I want to cry! No more Belladonna. The “Dirtiest Girl in Porn”
retired on August 28.
If you don’t know Bella, you should. She’s an absolute pioneer. She
replaced fake tits with a girlish gap-toothed smile; lip liner with
tattoos; soft and glossy with strong and sexy. She was probably the
first big porn star to rock a shaved head. Her atypical films are
primarily interracial, anal, and lesbian-themed. Old-school director
John Stagliano said of Bella: “She’s a woman with the most incredible
sexual abilities I’ve ever seen.” She built her empire, and her
reputation, by being a woman able to perform in almost any theme
or scenario in mainstream porn. She is beyond confident and absolutely
fearless—any woman who can deep-throat Lexington Steele has to
be. She says on her website (enterbelladonna.com) that she’s only
semi-retiring—she’ll continue to direct and produce, but she’ll
be behind the camera instead of in front of it. What caused the sudden
change? An STD. In a short video on her site, she explains it all in a
way that’s so honest and raw, you can’t help but wonder if she’s brave
or plain crazy. Either way, she’s definitely still fearless.
