Adult movie star August Ames has died aged 23, her husband has confirmed.
August, who was born in Canada, passed away in Camarillo, California, on Tuesday morning from suicide.
Her cause of death was confirmed by the Ventura County Medical Examiner as asphyxiation due to hanging.
Her real name was Mercedes Grabowski.
Her devastated husband Kevin Moore said: “She was the kindest person I ever knew and she meant the world to me.
“Please leave this as a private family matter in this difficult time.”
Friends of the star, who had appeared in more than 270 X-rated movies, told The Blast that August had suffered from long-term depression and may have taken her own life.
On December 3 she wrote: "Whichever (lady) performer is replacing me tomorrow... you’re shooting with a guy who has shot gay porn, just to let cha know. BS is all I can say Do agents really not care about who they’re representing?"
When a Twitter user wrote to her saying, "So you're homophobic?" she replied: "NOT homophobic. Most girls don’t shoot with guys who have shot gay porn, for safety.
"That’s just how it is with me. I’m not putting my body at risk, i don’t know what they do in their private lives."
August Ames 1994 - 2017
A day later she replied to another Twitter user saying she wasn't going to apologise for her previous tweets.
"I don’t have anything to apologize for! Apologizing for taking extra steps to ensue that my body stays safe?
"F**k you guys attacking me when none of my intentions were malicious. I f**king love the gay community! What the f**k ever! I CHOOSE who I have inside my body. No hate."
Her haunting last public tweet, posted on December 4, simply read: "F**k y'all."
Her career kicked off in 2013 and she became one of the most popular porn stars on the internet.
This December, her videos on PornHub had amassed more than 425 million views, making her the 9th most popular star on the site.
In a furious Facebook post, August's distraught brother James Grabowski blasted the 'trolls' who had harangued his sister with abusive messages after she refused to take part in the EroticaX shoot.
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