There are a lot of misconceptions out there about the adult film industry, but those misconceptions cut both ways. For every assumption about the industry that makes it look glamorous and sexy, there are assumptions that make the industry look debauched and sleazy. Where there is smoke there is fire. Where there’s sex, there are parties and where there are parties there are drugs and so on and so forth. The adult industry isn’t all bad or all good, but the bad exists and we know if from first-hand accounts. Here are some horrifying truths about the adult film industry.
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Profit. The adult industry was once considered more glamorous than it is today and that likely has a lot to with money. The amount of money the average performer can make in the adult industry has dipped significantly in the past few years.
Internet. Because of the popularity of so-called “tube sites” the profits in the adult industry are way down. There is less work out there for all performers and this forces most performers to search for other ways to earn money outside of filming sex scenes
Pedophilia. It’s illegal to portray sexual images of performers under the age of 18. Nonethelss, companies often try to skirt the line. In her interview with Tyra Banks, Sasha Grey admitted that in at least five of her moves, she’s was dressed up and told to act as though she was an underage girl.
50. Grey was 18 the day of her first shoot in the adult film industry. The man she performed her first scene with was 50-years-old. Grey says that she enjoyed the scene. She even asked her co-star to “punch her in the stomach.”
Group sex. To gain entrance into the adult film industry Grey wrote an email to one of the biggest agents in the business listing the things she would and wouldn’t do. One of her few don’ts was “groups of no more than four.” Her first group sex scene included six guys. Soon after she did a group sex scene with 15 guys.
STD’s. Adult film stars regularly get STD’s despite the fact that they get tested for STD’s every 25 days. In her interview with Tyra Banks, Grey admitted that she contracted gonorrhea early in her career.
Alex. An anti adult film website compiled some horrific stories from lesser known adult film stars who left the business. This performer goes by Alex. She wrote, "[One particular film] was the most brutal, depressing, scary scene that I have ever done. I have tried to block it out from my memory due to the severe abuse that I received during the filming. The [male performer] has a natural hatred towards women, in the sense that he has always been known to be more brutal than ever needed. I agreed to do the scene, thinking it was less beating except a punch in the head. If you noticed, [he] had worn his solid gold ring the entire time and continued to punch me with it. I actually stopped the scene while it was being filmed because I was in too much pain.”
Agents. While agents are supposed to support their clients, there are many stories of agents in the adult industry pressuring their clients into doing things they don’t want to do, like this story from Jessi, "I had to shoot an interactive DVD, which takes hours and hours of shooting time, with a 104 degree fever! I was crying and wanted to leave but my agent wouldn’t let me, he said he couldn’t let me flake on it. I also did a scene where I was put with male talent that was on my ‘no list’. I wanted to please them so I did it. He stepped on my head [...] I freaked out and started bawling; they stopped filming and sent me home with reduced pay since they got some shot but not the whole scene.”
Mislead. Performers are supposed to have a list of things they will and will not do during a scene. However, they’re often mislead regarding what they’ll have to do during a scene and then told they won’t get paid if they don’t finish the scene. This story from Elizabeth is an example, "I had to do whatever the producer pleased and I had to accept it or else no pay. Sometimes you would get to a gig and the producer would change what the scene was supposed to be to something more intense and again if you didn’t like it, too bad, you did it or no pay.”
Kaz B. Former performer Kaz B told Buzzfeed about an experience where she felt pressured into doing things she wasn’t comfortable with: "I had a horrific experience in France with a producer… He would fly into rages at the drop of a hat and try to manipulate you into doing things that were way beyond your boundaries.”
STD’s. Like Grey, Kaz B has also had her brushes with STD’s. She told Buzzfeed, "A producer who has a very bad reputation expected me to shoot a scene with a girl who had gonorrhea.”
Abuse. Former perfumer Shelley Lubben wrote an article for CBN in which she describes her experiences performing and the abuse that went along with it. “Many actresses admit they’ve experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse and neglect by parents."
Escorting. It’s been an open secret in the industry that most adult film stars also escort. However some of the more successful stars used to have the luxury of not escorting. With the recent dip in revenue however, the amount of adult film stars who escort on the side has risen significantly.
Zombies. For many, the emotional toll of the industry and the parties associated with it lead to drug and alcohol issues. Lubben wrote, "On our days off we walk around like zombies with a beer in one hand and a shot of whiskey in the other. We aren’t up to cleaning so we live in filth most of the time or we hire a sweet foreign lady to come in and clean up our mess. “
HIV. Neither STD testing nor condom use in the adult film industry are federally regulated. Instead, the industry is expected to regulate itself and as such, STD outbreaks are common, HIV among them. While it’s true that performers in general have less STD’s than the general public, the risk of getting STD’s and HIV are still very high because of the nature of their work.
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