Adult Film Star Star Jesse Jane Dead After Apparent Drug Overdose _ E! News

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00:00 Adult film actress Jesse Jane is dead at the age of 43.

00:06 According to Oklahoma news outlet KFOR,

00:09 Jesse was found dead on January 24th

00:12 after officers in Moore, Oklahoma

00:15 responded to a welfare check

00:17 at a home where she and her boyfriend had been staying.

00:20 A spokesperson for the Moore Police Department

00:23 confirms to the New York Times

00:25 that Jesse and her boyfriend were both found dead,

00:28 stating that the cause is believed to be a drug overdose,

00:32 but that the deaths are still under investigation.

00:35 E! News has reached out to the Moore Police Department

00:38 for more details, but did not immediately hear back.

00:41 In a statement to E! News,

00:43 Brian Gross, a publicist for the adult film industry,

00:47 reacts to news of the star's death, writing in part,

00:51 "Jesse Jane was a vivacious person

00:53 who had an absolute and ultimate love for life.

00:57 She was an incredible professional who cheered everyone on

01:00 and brought sunshine to every film set she worked on."

01:04 He continues, "Jesse truly loved performing.

01:07 She loved meeting her fans.

01:09 She loved everyone in the industry.

01:12 Everyone loved her in return."

01:14 He adds, "She was a performer during an era

01:17 where adult films were seen all over the world,

01:20 and the promotions for these massive films were massive.

01:24 She made sure that she gave her all,

01:27 not only in performing, but in promotion as well."

01:30 A former "model," Jesse got into the adult film industry in 2003

01:35 and went on to star in the highest-budget film series

01:38 in pornographic film history.

01:41 She later crossed over into mainstream media

01:44 with small roles in the HBO series Entourage

01:47 and the 2004 film Starsky & Hutch.

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