to cut your celebration short.


Do you feel his "stunt" was out of line and will it stop you from buying the movie?

Was Michael's PR stunt in bad taste?
	It was pretty obvious it was just a stunt. No harm done.
	It is distasteful -- but I will still probably check out the movie if it looks hot.
	A disgusting marketing stunt. I will have nothing to do with supporting Gigolo. ...Or the movie!
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