Laila Mickelwait

I mean, I kind of came into it. I was an acrobat when I was, you know, from the time I was eight years old. And I was an accomplished acrobat. And I had actually was accepted to Cirque du Soleil in Montreal. My dad wouldn't let me join the circus. Surprise, surprise. But I had gotten involved with a local acrobatic group. And part of the group was this friend that I made that was a pole dancer.

I mean, I kind of came into it. I was an acrobat when I was, you know, from the time I was eight years old. And I was an accomplished acrobat. And I had actually was accepted to Cirque du Soleil in Montreal. My dad wouldn't let me join the circus. Surprise, surprise. But I had gotten involved with a local acrobatic group. And part of the group was this friend that I made that was a pole dancer.

So she was an amazing acrobat. She was amazing at the ribbon. And she invited me to jump on the trampoline in Jimmy Kimmel's Man Show. So I... went for a few hundred dollars and I started to jump on the trampoline in a bikini for a few hundred dollars on Jimmy Kimmel's band show and that's kind of where I kind of just started to meet different people and ended up

So she was an amazing acrobat. She was amazing at the ribbon. And she invited me to jump on the trampoline in Jimmy Kimmel's Man Show. So I... went for a few hundred dollars and I started to jump on the trampoline in a bikini for a few hundred dollars on Jimmy Kimmel's band show and that's kind of where I kind of just started to meet different people and ended up

So she was an amazing acrobat. She was amazing at the ribbon. And she invited me to jump on the trampoline in Jimmy Kimmel's Man Show. So I... went for a few hundred dollars and I started to jump on the trampoline in a bikini for a few hundred dollars on Jimmy Kimmel's band show and that's kind of where I kind of just started to meet different people and ended up

Well, I mean, for an acrobat at the time, Cirque du Soleil was kind of like the Olympics. Oh, yeah, definitely. I mean, they actually didn't have acrobatics in the Olympics at the time. So, like, the best thing you could do as an acrobat was to try out for and get accepted to Cirque du Soleil. Yeah, right.

Well, I mean, for an acrobat at the time, Cirque du Soleil was kind of like the Olympics. Oh, yeah, definitely. I mean, they actually didn't have acrobatics in the Olympics at the time. So, like, the best thing you could do as an acrobat was to try out for and get accepted to Cirque du Soleil. Yeah, right.

Well, I mean, for an acrobat at the time, Cirque du Soleil was kind of like the Olympics. Oh, yeah, definitely. I mean, they actually didn't have acrobatics in the Olympics at the time. So, like, the best thing you could do as an acrobat was to try out for and get accepted to Cirque du Soleil. Yeah, right.

It is. It's beautiful. Yeah, yeah, definitely. So, anyway, that was the trajectory into Hollywood. Right, right. Yeah, and so that's exactly how it happened.

It is. It's beautiful. Yeah, yeah, definitely. So, anyway, that was the trajectory into Hollywood. Right, right. Yeah, and so that's exactly how it happened.

It is. It's beautiful. Yeah, yeah, definitely. So, anyway, that was the trajectory into Hollywood. Right, right. Yeah, and so that's exactly how it happened.

Good questions. I don't think the law needs to be altered. I think it's sufficient with regard to child exploitation. We have very clear laws prohibiting that. We need to enforce that law. We even have a very powerful, underutilized sex trafficking statutes in the United States and Canada that need to be enforced. In the case of Pornhub and MindGeek, you know,

Good questions. I don't think the law needs to be altered. I think it's sufficient with regard to child exploitation. We have very clear laws prohibiting that. We need to enforce that law. We even have a very powerful, underutilized sex trafficking statutes in the United States and Canada that need to be enforced. In the case of Pornhub and MindGeek, you know,

Good questions. I don't think the law needs to be altered. I think it's sufficient with regard to child exploitation. We have very clear laws prohibiting that. We need to enforce that law. We even have a very powerful, underutilized sex trafficking statutes in the United States and Canada that need to be enforced. In the case of Pornhub and MindGeek, you know,

in Canada, in the United States, it's illegal to knowingly benefit from a sex trafficking venture. This is a sex trafficking venture. They need to be criminally held accountable.

in Canada, in the United States, it's illegal to knowingly benefit from a sex trafficking venture. This is a sex trafficking venture. They need to be criminally held accountable.

in Canada, in the United States, it's illegal to knowingly benefit from a sex trafficking venture. This is a sex trafficking venture. They need to be criminally held accountable.

Yes. And as far as new laws to address this, I mean, we have issues with non-consensual image-based abuse. So, you know, revenge porn laws, you know, those could be strengthened, I think. You know, we now have the emergence of AI now and user, you know, sorry, you know… pornography that is AI-generated.

Yes. And as far as new laws to address this, I mean, we have issues with non-consensual image-based abuse. So, you know, revenge porn laws, you know, those could be strengthened, I think. You know, we now have the emergence of AI now and user, you know, sorry, you know… pornography that is AI-generated.

Yes. And as far as new laws to address this, I mean, we have issues with non-consensual image-based abuse. So, you know, revenge porn laws, you know, those could be strengthened, I think. You know, we now have the emergence of AI now and user, you know, sorry, you know… pornography that is AI-generated.