THE BBC are under fire for running an interview with a PORN STAR on youth
network Newsbeat.
Gemma Massey, who is an ex of Celebrity Big Brother housemate Kirk Norcross,
boasts in the chat of getting “ridiculous” pay for having sex on film with
strangers.
She even advises teens — the Newsbeat website is aimed at those aged from 15 —
that it is BETTER to have sex with porn stars than others because
they have regular health checks.
Gemma tells how she went into porn because “the money is better than glamour
modelling”.
The interview is still on the Newsbeat site but yesterday the BBC added a
disclaimer saying: “This video was recorded in April 2011 and appeared
online as part of a detailed piece of journalism (a link is given)
drawing on NHS research exploring attitudes towards porn and the dangers in
its use for people aged 18-24.”
But internet users were shocked by the video.
One wrote: “Are the BBC really advertising a career as a porn star on their
website aimed at teenagers?”
Another posted: “WOW. Who thought THIS was good idea?!? ‘Porn’s great’,
porn star tells BBC Newsbeat.”
They were responding to quotes from Gemma, including: “I get paid ridiculous
amounts. I think I’m the highest-paid porn star in the UK. If I want plastic
surgery they pay for that.
“If I wanted a car they would buy me a car. If I wanted a house they’d
probably buy me a house.”
Asked by a viewer, Katie, whether she worries about sexually transmitted
infections, she answers: “You’re safer sleeping with someone in the industry
than if you go on a night out, pull someone and take them home.
“You don’t know where they’ve been, you don’t know their background while
people in our industry, every single month, you know without fail they have
been tested and if they are working you know they are clean.”
Kirk — who is currently in the Big Brother house — told Georgia Salpa before
she was evicted that he has big plans for Gemma when he leaves.
He said: “I really hope she does (take me back), I’ll propose.
“I better find a ring. I want to spend my life with her.
“I want to be a young dad.
“I’m not sure it is what I want to do, I just don’t want to lose her.”