Hypocrisy
Despite the backlash, searches for the 22-year-old's pornography reached impossible heights in areas like Lebanon, Syria, and other parts of the Middle East. She called the reaction hypocritical. The popularity wasn't validating for Khalifa. In fact, it was anything but. By January 2015, much to the chagrin of the executives, Khalifa voided her contract and stepped away from the industry altogether.
"It didn't validate me. Nothing like that ever does," Khalifa said. "That's not what you should be doing to try to build your self-esteem."
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