From Straight A’s to XXX on Lifetime tells the true story of a freshman at Duke University who became a porn star to pay her fees. Inspired by Miriam Weeks’ actual life, the film recreates her journey to becoming porn star Belle Knox in order to help pay for her studies. When the truth came out at college that she was Knox, Weeks faced a massive backlash that was played out over the national news. Weeks also faced cyberbullying and dozens of cases of social media abuse. The story ended up going national and provoked debates about empowerment and exploitation that continue to this day....read more...
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- 4/23/2014
- Rollingstone.com
New York, Apr.13: Belle Knox, who is paying her tuition fees at Duke University by working as a porn star, is reportedly inspiring other New York co-eds to become strippers.
Mike Diaz, the club manager, asserted that many co-eds got inspired by Knox's story and that they have gotten flooded with applications and were receiving five to ten applicants a day, the New York Post reported.
Diaz said that Baruch and Brooklyn Colleges have provided the best pole dancers however, the biggest number of rejected applicants came from Queens College and Nyu.
He said that girls from these colleges were not so good-looking.
Mike Diaz, the club manager, asserted that many co-eds got inspired by Knox's story and that they have gotten flooded with applications and were receiving five to ten applicants a day, the New York Post reported.
Diaz said that Baruch and Brooklyn Colleges have provided the best pole dancers however, the biggest number of rejected applicants came from Queens College and Nyu.
He said that girls from these colleges were not so good-looking.
- 4/13/2014
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
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