Belle Knox Defends her Career Choice, the Adult Industry and her Sexuality on CNN!

It appears that Belle Knox, the Duke University freshman who recently revealed her identity as the student at the center of the Duke Porn Star media frenzy, is doing just fine. She took to TV screens across America earlier last week to tell her story and put across her point of view.

Financial burden: Knox says she first starting working in the adult film industry to pay her $47,000 in tuition

Her CNN interview with Piers Morgan was articulate, Knox was smiling the whole way through and she was characteristically unashamed – refusing to allow Society to stigmatise the way she chose to earn her tuition fees. Later students across the World would take to Twitter to condemn and blame the high cost of education, however Knox didn’t level the blame solely at the cost of her school placement – she also blamed ‘decades of patriarchy’ and ‘decades of religion’ for the way Society treats sex workers.

The same Society that consumes me is the same Society that condemns me

Secret sharer: Thomas Bagley says he regrets the decision to out Belle Knox to his fraternity brothers
Thomas Bagley, it’s only fair his identity is shared as equally as Knox’s.

She is right in that analysis of course, she was outed by one of her peers and fellow class mate, Maths major Thomas Bagley, Bagley initially exposed how Knox was funding her $61,000 a year tuition fee at a University Fraternity event, he was watching Knox’s Facial Abuse scene which was a hardcore, rough sex scene – FacialAbuse.com is infamous for humiliating and degrading their performers. It’s not a site for the faint-hearted – yet Bagley obviously felt it was his place/duty to publicly out her.

In her CNN interview, Knox confirmed that both students and the University themselves have been very supportive, estimating that 70% have supported her and 30%, mof ‘frat guys’ and girls seem to ‘hate’ her, meeting her with hostility and that at one point her personal physical and mental safety on campus became a concern and it was decided she should take a break from classes.

Receiving not only insults and verbal hostility but also threats of violence meant that there was a risk of her being harmed and she admits that she can’t really go out to events or parties any more.

Bullied: Knox says people have set up fake Twitter accounts and used them to harass her

Threats: Knox says both she and her family have received threats since her identity was revealed

She hints that coming out to LA in the midst of the story has been a good move in that she s surrounded by many other Women like her – fellow pornstars and sex workers.

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Morgan asked how Knox settled on her adult stage name, she said that Belle is for the princess in the Beauty and the Beast, as well as the character Belle de Jour from British television drama ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’ and she takes her last name from Amanda Knox, the infamous 26-year-old suspected of sexually assaulting and then murdering her British roommate while studying abroad in Italy in 2007.

Belle explains that her last name was not ‘creepy’ as Morgan tried to paint it but because Knox seemed like an ‘interesting’ person.

In my view, despite the obvious serious nature of Amanda Knox’s alleged crime – I don’t want to trivialise that but Belle Knox is on trial too – she is facing the court of public opinion in which there is rarely an acquittal.

Knox didn’t want to talk about her parents or families views on her choice but did concede that they had not ‘disowned her.’ She delicately tells Morgan that her parents loved her six months ago before she was a Pornstar.

Morgan asked whether Knox regretted making the decision to star in adult films, Knox replied ‘I regret not telling my family from the get-go. I think that was a really big mistake,’ She continued to elaborate by saying that she ‘really isolated’ herself by doing that and advised girls looking to enter the industry to avoid making that same mistake.

Knox seems to still want a role within the industry and doesn’t show signs of quitting anytime soon. Morgan pointed out that she is on CNN defending her career and will be back in School next week studying. He asked if she was ready for the attention.

Knox had once said in an interview that she felt more degraded working as a waitress than an adult filmstar and told Morgan that for a porn scene, that she feels empowered to perform in, she can earn up to $1200!

Bagley has not remained unscathed in all of this, the student has attracted a backlash too.

Mike Kulich of Monarchy Distribution published an open letter that was drenched in sarcasm, in the letter Kulich praised Bagley on his hardcore porn tastes including his subscription to facialabuse.com where Bagley first saw Knox in an adult film. Kulich continued and offered Bagley $10,000 to star in his own adult film where he could choose his co-star and have his ‘dreams come true.’

Cyber attacks: Both Knox and Bagley have come in for bullying from trolls

Bagley has temporarily disabled his Twitter account after he received insults and threats online.

Disengaged: Bagley has disabled his Twitter account after the media storm that came when he outed Belle Knox

However, Knox herself in a tweet March 9th announced that she appreciated people coming to her defense but called for people not to harass Bagley.

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About Ben Yates

I am an award-winning adult producer based in the UK. I also have a passion and enthusiasm for graphic design and sexual freedoms. I have had the opportunity to work with some of who I consider to be the greatest people on Earth - they work in adult entertainment.

3 thoughts on “Belle Knox Defends her Career Choice, the Adult Industry and her Sexuality on CNN!

  1. I don’t think so, not in the case of Belle Knox, I think its mainly from a point of view of jealousy and general bitchiness. Belle said in her CNN interview that she would estimate around 70% of her peers have supported her and the other 30%, mostly girls, have reacted with hostility towards her she described them as fraternity girls.

    I took that to mean the threats came more from the popular tier of students at Duke and across America. I don’t even think they can hide behind feminism on this, they are simply being bullies and Duke should do its utmost to punish those individuals under its own Student Conduct guidelines.

    Meanwhile Belle enjoys a nationwide press tour in the US on mainstream news and entertainment shows such as The View among others.

  2. Hang in there Belle. There have always been those that scream about someone Else’s behavior when they are doing it themselves, or wanting to. I love your sub career choice. I will be your most staunch supporter. Rangerrick

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