43-year-old Jesse Jane, real name Cindy Taylor, was found dead along with her boyfriend Brett Hasenmueller in a house in Moore (Oklahoma).
— Both are believed to have died of drug overdoses, although doctors are still working to determine the cause of their deaths, a representative of the Moore Police Department told EW.
The bodies of Jane and Hassemmueller were discovered after officers were called to “conduct a health check” around 11:00 local time on Wednesday, January 24.
Born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1980, the actress was the host of the “Playboy TV Night Calls” program in 2006-2007. She played a small role in Todd Phillips’ Starsky & Hutch alongside Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.
Viewers may remember Jane from the second season of the hit HBO production “Entourage” in 2005. Later, she appeared on “The Tonight Show” by Jay Leno, “Bad Girls Club” and “Gene Simmons Family Jewels”. For Drowning Pool fans, he will remain the face of the “Desensitized” album cover.
“She was a porn star in the early 2000s, when the Internet was transforming the industry. She then moved on to some mainstream productions. She appeared in an era when adult films were watched all over the world (…),” said publicist Brian Gross in a message sent to The New York Times. “She made sure she gave it her all, not only performing but also helping with the promotion,” he added. Jane left an orphaned son.
