Premiere Sales' Drew Kennedy Passes Away

CHATSWORTH, Calif.—Drew Kennedy, who took over as president of longstanding adult distribution outfit Premiere Sales Group in 2013, was reportedly found dead this morning in his home. He was 32. Kennedy began his career in the industry in the year 2000 at the age of 18, when he went to work in the Premiere warehouse for his brother-in-law and Premiere owner Keith Repult. Climbing his way up into sales, Kennedy built such a strong account portfolio that he was eventually able to purchase the company from Repult. In the summer of 2014, Kennedy was briefly appointed by Elegant Angel Productions founder Patrick Collins as the studio's new president—a deal that collapsed almost immediately due to legal complications on Collins' end. Kennedy would go on, however, to help get new studio ArchAngel Productions up and running with Elegant director MimeFreak at its head and Girlfriends Films handling distribution. Girlfriends president Moose told AVN, "Drew was a person you could count on, as a friend and doing business deals. He would always be a straight shooter and a man of his word. Over the years I have seen so many different ways that he grew in different deals. "Sorry to his family and friends," Moose added. "We have lost a true friend."