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Louis Theroux shared some sweet words about Kagney Linn Karter.
The documentary maker took to Twitter to share a link to his own special on the porn industry, Twilight of the Porn Star. He wrote: "Very sad to learn of the death of porn star Kagney Linn Karter. I interviewed her in 2012 for a BBC documentary (still on iPlayer in the UK) - she was kind and thoughtful and v honest ... My thoughts are with her friends and family."
Kagney reportedly took her own life last week in her Ohio home. According to a GoFundMe page created by her friends, the adult film star struggled with her mental health in life. They wrote: "As alone as she undoubtedly felt within the confines of her own head, she continued to make an effort to show up for her friends and the community who cared about her."
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Her friends honored her life in a post for a GoFundMe page (Getty Images)Louis shared a link to the film to highlight her involvement. The description of the episode explains: "In 1997, Louis Theroux made a documentary about the world of male porn performers in Los Angeles.
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"Fifteen years later, he returns to find a business struggling with the deluge of free porn on the internet. Louis revisits some of the original programme's contributors as well as meeting the latest crop of performers dreaming of porn stardom."
Fans were sympathetic towards Louis, with one writing: "It must be a bit of an odd one for you Louis. You meet all these people in documentaries and so forth and then the next your hear is when something shocking happens, or something sad like this. I guess it goes with the territory a bit."
She owned a pole dancing studio (flyingspreadies76/Instagram)
The GoFundMe campaign raised over double the goal amount (FilmMagic)Another added: "It feels like there’s an epidemic of adult actresses committing suicide/overdosing, especially over the past 5-6 years. I thought of your documentary as soon as I saw this news."
While her official cause of death is still being investigated by authorities, TMZ reported that Kagney took her own life with a shotgun. The Parma Police Department said that her mother is the one who reported the suicide and there was a note left at the home. The investigation, so far, has not revealed signs of foul play or drugs. However, the owner of the firearm is unknown at this time.
The fundraiser for Kagney is set to support her mother for the funeral expenses, surpassing its intended $8,000 (£6,300) goal and raising over $20,000 (£15,800). Additional funds will be donated to an animal rescue.
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