Derek Andrew Hay (born 12 August 1964), also known by his stage name Ben English, is a British
pornographic actor
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and the founder and owner of the adult talent agency
LA Direct Models.
He semi-retired from performing in the late 2000s after appearing in nearly 800 movies.
[ However, he has since then appeared in several movies. He appeared most recently in ]Digital Playground
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's ''Trading Mothers for Daughters'', released on 10 August 2014.
Before founding LA Direct Models in 2000, Hay worked as a stage manager
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in London
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for acts including The Rolling Stones
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, Queen
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* Queen (band), a British rock band
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, and Metallica
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.
Accusations and sentencing
As of 2020, several accounts of sexual abuse, trafficking, and employment standards violations have been lobbied against the LA Direct Models agency and Hay.
Hay, along with Dwight Cunningham and Karine Michmichian of The Luxury Companion, has also been formally charged by the California Department of Justice for an alleged participation in an illegal prostitution scheme. The complaint alleges that Hay would introduce clients of LA Direct Models to Michmichian and Cunningham for the purpose of prostitution. The complaint further alleges that Hay pressured a female client into prostitution by using the exclusivity provisions in one of his contracts to limit her access to work in pornography.
On 28 May 2024 Derek Hay pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to commit pandering and a charge of perjury, as part of a plea agreement with the California Attorney General. He was sentenced to 9 months in county jail. He was released after serving 21 days.[ https://fleshbot.com/biz/post/derek-hay-released-after-serving-three-weeks-of-270-day-sentence/]
Awards
* 2004 XRCO Award
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– Best New StudAVN Award
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– Best Male NewcomerAVN Hall of Fame
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.List of British pornographic actors
A list of notable British pornographic film actors:
Female
Male
See also
* Outline of British pornography
* Pornography in the United Kingdom
References
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* Jenna Presley, notable actress managed by Hay
References
External links
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Adult FYI
English male pornographic film actors
People from Lincolnshire
1964 births
Living people
Best Supporting Actor AVN Award winners
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