 Steven Soderbergh cast adult film star Sasha Grey in the 2009 feature film "The Girlfriend Experience."
June 15th, 2012
11:05 AM ET
Overheard on CNN.com: All-American success stories? Porn stars gone mainstream[Editor's note: This post is part of the Overheard on CNN.com series, a regular feature that examines interesting comments and thought-provoking conversations posted by the community.] After Bret Easton Ellis tweeted that he cast adult actor James Deen opposite Lindsay Lohan in an upcoming film, we wanted to learn about other adult movie stars who have transitioned into mainstream Hollywood. James Deen, other porn stars who've gone mainstream The discussion that followed, we're sure you're not surprised to find out, was quite interesting. Readers tried to reconcile these all-American success stories with feelings about the industry they represent.
There was also debate about what kind of ... talent, so to speak, is needed to make it in porn.
Our list featured adult stars like Sasha Grey (pictured above), Ron Jeremy and Jenna Jameson, which sparked lots of discussion about what qualifies as "going mainstream," and who should and should not have been listed.
And there was also, of course, input from the fans:
Share your opinion in the comments area below and in the latest stories on CNN.com. Or sound off on video via CNN iReport. Compiled by the CNN.com moderation staff. Some comments edited for length or clarity.
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Oh, so that's what she looks like with clothes on.
Porn is like a bad piece of fruit. It looks good until you bite into it, then you never forget what it's like to bite into something once wholesome now totally rotten.
I heard the voice actress for "Lisa Simpson" was once a porn star. I'd like to see that.
Bush's fault. HAHA GET IT?
No, Sasha, I didn't come in your mouth, I was just "acting"!
Who cares if they can act, as long as they take off their top!
You forgot they also have to learn"oh God"
is it still okay to watch porn if your married and your wife is really hot?
YESSSSSSSSS.....That is the reason dudes watch it. Dudes get tired of the some ol stinky every day.
Im not thrilled my boyfriend watches porn but I'm happy with his reason being "he's priming himself up for me for the night" ignorance is bliss, as long as he does it discretely
So you **like** that your boyfriend is thinking of the women he just saw instead of reacting to you and your body instead? You're an idiot. If he has to "prime" himself for you, he has a problem or he isn't attracted to you.
and you bought it? LOL, why does he have to prime up?
That's what he calls it PRIME lol. Boo-Boo Guys watch porn because we wish we could have something new and fresh hott. I know you women want to think that your mate loves only your body..lol but trust me he is sooooo tired of the same thingy every day.
or he's into dudes.
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So, now cnn is doing an article almost entirely comprised of comments. Then this many people get into a big conversation about it. Society has hit a new low if you're really this interested is this sham that's being passed as news
I guess I'm a hypocrite because even though I like seeing porn I think that there is something wrong with a person who can do such intimate things in public & on film. I have no problem with them doing legitimate acting as long as they are good actors.
By the way, "The Girlfriend Experience" is one of the standard items on a Nevada Bordello menu.
So what else is new? Our society is racing downhill,l we may as well enjoy our downward slide.
I think porn actors would be good with Lohan. Just watched her last night in Saturday Night Live. She read every line she had in the whole show. Maybe Lindsay should do porn and let the porn actors do SNL. Porn actors are used to only learning three lines (oooh, yes, and oh yeah), which has pretty much become SNL's catch phrases. Lohan cannot remember her name half the time, so she could change over and do porn. Of course, who would want to "act" with her there?
As long as the USA is a free country, Americans have the right to watch/enjoy anything that is legal. That includes most porn.
Therefore, "you can have my porn when you take it from my cold, dead, left hand! Because my cold dead right hand will be holding the pistol that I shot you with!"
Is that REALLY what you'd be holding in your right hand?
See, I thought your cold dead hand was going to be holding a soiled tissue or maybe some lubricant....
sasha grey is a serious porn star. she does it all and is really into it. i cant imagine that will help her but will ultimately hurt her chances in hollywood, but i love her nonetheless and wish her well.
im with them what about you bro.?? : )
I didn't think the world was coming to an end until just about now...
If it werent for porn i would still have thousands of gallons of d.n.a. still. thank god for the enternet
Everybody loves a little porn
Porn is porn....u get what u pay for....I love lez porn...one good thing...theres no shortage of genre....
Must be why you like it then!
It's not fear. A credible job to be doing, my Question is, do they have a bright future?.
Porn is sad and appeals to most males and fat, ugly females who need attention from anyone...even if they look like the missing link.
im just really shy and soft spoken.
Penny that's funny. You have no ideal the greatness of porn. Porn helps us dudes go to that special place. Stop being a HATER
Ok
There should be no discrimination in porn and no discrimination in size or else me and million or billion of guys will be left out. Tired of seeing the brothers banging hot girls that make all of us look like sucka
The line between porn and other movie roles is really blurred... ask Halle Berry about her role with Billy Bob Thornton.
Or her role in Swordfish where even taking her top off could not save the picture.
It cant b compared to stealing,let them go on
All hypocrites, every. Single. One of them. They've watched porn, and now they have the tenacity to judge others? Please..
I think the best porn movies were ths Marilyn Chambers movies. They actually had a story to them.
The best funny classic porn movie was It Happened in Hollywood.
CP
You really think porn actors feel good about themselves doing that kind of crap? Let's not forget Darren James contracting HIV in Brazil and passing it to various women he filmed with back in early 2000s. Yea it sounds like a glamorous life. Bella Donna said it all when Diane Sawyer asked how she can smile about doing this crap. She replied "Well if I don't smile I'll cry." They can pretend to love it all they want. Truth is if they really think about it they loathe it.
I dont pay for porn but i would
Is anyone still technology-challenged enough to pay for porn????
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You can watch Sasha get DPd then goo sprayed on her face. Hard to shame that image!
What's DP'd, I must not watch much
double penetration. U can also see a girl spray milk (literally, milk) from inside her butt into sasha's mouth. Clearly she deserves respect lol
porn stars are very sane people out to make a living in this hard economic times,apart from the pleasure of the job they get to live their lives abundantly
Its funny cause I'm not a porn star and I had a shoot the other day...lol #YallAintBoutThatLifeSoHushhhhh
dear glob... does anyone read the fine print under the comment box, at all? you mean to say people actually read and reveiw these for how 'appropriate' they are, and yet they allowed tommy boy say he likes eating pooh? this kind of makes me wonder, who the heck writes and reveiws these? its hilarious, those poor people, that job must suck! keep up the good work CNN, I can always count on you for a good laugh.
Now CNN is posting articles about comments about articles. What's next? Articles on comments about comments on articles obviously...stay tuned for more nonsense.
I enjoy eating my own pooh.
Self sufficiency is always a virtue.
@Chris.......my husband was addicted to porn for many years. It's just as heartbreaking as being married to someone with an addiction to alcohol, drugs, or gambling. So therefore, berating a woman who "made" her husband get rid of porn isn't really nice. I like porn as much as the next person but when people are addicted it's a detriment to a relationship 😉
Women controlling the relationship. You were probably a freak once now a cold fish and the man has needs. Let him have his porn so you can continue to go shopping and do missionary once a month.
I'd do O'lovely in the bum. And Avy Scott, Ava Rose, Gianna Michaels, Cherokee, Delotta Brown and Caroline Pierce.
Do porn stars farts have lumps?
If they never listed some of the actors who are mainstream in television, music, or film that have done porn...most of you wouldn't know. It is a niche entertainment industry that employs people that have to go through rigorous testing for STD and all other sorts of ailments before they will even be allowed to work. Yet TV Film and Music stars have to go through no such testing to do what they do...so in a sense porn is a more responsible industry because it protects the safety of its actors.
Riiiiight....you can't possibly be so naive that you actually believe what you just typed.
FWIW, they do get screened regularly, but they work more often than they get screened. Heaven help them if they contract anything between screenings. The industry is still far from being safe.
Those porn movies are trash. My husband use to watch them. I made him give them away. They turn my stomach. I had to leave the room. There is no story or plot just like the harlequin romances which i do not read either.
So you *made* him get rid of him... and you're bragging about it?
"Hey, my husband would rather pleasure himself while watching other people get it on, but I'm such a good wife, I _MADE_ him get rid of them"
Probably more to do with you than your husband. If you were taking care of business then he might not be so distracted.
I doubt he's not watching porn. Vices, fetishes, turn ons etc really don't go away.
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Porn.....good for whacking
Judging from the billions of dollars it generates, I thought porn was mainstream.
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On my way home tonight I'm going to rent "Bristol Palin... Queen of the Buttplugs".
What about Sylvester Stallone?
I prefer them in their original line of work!!!!!
Kim K missing from this list?
Yeah where is Kardashian? Porn. Put her in the spotlight
I dont think anyone considers her to have any talent or worth. The porn industry wouldnt claim that cavernously loose dumpster for juice.
Asia Carrera in "The Big Lebowski".
Traci Lords.
Oh my one sleaze bag,alert the media.
Traci Lords did a couple of sci-fi flicks and went back to p0rn with "Traci I Love You", which I think is the only X film of hers available, since all her other "work" was done before she turned 18, and is illegal, because technically it's kiddie p0rn.
She's in two John Waters movies.