Was the Porn-Shoot Shark Attack a Publicity Stunt? ‘It’s Fishy’

We talked to a branding expert who also happens to be familiar with shark bites

It’s almost too perfect a metaphor for porn: a pretty young woman is lowered into a ring of sharks, confident they won’t hurt her. She emerges surprised, wounded and screaming. And it’s exactly what ostensibly happened to web-cam model Molly Cavalli in a video that went viral Friday.

In keeping with the voyeuristic, hyper-entrepreneurial nature of the business, porn company CamSoda shared the footage of Cavalli far and wide — and used it to promote its new web-cam technology. Cavalli’s swimsuit brandished the company’s logo across her chest.

Is it all too convenient for CamSoda?

“It’s fishy, no pun intended,” said branding expert Michael Bilello — who also happens to be a diver, fisherman and Iraq combat veteran.

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