Gay porn star Armond Rizzo had complained the payout years ago, and that's also confirmed by some actors.
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https://x.com/ArmondRizzoXXX/status/1221186929875546112
"This has never happened to me but there’s a studio who is interested in me and what I found out about them is mind blowing. They pay bottoms way less than tops n there excuse the site is more top dominant, I don’t give a fuck who are you to say that a bottom is worth less."
https://x.com/BryanSt62524652
@BryanSt62524652
Jan 28, 2020
"I can tell you, that in the 90s, paying tops more $$$ was very common. Almost every studio I worked for paid me less than the top. It was wrong then, it is wrong now."
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It's normal that tops get paid better than bottoms in some gay porn studios. But there is an exception too. Those long time top-only models get paid well for the bottoming debut. A hot guy's cherry popping scene is always a selling point, like SC's Brandon, or Men's Bo Sinn. Bo got paid $10k for his bottoming debut, and $5k for his 2nd bottoming. A normal model won't get paid that much for his bottoming debut, just like the payout for a Hollywood's superstar vs. a third-rate actor. The market speaks.
IMHO, I agree tops and bottoms should get paid equally. Tops have to put a lot of efforts as a driver. A mediocre or lazy top easily ruins a scene. Some tops can not even stay hard. Bottoms have to clean the rectum before filming, and they may get a rectal injury from rough sex. It's not easy for everyone.
OF has turned into an AEBN 2.0, or even worse. But I think their greediness is not gonna work forever. The market speaks. Once more and more customers get tired of their ridiculous PPV price and their scams, they won't spend as much as they used to. Eventually, the price will be back to a balance point, which is acceptable for both content creators and customers.