Well ... I can understand U in many ways but all is quite confusing for who runs X or Y website here !
For my part it's quite simple, I run a company, include websites in this company buy all rights and pay employees and taxes for them ,incomes etc
If the site makes cash, I do all my possible to increase this, ... sale or give or change owner of a site in this situation is quite more difficult as all the debts are also yours
I think Leigh didn't think bad or simply didn't know YOUR rules, he is in the saler situation, he sales products associated to the adult bizz but he is not a part of your bizz
... I can be wrong but that's quite what I understand