 After the film was released, Anneka Di Lorenzo (qv) (aka Marjorie  Lee Thoresen, a 1975 Penthouse Pet of the Year), who played  Messalina, sued Bob Guccione (qv), saying that his handling of the  film, mainly his adding of the hardcore sex inserts, had damaged her  acting career by associating her with a hardcore porno film. She won  her case, but was awarded only $4.06 in damages.