Adult film stars Lisa Ann and Kendra Lust are trading public shots after a two-year-old incident at a Matt Rife comedy show exploded back into the spotlight.
The fight centers on Lisa Ann’s claim that the comedian had her removed from his February 2024 Radio City Music Hall performance in New York to impress Lust. Rife has pushed back hard. Lust jumped in with sharp replies of her own.
On February 4, 2024, roughly 20 minutes into Rife’s sold-out show, Lisa Ann was escorted out in handcuffs by NYPD officers. She posted video of the removal, insisting she had done nothing wrong and never used her phone. She was held about 45 minutes, evaluated by EMS, and released without charges or a citation.
Venue sources told the New York Post she was recording in violation of policy, refused to stop, grew loud and disruptive, and allegedly kicked officers. The Post also referenced footage showing her on her phone. NYPD said officers responded to a 911 call about a disorderly person who became combative after being told not to videotape. No formal arrest was processed.
Lisa Ann has maintained she never touched her own phone and that any glance at a screen involved a friend. She described the response as excessive and traumatic.
The story returned in early November 2026 after Lisa Ann discussed the night on the Veterans Minimum podcast. She said Rife has repeatedly shown footage of her detention before performances and that people still contact her about it. She also alleged the original removal was arranged to impress Lust.
Rife responded sarcastically on social media. He said she broke the rules, hit a cop, and was detained, adding that he was “a @kendralust guy.” Lisa Ann treated the comment and tag as confirmation of a setup.
Lust replied directly on X, calling Lisa Ann the “poor man’s Lisa Ann,” saying she has lived rent-free in her head for years, and declaring “case closed.” Barstool Sports framed the exchange as “Porn Wars,” amplifying the social-media clash.
The physical removal, handcuffing, short detention, and release without charges are documented by contemporaneous reporting and Lisa Ann’s own video. The claim that Rife orchestrated the 2024 removal specifically to impress Lust remains her allegation. No independent evidence has substantiated coordination. The assertion that he routinely plays the detention video before shows is also unverified beyond her statements.
Competing accounts of phone use and the level of disruption have never been fully resolved. The current dispute is driven by the podcast comments, Rife’s sarcastic replies, and Lust’s response rather than new physical evidence.
For now the online exchange continues, with the original Radio City incident still the contested core.
