TAMPA, Fla. — Adult performer Lenna Lux has filed a lawsuit against talent agency operator Riley Reynolds who is alleged to have bilked her over a three-year span representing her, according to a lawsuit first reported by the Daily Beast.
Lux charges that Reynolds, who runs Hussie Models LLC and is known for his appearance in the Netflix porn docuseries “Hot Girls Wanted,” wasn’t properly licensed and bonded as a talent agent in Florida when she was represented by him, according to the Daily Beast.
Lux now is seeking a portion of her commissions that went into his pocket.
Lux also claimed, the Daily Beast report said, that over the course of her working relationship with Reynolds, she was charged with thousands of dollars in fees and “used that debt as a means to control her while exploiting her.”
In addition, when she sought out other work besides their agency deal, Lux alleged, Reynolds tried to have her blacklisted.
According to the report, Lux first met Reynolds shortly after her 18th birthday, when she responded to a Craigslist post advertising “free trips to Miami,” and later signed a two-year contract with Hussie Models LLC, giving the agency the exclusive authority to book jobs, along with 15 percent commission.
The report said that in January she learned the Miami trip was not free and the costs were being deducted from her earnings. As a result, she filed a lawsuit.
In a statement to the Daily Beast, Reynolds wrote that “Hussie Models LLC is licensed and bonded in the state of California, and we do not take commission in the state of Florida.”
One week after Lux filed her complaint, the Daily Beast said, the talent agent wrote a lengthy Facebook post addressing his frustrations with the adult entertainment world.
“I have met the biggest pussies and pieces of shit from being in this industry,” Reynolds wrote on Facebook, according to the Daily Beast, “and if I could ever be locked in a room with them, the horrible & disgusting things I would do to them. I would go straight to hell … and I would without hesitation. I dream of it all the time. Screenshot this bitches.”
“Hot Girls Wanted,” where Reynolds appeared on screen, focuses on the experiences of several Reynolds clients.
Reynolds is shown in the documentary’s trailer saying, “Every day, a new girl turns 18 ... I only work with amateur girls brand new to the industry ... I call them teenyboppers.”
A follow-up series also featuring Reynolds, “Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On,” received notoriety after it was accused of outing a performer and featuring several without permission.
The Free Speech Coalition and other groups complained that the documentary compromised performer privacy and safety.