Montana Fishburne, the daughter of The Matrix star Laurence Fishburne, is cautioning young women against going into the porn industry.
Fishburne made headlines in 2010 when she entered the adult film industry at the age of 18. She said she was inspired by Kim Kardashianâs success, which she believed was âdue to the release of her sex tape by Vivid.â She said she hoped the âsame magicâ would help launch her career, and that she was âimpatientâ about making a name for herself.
Montana Fishburne said her father was âvery hurtâ by her decision to go into porn, but she believed he would eventually see it as a positive. That day never came, and Fishburne said her father cut ties with her and that she was âno longer welcome in his lifeâ because of her decision.
In early August 2010, Fishburne tried to block the distribution of a gonzo adult film featuring her and porn actor Brian Pumper. Her legal team contacted Pumper, who Fishburne said leaked the ârehearsal footage,â which was never supposed to be released. Vivid released Fishburneâs official porn debut, Montana Fishburne: An A-List Daughter Makes Her XXX Debut, on August 10, 2010.
âYou may end up having a really sucky life.â
However, Fishburneâs plan didnât go exactly as planned. Now 22, she warned that porn is not the path to fame and success.
âI donât encourage people to go into the porn industry. Youâre not going to be famous, or be a movie star. You may end up having a really sucky life,â she said.
âIf you look at the celebrity sex tape, these girls are not your average girl next door jumping into porn and for the average girl to get into porn and have those results wonât happen,â she added. âYou have to look at where you come from.â
Montana Fishburne said she now has a new plan: to get an education. She also said that any young women seriously considering a porn career need to have a âvery clear headâ about what it entails.
âMy idea is go to school and have life experience but donât just jump into something blindly and have a big pay day,â she said. âIf youâre going to be going into porn, you have to have a very clear head.â
âA very untrustworthy business.â
Jasmine Waltz, a model best known for dating David Arquette and Ryan Seacrest, also warned that porn does not pay as well as people think. Waltz released her sex tape, Real Jasmine, for Exquisite in 2011, but said she didnât see any profit. She also confirmed that Montana Fishburne got a raw deal after her sex tape was released.
âVivid told me they would give $125,000 and 25 percent of the back end, all the sales that are made. Basically, youâll never see the back end after advertisement. You wonât get the money. Itâs a very untrustworthy business,â she said. âLawrence Fishburneâs daughter got burned really, really bad. She got $60,000 dollars and never saw another penny.â