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The exact cause of her death is not yet known but a statement on behalf of her agency blamed a mix of prescription drugs, recreational substances and alcohol for her declining mental state.
Jun 16, 2021 · Tim Molloy. June 16, 2021 · 5 min read. What do porn stars do when their lives in the adult film industry end? That’s the question at the heart of documentary filmmaker Bryce Wagoner’s film “After...
Jan 2, 2019 · “The Last Days of August,” by journalist Jon Ronson and his producer, Lina Misitzis, examines the life and untimely death of Canadian porn actress August Ames, who allegedly killed herself two years ago.
Jul 8, 2022 · The emotive outdoor gallery displays 50 smiling photos taken in the last days of people who died by suicide. Simon, 63. It also shares the stories of shock and grief their families and friends...
- A Story of 'Cyber-Bullying' Reveals Far More
- The Real August Emerges
- Valley of Tears
August is the subject of a new audiobook, The Last Days of August. It's an investigation by journalist Jon Ronson and producer Lina Misitzis, combining two of Ronson's previous interests — internet pile-ons, the subject of his book, So You've Been Publicly Shamed, and the tech takeover of the porn industry, which he explores in The Butterfly Effect...
August Ames was 23 when she died on December 5, 2017. She had appeared in around 270 sex scenes. She was also, according to old interviews, a "military brat", a "dork" who loved to shop at Target, and a victim of family child sex abuse who wound up in a group home. Her husband was much older, as is the case with many couples in the industry. The dy...
Between August's death and the 35th annual Adult Entertainment Expo and Adult Video News Awards a little over a month later, three more young female porn stars died. August had complained of a pervading loneliness, something echoed by Ronson's other interviewees. "There's a great quote from [the actor] Stephen Mangan: 'In Hollywood they kill you wi...
Jun 23, 2022 · The emotional outdoor gallery displays 50 smiling photos taken in the last days of people who died by suicide. It also shares the stories of shock and grief their families and friends...
Jul 16, 1994 · For the 23-year-old sex video superstar known as Savannah, it was the most outrageous act in a short but outrage-filled public life. It was also the third major suicide in the adult video...
