Tyler And Berkley, Amateur Porn Stars Record Sex To Support Their Child

"I wanna be able to live a comfortable, happy life -- porn's givin it, so I'm gonna take it," says Tyler, 24, who did not want his last name revealed. He and his girlfriend Berkley, 21, make about $1,000 a week posting live sessions of them having sex online. Before they began recording sex for money, the couple had difficulty making ends meet.

Sometimes, though, they're interrupted by a baby monitor.

The couple says they need the cash that porn provides to support their 20-month-old daughter, to be responsible parents. "Our America With Lisa Ling," premieres Sunday night spotlighting Tyler, Berkley and their life in the amateur porn industry as parents. In a sneak peek of the show, Tyler tells Lisa Ling that if they hear a rustling through their baby monitor they will "sign out, go tend to her and usually come right back to work."

Though Tyler says that they just want to be a normal family, Ling raises the question "Is raising their daughter in the shadow of amateur porn truly normal?"

They hope that by the time their daughter is old enough to understand -- or wonder -- what her parents do for a living, that they won't be doing it anymore. At least not "seriously." Tyler's goal is to make enough money so that he can go to college, or learn a trade, so that they won't have to rely on porn for income.

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article said that Tyler spoke to "Nightline." The couple's interview will air on "Our America With Lisa Ling" on Sunday October 16.

Comments

[Mach5]

01:43 PM on 11/30/2011

I personally commend this young couple.. I have been doing adult webcam and selling adult content online for many yrs.. It is a great income.. I actually work a full time job and do the other stuff at night.. I just recently started my own webcam site and it is doing really well.. Don't knock it till you try it.. Everyone acts like this is a sin but we all have sex so why not get paid to do it?

http://www.sensualsextube.com

[Charles Carmichael]

08:42 PM on 11/04/2011

More and more people are turning to either porn or growing and selling marijuana to make ends meat.
Only in America.

[polkarde]

02:26 PM on 10/23/2011

So when their child starts school, at the age of five, and the other kids are asking...so what do your parents do for a living?...Oh, it's no big deal, they're porn stars...Yeah how cool is that!

[AlP]

09:22 AM on 10/18/2011

So, um, what's their site?

[tylerandberkleyfan]

09:53 PM on 10/25/2011

Based on the few scenes from the show it seems like they are using xtube's live cam but I am pretty sure that they are also using livejasmin. This is where my gf and i perform and we love it. There, you can fully control your privacy, you can block up to 3 countries plus your state/region. If you are interested in signing up please use the following link:
http://registration.livejasmin.com/index.php?refererid=s_cumwithus808

[pltnav]

04:52 AM on 12/11/2011

Or this one: http://www.slycams.com

[Ed airbusman]

12:36 AM on 10/18/2011

More power to them. Who cares? I love the USA except for the self-righteous religious hypocrites who are quick to judge...

[AlP]

09:23 AM on 10/18/2011

Yeah, seriously. Why should I care enough to condemn them? How does it impact me? It's interesting because they're doing it to make ends meet.

[Kevin Arthus]

12:58 PM on 10/17/2011

How can we help if they don't paste a link?

[sadwitness]

12:48 AM on 11/08/2011

generous souls that we are

[Watersisland]

12:50 PM on 11/08/2011

LOL!
Yes, caring and giving. That's why I always carry a wad of singles on me when I'm out. Ya never know when you might run into "needy" dancing women while having a beer or two.

[FaceReality2]

07:59 AM on 10/17/2011

There used to be factory jobs in this country that allowed unskilled people to make enough money to support a family. This, Walmart, and fast food is what is left for them.

[sadwitness]

12:51 AM on 11/08/2011

ya know, sadly, that is all that is left for many skilled and experienced people too. I have my degree and 20 years of management experience, 7 years of corporate training, writing, and editing, If there are no jobs, that means nothing.

[kclz2420]

07:06 PM on 10/16/2011

Ok and another thing - are they generating ad revenue? Because if not, the biggest suckers out there are the idiots who still actually pay for porn.

[kclz2420]

07:03 PM on 10/16/2011

Why don't people know what BC is? Seriously, I would never have a kid if I were in their financial position.

After all, the girl could even be a stripper and do some things in the VIP room for a few gentlemen and at least not have her public image ruined by performing sex acts online. And she would make just as much, if not more, money doing it.

So are we all to just believe that this kid is going to grow up and be like "well, you know, my mom and dad made a very difficult decision in a bad economic time, but it was all for my best interest and I'm better off now because of it... yadda yadda yadda?" Is that really how the parents plan to justify this 10, 20 years from now?

It's not just about them trying to make $50,000 a year, which is more than enough for them to live and raise their child on. It's about what the image this kid is going to have of herself BECAUSE of who her parents are. Children take a lot away from their parents, perhaps more so than any of us would like to admit. There are a lot of people struggling right now, but believe it or not, there are still ways to make money in the U.S. without completely losing your dignity and tarnishing your public reputation for all times.

[sadwitness]

12:57 AM on 11/08/2011

So only wealthy people should be able to have and enjoy kids? That is judgmental and ill informed implication, on your part. It is none of your business how they live or how they pay their bills- in fact nothing that you say here makes a bit of sense. You seem to think it better that this married woman leave the safety of her home and give hand jobs or worse in a strip club, to complete strangers- rather than let common voyeurs like you and half the folks on here watch the two of them have sex in the clean safe environment of their home- If I were you, I'd get therapy to help with that disconnect.

[Quark50]

05:38 PM on 10/16/2011

$52,000 a year ain't bad scratch for filming something they would probably do for free anyways.

[Kriol Kidd]

05:21 PM on 10/16/2011

This girl can't be too bright. This guy has no job skills, doesn't know anything about birth control, isn't going to marry her, and wants to make porn for the internet using her.........

If this was my daughter I would have to intervene and get her to straighten up her act. How long do they really think they can do this for before people get bored with them, plus I hope she doesn't think that he will be around for long, he obviously isn't willing to commit.

I’m willing to bet there will be daddy issues with this girl when she gets older.......

[sadwitness]

12:59 AM on 11/08/2011

funny, I got the impression of a nice couple that have made tough choices to get by. I read somewhere that we do not see the world as it is, we see it as we are...I wonder if that has anything to do with it?

[Kriol Kidd]

08:25 PM on 11/10/2011

True....some don't wear rose colored glasses, but deep down you know this is a stunt. I see two individuals who do not want to better themselves and hold a job where they are making themselves productive members of society.

Granted times are hard right now, but if this was a last resort they wouldn't be going public and making their innocent child a spectical.

This is just "anyone can be a reality star" runamok!

[Jake Thomas]

04:49 PM on 10/16/2011

Why don't they just sell drugs like everybody else?
That got me through college or they should get real jobs or do something just as seedy but more profitable. A grand a week for what they are doing. That is less than the two of them could make combined working a regular job at Walmart. Quite frankly I don't buy their logic. I think they are just narcissists cashing in on their self-love.

[paganmist]

06:37 PM on 10/16/2011

Why work at Wal-Mart when you can work doing something you enjoy much more, making nearly as much money, for less work?

That's just insane.

[kclz2420]

07:10 PM on 10/16/2011

I kind of agree with both of you, if that's possible. Even though their job sounds much more awesome, the possibility of having a real job that comes with respect and a title and upward mobility is significantly diminished for them in the future. That's why Walmart might actually be a better choice if it can rake in equivalent money (and also - a couple their age doesn't need $50,000 to support themselves and their one daughter). They do strike me as being a couple of lazy 20-somethings who would rather have sex all day and not contribute anything to society (ah, the college years...)

[Christian Brower]

08:32 PM on 10/16/2011

I'd have sex with her for free. Once I found out it paid $500 a week for a few hours work I couldn't imagine doing anything else.

[tonylaz]

04:43 PM on 10/16/2011

Tyler and his GIRLFRIEND with a baby? Yeah, that sounds like a winner.

[paganmist]

06:37 PM on 10/16/2011

Right. Because unmarried people can't have children together. This isn't the 50s, you know. Last time I checked, marriage wasn't a prerequisite to have and raise children together.

[kclz2420]

07:12 PM on 10/16/2011

You're right, but this 20-month year old daughter is obviously the loser at the end of the day here. Let's see if they're still together in five years - you have to admit the statistics aren't working in their favor.

[tonylaz]

10:33 PM on 10/16/2011

No? How many successful families do you know where the parents aren't married?

[Watersisland]

04:34 PM on 10/16/2011

Perhaps what offends most people's senses is that they are openly announcing,in public,what they do for a living, while raising a child nevertheless. A majority of people have seen porn (including and ESPECIALLY many of those that are here claiming puritanical indignincy and condemnation----as press stories of ministers and politicians indicate), even if only briefly of home video clips on the internet. Some even watch it regularly--sometimes for increasing the heat in the bedroom. It's even in many mainstream Hollywood movies;most enjoy it. In that capacity,most of the public isn't "condemning" the performers. Although I don't seek out porn, I've also been titilated in seeing some on the internet (PUREly by "accident"!) and my GF and I have been appreciably arroused by some mainstream Hollywood movies. But now here's one of those (ok BOTH....and they're MARRIED--that ADDS to the oddity) performers....that does a sex scene in movies.....and they're telling us about their decision to perform sexualy for the camera and the public. While having enjoyed 'Basic Instinct'-Sharon Stone didn't publicly announce in interviews that taking her clothes off and allowing the camera's and the public to see her intimate parts was an acceptable way of raising her family and making a living. But in reality that 's exactly what SHE did (and many other mainstream actors). So. It's one thing to do nude sex scenes in movies--we've all seen them. It's ANOTHER to do an interview about the decision to do it.

[Amanda Jones777]

04:54 PM on 10/16/2011

So do you want your kids doing porn for a living?

[Watersisland]

06:05 PM on 10/16/2011

Amanda, your question is tackily catty, offensive, and irrational. I guess that's the image you work at displaying.
Do you really think everyone that doesn't publicly rant about their activites as you do "Wants" their children to do porn for a living? Or are you really that dense?
I've never made one claim that I support their lifestyle. MY point was....that most people that have ever seen explicit sexual scenes in movies probably aren't as disturbed about the performers in THOSE films as they are about hearing of this interview. The difference being......It's one thing to be aware of it's existence, it's quite another to personify the individuals doing it in an actual interview.
As far as your continued irrational rant (7 posts?)about violating residential zoning laws to do internet work at home.....If you really do work for publishers as you claim---you KNOW better. I earn income via the internet at home by writing also. As long as large delivery trucks aren't frequenting the house, retail sales aren't made in person at the house, and advertising is not displayed at the house-----No zoning laws are being violated. Even before the internet, many people have worked out of their homes legally with no business license specifically required for the home address. So either you're attempting to feign outrage, or your mind doesn't tend to work very well when you get your gander up. Either way---you do tend to come off like an ungrounded "looney".

[Dave35]

06:19 PM on 10/16/2011

Whose kids are doing porn? These look like adults to me.

[GrumbleJones]

04:09 PM on 10/16/2011

Yeah this lifestyle is full of minefields. I wish them luck in avoiding them.

[Jake Thomas]

04:50 PM on 10/16/2011

Good luck to their child. It would warm my heart knowing my parents prostituted themselves for my benefit.