Channel 4, BriteSpark follow downfall of Ron Jeremy

Ron Jeremy pictured in 2008 (photo: Nate Smith via CC)

NEWS BRIEF: Channel 4 in the UK has commissioned a two-part documentary on the rise and fall of one of the world’s biggest porn stars, Ron Jeremy, from Argonon-owned BriteSpark Films.

Downfall of the Porn King: The Ron Jeremy Story (working title) charts Jeremy’s rise from starring in 2,500 porn films and rubbing shoulders with Hollywood stars, to his indictment in LA in August on 30 counts of rape and sexual assault against 21 women. The series was commissioned by C4 factual senior commissioning editor Anna Miralis.