Question: using real porn stars in our stories

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RickyHardon

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Hello,

I'm writing a story and I am basing the main character's wife after a real life porn star in terms of likeness. The character is named after the porn star, but only the first name. The character is not a porn star in the story.

I want to add an author's note at the beginning, informing the reader that she is based off a certain porn star, so they may check her out if they wish.

Is this allowed? The porn star's name is their stage name, not their actual birth name.
 
I did this with several of my stories. A lot of times my characters are based on celebrities I use their description and height weight age measurements etc... and even their first name.

At no point do I overtly say who the character is based on, but, sometimes I use a catchphrase or movie title as a line in the work as a hint to readers.

I have done exactly what you describe without announcing who the person is.
Two stories in my Neat N' Naked series have been submitted one is published, Neat N' Naked 04: Dakota I only use their first names, and descriptions. I actually sent Dakota Skye an @ on twitter and she sent me a DM saying she read and liked the story. As soon as Neat N' Naked 02:Brandi is published I plan on tweeting it to Brandi Love.

In my opinion, if you state that your character Emily is based on Emily Bloom Porn star, you would probably need to put it in the fanfic/celeb category. If you don't specifically announce who it is, then you can use the category that fits your story.
 
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