Bang Bros Get Sued By A Married Porn Star

September 4, 2014
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A video filmed by Bang Bros six years ago just took a turn for the weird. According to Miami New Times (link below), an amateur porn star named Isabella who shot a video for Bang Bros in February, 2008, has now filed a lawsuit against the company wherein she cites an obscure bit of legalese from Florida's antiquated adultery laws.

In her suit, Isabella claims her contract with BangBros is "illegal and unenforceable because the consideration given by Isabella to the Defendants was sexual intercourse outside of marriage, which violates the public policy of the State of Florida." Without a valid contract, the porn -- which is still available online to this day -- is "an invasion of her privacy" for which Isabella is due "restitution."

In other words, because Isabella was married at the time her video was shot, her contract should be null and void. What on earth, you may wonder aloud. Wait, it gets better.

Florida is one of 21 states that still legally prohibit adultery. In the Sunshine State, Statute 798 prescribes up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine for "any man or woman, married or unmarried, [who] engages in open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior," although it is almost never enforced.
As long as adultery remains illegal, what's to stop other porn stars from flashing their wedding rings in court and asking for cash?
Nothing, says UM associate law professor Andrew B. Dawson. In fact, Isabella's lawsuit could open a pandora's box of problems for Florida's porn industry.
"If this were to apply to all adult films, this would not make adult films illegal but would make contracts in this field void," he says. "This would allow the actor to later bring the sort of invasion of privacy allegations as Isabella sought here, since the actor's consent to use of his image for distribution would likewise be void.
"Effectively, it would give the actor the right to seek to stop the film from being distributed (perhaps just to get his image off the internet) or to ask for more money, especially when the video was more profitable than the actor had anticipated," Dawson says.