alexkiallys: your 'article' is a post on a forum with a few pictures of her crying. That's not enough to decide she left porn b/c of abuse. For all I know, it's an emotional reaction from finishing up her final shoot.
Ai Uehara had a very long run as an AV star and decided to retire.
I definitely agree there have been cases of abuse, but let's not automatically assume that's the reason she quit without more information.
Now if you really want to know about why she quit, here's your chance:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/キカタン日記-無名の大部屋女優からAV女王に駆け上った内気な女の子のリアルストーリー-上原-亜衣/dp/4575311138/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1474164112&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=上原亜衣 本当
It's her AUTOBIOGRAPHY about her deciding to enter AV, her life as an AV star, and her reason for retiring.
In regards to Ai's AUTOBIOGRAPHY, I don't read Japanese, so...
And here's one of your earlier quotes...
"I don't see a link to the video so I'm calling shenanigans on the 'reasons' she retired until someone posts it."
If the answer is in her AUTOBIOGRAPHY, then why would you need someone to post a reason on why she retired?
Wouldn't it be in her AUTOBIOGRAPHY?
Wouldn't YOU know already?
Because if you already knew the answer, why didn't you post it earlier?
Or did you do a search and this is the best that you could come up with?
A book being sold on Amazon.
Have you even read the book yet?
Do you even HAVE the book?
Because if you don't, then you don't have a clue as to why she retired either!
Abuse was the reason I read, so that's what I'm going with. I'm just amazed at how guys are reluctant to think there is abuse in the porn industry. And reluctant to think that Ai Uehara could've been abused too.
And one thing I have noticed is that if there is an actress someone doesn't like or find attractive and she has said she's been abused, they think it might be true. If it's an actress they like, oh no, it couldn't be possible.
So I have an idea of what this is about. You don't know why she retired either, so you're hoping it's in her autobiography.