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We like to think we know a lot about our favorite porn stars. For some of us, they’re our greatest friends. But there is so much to them than we know. Yes, they are people too, and there are many interesting things about them you may not be privy to. Here is a bunch of under-the-radar facts about everyone’s favorite porn stars.
Unexpected Facts About The World’s Most Popular Porn Stars
Asa Akira
Asa Akira is a Japanese porn star. In an interview with Examiner in 2011, she had some advice for the Japanese porn industry: “Japan, stop pixilating your porn, please. It’s killing us … less pixilation, less octopus. That’s my advice for Japan.”
Ava Koxxx
Ava Koxxx is known as the tallest female porn star in the industry, standing at 6’2″.
Brandi Love
Prior to entering porn, Brandi Love owned her own wine label. She made a living off of this with her husband before going all out in “the industry.”
Bree Olson
Bree Olson was one of Charlie Sheen’s live-in girlfriends. One of his “goddesses”, as he called them. During the “winning” debacle in 2011, Olson provided emotional support during the actor’s public meltdown.
Christy Mack
Christy Mack suffered 18 broken bones, missing teeth, a broken nose, a fractured rib and a ruptured liver after MMA fighter War Machine attacked her in 2014. War Machine is currently serving life in prison.
Daisy Marie
Daisy Marie began her porn career one day after her 18th birthday.
Dani Daniels
Dani Daniels is a stage name based on a former partner of hers, which she has claimed was an “immature act of revenge.” I’m speculating here, but it seems like she had a fallout with a guy named Danny.
Eva Angelina
Eva Angelina is a licensed real estate agent. She is currently transitioning into a full-time agent because, according to her interview with Vice Magazine, “There are simply too many porn stars and not enough production companies for anyone to be able to make money anymore.”
Janice Griffith
Janice Griffith is the woman Dan Bilzerian tossed off his roof. She filed a suit against him after the stunt left her with a broken foot.
Kayden Kross
Kayden Kross began stripping at Rick’s Showgirls in Rancho Cordova, California when she was 18. She did it to “earn extra money to rescue a pony from a slaughter house.”
Kendra Lust
Kendra Lust is married to a cop.
Keri Sable
When Keri Sable began porn, the producers of her first film thought for certain she was under 18, even though she was 20. Once she showed them a birth certificate and social security card proving she was legal, the fun commenced…
Lisa Ann
Lisa Ann began stripping at the age of 16 using a fake ID.
Lupe Fuentes
Lupe Fuentes is one of the shortest porn stars, standing at a diminutive 4’9″ and weighing 76 lbs.
Madison Ivy
Madison Ivy worked at In-N-Out Burger before getting into porn.
Mia Khalifa
After entering porn, Mia Khalifa caused an uproar in Lebanon, her home country. They heavily criticized her decision to become an adult film star. To which, Khalifa had a few choice words in response: “What I once boasted to people as being the most Westernized nation in the Middle East, I now see as devastatingly archaic and oppressed.”
Nicole Aniston
Nicole Aniston was a banker before she entered the adult industry.
Nikki Benz
In May 2014, Nikki Benz announced that she would run for mayor of Toronto. It was extensively covered in the media. However, the city would not accept her as a candidate because her Ontario drivers license expired.
Phoenix Marie
Phoenix Marie is a big fan of World of Warcraft.
Rebeca Linares
Rebeca Linares starred in the film Homo Erectus with Ron Jeremy, which I only mention because Homo Erectus is a hilarious name for a porn.
Remy LaCroix
Before entering porn, Remy LaCroix was a specialty dancer who performed as a hula-hoop dancer at Burning Man.
Sasha Grey
Sasha Grey has a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, Cinnamon. He allegedly abused her for years and pressured her into the porn business. Cinnamon is required to stay 200 yards away from Grey at all times.
Sunny Leone
Sunny Leone’s birth name is Karenjit Kaur Vohra. She was born to Sikh Punjabi parents. In May 2015, a resident of Indian filed a complaint against Leone alleging she is “destroying the Indian culture.” Under the Indian Penal Code, this could land her in jail, give her a fine, or both.
Tera Patrick
Aside from Jenna Jameson, Tera Patrick is considered the richest female porn star. She has an alleged net worth of $15 million.
Vicky Vette
Vicky Vette and her husband of more than 15 years lived in a nudist colony outside of Atlanta, Georgia.
