"[6] After about five years of working in Seattle clubs, Ashe moved to Los Angeles, California and began modeling for men's magazines and soft-core pornographic videos.

This unpleasant experience marked a turning point in her career; Ashe never again performed as a stripper, seeking instead to work in an area where she would have more control.

[12] When she could not find anyone competent to help her design her own site as she had envisioned it, Ashe read The HTML Manual of Style and Nicholas Negroponte's Being Digital during a vacation.

Ashe jokingly described her server as a "hot box", and when she started charging a fee for access to the site, she named the members' area "The HotBox".

"[17] Other women profiled in the documentary are Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Asia Carrera, Ellen DeGeneres, Gloria Estefan, Cindy Margolis, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Markie Post.

[18] In August 2000, Ashe earned the status of "the most downloaded woman on the Internet" by the Guinness Book of World Records overtaking Cindy Margolis who had been given the title the previous year.

Ashe's movie credits include I Can't Believe This Is Happening to Me!, Bondage on Stage, and Superheroine Double Feature.

[23] In March 2000, Ashe testified as a panel member for the COPA Commission regarding "Marketing Adult Materials Online".

[24] Ashe's panel members included: Andrew Edmond, CEO, Flying Crocodile Inc.; Dr. Victor Cline, University of Utah; Detective LeeAnn Shirey, Seattle Police Department; FBI Supervisory Special Agent Randy Aden; FBI Special Agent Bruce Applin; and Detective Daryk Rowland, Huntington Beach, California Police Department.

In her filing, she claimed that the Daily Mail never sought permission to use her image and did not include a disclaimer or otherwise make clear that she was not the HIV-positive performer in question.

The Mail's London-based publisher Associated Newspapers, its parent A&N International Media, and its subsidiary DMGT were named as defendants.

In July 2016, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (Los Angeles) ruled the Daily Mail had a case to answer to.