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Former porn star: 'I got death threats from IS'
Former porn star Mia Khalifa has said she received death threats from Islamic State after she filmed a porn scene wearing a hijab.
Khalifa, who was raised as Catholic by Lebanese parents, said the idea to wear the hijab came from the film producers.
Speaking to ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 live’s Inzy Rashid and Calum MacDonald, she said death threats came within a week of the film being published online.
Khalifa spent just three months working in the porn industry before leaving in 2015.
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