Controversial adult film actress Cherie DeVille has entered into a public spat with Bank of America over the closure of her personal and business accounts. According to the actor, this act of closing her account is politically motivated and is against a federal executive order designed to prevent such actions.
The Video That Sparked the Conflict
The conflict started last week when DeVille put up a video on Instagram detailing her experience.
“So Bank of America has just fired me as a customer,” she claimed. “I know that is crazy because after literally years of banking with them, they closed all of my accounts, my personal accounts, uh, my business accounts, not because I committed fraud or did something illegal, not because I owe them money, but because I’m an adult content creator. That’s it. That’s the entire reason.”
DeVille explained that the industry should not be taken into consideration, as she works legally.
“Whether you personally approve of my job or not is kind of beside the point because at the end of the day, I work in a completely legal business,” she argued. “I pay my taxes, I have employees, I run a company, and I, like all legal businesses, deserve access to banking just like any other law-abiding American.
She called this act “debanking” and pointed to the fact that such kind of behavior is quite common for those working in the legal but controversial industries. She also reminded that there was an executive order signed by President Trump in this regard, although this order did not mention her particular field of work.
“It simply says, if you’re operating a legal business and following the law, you shouldn’t lose access to banking just because somebody doesn’t like what you do, doesn’t agree with your line of legal work,” she said.
According to DeVille, she managed to find another bank, but not everyone could have this opportunity.
“Thankfully, I have already been able to find another bank, and that’s great for me, but not everybody has that privilege,” she explained. “So let me know in the comments if this has happened to you or somebody you know, and if you think that banks should continue to get away with this, just ripping people’s accounts away for no reason other than they don’t like your job.”
Bank of America Statement
After the video went viral, a Bank of America spokesperson told Where Is The Buzz that DeVille’s profession had nothing to do with the closure of her accounts.
“We are subject to federal regulations that require us to monitor account activity. In this case, the account was closed based on recent transactional activity and not because of any industry or profession.”
DeVille Wasn’t Done Yet
This response did not satisfy DeVille, and she published a screenshot on X of the message that Bank of America allegedly sent her. The message stated the following:
“We have carefully reviewed your concerns, and we wanted you to know that we are subject to federal regulations that require us to monitor account activity. In this case, the accounts were closed based on recent transactional activity. We’ve also sent a letter to your email and your mailing address on file.”
DeVille denied this reasoning.
“This is the BS that @bankofamerica sent me. They’re lying. I have never done anything illegal. I have never done a single illegal transaction,” DeVille wrote. “They targeted me for political reasons despite @realdonaldtrump executive order banning debanking.”
In another post, DeVille admitted that her PR team asked her to tone down her actions.
“My mainstream PR just called, asking me to compromise. (Can’t get into details, but I suspect he spoke to people in power.) I love my PR guy, but BOA debanked hundreds of legal adult content creators I know,” she tweeted. “I won’t back down till BOA follows Trump’s executive order. THIS IS WAR!”
She also posted another message to the bank on X.
“The idiots at @BankofAmerica think I’m a dumb hoe,” DeVille tweeted. “Unfortunately I’m an articulate, wealthy p*rn star who chooses to hire multiple mainstream PR consultants. I will speak out against BOA till they follow Trump’s executive order. I will have more surprises for BOA soon. #WAR”
Bank of America responded to Cherie DeVille’s tweets, stating that her profession had nothing to do with the closure of her accounts.
