One of the newest contestants of the CBS hetero hookup hour Love Island suddenly vanished from the show this week without explanation from the producers. The reason, according to insiders: his past as an adult film performer.
Noah Purvis, 24, joined the cast of the show September 18 only to disappear just a few days later. Love Island has an unusual format in that airs almost daily to keep viewers hooked. Originally from St. Louis, the show initially billed Purvis as a home healthcare provider whose hobbies included bodybuilding and making YouTube videos.
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That biography vanished from the show’s official website, as did any mention of Purvis on the series itself. That may have something to do with a glaring omission from said biography: Purvis actually works as an adult film performer, with his latest video posting to the internet earlier this month.
so apparently noah from love island used to be… uh.. an actor?? #LoveIsland #LoveIslandUSA
(look at the spot on his chest) pic.twitter.com/skziyFBECU
— Henry ? #henrius (@henriusbb23) September 18, 2020
We’re guessing that since Purvis performs in gay films under the name Ethan for several adult labels including Corbin Fisher, the producers of a show about heterosexual love (or at least heterosexual hook-ups) found his part on Love Island incompatible with his 9-to-5 job.
The website RepublicWorld also reports that CBS executives had no knowledge of Purvis’ work in adult film. When fans of Love Island began posting links on social media to Purvis’ gay adult film career, they panicked and removed him from the show, going so far as to re-edit episodes to delete his presence entirely. References to Purvis have also vanished from the show’s website and social media accounts.
Neither CBS nor Purvis have issued an official comment on his departure from the show at the time of this writing.
Catholicslutbox
homophobia strikes again.
It looks like he spent all his porn money on overpriced cars.
What a terrible investment.
jjose712
Sorry, but i totally understand why they do that, and it’s not difficult.
Those shows have absolutely nothing of reality. One thing is to know they are actors and other very different to have confirmation they are in fact actors.
He is probably bisexual, but it’s difficult to make believe the viewers that the guy in gay porn is looking for straight love in the show.
And of course, they probably have something about it in the deal they make.
Anyway, someone should be fired because they didn’t do their work. The less you can do is check if the contestants are who they say they are
Mister P
Adult films are far more interesting than Love Island.
PoetDaddy
How right you are!
Ronangelojr
I need to find this film!!????
dwick
and a lot less fictional
Doctor Benway
I didn’t know working in the adult industry was a crime. Maybe it’s time to grow up CBS, it’s 2020, nobody cares about a straight guy making gay porn, it’s just usual business.
Mark
Exactly.
enlightenone
Because you clearly are in a bubble and not able to conceive the future consequences of choices made in the present because it requires cognitive maturity and above low social intelligence!
Den
How amusing that “enlightenone” accuses someone else of “low social intelligence” and lack of “cognitive maturity” when HE is the one clinging mindlessly to last century’s most regressive social mores.
Derek Northcutt
Enlightenone: what in the world is “above low social intelligence?” Worst thing for this boy is that he has become a subject of derision for tired old queens like us.
buttbooty
who said he was straight… no way never
Kangol2
Very homophobic/biphobic/panphobic, CBS, and talk about a prime example of “cancel culture“! Can’t blame this on “liberals.” The execs behind this boring show are the ones who should their heads in shame, not Noah/Ethan.
BTW, Queerty, an editing suggestion: “The show initially billed Purvis, originally from St. Louis, as a home healthcare provider whose hobbies included bodybuilding and making YouTube videos.” Purvis is from St. Louis, not the show, right?
Donston
You’re looking for “homophobic”. Things are only “biphobic” if the resentment or prejudices are stemmed from heterosexual engagements as well as homo.
I don’t think they’d want anyone who’s done porn to be on that show, no matter what type of porn it was. But it does show what prudes the execs are and how naive they are. This is a seedy reality show where contestants use their looks and sex appeal for an advantage. Is it really a shock that some of the people who sign up have done sex work?
quantum
@Donston,
Point of order, he did a scene or two with women for the same mentioned company, so the term “biphobic” isn’t entirely out of line.
Also, according to some who watched the telecast, he “came out” about his work in adult films on the show, which may have been the biggest issue.
Kangol2
@Donston, it’s biphobic as well because the show focuses on cis-hetero relationships, and Noah Purvis presents as cis-hetero, but appeared in same-sexual films, so their reactionary response came not just because he was acting in porn and perhaps had not disclosed it, but was a cis-hetero presenting man acting in same-sexual porn, which would not be a stretch for someone who self-describes as bisexual or pansexual (or gay or heterosexual for that matter, but the gay porn was a bridge too for them). Cis male bisexuality or same-sexual sex is not part of this show’s US edition’s concept, as far as I can tell, though guys on the British version have come out as bisexual.
Donston
Kangol2, the scenario you mentioned is homophobic not “bi-phobic”. It doesn’t matter what a person’s identity or lifestyle is. If the resentment or hatred is driven by homo behaviors, that’s homophobia. It’s only “bi-phobia” if the resentment or prejudice is caused homo and hetero behaviors.
Ultimately though, this is more about sex work and double standards. I doubt a chick who’s been in porn would have automatically been kicked off.
Kangol2
Donston, identity does matter. If he’d engaged in porn with a woman I could see them overlooking it or even chiding him. It’s the fact that he’s on a putatively hetero show but engaged in gay porn–he’s possibly both, not one or the other, that is the problem. It’s both fear of homosexuality and bisexuality, The two are interlinked here.
Cam
Adult film work isn’t illegal, and frankly, who else did they think would sign up for a show like that? Who has a few months free not working who can go on a show like that if they aren’t in porn or a wannbee actor?
Larry
And so it appears that CBS and Trump use the same research companies to vet employees.
dannyboi2
on point…
skeldare
Wonder if they would have done the same if he had done straight porn.
SFMike
What a joke the whole thing is just show business anyway and it just shows he’s hot and will stick it in anything for a quick buck and some TV exposure, that his business. The disturbing fact is he would want to stick it in those skanky broads that all look like porn rejects/wannabes just like everyone else on this stupid show.
Scott
I’m not sure what their problem is. He’s not Republican – so what’s the deal?
andrew.agee
What an idiot. He had it coming.
1) lonely straight 30 year old american middle and working class women (target market, watch the ads) dont want to know that their dreamboat takes it up….
2) Porn follows you FOREVER. He’ll never have a real job, or get a mortgage, (7 years of tax returns) no matter how “progressive” the Queens on here want to be, or how straight/bi/fluid he claims to be.
3) did he think nobody was going to find out? Ok, for that alone he should be busted. Hello…I found him in 10 seconds on my phone…its called the internet…dumb ass.
Gay porn stars (or supposedly gay for pay) have been getting outed since the advent of video stores. “Steve Fox” (? its been a while) who was working as a (roided up) middle school gym teacher and coach in darkest red Virginia in the 90s got BUSTED the moment someone saw his (fine) boo-tay in the adult section of the video store.
The only people more furious than the School Board was…his wife, who promptly took the kids, filed for divorce and got an AIDS test on her way home from the lawyer.
Next stop? I’m thinking back to porn, hooking, bartender or hopefully enough job skills to work for himself.
DarkZephyr
Why are you so enraged at somebody for doing porn?
andrew.agee
I’m not “enraged ” for somebody doing porn. I’m laughing at the dumb*uck for doing porn and pretending he wouldn’t get caught ..what an IDIOT.
mailliw110
Sorry. Stopped reading after your first sentence. Why do some people think we want to read your book?
mateo
The mid-90s gym teacher you’re thinking of would be Ken Ryker. Sadly, Steve Fox (whom you mentioned) offed himself.
snuggles65
All this “covering” up of a guy trying to make a living?? I mean seriously. Not what I would be doing but he is an adult having sex with other consenting adults for pay. It is 2020. Kind of weird from CBS of ALL tv networks. This from a network that knew of the goings on of Les Moonves for DECADES & did nothing about it & still lets his wife host Big Brother. Kind of strange don’t u think???
enlightenone
“It’s 1620;” “It’s 1720;” “It’s 1820;” It’s 1920;” It’s 2120!”
Den
Just because you are repulsed by social progress (or likely any kind of change that is not backwards looking) does not mean most others are.
Grow up.
IanHunter
They probably already knew about it and sat on it so they could create drama for the show’s publicity. Btw, his films are hot.
Cambriaguy
I tried to watch Noah Purvis on the show (I have video on demand) and he is already completely deleted from 9=18 /9-19/9-20/9-21 episodes. It is as though he never was on the show. I wanted to see him on the show and see for myself what the fuss was? Not possible now CBS has erased and deleted Noah Purvis from Love Island.
enlightenone
What the “fuss was about” you would not see on any of those episodes! Right?
elvmn12000
He was probably hustling porn for quick access for money. Happens to many. You can see him on corbin fisher web site.
No harm no foul, he bowed out as graceful as he could under the circumstances.
Good luck to him in his future endeavors
enlightenone
According to this article, he was fired/erased!
xanadude
Got excited for a minute when I thought the whole headline was “CBS axes ‘Love Island.”
D P
Where, oh where, do I give this comment a “thumbs-up”?!
D P
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
RandomGuy
He was probably on the show to get attention for the profession so many of his fellow porn performers find themselves in.
enlightenone
Not sure what you are trying to say?
Mack
They fire adult film stars but on Big Brother they keep bullies and racists.
mz.sam
Shame, shame, shame! Down with CBS’s censorship…even if Noah Purvis (aka CF Ethan) is a hungry power bottom for Connor.
missuniverse
I wonder if he is a Top or Bottom in these Bareback porn movies he does ?
oliviasgonwilde
For the guy/guy stuff he’s been a top only (from what I’ve found). He has some coed videos from Corbin Fisher with some women and he’s definitely getting a finger or two lol so…
butchdiva
I find the whole situation curious because friends in the TV INDUSTRY and those in medicine have assured me that a third of the prospective contestants are rejected for medical reasons (diseases). There’s no end to the interesting conversations when these 2 groups come together at a party.
Ryan99
Softcore porn show mad they cast an actual porn star. The unintentional irony is strong in this one.
just me
took the words out of my keyboard
Derek Northcutt
I wish these kids would realise that doing this sort of thing is not respectable. I met a german kind recently who told me he was thinking of “escorting” to pay his rent, and I cautioned him that if he does it only once he’s a whore for the rest of his life. He thought I was awfully “schnurrig.”
CarterATL
Having sex for money is NOT respectable, but cleaning up someone else’s feces and urine is respectable? You’ve fallen for the old puritanical trope that we should be ashamed of sex.
Res1
I am on CBS’ side here. There’s a background check with every job. If you don’t meet the requirements, you don’t get the job. Young adults need to know that being a pornstar has consequences. It used to be a last resort, not a job you signed up for to make quick cash because you look down on blue collar service work.
Also, how is this homophobia when he doesn’t even identify as gay? I don’t know Love Island’s policy but I don’t think he’s the first guy outed for a porn past.
yup5hioop
I want to have an opinion but baseball looks more fun rn
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
Excuse me but is a trans man the prize in this seasons episodes? I ask that question based on the looks of the other contestants in that first pic. They sure look gay to me and I think CBS is hypocritical if they got rid of him for that reason. The other two need to go as well if being gay has anything to do with it.
dhmonarch89
he should look for work on Bravo- Andy Cohen hires gay porn stars all the time….The hypocrisy is killing me- didn’t Paris Hilton do porn before breaking into the business?
CityguyUSA
Keep your eye on the ball it’s about to hit your foot. When will gay men learn about “balls”.
inbama
He will need a career change. He’s cute, but not really hung enough for a top in porn.
jonasalden
Not to mention that I’ve heard some of the actors in gay porn aren’t really gay anyway. Just doing it for money. But I guess that doesn’t matter to them.
JessPH
I don’t think it’s homophobia on the part of CBS. It’s more like preventing a scenario where female candidates are rejecting a guy when they find out that he has done gay porn.
Toofie
Funny how a garbage show has “standards“…
Cam
People need to decide of porn is illegal or not. i.e. the guy didn’t do anything illegal, so what’s the issue?
BaltoSteve
There are two definite things going in this story (with a possible third). The first is this dude lying on his employment contract. Look at the release dates of his films on CF, he is an ACTIVE porn performer, not a past performer. He failed to disclose all is current jobs. That falls under a material misrepresentation on his contract, which in most states, you can be fired. Do not pass go, do not collect unemployment.
The second is a bit more ephemeral. Is the act of scrubbing him out of the show an overreaction on the part of CBS? Would they react the same if he was just smashing p8ssy? And I think they would probably still fire him, but I have a funny feeling they wouldn’t work so hard at scrubbing him out of the show. So yes, I think the idea that he sucked a couple of Richards on the small screen and pounded out some other dudes is the reason for the scrubbing.
The possible third has to do with the release dates of the CF Films. Were they worried about him breaking quarantine shooting scenes for his adult career and the questions that come up on that front. And I think that would definitely go hand in hand with number two.
Gay Thomas
He’s very average in multiple ways.
BaltoSteve
Since the article here hasn’t been updated (the statement was issued 16 hours ago) “It has been brought to our attention that cast member Noah Purvis provided false information on his application to Love Island, which violates his contestant agreement,” CBS and ITV America said in a statement to ET. “He has been removed from the show.”
joeboyle49
WELL IT SEEMS A LOT OF YOU AREN’T PAYING ATTEN, TO WHATS GOING ON?? THE PROBLEM IS THE GUY LIED ON HIS APP. 2ND IF ONE OF THE WOMEN STARTED DATING HIM AND SLEPT WITH HIM AND THEN SHE FOUND OUT THAT HES BEING DOING GAY PORN THEN THEY WOULD DROP HIM LIKE A HOT POTATO AND ASKED CBS WHY DIDN’T THEY CHECK HIM OUT AND SEE WHAT HE HAD IN HIS PAST?? SO CBS IS PROTECTING THEM SELF’S AND THE GIRLS!!
Cam
You’ve been on here freaking out in your all caps and screaming about anybody who has been having non hetero sex.
Subtle.
Matthewnow
All this anger. I just lost my erection. Where are my pills Ronaldo.
rocknstan
So … bisexuality is not good enough for CBS?