It is with the greatest sadness that I report the passing of Jessica Jaymes, an adult film legend and almost unearthly beauty who had been a personal friend for more than 14 years.

TMZ reports:

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … a friend went to check on Jessica Tuesday afternoon in her San Fernando Valley home because he hadn’t heard from her in a while. When the friend arrived at her home, our sources say the friend found Jessica unconscious. We’re told fire and EMS got a call for cardiac arrest for a female. When they got there, nothing seemed amiss. They pronounced her dead at the scene. The cause of death is unknown and now the L.A. County Coroner’s Office is investigating. Jessica had a history of seizures. We’re told authorities found various prescription drugs. Jessica Jaymes entered the world of X in 2002. In 2005 she was named Huster Video’s first contact star, and in 2009 she helped create Spizoo.com and its affiliate program Spizcash.com, both of which continue to operate today. She was Hustler’s Honey of the Year in 2004, and the August 2008 Penthouse Pet of the Month. Jaymes had some mainstream credits, having appeared in the Showtime series Weeds in 2006 and 2007.

She also starred in some ‘Skinemax’ fare: 2005’s Sexy Suspects (a.k.a. Sexual Suspects), in which she starred opposite the late Shyla Stylez, and 2009’s Busty Cops: Protect and Serve, in which she appeared with Hannah Harper.

Jessica was indicted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2018.

It’s no secret that Jessica was a bad drinker, and that she struggled with psychological issues. She even did a stint on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab Sober House. In many respects she was her own worst enemy. But she was also a loyal and loving friend and a hard-working performer.

She turned 40 years old in March.

Sweet dreams, Jessica. I think often of sharing a piano bench with you, and I pray you are at peace.

I never felt more satisfied or optimistic than when I rode the river in my youth.

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