In an attempt to memorialize murdered adult actress Taylor Summers, Sirard had a plan to donate the entire proceeds of her last movie, "Lesbian Lover," to benefit her favorite charity — Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.
But late Friday the hospital’s foundation rejected the offer.
“[They] refuse to be part of this video release, or accept any donation or associate themselves with the adult industry,” Sirard told XBiz. “Therefore, everything has been put on hold.”
Sirard of the FCF Agency said that his lawyers approached the hospital to ask if they could highlight donations on the cover of the video, using the language "All proceeds from the sale of this video go to Sick Kid's Hospital in Toronto."
Summers, who worked nearly a year at FCF, helped raise money for the hospital before she was murdered, Sirard said, noting that she was a "porn star with principles."
He told XBiz that the donation had a potential value of between $5,000-$25,000. “It’s hard to stay … who knows,” he said.
Summers, whose real name was Natel King, was stabbed to death last year after a shoot in Conshohocken, Pa. Adult photographer Anthony Frederick has pleaded guilty to murder and could face 25 years in jail.
Summers, a 5’8”, 138 lb., blonde content actress who specialized in bondage shoots, had traveled from her hometown of Toronto for the shoot. Known as “the Sexy Canadian,” she posed in adult magazines and online sites for nearly five years.
According to Sirard, “Lesbian Lover” was the 23-year-old actress’ first — and last — film about lesbian sex. "It's her first original solo,” Sirard said.
The agent, who has two offices — one in Toronto and one in Rohnert Park, Calif. — admitted it was a tough sell to hospital officials.
"A lot of big corporations are involved in the adult industry and most people don't know," Sirard said. "So, it's like a gray area. I think people don't want to be directly linked to it."
Hospital spokeswoman Helen Simeon declined to comment on the matter to XBiz. But Simeon confided that the hospital does not accept any donations “that are illegal and inappropriate — whatever that means.”
Last year, Trampas Video donated profits of a video featuring Mika Tan, Amber Peach, Summer Lynn and others to the families of Summers and Shannon, an actress whose career was cut short by a fire injury.
