suleiman's finances were reaching a breaking point.d through paid interviews. but even then, she still wasn't making enough. how did you make financial ends meet? >> i did what i needed to do, you know, shame myself, repeatedly sacrificed my integrity in order to provide for my family. >> are you referring to the adult film that you made? >> unfortunately, yes. >> because in the trailer it says something like, oh, you're offered $1 million to do this. >> adult, right? >> video. >> right. so in the beginning, i was. yes, offered that. i turned that down. >> you know, i don't want to shame all people who do adult film, but for you, you say you felt you had to shame yourself to. >> i felt there was no other option. i did not come up with this idea on my own. >> when the octuplets were five years old, suleiman pleaded no contest to welfare fraud for money made on videos and from public appearances. while on government assistance, she was given two years probation. suleiman also struggled at one point with substance abuse. >> i did go to re