By Daniel Roth For Dailymail. Adult film actress August Ames pictured was found dead on Tuesday, according to police in southern California. Shocking revelations of a traumatic childhood filled with sexual abuse and drug addiction were made public just weeks before adult film actress August Ames was found dead in southern California earlier this week. The starlet's brother also lashed out at social media bullies shortly after learning of his younger sister's death, saying the online abuse led to her demise. The Ventura County Medical examiner confirmed the year-old's death. Its report stated that she had died of asphyxiation due to hanging.

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She appeared in almost movies, including a non-pornographic film in , and was nominated for several AVN Awards. She was of Polish ancestry and was also one-quarter African-American. Ames's mother suffered from bipolar disorder. Ames's career as a pornographic actress began at the age of 19, in November Ames married Kevin Moore, a pornography producer and director for Evil Angel in


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There's always an ebb and flow when it comes to the popularity of the stars in front of the camera, but it's starting to look like a new generation of porn stars is beginning to take charge of the industry - or at least command the attentions of fans and trade publications. With the industry's annual expo in Las Vegas running from January , we've once again assembled a list of the most popular porn stars, as we do every year. This time, however, there are a number of newcomers to the list - and some performers who are long-time veterans of these rankings have dropped off.




The actress, who appeared in over films, was 23 years old. The Canadian actress's official cause of death has yet to be released by the Ventura County Medical Examiner's office due to pending family notifications. But some members of the porn industry believe Ames, whose birth name was Mercedes Grabowski, may have taken her own life. Just two days before Ames's death, the porn star was a victim of cyberbullying after she tweeted on Sunday that she refused to perform with a male actor who did gay pornography. Shortly after Ames's comments about working with "crossover performers"—porn stars who appear in gay and heterosexual scenes—she was bombarded with angry tweets accusing her of discriminating against the LGBTQ community and being anti-gay.