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Crossover star Chloe Cherry: from porn to Hollywood to the catwalk

Cute girls with a good sense of humor and a strong screen presence can go a long way in the entertainment world. Just ask Chloe Cherry, whose work in porn since 2015 helped her get comfortable in front of the cameras before she recently debuted in the mainstream.

Late in 2015, Chloe headed to Porn Valley from her hometown in Pennsylvania and started out as Chloe Couture at the age of 18. She was soon ready to dive into the deep end, doing interracial anal in “Anal Cuties 5” (Hard X) within the first few months. Chloe has continued to go hard as fuck throughout her career, with BDSM-flavored gangbangs like “Chloe Cherry Bound and Fucked By Fiancé’s Five Friends” (Kink) and a rowdy ass reaming that leaves her ass gaping and her makeup smeared in “Hookup Hotshot: Rough Sexting” (Evil Angel/Bryan Gozzling).

This year, Chloe made her acting debut on season two of the HBO teen drama “Euphoria” in the recurring role of Faye, a sex worker. After following Chloe on Instagram and enjoying her sense of humor, “Euphoria” showrunner Sam Levinson contacted Chloe and asked her to audition for a part. (more…)

Featured Star: Maitland Ward

See Maitland Ward in actionThe newly-minted XBIZ Crossover Star of the Year is a stunning redhead named Maitland Ward, whom you may recognize from her mainstream Hollywood roles in TV and film. Maybe you know Maitland from all of her sexy cosplays on the fan convention circuit, which have included Princess Leia and Red Sonja. If that doesn’t jog your memory, then maybe you’ve seen some of Maitland’s topless and nude photos that she began posting on social media several years ago. It’s hard to forget a body like Maitland’s, with her perky tits, firm ass, and long legs.

Maitland was 42 when she entered the porn industry, and yet she’s as sexy as women half her age, if not more so. Born in Long Beach, California on February 3, 1977, Maitland was a teenager when she began appearing in TV shows. Her first role was Jessica Forrester on “The Bold and the Beautiful” from 1994-96. From there she had guest appearances on “Home Improvement,” and in 1998 she joined the main cast of “Boy Meets World” as a character named Rachel McGuire. In 2004, Maitland played Brittany Wilson in the Wayans Brothers comedy “White Chicks.” She then studied theatre at NYU and acted on the stage for several years. (more…)

How Stormy Daniels became the world’s most popular porn star

stormy daniels, pornstar, porn, blonde, big tits, wickedPorn stars don’t get more famous than Stormy Daniels, who was well-known for hundreds of erotic movies long before recent scandalous revelations about her private sex life hit the tabloids and major news outlets. Stormy’s been rocking cocks everywhere since she began performing in 2000, when she was 21 years old.

Stormy was born Stephanie Clifford on St. Patrick’s Day 1979 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. An only child, she grew up with a single mother, attended a magnet school, and was the editor of her high school newspaper. Stephanie began stripping in her late teens, eventually taking her first name from Motley Crue guitarist Nikki Sixx’s daughter Storm and her surname from Jack Daniel’s whiskey. While working as a feature performer, Stormy met porn star Devon Michaels, who invited her to come with her to a Wicked shoot. Wicked director/star Brad Armstrong asked Stormy to stay and shoot some scenes for him. Stormy’s first appearance can be seen in American Girls 2 with Devon Michaels. (more…)

Belle Knox, Duke Porn Star

Belle KnoxPorn star Belle Knox could be just a cute girl you know from freshman English, which is fitting since she’s in her first year at Duke University. She’s on track to graduate with the class of 2017 from a prestigious and notably conservative private college, while establishing a blossoming porn career that pays her tuition. It’s a salacious double life that has made Belle headline news throughout the US.

She’s a petite, smiling girl who captivates you in Belle Gets Schooled from PornPros, her first full-length movie, streaming exclusively on our theatre. Her casting couch scene at the beginning of the movie was filmed before Belle entered Duke. She’s a little shy at first, but you’ll love watching her masturbate for the camera, give luscious head, get fucked for one of the first times on camera, and experiment with Sara Luv and Logan Pierce in a threeway.

Around the time Belle returned from break in January, her videos were online, a classmate figured out she was doing porn, and he spread the word across campus. Belle gave an interview to Duke’s student newspaper to speak up for herself. Soon her story blew up in the national news and Belle was savvy enough to ride that train to overnight fame. She wrote essays defending her choices and her kinky preferences on the xoJane website under the pen name “Lauren A” and later as Belle Knox. Her TV appearances have included Piers Morgan Live on CNN and The View on ABC. She gave an interview to Playboy magazine and is going to be on Howard Stern next Monday.

While other college girls are getting summer jobs and internships in their chosen line of work, Belle is going to be interning at an adult industry website, working on a book, and coming out with a sex toy line molded on her body parts. It’s a safe bet she’ll also be shooting new movies. In the meantime, you’ll be able to see her in Combat Zone’s Naughty Cheerleaders 4.

Belle says she doesn’t want to be a role model. What she does want is to use her education and adult industry experience to advocate for women. She’s not the first highly intelligent porn star (see Annie Sprinkle, Asia Carrera and Sasha Grey, to name three), but she’s touched a nerve in pop culture. The sky’s the limit for Belle Knox.

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James Deen’s Mainstream Debut ‘The Canyons’ Out Today

James DeenToday, James Deen fans are finally getting their chance to see his mainstream Hollywood debut in The Canyons, the erotic drama costarring Lindsay Lohan, directed by Paul Schrader, and written by novelist Brett Easton Ellis.

Ever since Ellis hand-picked Deen to be in his movie, the mainstream press has been giggling and speculating over the prospect of a porn star going legit, but his fans have been chomping at the bit to see what he can do outside of the porn context. It turns out James never stopped filming porn scenes, even during the shooting of his mainstream debut. He still loves doing porn — what guy wouldn’t love to fuck every day and get paid for it?

Have you seen The Canyons yet? This girl hasn’t yet, but I can hardly wait. Until then, here are some downright volcanic movies where James Deen does what he loves most: fucking hot women.

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Nica Noelle Featured on Huffington Post UK

Nica NoelleIn an article by pop culture writer/critic/journalist Nicholas Tufnell, the Huffington Post UK has featured Nica Noelle and her brand of story-centered, women-friendly porn.

Titled “Intellectual Feminist Porn: Nica Noelle and the AVN Awards,” the in-depth article follows Noelle to the AVN Awards and also includes interviews with some of Noelle’s devoted fans and lesbian porn superstar Sinn Sage, who has frequently worked with Noelle. It’s just one more example of mainstream pop culture’s growing affinity for Noelle and the increasingly popular romantic style of porn that she does so well — recently even ABC News featured her.

You don’t need to take their or even our word for why Noelle’s work is steadily growing in fan and industry acclaim. In her movies you can see for yourself what makes fans love these movies, and why such high-profile mainstream news and culture websites are recognizing Nica Noelle as an innovator in the adult industry. The director’s fans are loyal and always growing in number — here are three of the movies they’ve been watching the most lately.

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Classic Porn Star, Disco Singer Andrea True Dies Aged 68

Seduction of Lyn CarterClassic adult film legend Andrea True passed away in Kingston, New York on November 7, 2011 at age 68. Andrea — who also performed under the aliases Andrea Travis, Inger Kissen, Ida King, and Singh Low — was born in Nashville, Tennessee and first appeared in Scandinavian adult films in the 1960s. She made her first American XXX films in the late 1960s and skyrocketed to fame with the rise of porno chic in the 1970s, becoming such a big star that she successfully found mainstream fame.

Today, Andrea is still the only porn star to have a hit reach the top 10 Billboard charts. In 1975, Andrea was filming a commercial in Jamaica when she recorded a demo of a song called “More, More, More.” Remixed and released in 1976, the song became one of the disco era’s most iconic hits, even reaching number four on the Billboard charts. It has been licensed for film use and frequently sampled (most notably in Len’s 1990s hit “Steal My Sunshine”). Andrea True is currently the only porn star to have ever had such a successful hit song.

Andrea specialized in playing the mature, experienced woman in her roles, being the sexually dominant performer when the part called for it. Seduction Of Lyn Carter features what is arguably Andrea’s best performance in the United States, as a frustrated housewife.

Here are some of Andrea True’s classic movies.

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