Lexi Love (actress)
American actress and entrepreneur
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Lexi Love is the professional name of Selena Scola, an actress, musician, and producer active in the entertainment and film industries since 2004. Outside entertainment, Scola has also engaged in social justice advocacy related to content-moderation work in the technology industry.[1][2][3]
Lexi Love | |
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Love at a SAG-AFTRA event | |
| Occupations | Actress, voice actress, producer, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Education
Scola graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and completed artificial-intelligence coursework through the MIT Sloan School of Management.[4]
Career
Entertainment Career
Scola began performing under the name Lexi Love in adult films in 2004, appearing in more than 600 adult films between 2004 and 2010.[5] During that period, she also worked as a featured dancer, appeared at industry events and conventions, and participated in radio programs.[5] In 2009, she advocated for safer working conditions in the adult entertainment industry.[5] After 2010, Scola continued to use the Lexi Love name for independent film, television, commercials, video games, music videos, music, touring, production, podcasting, social media, and other entertainment work.[6]
From 2006 to 2010, Love appeared at convention autograph sessions, red-carpet events, and industry engagements, including the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, Exxxotica, the XRCO Awards, and the AVN Awards. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Love also participated in charity golf events hosted by Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil, including the T.J. Martell Foundation Golf Tournament and the Skylar Neil Memorial Golf Tournament.[15][16][17] In 2008, XBIZ included Love among its “100 Top Stars of 2007,” a list based on screen appearances, performances, cover exposure, industry attention, and feedback from industry professionals.[18] She appeared as herself in the documentary 9to5 – Days in Porn.[19] Love later appeared in the documentary Patron of the Tarts: The Story of Mark Spiegler.[20]
In 2009, the World Intellectual Property Organization ordered lexilove.com transferred to Lexi Love Entertainment Inc. after finding that the domain had been registered and used in bad faith. The ruling stated that “the Panel notes that name LEXI LOVE is a coined name, with a relatively high level of distinctiveness,” and documented use of the mark as early as August 16, 2004. [21]
In 2010, Love appeared in Adam Rifkin's television drama Look: The Series, which aired on Showtime.[22] Love was credited on Team Cybergeist's song “On Broken Wings,” released on the album How to Destroy Something Beautiful.[23]
Love was later credited in the video game Grand Theft Auto V and appeared in Director's Cut, directed by Rifkin and written by Penn Jillette.[24][25] In 2015, Scola became a member of SAG-AFTRA under the name Lexi Love.[26] In 2017, Dread Central identified Love among the producers of the short horror film Disposition.[2]
Billups discussed Scola's professional development in Post-Cinema: The Age of AI, including work on an artificial-intelligence robotic eldercare pilot associated with the National Institutes of Health and subsequent work with StayWell Labs, a company acquired in 2020.[4]
Vegan Kitchen TV
Scola founded Vegan Kitchen TV (VKTV), a vegan food media project. Its programming included live cooking demonstrations featuring Scola, who also hosted live restaurant reviews.[27]
Vegan Kitchen TV covered vegan-food events in San Francisco. In 2011, VegNews reported that the project recorded a live broadcast from a vegan pizza event at Patxi's Pizza.[28] The following year, Vegansaurus covered a VKTV event at Ike's Place at San Francisco State University.[29] A 2014 Meaty Vegan interview with Love discussed her veganism and directed readers to vegankitchen.tv.[30] In 2019, Global Health & Pharma Magazine named Vegan Kitchen TV "Best Environmental Food Sourcing & Biodiversity News Platform" in its Fitness and Nutrition Awards.[31]
Content-Moderation Litigation and Advocacy
On September 21, 2018, Scola filed a proposed class action in California against Facebook, Inc. and staffing company Pro Unlimited, Inc. The complaint alleged inadequate workplace protections for content moderators exposed to graphic material and sought medical monitoring, mental-health treatment, and workplace safeguards.[32][33]
In May 2020, Facebook agreed to a $52 million settlement covering 14,000 current and former moderators in California, Arizona, Texas, and Florida. The agreement provided baseline payments, additional compensation for qualifying diagnoses, counseling access, and changes to workplace practices and content-review tools.[34]
The litigation was later discussed in books on content moderation and digital labor by Sarah T. Roberts, Luke Munn, Lilia Giugni, and Tanner Mirrlees.[35][36][37][38]
In 2023, the Impact Fund inducted Scola into its Class Action Hall of Fame for her role as a named plaintiff in the case.[39] Scola also contributed to Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm's installation I see it, so you don't have to, a work examining content-moderation labor and its psychological effects.[40][41]
Trademark History and Litigation
In 2009, the World Intellectual Property Organization ordered the transfer of lexilove.com to Lexi Love Entertainment Inc. after finding that the domain name had been registered and used in bad faith.[21] The United States Patent and Trademark Office registered LEXI LOVE in 2008, 2015, and 2025.[42][43][44]
In 2025, entertainment publications reported a dispute between Scola and Cody Barnes, a drag performer using the same professional name.[26][1] Barnes filed a federal action concerning the parties' competing claims to the name on December 19, 2025.[45] In March 2026, Scola filed counterclaims against Barnes and trademark claims against Paramount Skydance Corporation and World of Wonder Productions, Inc..[46] In July 2026, the court denied Paramount and World of Wonder's motion to dismiss Scola's third-party claims.[6]
Recognition
| Year | Recognition | Organization | Basis |
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| 2019 | Best Environmental Food Sourcing & Biodiversity News Platform | Global Health & Pharma Magazine | Recognition presented to Vegan Kitchen TV.[31] |
| 2023 | Class Action Hall of Fame | Impact Fund | Recognition for Scola's work as a named plaintiff in Scola v. Facebook, Inc.[3][39] |
AVN Award Nominations
| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Oral Sex Scene - Video | Naked and Famou$, with Kimberly Kane, Lexi Love, and the Glory Hole Boys | Nominated[47] |
| 2007 | Most Outrageous Sex Scene | The Great American Squirt Off, with Cytherea, Flower Tucci, Angela Stone, Kat, Felony, Lexi Love, and Mark Davis | Nominated[47] |
| 2009 | Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene | Squirt Gangbang 3, with Kristina Rose, Sophie Dee, Britney Stevens, Lexi Love, Jada Fire, and Sindee Jennings | Nominated[48] |
| 2010 | Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene | Squirt Gangbang 4, with Dana DeArmond, Jada Fire, Flower Tucci, Sindee Jennings, Lexi Love, and Britney Stevens | Nominated[49] |
| 2010 | Most Outrageous Sex Scene | "It's Raining Squirt" from Squirt Gangbang 4, with Dana DeArmond, Jada Fire, Flower Tucci, Sindee Jennings, Lexi Love, and Britney Stevens | Nominated[49] |
| 2010 | Best Oral Sex Scene | Flight Attendants, with Misty Stone and Lexi Love | Nominated[49] |
| 2012 | Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene | Chick Flixxx, with Teagan Presley, Lexi Love, Asa Akira, Juelz Ventura, and Annabelle Lee | Nominated[50] |
