Thoughts & Prayers to This Adult Film Star Who Broke His Penis in the Line of Duty

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When John Doe was planning out his string of deadly sin-themed murders in SE7EN, it's probably fitting that he saved "Envy" for last. Because it is the easiest, and therefore most tempting, of them all to commit. It's hard to resist looking at someone else's life, thinking they have it so much better than you do, and feel just a little resentful for it. 

That's especially true when they make their living at one of the other six, "Lust." But it's important to remember that even for an adult film star, not everything is what it's cracked up to be:

Source - A reformed drug dealer biker gang member has broken his penis during a porn shoot.

Liam Ellis, from Perth, told the West Australian how he has turned his life around since serving more than four years in prison for drugs offenses.

The 34-year-old started selling drugs to pay off his tax debt, but has found a new career path since leaving jail and quitting his gang: pornography.

Since then, Ellis says, he has had sex with “hundreds of females,” so many that he has lost count.

He made the big time after performing in a scene alongside “Married at First Sight” star Hayley Vernon. …

He explained that he felt something go while filming a particularly energetic scene.

“I didn’t think anything of it at the time, but a while later, it turned completely black,” he said, referring to his genitals. …

Ellis underwent surgery and has been prescribed a drug to stop him from becoming too excited, which would put him in “real trouble.”

See what I mean? Here's the best real world example of the Dire Straits song "Money for Nothing" ("… and your chicks for free"). From the outside looking in, the life of a star of music or pornography looks like something to be envied. That they do for a job what the rest of us nobodies do for fun. That their worst day on the job is better than our best day off. If you love what you do, you never have to work a day in your life, and all that. 

But here we have a cautionary tale in Liam Ellis. He damned near lost his livelihood in one fell (literal) stroke. What was a beautiful rags to riches story suddenly turned tragic. He's like a kid who pulls himself up out poverty, makes it into a pro sport, only to blow his knee out and lose it all. There is no OSHA for athletes or porn actors. No workman's comp. No hazard pay. 

Sure, he's one of the lucky ones. The surgeons were able to repair is moneymaker, and with the proper medicines and a vigorous rehab program he might be back again on the set, having sex with fake step-siblings and pretend pizza delivery customers in no time. And maybe even the real thing with Marriage at First Sight star Hayley Vernon. Which would be good news for all. 

Just don't fail to appreciate the risks men like Ellis take every, single day. When they're out there serving the public, they do so always one awkward thrust from making the ultimate sacrifice. When their significant other sends them out that door in the morning, they never know if they're going to come home again. Or if they'll come home without their genitals intact. So put respect in Liam Ellis' name. And be grateful you can afford to be safe in the bedroom. To take it easy on yourself and your partner. While stars like him are out there putting their penises on the line for your benefit. Get well soon, Liam. And for goodness sakes, take care of the tools of your trade from here on. Your job depends on it.