Privately, Vidal had told Primetime he could never be with just one woman, and would be happy if Michelle's attraction did not lead anywhere. That almost scares me because I have a hard time trusting men," she told Primetime, explaining that her first boyfriend cheated on her repeatedly and ultimately left her for a stripper. "It's weird to have a guy love you that much. She was thrilled at the attention Vidal gave her during the week in Prague - but wary. The company, Elegant Angel, was making a film in Prague and offered her a starring role, which she hoped would show the big studios that she could carry a film. Shot on film with elaborate, sets, costumes and plots, the movies can have budgets up to $250,000.īut Michelle did not get a studio contract, and ended up taking a job with a company known for "gonzo" porn - sex-only, amateur-looking productions shot on video. They can pick their own partners and condoms are generally required. "There's a part of me that wants to say to you, 'Run for the hills, girl, do something else, because you can be something better,'" she told her.Īt the high-end companies - which produce a small proportion of the thousands of adult titles released each year - performers often have contracts and can make six figures by shooting just eight to 10 movies a year. "It was really hard because I really felt like a piece of meat … in a lion's cage, 12 lions … I had to do a lot of things I can't imagine anyone wanting to do." She was paid $4,000.Īnother company considered giving her a contract, but at a meeting, the owner, veteran porn star Ona Zee, sensed that Michelle was not emotionally ready to become an adult star. She had sex - all kinds - with the 12 men. Once again, she tried to back out, telling the director it was "sick," but once again she was talked into it. Then her agent sent her on a job where she would have sex with male actors in prison outfits - 12 of them. Michelle went on more shoots over the next few months. But I can hide it really well." She had just turned 18, the legal age for participation in sexually explicit films. "I wasn't ready for anal sex … It was painful. "I didn't know any better, you know?"Īfter the session, she was shattered. I didn't know if I could say no," she remembers. Worried she'd have to go through with it if she wanted to work again, she let him talk her into it. She was shocked when the director told her he wanted her to do anal sex - something she says she had never even thought about before. Taking the name Belladonna, like the poisonous flower, she found herself preparing for what she thought would be a simple boy-girl sex scene. I thought it was the most disgusting thing in the world," she told Primetime, which followed her career for more than two years.īut she finally agreed. When she failed to get modeling work, her agent encouraged her to try porn. Michelle had gotten her start in the business at 18, when she came to Los Angeles from her home in Utah to look for work as a nude photograph model.
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