Perhaps most shocking were Lovelace’s claims that she wasn’t acting in Deep Throat — but was actually being raped. When asked why she was seen smiling onscreen, she said that “it became a choice: smile, or die.”

Ultimately, Linda Lovelace changed her last name back to Boreman and became an anti-porn activist. Feminists like Gloria Steinem took up her cause, championing her as someone who had finally regained her voice.