Rick Genest—the model and actor known as Zombie Boy who prominently appeared in Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” music video—has died from an apparent suicide, TMZ reports. Genest was famous in the body art world for his record number of insect and bone tattoos. He was also a musician who collaborated with Rob Zombie guitarist Mike Riggs. “The suicide of friend Rick Genest, Zombie Boy is beyond devastating,” Gaga wrote in a now-deleted tweet. “If you are suffering, call a friend or family today. We must save each other.”

Update (8/4): While Genest’s death was originally reported a suicide, his manager Karim Leduc now says that he believes Genest’s fall from his third-floor apartment balcony was accidental. "I've been on that balcony before. It's an emergency balcony, and it's supposed to be locked,” Leduc told USA Today. The cause of death is still undetermined. Gaga has deleted her old tweets referring to Genest’s death as a suicide and issued a new statement. “I apologize if I spoke too soon as there was no witnesses or evidence to support any conclusion for the cause of his death,” she writes. “I in no way meant to draw an unjust conclusion.”