Adult film actress Jesse Jane has died at the age of 43 alongside her boyfriend at their home in Oklahoma.
Police say that the star, real name Cindy Taylor, was found alongside her partner, Brett Hasenmueller, at a property in the city of Moore.
Law enforcement officials said that the famed actress and her boyfriend appeared to have died from a drug overdose.
Officers had responded to their address for a welfare check, after Hasenmueller hadn’t appeared at work for a few days.
The exact cause of death is currently unknown, with an investigation by the Medical Examiner now underway to make a final determination.
Jesse Jane attends the 2018 Adult Video News Awards held at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 27, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada
The Oklahoma Medical Examiner did not immediately respond to the DailyMail.com’s requests for comment.
A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Jane signed a contract in 2002 with Digital Playground, and went on in to star in Pirates and Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge.
TMZ reported that the movies cost around $8 million to produce, and are considered the most expensive adult films to date.
This exposure launched her into stardom, appearing on the cover of magazines including FHM, Maxim, and Front.
Her success saw her make an appearance in the TV show Entourage alongside the likes of Kevin Connolly and Adrian Grenier.
Jane would later make her way to Playboy, and worked on their popular live show called ‘Night Calls,’ and hosted their ‘Naughty Amateur Home Videos.’
Her work in the industry saw her inducted into the AVN and XRCO Hall of Fame.
Taylor was married to fellow porn actor Rick Patrick for seven years, but the couple divorced in 2012. She has a son who was born in 2000.
Jane attends the 2017 Adult Video News Awards at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 21, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada
Jane would later make her way to Playboy, and worked on their popular live show called ‘Night Calls’, and hosted their ‘Naughty Amateur Home Videos’
In 2020, Jane was arrested for allegedly attacking her then boyfriend during an alcohol-fueled couple’s quarrel.
The star was booked into Cleveland County Jail on a charge of domestic violence following the alleged incident.
Police who responded to the couple’s home that morning were met in the driveway by Taylor’s boyfriend, who was nursing a bloody left eye and had bite marks on his left hand.
When interviewed by police, Taylor reportedly offered a different version of events, claiming that her boyfriend picked her up by the neck and hurled her against the wall.
Since news of the couple’s death spread, tributes were made on social media for Hasenmueller.
Tributes on social media described Hasenmueller as being ‘a good guy’ with an amazing soul’
One person shared a picture of him, saying: ‘Damn I’m at such a loss of words my heart aches for you my friend Brett D. Hasenmueller.
‘You were such a good guy and had such an amazing soul you were not just my friend you were my brother you were my family.
‘I could always count on you if I needed anything or just needed a friend to shoot the s**t with or when we would see each other out and about we would catch up about life and see when and where the next time.
‘Love you bro rest in peace until we see each other again.’
Another said: ‘Brett D. Hasenmueller embodied unwavering support, with a heart of gold that touched everyone.
‘Always ready with a smile, a comforting hug, and a collection of dad jokes. Here’s a reminder to hug those you love today, because tomorrow isn’t promised.
‘Farewell, Brett, may you rest in peace, a cherished friend.’