Her parents, Judith Ann (Callies) and James P. DeCinces,[3] both served in the United States Navy, and divorced shortly after her birth.

[7] They met on the set of the 1987 adult film Traci's Big Trick, on which Loring worked as a make-up artist and uncredited writer.

In an interview with Dateline NBC in the 1990s, Butler described himself as "addicted to the lifestyle”, ashamed of his clandestine behavior and its effect on his marriage.

The couple later appeared on the Sally Jessy Raphael Show, again discussing the damage Butler's porn career was causing to their marriage.

[8] Loring died of a stroke, caused by hypertension, at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, on January 28, 2023, at age 64.