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I think his ass is likely to be engaged for some time.

We said "scammed", not "bankrupted".

Not many studios doing Vore fetish films - yikes.

Sounds like the man could do a passable job of fucking one to death as well.

Yes, and people in various sorts of trouble are often plausible enough to be moving. I guess the true tell of a scam is when they disappear.

Yikes, I think you take the cake for this thread, at least so far.

Very nice - he knows those jeans are coming off when the next guy comes in the room.

Sorry you went through that - I hope your dad was ok.

Finding Jesus can mess a person up.

Oh yes, being charming is a key part of the predator's skills. You let them in close and then they put the bite on you.

I like that the response for "pressure" is "ask me". The guy looks like he could crush me down into paste.

Yes, that is a better way of putting it - though I do know what you mean. I think a lot of people underestimate the value of social skills, in general.

Ouch, out the money and the trip - that sucks.

I'm in the category of often having the "why would such a beautiful man get so much ink) reaction, but it's just my taste. The various reasons a person might get a tattoo are interesting, but I hope I never judge anyone for it whether or not I find it attractive. No doubt the guys in question will be just fine without my interest. ? In practical terms, I do wonder about people who have ink in areas which can't be covered easily - hands, face, neck, etc. Is there an ink closet in the workplace? Employers so often make appearance-based judgements.

Yes, when something is very good and very new, I guess it is easy to feel like it's going to last forever. I've had that experience when my own career arrived at a point where I was feeling really successful, even though that wasn't until I was in my 40s and not porn related. If I could only get paid to NOT take my clothes off on film. ?

Ridiculous as in "obviously an escort"?

Perhaps not the right forum for this, I wasn't sure. What's the largest single amount of $$$ you've lost to some sort of provider-related scam? Not limited to escorts, but cam actors, onlyfans, etc. Not asking for names, just curious. I wonder how many of us have some cringe-making experience or other. Mine would be the $300 I "lent" to a young man to "make his rent", with assurances that he'd pay me back by the end of the month and give me a free cam show as well. Needless to say, I never got the money back and the free show was quickly forgotten about. Lesson learned.

It's worth discussing, certainly, but people in desperate situations often find self-destructive paths, porn or not. I do wonder how many fit in the category of doing porn because it seemed like the way to make the most money with the least effort. And of course the largely-inevitable decline with age and newer faces. How many years does a porn star have on average before they become over-exposed and/or age out of their audience? I guess it's kind of a weird cousin to child actors, and how few of them have adult careers. I'm reminded of this dialog from the movie "The Fluffer": Sean: Silver, what do you think happens with people in porn? Silver: What do you mean? Sean: Just seems to mess people up. Silver: Working at K-Mart messes people up. Working in Hollywood messes people up. Sean: That's true. Silver: It's an adult industry. Gotta be an adult to deal with it.

Oh hell - obviously I had no idea. He was completely strung out and/or straight up wanted to die. Sounds like his porn career was truly dead already, from his various crimes. At least he didn't take anyone else down with him.

And then there's Sebastian Young, who went from a Marky Mark who was willing to fuck guys into another jailbird scumbag. So disappointing.

I'd have put Kurt Wilde on my list, were he not charged with raping a 10 year old - gah. Why so many porn stars go off the rails is whole other topic, I guess.

And not in the 'fun' porny prison, either: https://str8upgayporn.com/gay-porn-star-tom-faulk-prison-texas/

You've reminded me of another one - Tom Faulk (in his earlier 'surfer dude' days)

The "what are you waiting for" expression on Kurt's face really helps sell it - not that it needs any help.

Thinking about Austin again reminds me of another guy I'd put on my list: Kurt Young.