Notorious pornstar Max Hardcore, once jailed for obscenity for his heinous films, has died aged 66 of septic shock and pneumonia after a battle with thyroid cancer
Notorious pornstar Paul Little, better known as Max Hardcore, has died at the age of 66 from septic shock and pneumonia.
Known for his extreme and degrading scenes, Little was undergoing radioactive iodine treatment when he died after a year-long battle with thyroid cancer.
“He was almost at the finish line for chemotherapy,” his manager Paul Munoz told AVN.
“He went in and did the surgery and he didn’t want to spend the weekend in the hospital so he came home and that’s where it went wrong for him. His wind tunnel ruptured and air started going down his throat and his throat swelled up,” Munoz continued.
‘And then last Friday he got some sort 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 pornstar Paul Little, better known as Max Hardcore, died last week at the age of 66 from septic shock and pneumonia. Pictured in 2013
Despite his health issues, Little continued to work in porn until he was diagnosed with cancer, even using a strap-on after prostate surgery impaired his ability to perform.
Throughout his nearly three-decade career, Little was known for his extreme, awkward scenes, which often included depictions of abuse, urination, defecation and more.
He was also notorious in the adult industry for “pioneering” an aggressive form of oral sex.
Throughout his nearly three-decade career, Little was known for his extreme, groundbreaking scenes
Little spoke about his penchant for filming with young women on the Sick and Wrong podcast in 2021.
“What some people who are against the porn industry don’t understand about filmmaking is that it shows things that you can’t do in real life,” he said.
Little and his production company, Max World Entertainment, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida in May 2007 for disseminating obscene content through the US Postal Service and the Internet.
In 2008 he was sentenced to 46 months in prison.
Little continued to work in porn until he was diagnosed with cancer, even using a strap-on after his performance was impaired after prostate surgery. Photographed with a friend in 2016
English feminist Julie Bindel celebrated Little’s death this week, tweeting: “He has tortured and abused numerous women for his own sadistic pleasure and in the production of pornography.”
Despite serving time in prison, many of Little’s supporters felt the charges were unfair, earning the controversial actor a reputation for some as a free speech advocate, while others slandered him.
English feminist Julie Bindel celebrated Little’s death this week, tweeting: “He has 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 had once I was within earshot of that bastard was that I was in his presence.”
In 2008, Little was sentenced to 46 months in prison for obscenity. Pictured in 2012