Lana Rhoades

Amara Maple,[1] known professionally as Lana Rhoades, is an American podcaster,[2] social-media personality,[3] and former pornographic film actress. Throughout her career, she has appeared in publications such as Hustler, Penthouse, and Playboy.[4]

Lana Rhoades
Rhoades at the 2017 AVN Awards
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)podcaster, social-media personality
Children1

Early life

Rhoades was raised by a single mother in a suburb of Chicago. At 14, she admired the glamour of the models in The Girls Next Door and wanted to be like Anna Nicole Smith.[3]

Career

Rhoades began her professional adult film career in April 2016, when she was 19 years old.[5] She left the professional industry by late 2017. In 2017, Rhoades publicly accused director Pierre Woodman of coercing her into performing acts she did not want to during a shoot, and she also said that he allegedly admitted to her to violating another woman's rights.[6] She has continued to be open about exploitation and abuse in the porn industry.[7] Later that year, Rhoades was dismissed from LA Direct Models, her representative agency, after an incident involving another performer.[8] She stated in an interview with The Skinny Confidential that she didn't believe the adult film industry should exist because most of the scenes she was involved in were false. She also added that she considered herself "pretty asexual" and has no attraction to other people.[9]

In 2019, Rhoades was the most searched actress on Pornhub, garnering 345 million views.[3][10] In February 2020, Rhoades was hired by Brazzers as a marketing consultant.[11] That November, Ellen von Unwerth directed her photoshoot for the cover of Playboy.[3]

In 2021, she began to promote the cryptocurrency PAWGcoin,[12] and developed an NFT image project in November of that year which was launched in 2022. After the launch, she transferred out 509 ethereum (ETH) worth $1.5m, abandoning her NFT project following the $1.8m launch, according to internet investigator Coffeezilla.[13]

Rhoades co-hosts the podcast 3 Girls 1 Kitchen[14] and has designed a lingerie line with Yandy.[3] She has also focused on expanding her social media accounts, with her Instagram having over 16 million followers.[15]

Personal life

Rhoades has a son, born in early 2022. According to Rhoades, the child's father is an NBA player who told her to "go to hell" when she informed him she was pregnant.[16]

References
  1. "Ex-atriz pornô condena indústria pornográfica e pede proibição: 'Ilegal'". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 7 October 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. Aspinall, Georgia (13 May 2021). "This Barely Famous Man Sent His Very Famous Ex-Girlfriend A Pro's And Con's List Of Dating Her And We Can't Deal". Grazia. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. Addario, Lynsey (2 March 2021). "The Road to Lana Rhoades". Playboy. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. Morris, Chris (24 January 2018). "Call 'Em the Dirty Dozen: The 12 Most Popular Stars in Adult Entertainment". Fortune. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. Miller, Dan (3 June 2016). "Lana Rhoades Discusses Porn Debut". AVN. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  6. Snow, Aurora (9 September 2017). "The Sexual Coercion Epidemic in Porn". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  7. Aspinall, Georgia (7 June 2021). "Why Can't We Reconcile Motherhood With Sexual Agency? The Reaction To Lana Rhoades' Pregnancy Proves We Still Have Work To Do". Grazia. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  8. Miller, Dan (9 October 2017). "LA Direct Models Parts Ways With Lana Rhoades". AVN. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  9. "Lana Rhoades afirma ser una persona asexual: 'Ni siquiera me gusta tener sexo'" [Lana Rhoades claims to be asexual: 'I don't even like having sex']. La República (in Spanish). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  10. "Quién es Lana Rhoades, la actriz que le quitó la corona del porno a Mia Khalifa" [Who is Lana Rhoades, the actress who took the crown of porn from Mia Khalifa]. GQ (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  11. Warren, Peter (27 February 2020). "Brazzers Recruits Lana Rhoades as Creative Collaborator". AVN. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  12. Zweig, Jason (19 June 2021). "You Can't Invest Without Trading. You Can Trade Without Investing". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  13. Ešnerová, Daniela (25 February 2022). "Lana Rhoades abandons her NFT project following $1.8m launch". Capital.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  14. "Ex-atriz pornô Lana Rhoades desabafa sobre pressão na indústria de entretenimento adulto" [Former porn star Lana Rhoades speaks out about pressure in the adult entertainment industry]. G1 (in Portuguese). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  15. "Pánico y depresión, secuelas que le dejó el porno a Lana Rhoades" [Panic and depression, consequences that porn left Lana Rhoades]. El Universal (in Spanish). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022 – via ProQuest.
  16. "'Deberían hacerla ilegal': Lana Rhoades, exactriz de cine adulto, arremete contra esta industria" ['They should make it illegal': Lana Rhoades, former adult film actress, lashes out at this industry]. Semana (in Spanish). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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