Australian musicians and actors who have lived in LA always say they love the city although it has its dark side. Are they referring to the porn industry?
I think its probably more referring to despair if you can't find work and people looking to exploit others. In an interview Naomi Watts said she was even considering suicide after living in LA and being unemployed for 5 years before finally getting her big break. An aussie singer said her first manager seemed really nice and cool until he told her one of the conditions of him managing her was that she had to sleep with him! She was like "What?!!"