August Ames, 23, Passes Away

[Straight Shooter]

LOS ANGELES—Adult star August Ames passed away Tuesday, the Ventura County Medical Examiner's office confirmed this morning. The cause of her death was not confirmed at post time, but Ames was 23.

"She was the kindest person I ever knew and she meant the world to me," said her husband, director Kevin Moore. "Please leave this as a private family matter in this difficult time."

A native of Canada, Ames is a two-time AVN Award-winner with more than 270 credits since her debut in 2013. She earned a nomination in 2015 for AVN Best New Starlet, and was a nominee every year since for Female Performer of the Year, including in the current race for the upcoming 2018 AVN Awards.

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23. So young. First Shyla Stylez and now August Ames. R.I.P

 

[Gape_Fan]

August Ames passes away

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[Scancunt42]

Re: August Ames passes away

I'm so sad for her that i feel the trembling in my knees...i'm sure you know that feeling i'm describing...:crying:

she will be remembered

 

[Will E Worm]

Re: August Ames passes away

Saw these comments on Twitter.

Anikka Albrite‏Verified account 43m43 minutes ago

Replying to @AugustAmesxxx

Omg,I can’t believe she’s dead. You people should have known better than to berate her over her personal thoughts! Shame on all you for beating it into the ground. Online harassment is a real thing & it claimed another life. Someone who I liked & would have even called a friend!

John Love‏ @JohnLoveIAm · 25m25 minutes ago

So let me get this straight.....gay activist bullied @AugustAmesxxx into suicide because she tweeted she didn't wanna have sex with a gay man???

 

[RJS13]

A damn shame.

 

[Straight Shooter]

I'm gonna find a good scene of hers and blow a load for her. No better way to remember her

 

[MissHybrid]

Heartbreaking news. What a lovely girl.

 

[Johan]

Heartbreaking.
I really loved her.

Off course I loved her massive perfectly shaped natural boobs and her amazing ass but, to me, her greatest asset was her face, her lips, her nose, her eyes.

:iloveyou: :bawling:

RIP

 

[MissHybrid]

Heartbreaking.
I really loved her.

Off course I loved her massive perfectly shaped natural boobs and her amazing ass but, to me, her greatest asset was her face, her lips, her nose, her eyes.

:iloveyou: :bawling:

RIP

Well said Johan

 

[pornobh]

Rip

 

[pornobh]

Re: August Ames passes away

sad

 

[sean miguel]

In the absolute prime of her life. That's terrible.

RIP.

 

[Elwood70]

What. The. Fuck.
23 is way too fucking young.
RIP.

 

[srs83]

Re: August Ames passes away

I am in shock!!!!

 

[Prod3]

I can't believe she has gone at such a young age...she will be missed big time and was such an amazing woman in a lot of ways!

Rest In Peace August

 

[Mr_Stiffy]

Or we could maybe not talk about loving her tits or jerking off to her scenes just yet???? Fuck sake, people.

This is devastating. She was goofy, vivacious, fun to be around, and from what I can tell everyone in the biz adored her.

People, if you are depressed, GET HELP. I can't say it enough.

Rest in peace August, they can't hurt you any more.

 

[Harpsman]

Tragic. RIP.

 

[Jagger69]

Such a beautiful young woman....what a waste and a shame. Something seriously amiss in the porn world with all these young deaths. I don't want to desecrate her memory with speculation but this type of thing seems to happen WAY more often than normal in the porn biz. A reflection of society in general? :dunno:

Regardless, may she find the peace that we all should ultimately share.

 

[Straight Shooter]

Porn star August Ames, a rising star in the adult film industry, reportedly died Tuesday in California. She was 23.

The Ventura County Medical Examiner's office confirmed her death to The Blast.

The outlet reports that her cause of death is currently unknown, but friends suspect it was a suicide, as Ames was prone to depression.

Law enforcement sources said she was pronounced dead at the scene, and there was no indication of foul play.

"She was the kindest person I ever knew and she meant the world to me," her husband, director Kevin Moore, told industry trade magazine Adult Video News (AVN), which first reported news of her death. "Please leave this as a private family matter in this difficult time."

Ames was born Mercedes Grabowski in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1994, and worked in a bar and at a tanning salon before joining the adult film industry in 2013, according to AVN.

Throughout her four years in the business, she appeared in more than 270 X-rated films for companies like Evil Angel, Smash Pictures and Lethal Hardcore.

Her popularity had risen steadily since she nabbed a nomination for Best New Starlet at the 2015 AVN Awards; she scored a nomination for Female Performer of the Year in 2016, 2017 and the upcoming 2018 Awards, set for January.

She also had a large social media following, though friends tell The Blast her prominent online presence may have contributed to her death.

Ames's Twitter feed was littered in recent days with cyberbullies accusing her of being homophobic after she publicly chose not to work with an unidentified actor who had previously shot gay porn.

"Whichever (lady) performer is replacing me tomorrow for @EroticaXNews, 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? #ladirect I do my homework for my body," she wrote Dec. 3.

Shortly after posting the tweet, Ames was forced to defend herself against a flood of online harassers.

"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," she wrote.

A day later, on Dec. 4, she expressed frustration with the criticism.

"Choose who YOU want to work with"

"Don't do anything that makes you uncomfortable"

"Share your thoughts."

Hmm. Well, I did all three, and twitter took a dump on me," she wrote.

She defended herself again after a user responded to the tweet urging her to apologize.

"F--k you guys for 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," she wrote.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/porn-star-august-ames-dead-23-article-1.3681554

 

[John_8581]

Very sad. :crying: August Ames -- Rest In Peace :angels: