– Adult film’s favorite MILF recently spoke with the Washington Post’s Hallie Lieberman about the evolution of popular tube site Pornhub in the article, “Can Pornhub Be Ethical?”
As new company owner Solomon Friedman vows to reform the platform and create a safer and more sustainable online model for its users, DeVille reflected on Pornhub’s history of content theft that has ravaged the incomes of hardworking content creators since its 2007 launch.
“It was an absolute disaster for the porn industry; their entire business model, like Napster back in the day, was to steal,” she told Lieberman of the streaming site’s ill-gotten gains off the backs of performers. “The first time Pornhub came to AVN, people spat on them.”
“Luckily Pornhub has completely changed their business model, as well as ownership, and under their new management they now demand industry-leading age verification, as well as in-depth model releases, and have turned into a safe place for performers to ethically sell and distribute our art.”
DeVille, the face of Pornhub’s notification alerts that pop up in states where the site is restricted due to age verification laws, has discussed Pornhub’s reverberating influence on creators in other interviews, most notably for the Netflix documentary Money Shot: The Pornhub Story, as well as a first-person editorial for Rolling Stone, where she asserts:
“The problem is that the war on Pornhub is a proxy war to take down the entire legal sex work industry… Money Shot wasn’t perfect, but it will stream on a major platform, where it will further dent the false narrative about the porn industry. I’m ultimately grateful I spoke in Money Shot. And I won’t stop speaking up.”
To read the Washington Post article in full, visit WashingtonPost.com.
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ABOUT CHERIE DEVILLE:
Cherie DeVille is one of the adult industry’s most accomplished and respected models, film stars and content creators currently in the business, with more than 12 years and 1500+ sizzling onscreen credits for top studios such as Evil Angel, Girlfriends Films, Penthouse, Jules Jordan Video, MissaX, Mile High and Brazzers, where she is currently an exclusive contract star – to her name.
Born in Durham, NC and raised in Washington DC and Cape Cod, Massachusetts of French-Canadian descent, DeVille’s journey to success has been marked by her incredibly diverse skill set and achievements. Growing up, she was actively involved in horseback riding, ballet, band, cheerleading and swimming – DeVille even worked as a lifeguard on the Cape and a children’s day camp counselor – before earning degrees from the University of Hartford & University of Saint Augustine in Physical Therapy and embarking on a career as a traveling physical therapist and clinical instructor, which took her on assignments in locales such as St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, Florida, Virginia Beach, Nashville and the New Jersey shore.
DeVille is also recognized as a thought leader in the adult creator space, contributing political columns and candid interviews to media outlets such as The Daily Beast, The Hill, Yahoo, Rolling Stone, New York Post, Associated Press, Barstool Sports and controversial Netflix documentary Money Shot: The Pornhub Story, as well as an Adult Performer Advocacy Committee board member and Cam Model Protection ambassador, with the goal of elevating her industry’s practices and community. She has also won several prestigious awards, including 2023’s AVN MILF Performer of the Year and XBIZ Performer of the Year.
The 5’4 leading lady, who currently lives in Los Angeles with her partner and dogs and plays Dungeons & Dragons and swing dances in her spare time, continues to fuel her success and inspire those around her through an unwavering dedication to her craft, colleagues and many legions of fans who have supported her passions and extraordinary body of work over the years. To learn more about Cherie DeVille, visit CherieDeVille.com.