Collin Simpson, the #1 most popular performer on the adult site Gayhoopla, recently announced his possible retirement from the site (link NSFW).
In a tweet thread posted yesterday, Simpson wrote:
“Well, everybody, I had a good 3 year run, but I may no longer be doing porn. Gayhoopla no longer wants to shoot me for two reasons: I have shot too many scenes, over 30 of which are unreleased. I have been struggling with addiction for the last few months, affecting the quality of my work.
I’ve never spent any money from my fans on illicit substances. Because of my battle with addiction, Gayhoopla no longer wants to honor our contract and won’t allow me the monthly rent allowance for fear of enabling my addiction even though that money goes straight to rent and nothing else.
My car that I just scraped up enough money to buy took a sh*t and died. The engine seized due to lack of oil. The oil light didn’t come on, and even though I had checked the oil this morning and it was fine, over the course of driving it leaked out.”
So this may be my farewell, unless I can get work with another company.”
Simpson also wrote, “Because of these things my porn career may be coming to an end. I’m currently in the process of getting help, but it’s too little too late. Sorry I let you all down, I’ll do my best to come back better than ever.”
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Simpson has appeared in over 40 scenes on the site as a versatile performer. A well-known gay adult industry news site has reached out to Gayhooplah for comment. We’ll update this story if they respond.
In May 2018, Simpson came out as a bisexual (and a size queen), writing, “I don’t like to label myself, however if I had to say for certain, I’m bisexual with a preference for women. I am sexually attracted to men, but I have yet to experience love for another man like I have had for a woman…. This could just as easily happen to me with a man, and I’m very curious to see what, the real aspect of having a male partner is like.”
He added, “That being said, I HAVE had relations with a man outside of work and, in fact, am searching for my next partner. I prefer a high level of muscularity; clean cut with tasteful tattoos and a huge c*ck!”
jcoberkrom
Porn actors do a great job. But I worry about them getting in to bad things like drugs. Glad he’s getting the help he needs.
The porn studios need to put out a lot of effort to keep their actors clean.
CenterRight
I am staunchly anti hard drugs such as meth but I applaud him for reaching out and getting help. Maybe his temporary addiction to hard drugs is a blessing in disguise because he could no longer do porn, which I am vehemently against. I hope he can be sober and clean soon through prayers and strong will.
Chrisk
Jeez. Gone from the #1 performer to now this. At least he’s admitting he needs help but my guess it’s just a money beg for a GoFundMe.
Brian
I was just going to write the same thing. He is absolutely trying to get someone to set up a GoFundMe on his behalf. You don’t detail the issues your car is having unless you’re trying to get the money to fix them.
Also, BS on his never spending fan or rent money on drugs.
Chrisk
You know I was just thinking. People wonder why the connection of porn stars to drugs. This guy is a perfect example. Bills are all paid for and all you have to worry about is maybe the gym and showing up on set every once in a while. In other words..zero life responsibility. How about this. Get a job and find out how the real world works. Getting up every day at the same time, showing up somewhere everyday, etc. That tends to fix many drug addictions. The Porn is usually just the effect for many of them. Not the cause though.
CenterRight
I would think the porn actors all have a full time job and they are just doing this either for fun or for some extra money to pay for their student loans. Guess I am a little too naive.
Creamsicle
#1 performer on a top porn site and he still can barely afford rent and a car.
Whose dong does he have to suck to make a living in SoCal?
Jokes aside, It’s good he’s seeking treatment. The dirty open secret of porn is that drugs help performers film their scenes, and that can quickly lead to addiction and early death. And it’s all done to meet our demand for hot new scenes with hot new guys.
Vince
When I was doing it the only drugs I had was hormones from being young and occasional ED drugs. Never saw anything else on the set. It was a long day or days of filming scenes and you might even find it boring. Maybe you’re thinking of the gay for pay ones. To me gay sex came natural though so no need for hard drugs.
Now after the filming was a different story but it had nothing to do with the porn companies.
Wicked Dickie
How are you the #1 performer on that platform and can’t scrape enough money to buy a decent car? And if you have to scrape money together to buy a shitty car, are you really THAT great of a performer?
Vince
Back when I was doing porn in the late 90s the going rate was about 2500 per scene. I was no where near being a top performer. Those guys could rake in 10s of thousands. Things sure have changed in the last 2 decades.
Kangol2
Things sure have changed: DVD ripping, filesharing and torrents, a flood of free porn, porn on social media platforms that’s easily copied/dowloadable, JustforFans/OnlyFans and similar sites, etc. The bottom has fallen out of portions of the porn industry and it’s not coming back anytime soon.
Mikey E
Did you have to do anything to get those opportunities? For example, did the producer/director demand sex in exchange for getting a scene or getting a predetermined number of scenes?
Brian
This guy is clearly not interested in getting clean. The whole post is about the big bad porn company taking away his money. He says he is trying to get hired by another porn company, so he doesn’t want to get away from the environment that is making his addiction thrive. And he throws in a vague “I’m getting help” as a complete afterthought.
For s porn company to fire you because of drugs, you must be a real mess. I think we all know what the next Queerty article about him is going to be.
lord.krath
A sobering reminder than being an adult performer is not as glamorous as some might think and this applies to the entire modern industry. I am glad he acknowledges a problem and I hope he gets the help he is seeks.
Tombear
Pornstars get exactly what they deserve. No one forced them into the “profession.” No one forced him to take hard drugs. These are all personal life decisions and I have no sympathy for any of them. Maybe he should get a regular job or learn the skill sets for a better paying job. Ya think?
Cam
Because nobody in a regular job drinks, takes drugs, or has money troubles.
Chrisk
Wow Tom. Your hate for porn stars says way more about you than it does about them. My guess it’s probably your only sexual outlet since nobody wants your hateful fat ass.
Donston
Instead of simply saying he’s taking time away from porn to pursue getting clean, he’s positioning himself as a victim. This definitely comes off less like someone trying to receive help for their addictions and more like someone who is seeking sympathy/attention and perhaps money.
There just seems to be a lot of general craziness in the porn industry. If that’s how you want to make your money, fine. But it appears every couple of months some gay site is posting something about a porn performer’s addictions, overdose, suicide, arrest, mental breakdown.
CEJNTGSC
All I read from his post is a whole lot of deflection and zero acceptance of responsibility. He never spent any fan money on illicit substances, and the money he earns from doing porn goes only to the rent. Really? Yet despite those two income streams NOT going towards drugs, he has no money, can’t pay his rent, his car is broken down (despite his diligent checking of the oil “just this morning”). Addicts have their own version of reality and this guy is no exception. I hope someone in his life can talk him into getting help, but from his post it sounds like all he’s looking for is cash.
Toofie
Yeah, it’s a play for pity. Hopefully he’s getting real help.
Aromaeus
Collin is also a very vocal Trumper so I have no sympathy for him!
PS1
I really hope that Collin gets the help he needs to transcend his addiction issues.
He should surround himself with masculine, openly bicurious/bisexual(more str8 than gay) men who’ll help him embrace himself more.