NY- A carnal catfight has broken out between two Manhattan-based gay porn companies. Actor/director Michael Lucas, [pictured] head honcho of Lucas Distribution, is threatening to sue upstart smuthouse Dark Alley Media after his VP of sales, James Ianantouni, jumped ship to the fledgling flesh peddlers.

Lucas – who recently released an erotic remake of “Dangerous Liaisons” featuring non-sex cameos by Boy George, RuPaul and Michael Musto – claims Ianantouni has been tapping his company’s customer base and sales contacts. “I will not be satisfied until they shut their doors,” Lucas sniffed of Dark Alley. “They are not going to steal my business.” Dark Alley president and porn star Owen Hawk fired off an e-mail to friends denying Lucas’ claims. “Many of you know I have worked for Michael three times, in ‘Auditions,’ ‘Dangerous Liaisons,’ and, most recently, in ‘Fire Island Cruising 7,’ ” Hawk writes. “It is deeply upsetting to me that Michael, who runs a very large and successful company, is utilizing his vast resources to attack my start- up, home- based business . . . I assure you that we will not run and hide, or allow ourselves to be bullied by a bigger schoolboy.”