I highly doubt that’s the case. It’s not like Jimmy just shoots scenes. Pays out of his own pocket. Then shops them around to distributors on spec.
Yes, he’s an independent producer. But SLR hired him to shoot these scenes. They probably even booked the models for him. Whether money exchanged hands already. Or they were going to reimburse later. IDK
But all this talk that he’s totally independent was said during all the drama. And was probably damage control more than anything else
I’m not an expert on the industry by any means. But I’m pretty sure producers just don’t make content hoping to sell it to someone later. They are hired, as independent producers, to make scenes for a company.