The former adult star opened up about what she wants in a new romantic partner and said ‘gender’ is not an issue for her.
The Lebanese-American media personality whose real name is Sarah Joe Chamoun appeared on The Diary of A CEO podcast and spoke about her time in the p**n industry and how her ex-husband encouraged her to do it for his weird and twisted fetish.
Mia, 30, also alleged that her ex treated her like a ‘toy’, used, and manipulated her into doing something she never wanted to do.
“I didn’t have a sense of self so I attached myself to someone who was more than happy to abuse that and someone who could see that and see someone as easily manipulatable …but at the same time eager to please. It was just the perfect storm,” she told Steven Bartlett.
“It was an extremely unhealthy relationship – and I even feel weird calling it a relationship, because the dynamic was not one of a relationship. It was more one of someone who saw a toy to play with.”
She also said her ex was an abusive person who used to work in the US Army back then – she was 20, young and naïve, and was emotionally manipulated by her toxic ex into joining the porn industry.
“He put that whole world in front of me and encouraged it. The consensus was, ‘You should do it, I think that would be great,’” she said.
When asked what her husband gained from her job as a p**n artist, she replied, “Fetishisation.”
In 2014, Khalifa separated from her ex and applied for divorce. Their divorce was settled in 2016.
Speaking about finding a new partner for herself and giving love a ‘second chance’, the influencer said she is open to having new relationships and even believes ‘gender’ is not a factor that she will take into account when choosing a partner.
However, she admitted to ‘not trying’ much as she has a lot on her plate right now.
“I’m not trying. I’ve been a serial monogamist for a while. I got out of a longish term relationship, it’s difficult but I also haven’t tried. I don’t know what I’m expecting, I haven’t gone into the dating world in probably six years, I’ve been in long-term relationships,” she told the podcaster.
When Bartlett asked Mia what she would prefer in her new partner, Mia replied,
“Emotional intelligence, and a good relationship with their therapist and with therapy in general, who’s constantly working on themselves, is self-aware, and understands the ebbs and flows of life and emotions, and how it’s not always going to be even keeled how it will oscillate.”
She added, “But that doesn’t mean go from good to toxic; it means go from good to needing a little more support than you normally have.”
When Steven said men are not necessarily the best at emotional intelligence, Mia responded, “I’m not ruling out women.”
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