One of the biggest names in adult entertainment had been left 'permanently disabled' after seeking treatment for a serious drug addiction at a Malibu rehab center, according to a recent lawsuit.
The family of Emily Willis, 25, have now taken legal action against Summit Malibu and its parent company Malibu Lighthouse Treatment Centers, LLC, reports The Mirror.
The lawsuit cites, 'abuse of a dependent adult, professional negligence, negligence and fraudulent business practices.'
Willis, who starred in over 700 films throughout her career, remains in a semi-conscious state after suffering cardiac arrest at the facility in early 2024.
She checked into the rehab center on January 27, 2024, seeking treatment for a ketamine addiction.
Willis had been consuming 'five to six grams daily' of the drug for an entire year, which led to serious side effects including urinary incontinence and night terrors.
According to court documents cited by the Daily Star, Willis had already been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder and PTSD, and was on anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds.
Drug tests conducted upon her admission to the facility revealed that she didn't have ketamine or other substances in her system, and she continued to test clean over the following days despite her 'rapidly failing health.'
Adult star Emily Willis has been left 'permanently disabled' after seeking treatment for a serious drug addiction at a Malibu rehab center, according to a recent lawsuit
Willis, who starred in over 700 films throughout her career, remains in a semi-conscious state after suffering cardiac arrest at the facility in early 2024
The lawsuit claims that Willis soon became 'disheveled, frail, and disoriented' and was struggling to walk while in the facility.
She was also 'barely eating, not showering or getting dressed' and 'suffered from aches, tremors, spasms, weakness, appeared to be in pain, and experienced vaginal pain.'
James A. Morris Jr. from Morris Law Firm, who is representing Emily and her guardian Yesenia Lara Cooper, said, 'Eventually she grew so dehydrated that a nurse could not measure her blood pressure.
'By this time her acute medical distress had been recorded and yet they left the decision to go to an urgent care up to a patient who was suffering incredible pain and could not care for her own well-being. There is no excuse for their failure to obtain medical and psychological care.'
According to the lawsuit, Willis was discovered unconscious by a nurse practitioner on February 4, 2024.
Paramedics performed CPR on Willis for 30 to 40 minutes until they restored a heartbeat, but at that point, the lack of oxygen to her brain had left her comatose.
She has reportedly regained consciousness since then and can now track things with her eyes, but is unable to move or speak and is in a care home in Utah.
Morris stated, 'Had the staff followed standard medical protocols, Emily would have had the opportunity to regain control of her life.
Willis was convinced to join the adult industry by a boyfriend she met on Tinder shortly after she turned 18
Willis quickly became one of the biggest names in adult entertainment and was even named Performer of the Year at the AVN Awards, known as the 'Oscars of porn'
'No patient should ever be subjected to such a horrendous breakdown in clinical care. Her health was ignored until it was too late, and now her life is forever changed.'
DailyMail.com has contacted Summit Malibu for comment.
Willis first joined the adult industry in 2018, shortly after turning 18.
'I met someone on Tinder and we started dating. He had a site, Girls Do Porn, and he asked if I wanted to do a porno with him,' she previously told Adult DVD Talk.
'I was so starstruck and I said, "Yeah, whatever, let's do it!" I was really uncomfortable with it and after that, I fell in love with it. After my first two scenes with them, I decided I needed to do more. This needs to be in my life.'
Within a year she had been named Penthouse Pet of the Month and her fame only grew from there.
In 2021, Willis took home the top honor - Performer of the Year - at the AVN Awards, which is known as the 'Oscars of porn.'
She later made the jump into mainstream films by starring in Eddie Alcazar's sci-fi film Divinity alongside Stephen Dorff and Bella Thorne.
Months before checking into rehab, Willis had started to forge a career in mainstream acting and had announced her retirement from porn films
In one of her final interviews, Willis said that she was excited to continue acting and working on her own fashion line.
'It's my first big film — and it's actually brilliant,' she told XBIZ.
'I'm so happy that I was a part of it. It's definitely an arthouse film and fuck it could become a cult classic. It's edgy, and it's mysterious — somewhere between sci-fi and horror. It really is like a trip.'
In another interview released just two months before she entered rehab, Willis said that she had quit the porn industry and was focused solely on acting.
'I'm now only doing mainstream acting,' she gushed. 'I absolutely love it.'
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