Derek@ladirectmodels.com writes about Shelley:
This girl has been sending out letters with a lot of negative and untruthful statements.
Here is an example. An interesting exchange between her and Taryn Thomas.
Shelley emails Taryn August 28:
Hi Taryn,
My name is Shelley Lubben and I am a former porn actress who reaches out to girls in the porn and sex industry the past three years.
Recently, MTV Producers approached me and asked me if they could film my current work of helping girls out of the porn industry.
If you visit my profile you will see I help girls leave the porn industry and assist them as they rebuild their lives after porn. The reason this appealed to me is because I could help many MORE girls if my work was filmed on TV. I want to start a foundation to help all girls in the sex industry once the TV show is up and running.
I looked at your profile and thought I would ask you if you are interested in being filmed as well. They are looking for girls who want to leave a life of porn and make a better life for themselves. They want to follow the girl’s story so you would be in a main role on the show. They will be offering pay as well you will be on a mainstream TV series and get much exposure and many better opportunities than what porn could ever offer you.
My heart is to see girls escape porn and live the lives they were meant to live. All porn offers is pressure to do sex acts, hooking, drugs, abusive men, risking your life everyday to catch sexual transmitted diseases and cervical cancer and possibly miscarriages. I personally caught Herpes a non-curable disease, have had three miscarriages, cervical cancer and an ectopic pregnancy. Yes porn and prostitution ruined my life for many years but I have been able to rebuild my life and now it’s my heart to help other girls.
I absolutely believe you were made for much greater things than porn.
Let me know if you are interested.
And if you are not interested, I wish you all the happiness in the world!
Much love to you,
Shelley
PS: Please check out my profile to get to know me.
Taryn Thomas responds:
Hi Shelley:
I respect what you are doing, but I feel you are saying things about the porn world that are not entirely true. I don’t know when you were in porn or what happen in your career to make you say these things about the industry. In my time in porn I have never once been to a set where the director has offered me drugs or alcohol. Nor have i ever seen a girl shooting up, smoking crack, sniffing coke, drinking etc on set.
And I am sure it does go on but I have never seen it nor do i want to.
Honestly if i did see that on set or if i was offered it i would walk right off set. Simply bc of the fact I am sober now for a year and six months do to a small relapse I had last year after being sober for 4 years. At this time I am making my comeback into porn after taking almost 2 years off and want nothing more to continue with my porn career and be even more successful than before. During my two years off I did not struggle I went to cosmetology school, & real estate school and had a normal job working a pharmacy tech like I did before porn.
Also was able to live comfortably bc of all the money I saved working in porn. Right now I am actually working with a producer (mainstream) to film a documentary on my return to porn and my family in general. I am fortunate to have come from a upper class family, with a good up bringing. I feel the need to tell you all this bc you only seem to want to shed light on the bad things in porn instead of focusing on the bad and good. I think it’s people like you that make out industry look so bad when it’s really not. So I think you should try to shed light on both sides now that’s an idea!
Taryn
Shelley Lubben writes:
Isn’t Derek Hay the one who forces girls to do sex acts they never agreed to and runs a talent/hooker service? Does the LA Marriott Renaissance sound familiar Derek? I’ve heard quite a bit about Derek Hay from the porn stars. I’m sure the FBI would be very interested.
Some of the girls admit they are scared of Derek Hay but let me make it clear, I am NOT. I will fight to protect the women from men like Derek Hay. Mark my words.
Derek responds:
It doesn’t take much to make a leopard show it’s spots.
These words don’t ring like they come from a Christian ministry, unless it’s the new style firebrand fervent religious right, now roosting right in our backyard.
Shelley should be careful making wild unsubstantiated accusations, there are laws to protect us from that also.
We all have to look out for people like Shelley.