Porn star in role of lawyer

PORN star Aria Lee is representing herself in court against a $10 million defamation suit filed by adult film director Craven Moorehead, Page Six has learned.

Lee filed documents in LA Superior Court last month denying the claims in Moorehead’s suit. She’s also going up against a powerhouse lawyer in the case.

We reported that Moorehead filed the eightfigure suit against Lee in September, after she alleged on social media, and in an interview with Adult Video News, that he sexually assaulted her twice last year.

She claimed the assaults took place behind the scenes on an X-rated film set, and in Moorehead’s car months later. Moorehead vehemently denied the allegations in court documents, and blasted Lee’s claims as “false, malicious, defamatory and hurtful.”

Lee has denied Moorehead’s allegations in her own court filing, obtained by Page Six. The documents — which state Lee’s defense is “in pro per” (legalese for representing herself ) — allege Moorehead’s complaint “fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action” against her, and also claims that her “purported statements were true and thus a defense” to his legal action.

The papers also allege Moorehead’s side has “waived any claim they have,” without going into further detail, and that his suit failed to name the plaintiff or defendant by their real name.

An initial hearing in the case is scheduled for Feb. 21, court records show.

According to a Twitter bio, Lee was an AVN Best New Starlet and Best Ass nominee this year. Moorehead was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2015, and has 377 X-rated films under his belt as director, according to IMDb.

He’s being repped in the case by Sergio Castaneda in LA, and NYC power lawyer Robert Hantman — who told us, “If a porn star can be a lawyer, why not a lawyer being a porn star!” (He added he’s not considering a change of profession.) Lee did not return an e-mail seeking comment.