[5] Kross and her younger sister were raised by a single mother, and says this greatly impacted her childhood as the family struggled to make ends meet.

[1] Kross began stripping at Rick's Showgirls in Rancho Cordova, California when she was eighteen years old to earn extra money to rescue a pony from a slaughter house, which she kept for eight months.

[2] She was later contacted by an agent, whose business relationship provided Kross with the opportunity of modeling in adult magazines.

[9] Kross hosted the 2010 AVN Awards show, along with porn actress Kirsten Price and comedian Dave Attell.

[12] In 2012, she hosted the Xbiz awards for the second time, and appeared in the ceremony alongside Wicked Pictures/Wicked.com contract star, Jessica Drake, and on the AVN red carpet with co-hosts Jesse Jane and guitarist Dave Navarro.

[14] In 2011, she was cast as Tara in Gregory Hatanaka's drama Blue Dream[15] briefly co-hosted a regular videocast, Kayden's Review, for Triggla TV[16][17] alongside the comedian Dane Hanson.

[18] From 2012 - 2013, Kross portrayed a main character in the second season of Tucky Williams' lesbian-themed web series Girl/Girl Scene.

[26] In October 2008, Kross was charged with grand theft and violations of the California Civil Code, involving contracts for purchases of home equity mortgages.

They acknowledged the seeming double standard of their arrangement but agreed that his work would stay professional and that Kross maintains "veto" power over who performs with Manuel.