Exposing the darker side of the industry, former adult film star Lana Rhoades has shared her reasons for wanting all of her past films removed from the internet. Rhoades decided to quit the business not long after beginning her adult film career in 2016.
She has been open about the toll the profession took on her mental health, even though she was one of the most searched-for actresses on Pornhub in 2019.
“I do [regret it],” “I honestly tell people, if I could go back, I would give up everything to have my dignity and respect back, and for people not to be able to see me in that way.”
In 2021, Rhoades highlighted the long-lasting effects of her experience in the adult film industry by expressing her wish to remove all of her videos during an interview on Harry Jowsey’s “Tap In” podcast.
An event that was traumatizing for Lana Rhoades
She discussed how one scenario in particular still haunts her in an open discussion on the Three Girls One Kitchen podcast, highlighting the ongoing mental health issues she experiences as a result. She said,
“One of the worst… honestly, I feel like I’m in denial sometimes and I can’t accept some of the things that I’ve done,”
“There was one thing that, ya know, I tried talking to a therapist about before something that I had to do for a scene that was really rough for me.
“Basically, this guy had a bowl and he, like, gagged me until I threw up into it and he, like, p***ed in the bowl, and during the scene he asked me to drink it, and I didn’t know how to say no.
“It was one of the most disgusting, foul scenes.”
Following a series of terrifying encounters, Lana Rhoades made the decision to permanently leave the porn profession. In an interview with Josh Richards and Dave Portnoy on the YouTube channel “BFFs with Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards,” she disclosed that, in spite of her hardships, quitting the business has paid off financially because she is now a multimillionaire. She said,
“The industry I did not get paid s***,”
“I probably had $100,000 in my bank account when I quit shooting porn and now I’m a multi-millionaire.”