The King of Porn: David Sullivan’s Unique Journey and Ownership of West Ham United

West Ham, one of the clubs with the longest tradition in the Premier League (England’s first division) returned to the headlines after signing Mexican midfielder Edson Álvarez, who after four seasons in the Netherlands with Ajax, He joined the Hammers project this summer.

But not only Edson attracts attention in the London team’s squad, as the team’s own owner, the Welshman David Sullivan, has stolen attention since he acquired the franchise in 2010, becoming the majority partner in 2013, this due to his curious business past, in which he amassed a vast fortune in the adult entertainment industry.

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‘The King of Porn’

David Sullivan (74 years old) began his journey in porn in the 70s, when he decided to invest in different films, although erotic magazines were his best tool to generate income, coming to dominate the XXX publication market in the United Kingdom. Although this caused him problems because in 1979 the suicide of actress Mary Milligton caused a shock on the island.

Millington’s death sparked a persecution against Sullivan by the government of Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister nicknamed ‘The Iron Lady’, achieving her imprisonment for just over a couple of months in 1982 for the origin of her fortune, although he appealed the sentence and regained his freedom.

“I have made a lot of people happy. If I had dedicated myself to manufacturing weapons or cigarettes, I would have doubts, ”he mentioned when leaving prison.

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As if that were not enough, in his adventure in the industry he met what would become his wife, Emma Benton Hughes, current director of the West Ham board of directors, and who during her time as a porn actress was known as Eve Vorley.

Emma Benton-Hughes (West Ham)

Sullivan is joined on the board by his porn star ex-wife, who starred in flicks like Lesbian Student Nurses and Sex Mad Secretaries.

Her brother ran her fan club, “stuffing pictures of my semi-naked sister into envelopes”.

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Your entry into football

After consolidating his pornographic empire, he expanded into print media by buying the Sunday Sports and Daily Sports newspapers, in addition to venturing into British soccer for the first time when he bought Birmingham in 1993 along with brothers Raphael and David Gold, leaving the team in 2007.

Three years later he became a shareholder in West Ham, becoming the owner in 2010, remaining in charge until now.

2023-08-15 00:42:53
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