The Untold Truth Of Mia Khalifa

It's not every day that a ruthless terror organization targets an adult film performer, but that's exactly what happened to this meteoric star of the industry. And years later, she's still racked with regret over ever stepping into that fated career. This is the untold truth of Mia Khalifa. She may call Austin, Texas, home these days, but Khalifa isn't originally from the U.S. According to The Washington Post, she immigrated from Lebanon to a suburb of Washington D.C. when she was 10 years old. But it wasn't an easy transition. In 2001, America was reeling from the World Trade Center attacks, making the Middle Eastern student an easy target for bullying. She told the Daily Beast, "Every brown kid at my school was [labeled a terrorist]. Kids are f---ing brutal. That was the nickname for anyone at my school who was Indian, Middle Eastern, Pakistani - it doesn't matter." Nonetheless, the former adult star is proud of her heritage and has the tattoos to prove it - one incorporates the first line of the Lebanese national anthem. But as much pride as Khalifa has for her original home country, she can't return to it. She told The Daily Dot that the country has "denounced her and [she's] no longer welcome." Watch the video for more about The Untold Truth Of Mia Khalifa. #MiaKhalifa #UntoldTruth Made in Lebanon | 0:19 Breaking into the biz | 1:14 Attempting a "normal life" | 2:09 Is she the next Zuckerberg? | 3:12 Driven to succeed | 4:09 Death threats | 5:09 Not about the fame | 6:34 She didn't make bank | 7:25 Sliding into her DMs | 8:25 Going viral on TikTok | 9:39 Accepting her past | 10:34