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Tough times in the porn industry: Adult entertainment actress Savannah Stern, whose income has dropped because of the rapid decline in job opportunities in the porn business, is replacing her Mercedes-Benz with a used car from her parents. | Los Angeles Times - http://www.latimes.com/busines...
"Adult performers with big followings probably will continue to prosper, since they often work under a guaranteed contract and have loyal fans who buy all their work. Business managers for Belladonna and Tera Patrick, two of the industry's biggest stars, said their clients were using their celebrity to make money in other ways, like dancing in exotic clubs and licensing their name to sex toys and lingerie."The economy has forced us to look in other directions such as tangible goods," said Evan Seinfeld, who co-manages Patrick, his wife, and runs her production company, Teravision.But for the "middle class" of the industry, those opportunities don't exist."It seems at this point that if you haven't established a well-known name, it's really hard to keep working," performer Alexa Jordan said." - × × ×