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Porn Stars Elbow Their Way Onto Big Screen

Adult films, sex tapes make culture more receptive to adult-film actors

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 3, 2008 1:13 PM CST
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(Newser) – Hollywood has some new crossover acts you couldn’t take home to mama, the Los Angeles Times reports. Porn stars are suddenly making it mainstream after years relegated to the cultural sidelines. Hardcore veteran Sasha Grey, for example, will headline Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming film The Girlfriend Experience, while Traci Lords lends her talents to Zach and Miri Make a Porno.

Many adult stars no longer even feel compelled to use pseudonyms, because porn has become culturally acceptable. Jenna Jameson is a household name, and video games and music videos frequently contain explicit bumping and grinding. Paris Hilton’s sex tape didn’t end her career, it started it. “That changed everything,” says Soderbergh. “Or it didn’t change everything; it confirmed that everything had changed.”

In this image released by The Weinstein Co., Seth Rogen, left, and Elizabeth Banks are shown in a scene from Zack & Miri Make A Porno.
In this image released by The Weinstein Co., Seth Rogen, left, and Elizabeth Banks are shown in a scene from "Zack & Miri Make A Porno."   (AP Photo)
Adult-film star Katie Morgan arrives at the premiere of Zach and Miri Make A Porno in Los Angeles, Oct. 20, 2008.
Adult-film star Katie Morgan arrives at the premiere of "Zach and Miri Make A Porno" in Los Angeles, Oct. 20, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Jenna Jameson attends the red carpet event at the CatHouse nightclub grand opening in the Luxor hotel-casino Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007 in Las Vegas.
Jenna Jameson attends the red carpet event at the CatHouse nightclub grand opening in the Luxor hotel-casino Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007 in Las Vegas.   (AP Photo/ Ronda Churchill)
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