The award-winning performer was known mostly for his work with the gay porn company Helix Studios. It was the second time in the same week that the gay porn industry was criticized by its actors for unfair practices. Adult performer Alex Riley has tragically died aged 22, leaving his loved ones and fans heartbroken over the loss of a vibrant and talented performer. "Now that I am more experienced, I feel like a model should make no less than 1k." That, alone, has made her notable to the non-porn audience. "When I started out I was making $500 per scene," said Nic Sahara. Hartley is a legend in the adult world, who at 52 is still actively making films. "Back when I worked for Boycrush we were only paid 400-500 per scene," one guy replied while another said that as recently as last year, he only received $300 for his first scene. "If you're a performer making less than 1k this isn’t me coming after you in any way," he said, "I just want everyone to realize what your worth instead of letting your studio decide for you."Ī number of models responded to the tweet, sharing just how much (or little) they were paid when they started out in the industry, citing specific studios who underpaid their performers. He clarified that he wasn't criticizing the models taking less money, but rather pointing out how studios might be exploiting their naivety. As performers can we go ahead and say that no one who is preforming for a studio should be getting paid any less than 1k a scene I hear about some of these new models scene rates and how multiple well known studios are knowingly taken advantage of young performers #1Kornothing- Joey Mills January 27, 2020