Houston porn actress speaks out over Cruz ad

Ted Cruz pulled this ad attacking Marco Rubio after learning Amy Lindsay (pictured) had previously done softcore porn in her past. Ted Cruz pulled this ad attacking Marco Rubio after learning Amy Lindsay (pictured) had previously done softcore porn in her past. Image 1 of / 45 Caption Close Houston porn actress speaks out over Cruz ad 1 / 45 Back to Gallery

An actress who starred in soft-core porn gave an interview to CNN after the Ted Cruz campaign pulled an ad that featured her.

Amy Lindsay, who grew up in Houston, appeared in a 30-second Cruz commercial targeting Marco Rubio, one of Cruz's rivals for the GOP presidential nomination. In the ad, titled "Conservative Anonymous," Lindsay plays a woman attending a therapy session in which conservative voters talk about being double-crossed by Rubio.

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Once the campaign learned of Lindsay's past film credits, which includes such titles as "Animal Lust" and "Carnal Wishes," Team Cruz pulled the ad on Thursday.

But Lindsay told CNN on Friday she's not upset by the decision.

"I have no ill will towards Ted Cruz right now. He's got a job to do," Lindsay told anchor Jake Tapper. "And I'm a middle-class working girl and I had a job to do."

That reaction is a lot different from the one Lindsay tweeted late Thursday.

Extremely disappointed the #TedCruz campaign pulled the national television spot I had a role in... #moretocome #myvotecounts — Amy Lindsay (@amylindsayLA) February 12, 2016

The Cruz campaign tried to explain the mix-up. Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler told Politico:

"The actress responded to an open casting call. She passed her audition and got the job. Unfortunately, she was not vetted by the casting company. Had the campaign known of her full filmography, we obviously would not have let her appear in the ad."

Meet Amy Lindsay, the porn actress who starred in a Ted Cruz ad

Lindsay seems to be taking the controversy in stride: "I think this is politics as usual. It was done in a snap moment. Someone's got to make a decision, and sometimes it's just better to take it down," she told CNN.