Notorious porn star Paul Little, better known as Max Hardcore, died last week aged 66 from septic shock and pneumonia.
Little, who was known for his extreme and degrading scenes, had been undergoing radioactive iodine treatment amid a year-long battle with thyroid cancer when he died.
‘He was almost at the finish line for the chemotherapy,’ his manager Paul Munoz told AVN.
‘He went in and did the surgery and he didn’t want to spend the weekend at the hospital so he came back home and that’s when things went south for him. His wind tunnel ruptured and air started going into his neck and his neck started swelling up,’ Munoz continued.
‘And then this past Friday he suffered some kind of infection in his throat and downstairs. This infection wiped him out because his immune system had not recovered from the last time in December.’
Controversial porn star Paul Little, better known as Max Hardcore, died last week aged 66 from septic shock and pneumonia. Pictured in 2013
Despite his health woes, Little had continued working in porn right up until his cancer diagnosis, even using a strap-on dildo after his ability to perform was affected following prostate surgery.
During his almost three-decade career, Little was known for his extreme, envelope-pushing scenes that often included depictions of abuse, along with urination, defecation and more.
He was infamous in the adult industry for ‘pioneering’ an aggressive form of oral sex that would often make his female co-stars vomit and cry.
On top of that, he would depict young women, aged 18 and over, as underage by styling them in pigtails and schoolgirl outfits.
During his almost three-decade career, Little was known for his extreme, envelope-pushing scenes that often included depictions of abuse, along with urination, defecation and more
Little discussed his penchant for filming with young women on the Sick and Wrong podcast in 2021.
‘If you see a girl who looks like she’s fourteen years old and she’s taking it up the *** and having a good time, that’s great,’ he said.
‘The thing about moviemaking that some people who are against the porn industry don’t understand is that it shows things that you can’t do in real life,’ he continued.
‘You’re not gonna meet a 12-year-old on the street and be f***ing her in a filthy bathroom at a public park, it’s just not gonna happen. But it can happen with the magic of cinema.’
Little and his production company Max World Entertainment were indicted by a federal grand jury in Tampa, Fla., in May 2007 on charges of distributing obscene matter through the U.S. mail and the internet.
In 2008, he was sentenced to 46 months in prison.
Little continued working in porn right up until his cancer diagnosis, even using a strap-on dildo after his ability to perform was affected following prostate surgery. Pictured with a friend in 2016
English feminist Julie Bindel celebrated Little’s death this week, tweeting: ‘He tortured and abused numerous women for his own sadistic pleasures and in the production of pornography’
Despite doing time in prison, many of Little’s supporters felt the charges were unjust, which earned the controversial performer a reputation as a champion of free speech among some, while others reviled him.
English feminist Julie Bindel celebrated Little’s death this week, tweeting: ‘He tortured and abused numerous women for his own sadistic pleasures and in the production of pornography.
‘I don’t believe in evil, but the feeling I got when I was once within hearing distance of this bastard was that I was in its presence.’
However, others had kind words for the late performer, including his friend and regular scene partner Layla Rivera.
‘You were the smartest, most organized, do-it-yourself kinda guy who always knew how to have a good time. The world will never have another guy like you. Max, you are loved by all and will be greatly missed,’ she told AVN.
In 2008, Little was sentenced to 46 months in prison on obscenity charges. Pictured in 2012
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