Same here re her background which is why I refuse to paint her as a poverty stricken starving kid who resorted to porn. Nor will I assume she has the luxury of Bell Knox family but chose to keep them in dark vs ask for support.

Whatever the cause the fact remains that there is genuine need for the additional services agents provide. The need for services doesn’t negate responsibility of provider to ensure every effort is taken to avoid even appearance of crossing line from mutual benefit to exploitation.

No idea what this kids family background is or what kind of parental resources she has. What I see, and what Christian pointed out, is that she apparently had little in the way of personal resources because the agency was fronting her airfare and personal expenses, right down to spending money. Flip side is, she spent ten weeks in California. Had she chosen to get a motel room rather than the model house, you’re looking at a minimum of about $75 a night, even for a Red Roof Inn, once you factor in taxes and fees. That’s $5,250. Next, there are huge taxes and fees on top of car rentals – a $30 a day rental in Los Angeles is easily $60 with taxes and fees and add about $18 for insurance. She’s looking at another $3,000 easy for car fees – and, no, you can’t rent a car for someone else. Every person whose going to drive has to be listed and show their drivers license – she could not drive off the lot without going through that process. If not, the rental car agency is not responsible for anything that happens to the car. So …… here’s a 19 year old whose going to ask her parents to front her $10,000 so she can go to California and lick asses on camera (one of her listed scenes). Let’s get real. I think Christian rightly noted that agencies, model houses, drivers and cash advances exist for a reason and that reason is most 19 year olds don’t have any resources.

Intentionally referenced Belle Knox…even the most understanding parents would likely have questions. Teens are notorious for avoiding parental scrutiny often at the cost of much needed support.

Having a supportive dad is a gift, having him at age 93 a treasure that the majority of kids don’t know. More than half of today’s kids are in single parent households at some point before age 18.

Any 18 year old working in porn or any other job for that matter likely needs a paycheck because they don’t know the luxury of using parents authorized CC living a carefree life without the demands of working commitments hampering normal teenager rites of passage.

Honestly, I haven’t rented a car since the late 90’s. I don’t recall having to list drivers although I was the only driver anyway. I do recall needing my credit card and showing my car insurance policy (required if you don’t pay for their insanely priced insurance) but I don’t recall having to declare all drivers.

As for relying on parents, I forget that my father is more understanding and supportive than most, if I would have wanted to do porn at 18 (granted the industry as we know it today did not exist) he would have supported my decision just like he supported (with both his checkbook and encouragement) my decision to go to university at a bit younger than 18. Hell, at age 93 he would still support my entering porn now (it would have to be as a director or producer as my physical appearance isn’t that great), he would probably even move to California with me.

Lmao mharris how to take one foot out and put the other in!

Clearly you aren’t a frequent or recent auto renter all drivers must be listed. Sucks when your kid is away at school and calls crying cuz the dealer making warranted repairs can’t give her a loaner because they’re agreement is with rental company.

Hotels there’s a bit more leeway but …

Lets be real…even if her parents could rent her a car and room she wouldn’t have been relying on agent. Plus the fact that most parents in a position to provide authorized CC use would be asking what it’s for and likely the last people an 18 year old is going to call. Belle Knox and blindsided parents ring any bells?

Writer’s guild benefits were direct project costs & production company was able to write off expenses while the Mann Act creates potential criminal liabilities of the same for legitimate productions where talent crosses state lines from home or previous work location.

The Mann Act creates a real catch 22 for producers, agents and talent that is entirely absent from mainstream businesses. Performance contracts can’t include travel related add-ons like an IT IC can or even more closely related entertainer contracts.

1984 corporate move from Nj to Boston we were put up in a company condo usually rented out to franchisees for six week training required as part of FA (franchise agreement) was a pit that came with last occupants trash and maggots in dishwasher. 2003 realtor asks which apt/condo complex appealed most apologizing that because they were min 30 day rentals we’d need to stay at an embassy suites for house hunting trip. That’s part of moving up the totem pole in corporate America as is a higher per diem than allowed by IRS which means company is eating excess.

Glad he isn’t on the road 250+ nights a year, even happier we never dealt with bed bugs coming home.

I have extensive experience with accounting – heck, my college education was in accounting. I may have glossed over a few things but I was attempting to explain in a form that the general public could understand. I did not reailze she was under 21 but couldn’t her parents have reserved a room for her and send her with their credit card with her reimbursing her parents later?

For the record lodging away from home when working on the road is deductible whether it be a hotel room or model house.

If Monica was set up by Whiteacre than he should pay for it, not her. If this happened I hope Monica finds proof somehow and brings it into evidence at trial. Unfortunately Monica didn’t hire an attorney (or get one from her state’s legal aid for civil cases) so she is likely screwed but I hate to see someone have to pay for being set up. I hope the truth comes out either way.

jilted. Completely agree, and, as I’ve written here many times before, I don’t personally like to watch condom scenes, but think they’re as necessary as safety harnesses in stunt scenes. That said, until the government is willing to enforce the law or a performer or group of performers is willing to insist that they will only perform with condoms, its meaningless. Only in porn.

“No talent agent shall knowingly issue a contract for employment containing any term or condition, which if complied with would be in violation of law, or attempt to fill an order for help to be employed in violation of law.”

Which basicly means every time a performer is booked to do a no condom scene, the AGENT has violated the law, and the contract with the performer, and the performer can have his/her contract with that agent voided.

Lots of other things in these regulations that agents violate every single day, especially section 1700.33