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{{Short description|Author, singer, motivational speaker, and former pornographic actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shelley Lubben
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| caption = Shelley Lubben in 2011
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1968|05|18}}
| birth_place = [[Pasadena, California]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|02|09|1968|05|18}}
| death_place = [[Springville, California]], U.S.
| nationality = American
| other_names = {{ubl|Roxy|Shelley Lynn Moore}}
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| occupation = Nonprofit Executive Director
| children = 3
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'''Shelley Lubben''' (May 18, 1968 – February 9, 2019) was an [[Americans|American]] author, singer, motivational speaker, and pornographic actress. As a performer in the adult film industry, she was [[stage name|known professionally]] as '''Roxy'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=Roxy/gender=f/roxy.htm |title=roxy – internet adult film database |publisher=iafd.com |date=1968-05-18 |accessdate=2012-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113081935/http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=Roxy/gender=f/roxy.htm |archive-date=2012-11-13 |url-status=live }}</ref> After she left the sex industry, Lubben became a [[Born again (Christianity)|born-again Christian]] and [[anti-pornography]] activist.<ref name=shstory>{{cite web|url=http://www.shelleylubben.com/story-former-porn-star-shelley-lubben|title=Shelley's Story|work=ShellyLubben.com|accessdate=July 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620012308/http://www.shelleylubben.com/story-former-porn-star-shelley-lubben|archive-date=June 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> From 2008 to 2016, she was the
Lubben was also an ordained chaplain with the Order of Saint Martin with a degree in theological studies.<ref>{{cite web|title=AfterPornEnds|url=http://www.afterpornends.com/Interviews/Shelley_Lubben.html|accessdate=2013-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810145528/http://afterpornends.com/Interviews/Shelley_Lubben.html|archive-date=2013-08-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>
▲'''Shelley Lubben''' (May 18, 1968 – February 9, 2019) was an [[Americans|American]] author, singer, motivational speaker, and pornographic actress. As a performer in the adult film industry, she was [[stage name|known professionally]] as '''Roxy'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=Roxy/gender=f/roxy.htm |title=roxy – internet adult film database |publisher=iafd.com |date=1968-05-18 |accessdate=2012-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113081935/http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=Roxy/gender=f/roxy.htm |archive-date=2012-11-13 |url-status=live }}</ref> After she left the sex industry, Lubben became a [[Born again (Christianity)|born-again Christian]] and [[anti-pornography]] activist.<ref name=shstory>{{cite web|url=http://www.shelleylubben.com/story-former-porn-star-shelley-lubben|title=Shelley's Story|work=ShellyLubben.com|accessdate=July 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620012308/http://www.shelleylubben.com/story-former-porn-star-shelley-lubben|archive-date=June 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> From 2008 to 2016, she was the Executive Director of the Pink Cross Foundation, which reaches out to women and men in pornography and speaks in public forums, sharing about the hazardous working conditions that she experienced in the porn industry.<ref name="howardstern1">{{cite web |url=http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?d=1289192400 |title=Colin quinn hits broadway – The Howard Stern Show |publisher=Howardstern.com |date=2010-11-08 |accessdate=2011-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227133135/http://howardstern.com/rundown.hs?d=1289192400 |archive-date=2010-12-27 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thirdage.com/news/shelley-lubben-exposes-secrets-porn-industry_11-8-2010|title=Shelley Lubben Exposes Secrets of the Porn Industry|date=2010-11-08|accessdate=2010-12-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112013651/http://www.thirdage.com/news/shelley-lubben-exposes-secrets-porn-industry_11-8-2010|archivedate=2010-11-12}}</ref> In January 2016, she closed the Pink Cross Foundation. She was also an ordained Chaplain with the Order of Saint Martin with a degree in Theological studies.<ref>{{cite web|title=AfterPornEnds|url=http://www.afterpornends.com/Interviews/Shelley_Lubben.html|accessdate=2013-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810145528/http://afterpornends.com/Interviews/Shelley_Lubben.html|archive-date=2013-08-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Lubben was born on May 18, 1968, in [[Pasadena, California]]. In an interview with [[Howard Stern]] and ''[[Deseret News]]'', Lubben stated that when she was nine years old, a
== Career ==
=== Adult industry ===
Lubben entered the adult film industry, while working as a prostitute, when she was 24 years old. During her time in the sex industry, she contracted [[herpes]] and [[Human Papilloma Virus|HPV]], which led to [[cervical cancer]],<ref name=shstory/><ref>{{cite web |author=David Nelson |url=http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/books/reviews/23925-truth-behind-the-fantasy-of-porn |title=Truth Behind the Fantasy of Porn |publisher=RELEVANT Magazine |accessdate=2011-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928010830/http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/books/reviews/23925-truth-behind-the-fantasy-of-porn |archive-date=2011-09-28 |url-status=dead
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In 2005, Lubben initiated an aggressive online marketing campaign, utilizing [[social networking]] web sites in order to reach out to the sex industry. In 2008, Lubben established a [[faith-based organization]] called
{{As of|2012}}, Lubben was presenting her personal experiences in the adult film industry in public forums and speaking out about her recovery process and the emotional, mental, and physical effects of pornography on performers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/05/01/can-you-do-porn-and-be-good-mother|title=Do porn and mothering mix?|date=2012-05-02|publisher=HLN TV|accessdate=2012-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115234736/http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/05/01/can-you-do-porn-and-be-good-mother|archive-date=2012-11-15|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2011, she spoke at [[Cambridge University]], where she presented on the harmful effects of pornography and debated the issue with advocates speaking on behalf of the pornography industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cus.org/connect/debates/2011/this-house-believes-pornography-does-a-good-public-service|title=This House believes pornography does a good public service|date=2011-06-22|publisher=CUS.org|accessdate=2012-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016053045/http://www.cus.org/connect/debates/2011/this-house-believes-pornography-does-a-good-public-service|archive-date=2012-10-16|url-status=live}}</ref>
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In January 2013, Swiss recording artist and model [[Patrick Nuo]] publicly claimed that Lubben helped him deal with his pornography addiction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blick.ch/people-tv/tv/dschungelcamp/roxy-hat-meine-porno-sucht-geheilt-id2183599.html|title=Roxy has cured my porn addiction|date=2013-01-25|publisher=blick.ch|accessdate=2013-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130173930/http://www.blick.ch/people-tv/tv/dschungelcamp/roxy-hat-meine-porno-sucht-geheilt-id2183599.html|archive-date=2013-01-30|url-status=live}}</ref>
In January 2016,
=== Media appearances ===
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Lubben appeared in various international media outlets, including radio, television, and film. An overview of her life has been featured in the documentaries ''Traffic Control'' and ''Out of the Darkness'', the latter of which was selected to be the opening film for the John Paul II Film Festival in 2011.<ref name=documentary>{{cite web | author = Rosalie Westenskow | title = Provo film calls porn epidemic | url = http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660196104,00.html | publisher = [[Deseret Morning News]] | date = 2007-02-16 | accessdate = 2008-06-26 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070226112731/http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0%2C1249%2C660196104%2C00.html | archive-date = 2007-02-26 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web | author = Tim Drake | title = John Paul II International Film Festival Set for Miami | url = http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/mystery-of-love-goes-to-the-movies/ | publisher = [[National Catholic Register]] | date = 2011-02-15 | accessdate = 2011-03-08 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110302112124/http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/mystery-of-love-goes-to-the-movies/ | archive-date = 2011-03-02 | url-status = live }}</ref>
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=== Recording background ===
In January 2011, Lubben released a rap/hip hop album with the proceeds going to
== Death ==
Lubben died on February 9, 2019, in [[Springville, California]], at the age of 50. No cause was given.<ref name="xbiz">{{cite web |url= https://www.xbiz.com/news/242048/anti-porn-crusader-shelley-lubben-passes-away |title= Anti-porn Crusader Shelley Lubben Passes Away |publisher= [[XBIZ]] |date=February 9, 2019 |accessdate= February 10, 2019 |author= Rhett Pardon}}</ref>
== Published work ==
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*[[Anti-pornography movement]]
*[[Crissy Moran]], another former pornographic actress who advocates against the adult industry
*[[Jenna Presley]], another former pornographic film actress, now a minister at Cornerstone Church
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