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Adult industry loses Natali Demore and Jack Banner
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LOS ANGELES — Fetish model and producer Natali Demore and her video editor Jack Banner were found dead on Aug. 4 at Demore’s production studio in Van Nuys, where they followed through on an apparent “consensual suicide pact,” multiple sources confirmed to XBIZ on Wednesday.

Demore and Banner died of wounds from two shotguns found at the scene that were rigged to fire simultaneously, sources said.

A beloved member of the tight-knit BDSM community, Demore was best known for running the all-girl sites BondageOrgasms.com and SmotheredSlave.com. She had owned the studio with a dungeon since 2006.

Banner, who was her editor for BondageOrgasms.com for at least the past three years, also produced and directed more than 50 titles since 2000, as well as performed and worked behind the scenes on numerous productions.

Adult industry veteran BDSM player Liam Lockran told XBIZ, “Her and her editor at her company were found on Saturday by her sister-in-law, who was sent to the studio where she was at to see if she was ok. There was a suicide note. It was a suicide pact.”

Soma Snakeoil, a lifestyle and professional dominatrix who knew Demore for the past four years, said there actually were “multiple suicide notes” left behind in various forms and locations, including at the studio where they were found.

“There were letters sent out by herself and [Jack],” Snakeoil told XBIZ. “They had a suicide pact for something like three years. I don’t know what that was based on initially.”

Snakeoil recalled that Demore was excited and appeared happy when she saw her at DomCon LA in May.

“She was interacting. She didn’t show any signs of any major depression,” Snakeoil said.

She also worked with Demore in a session last October.

“She was maybe a little disconnected but she seemed happy,” Snakeoil continued. “I spoke with her quite a few times over the past few months and she seemed really upbeat. She said she wanted to do some double dom work with me and we were making plans to go on trips together. But it ended up not working out. From what I hear she was struggling financially, but she wasn’t very transparent about that with many people.

“I think her site had taken some hits, as the rest of the industry has. I know she relied on a lot of custom work. She was going through some personal stuff, a divorce. She also had a lot of physical pain, especially her shoulder. Apparently [Jack] also had some serious physical things going on.”»

«I read Natali had shoulder pain, started to financially struggle, and going through a divorce or bad breakup when she died.»

«I discovered Jack Banner when I came across the site HarmonyConcepts.com. I was IMMEDIATELY drawn in by his movies. His "BAN" series are ALL INCREDIBLE and I am fortunate enough to own them all on DVD! RIP Jack. You are sorley missed!»

«I've tried to learn the reason for what he and Natalie did but get nowhere. The whole thing was really bizarre.»

«Here also to honor the master of ties. I had so many of Jack's *** videos. He touched right on my exact tastes with his love of undressing women down to their 90s style lingerie in a modernized Irving Klaw style. I was legitimately sad when I learned about his and Natili's deaths and the surrounding circumstances. I've heard multiple models say he was a very decent guy (in a business full of sleezeballs) and I think that translates in his videos: He always comes off fun and humorous rather than creepy (which some producers do).»

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«The Kendra scene is my favorite. Wished the whole video was on Kendra»

«Thank you Jack for all,you have surrounded yourself with beautiful women for your videos.I hope that wherever you are you smile for your great work»

«Great »

«Thanks for sharing!»

«JB is definitely awesome, and these girls are really cute!»

«I agree with Allistair. When I first discovered online bondage videos, he was the first. I tried to sign up to his site but it kept crashing. I emailed him about it and he apologized that his server was having problems and sent a free password for three days. Nice guy and a sad ending for both of them. RIP»

«Didt knew he passed away he made great stuff. Thanks for Uploading this Gem of a video. Would love to see more from Cali Logan , Loren Chance or Star Nine but its hard»

«Wow I knew he passed away but I assumed it was natural causes. Just looked up brief details and it seems really sad the way he and Natli passed. Nice words from Alistair btw, good to hear he actually loved the female. RIP Jack.»

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He was great at his job. His and natali's death is bizarre tho. She was too young to feel ok about the circumstances surrounding it.»

«3:00 is my dream position.»

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He loved the female form and wanted to make sure the model’s curves were highlighted in every scene. When you worked with Jack you felt like the sexiest, most powerful woman in the world. He built you up where so many men in the adult business just want to tear you down and make you feel like shit.

His bondage positions were challenging and sexy. His work had a raw edge and sexual tension.

Unlike many male directors, he never felt threatened by my talents as a model. He was smart and utilized them to make his own work better.

- Julie S. (producer/model)
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Jack Banner is a genius. R.I.P.»