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“He used to shoot John Wayne’s army and cowboy movies on that same ranch,” Dice said.
“We were out there for a while, so it actually felt like after a few days that we were in it. We became the characters.”
Meanwhile, the suave, soft-spoken Maxwell—a five-tool porn player from Cleveland, Ohio— charmed the crowd with his effortless cool from the moment his name was announced. Isiah almost didn’t attend the show because he is in the process of moving—not to mention he was pet-sitting for a friend in LA.
But when Greenwood—who directed him in Adult Time’s Grand Reel contender Sally Mae: The Revenge of the Twin Dragons—urged him to make the trip, he reconsidered.
“Ricky was like, ‘Hey man, I would really love if you came down,” Maxwell said. “So I packed up everything as fast as I could and made sure I got here.
“One thing my barber said to me is make sure you go get an award if you win it because they don’t award us often. I was like, ‘You’re right.’
“This is just something that I’m grateful for. I would’ve truly been sad if you all would’ve called my name and I wasn’t here.”
In a surprise to no one who knows him, Maxwell made a classy acceptance speech, pointing to how the porn community supports each other. He elaborated on the sentiment in the winners circle.
“We celebrate each other the best and it’s something I truly cherish,” said Maxwell, who is on pace to eclipse three thousand sex scenes this year after making his debut in front of the camera in 2013.
He started his industry journey in 2011 as an intern for Tee Reel’s Ideal Image Models.
“And then I became a publicist and agent—and then graduated into the performer side of the business,” Maxwell said.
When Isiah shifted to performing full time in 2016 he never looked back, vaulting to the A-list and earning a reputation as a team player who is ready for anything on the call sheet.
Back in the day he worked at Burger King.
“I went from flipping burgers to flipping mattresses,” Maxwell cracked backstage.
Chanel Camryn managed to deliver one of the most animated acceptance speeches of the
evening after slipping and dropping an earring as she climbed onto the stage.
“I don’t know what to say... I just really love being a part of this industry... Thank you to every guy whose made me cum!” she began, before later thanking Mark Spiegler and George Jiries from the Spiegler Agency and letting out an adorable scream before disappearing behind the
curtain.
“I’m still in shock,” Chanel said in the winners circle. “I couldn’t get any words out. It was
amazing. I’m just so happy to be recognized.
“Even being nominated was like winning, so like actually winning is insane, especially since I
love all of those girls so much. And most of them are in my agency, too, so I’m rooting for them more than I’m rooting for myself.
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