Las Vegas, NV–July 13, 2026—Fans Only: Dreams, Fame, Desire, the documentary that brings a deeply personal look at the most unique, stigmatized and misunderstood industries in popular entertainment has nabbed an Urban X Award nomination for Most Popular Porn Documentary and fans may cast their ballots here https://urbanxweekend.com/voting
“I am very honored and thankful for recognizing our documentary,” says producer James Bartholet. “It’s really well done and it puts a positive look at the adult industry.”
Like the first documentary Fans Only: The Human Side of Porn, director/creator and executive producer Joel Van De Molen brings in industry legend and icon Tommy Gunn and James Bartholet for an ‘all-access’ journey through adult film entertainment. Both Fans Only films are currently available on Amazon here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWFDRJB5?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback
Voting is free and ends this week on Wednesday, July 15 at midnight PT.
The Urban X Awards are in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 16 hosted by Ivan and Chocolate Goddess, after a weekend of events celebrating diversity in the adult industry and for more information and to purchase tickets go here https://urbanxweekend.com/tickets
You may follow Urban X on X at https://x.com/urbanXawards and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theurbanxawards/
You may follow Joel Van De Molen on X at https://x.com/JoelVdM on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/joelvandermolen22/ and on his website https://vandercomfilms.com/
You may follow Tommy Gunn on X at https://x.com/tommygunnxxx and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theetommygunn/
You may follow James Bartholet on X at https://x.com/JamesBartholet on Instagram at
https://www.instagram.com/jamesbartholet9 and on Facebook
at https://www.facebook.com/james.bartholet.9
About James Bartholet:
Multiple award-winning actor of television and movies, a radio host and film producer James Bartholet has been working in the entertainment industry for over four decades. Appearing in both mainstream and adult films. Bartholet is the host of the long running and popular television and radio show “Inside the Industry,” now in its 20th season on the air. Bartholet also owns his own 24/7 ROKU TV Channel, Inside the Industry, and is heard on I Heart Radio, Apple and Google podcasts. Bartholet was also a radio host on Sirius XM.
Having won numerous awards over the years in adult entertainment, Bartholet has retired from the adult industry, and is back full time working in the mainstream industry. Bartholet has starred and produced numerous mainstream horror films including; Hitchhiker Massacre, The Lady Mummy, and Scissors, and the recently wrapped Scissors Chapter 2.
Bartholet also appears in Fans Only and Fans Only 2 which recently premiered in Piccadilly Circus in London. Bartholet is also a producer of this documentary.
James goes live on Instagram with his fans every Friday for “Live with James Bartholet” at 5pm ET/2pm PT.
Fans may catch his weekly talk show “Inside the Industry” at www.insidetheindustry.net and on Roku-TV every Wednesday.
