Victim of The Porn Industry or Con Artist?: The Shelley Lubben Story | Part Two

(Shelley Lubben. Picture Credit: howardstern.com)

Continued from Part One...

So, Shelley vanished into thin air, she went into hiding when everything was coming out. Her addiction to alcohol and drugs was spiralling out of control and some people believe that she was never sober to begin with.

Everything seemed to have just stopped, there was no new videos on her channel, nobody knew where she was. She was still estranged from her children.

She ended up with a new boyfriend who was also an addict and the pair of them were a mess, people commented that Shelley was in such a state at this point that they would not have been surprised if she'd ended up taking an accidental overdose or ended up in jail at some point.

(Shelley Lubben, Picture Credit: slubben/twitter)

People's concerns were justified when an incident happened where a man was out riding on his bike one day and Shelley and her boyfriend were driving (he was driving the car) both of them were heavily loaded up on prescription pills and who knows what else. The car crashed into the man and he sadly lost his life. It was recorded as a ''hit and run'' so obviously they must have took off in the car but luckily her boyfriend was sent to prison for this. Apparently he already had a criminal record so was not new to being on the wrong side of the law.

At around the time of February 2019, Shelley had been continually battling her alcoholism and had been in hospital because of it.

Gone were the days of luxury houses and glitz and glam from the proceeds of the foundation, she was now living in a run down trailer park called Lemon Cove in California. Her daughter Tiffany had sadly passed away at just 30 years old after taking her own life, they'd been estranged for a while and whilst she was alive, Tiffany claimed that Shelley abused her in so many ways. A few people who had gotten close to Shelley later said the same thing, that she had caused so much trouble in their lives.

Just a few days after her daughter Tiffany's death, Shelley was found dead in her trailer on the 9th of February 2019 by a male friend, she was just 50 years old. She was found in her bed with bloody liquid in her mouth. It was a suspected overdose and alcohol withdrawal, whether or not it was an accident or she took her own life it's hard to say as sources vary. There are sources that say Shelley was heartbroken over tiffany's death and she died of a stroke, some say she died of an intentional overdose and there are even claims that she could have been murdered. 

The few people who still had a good word to say about her claim that she had plans to make a comeback with the foundation and get sober for good, others were not shocked by her death because they could see that she's been on a rocky road for a long time.

(Shelley and her boyfriend. Picture credit: thedevilandshelleylubben)

The truth was, Shelley was not on the road to recovery, she had three restraining orders out against her and an upcoming arrest, she had a lot of serious financial problems which is probably why she was living in the trailer. At 50 years old, where was she going to go from there? She had burnt all of her bridges and had nobody to turn to.

Shelley always had issues with her health and was not in the best shape physically or psychologically just before she died.

Apparently the guy who found her took off with her car and her iphone.

There was no funeral and her death wasn't even reported in the newspapers. She was cremated and there was no obituary or tributes, her ashes were scattered somewhere private.

It was a sad, tragic end to a roller coaster of a life. She was really messed up and no matter how people tried to help her she never got better. From a young age she was geared towards money and to get money in any way shape or form. She may have had the best of intentions with the foundation (there were people who did say that she helped them beat their addictions and change their lives) but the greed got to her.

This is just my opinion but I do think that something must have gone on in her childhood for her to turn to prostitution at the age of 16. Shelley said that her Dad had said to her ''You are dead to me'' during an argument, some people believe that her tense relationship with her father was what made her crave constant male attention others believe she was abused.

In regards to what Shelley claimed happened during her time in the porn industry, I can't say if that did or did not happen as I wasn't there. Whilst researching this case I was reminded of another former porn actress Linda Lovelace who claimed that she had suffered abuse in the porn industry especially at the hands of her husband, she became an activist for a while before briefly returning to the industry before her tragic death in a car accident. I think there's bad sides to every industry and I have seen and heard some porn stars say that they've suffered abuse whilst others say that they love their job and are treated fairly.

I also read some statements that Shelley had come under fire for speaking out about the porn industry and was being stalked and harassed to the point two of her previous homes was set on fire. I can't confirm if that's true or not but it seems that there are both supporters of Shelley and people who still claim that she was a fraud.

I'm not stating exactly what I think did or did not happen in the porn industry (there have been claims by former porn stars that a lot of the things Shelley spoke about were true and others who disagree), I've just included what I have found in my research and let you make your own mind up or continue looking into this more. I have included links below if you would like to see both Shelley's videos and other people's opinions on the matter. 

I hope you found this post interesting as much as I did researching it. I was shocked when I found out that Shelley had only died last year, all I knew about her was her activism, I couldn't believe all of the other stuff that went with her story.

I do think that somewhere deep down she wanted to do good for people and in a lot of cases she did help people but in other ways she hurt people, people who trusted her and loved her.

What are your thoughts on this? Let me know either below or message me in private by email (caledoniankblog@yahoo.co.uk) or anywhere on my social media pages.

RIP TIffany, Shelley & the man who tragically lost his life in the hit & run incident.


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1 comment:

  1. Wow this was absolutely intense! 😯🤯 So many questions are raised by this. Truly one of things I love about your posts always so thought provoking. 🤔
    The porn industry is filled with so many horror stories of abuse, neglect, drugs and addictions. Yet it's one of the biggest entertainment industries in the world. 👀
    This was truly a sad and terrible situation and a prime example of what happens when you can't escape your demons. 💔
    Incredible article LOVED IT! 💯❤🔥

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