Janine Lindemulder

Janine Marie Lindemulder (born November 14, 1968), also known as Janine Marie James, is an American exotic dancer and adult film actress, best known for her work in American pornographic films (typically credited as just Janine) during the mid-1990s and since a 2004 comeback.[2] Lindemulder has appeared in several music videos for bands including Blink-182 as well as appearing on the cover of their 1999 album Enema of the State.

Janine Lindemulder
Lindemulder in Los Angeles, February 2010
Born
Janine Marie Lindemulder

(1968-11-14) November 14, 1968
La Mirada, California, U.S.
Other namesJanine, Dakota, Janine Lindemuller
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Spouse(s)
Grant S. Motshagen
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(
m. 1988; div. 1996)

​
(
m. 2002; div. 2004)

Jeremy Aikman
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(
m. 2009; div. 2010)
[1]
Children2

Early career

Janine Lindemulder modeled for Penthouse magazine, making her first appearance in the December 1987 issue, as the Pet of the Month.[3] She appeared several more times in Penthouse over the next ten years, and was chosen as Pet of the Year Runner-Up for 1990.[4]

Lindemulder's first cinematic role came in the 1988 Italian film Bersaglio sull'autostrada, known as Moving Target in English-speaking countries.[5] She was credited as Janine Linde. She went on to act in other lower-tier mainstream films, including Spring Break USA and Caged Fury.[6]

Adult film career

Lindemulder made her adult film debut in the 1992 feature Andrew Blake's Hidden Obsessions. She was featured in two more adult movies before joining Vivid Video as an exclusive "contract girl" (who are collectively referred to as the Vivid Girls). Her first Vivid release was titled Parlor Games. Lindemulder subsequently appeared featured in over fifty other Vivid titles. Together with fellow adult film performer Julia Ann Lindemulder also formed the exotic dancing duo Blondage who headlined several videos for Vivid.

Modeling and acting

In 1997, Lindemulder played the wife of a camp director in the Howard Stern film Private Parts. She also appeared on Stern's television and radio shows as a featured guest. Lindemulder was the cover model for Blink-182's album Enema of the State,[7] and appeared in their video for the song "What's My Age Again?" as a nurse.[8]

Retirement and comeback

In 1999, Lindemulder announced that she was leaving the adult film industry to pursue a career as a kindergarten teacher.[9] She added that another reason she was retiring was to focus more on raising her child.[9] Her retirement lasted until April 2004, when she announced that she would be making a comeback – now, performing with men and women.[2] She signed with her former company, Vivid Video, and starred in eight new films. Her first film scene with a male was with Nick Manning in Maneater.[10] After her comeback deal with Vivid expired, Lindemulder signed with Vivid rival Digital Playground and starred in a handful of features for them, including Pirates in 2005.[11]

In January 2006 she won two AVN Awards.[12] Her April 2007 film Janine Loves Jenna co-stars Jenna Jameson.[13]

Personal life

Lindemulder married West Coast Choppers founder Jesse James on October 20, 2002. Lindemulder and James, who had one daughter together and divorced in 2004.[14][15]

During Lindemulder's incarceration, Jesse James was awarded custody of their daughter. Upon Lindemulder's release, James and Lindemulder engaged in a custody battle over their daughter.[16][17][18] Lindemulder has weekly visitation rights limited to daytime hours. Her request for expanded visitation rights was denied by an Orange County family court.[19] Following her release from federal prison, she spent time living in a half-way house in Oregon. In 2010 Lindemulder opposed James' planned move to Austin, introducing evidence that Sunny stayed with Sandra Bullock during Lindemulder's rehab stint in Arizona.[20]

In August 2008, Lindemulder pleaded guilty to federal misdemeanor charges of willful failure to pay federal income taxes.[21][22] She had failed to pay nearly $300,000 in back taxes.[23] She had made a down payment on a $647,000 house and bought two new vehicles – despite being aware of her tax debt obligations. She faced up to one year in prison, and a $100,000 fine.[24][25]

In December 2008, Lindemulder began serving a six-month federal prison sentence. The judge also ordered that she live in a residential community corrections center for up to six months after her release from prison, that she complete one year of supervised release, and that she repay the federal government $294,000 in back taxes.[23]

Awards

References
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  2. "Janine is Back - and This Time She's Doing Boys". business.avn.com. April 9, 2004.
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  29. Hunter, Tod (April 6, 2007). "Hillary Scott Big Winner at XRCO Awards". XBIZ.com. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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