(Photo Credits: Screengrab from Casey Jacks’s Instagram Account)
Casey Jacks—gay adult film performer for studios such as MEN, Falcon Studios, Hot House, and Next Door Studios—has passed away on Monday evening, April 29, 2019. His agent at Choice Talent Management, Chris Crisco, confirmed the sad news on a Twitter post.
Jacks was only 29 years old.
It’s with a very heavy ❤️ that I write this. @CaseyJacksXXX passed away yesterday. His brother just confirmed the news. I will always remember his contagious smile and his amazing personality. Please pray for Casey today. I know his #choicetalent family & I will miss him dearly💔 pic.twitter.com/PgbKzi0VbT
— Chris Crisco (@mrChris_Crisco) April 30, 2019
The news was met with tributes and sympathy messages by shocked fans and colleagues like Will Braun, Michael Roman, and Tony Dimarco among others. They all remembered Jacks as someone who was positive, easygoing, fun, sweet, and warm… a guy who loved dancing, had a loving spirit, and a contagious laugh.
Tony Dimarco said on Twitter, “Stunned and heartbroken by this news. Casey was light spirit, funny and a pleasure to be around. Always smiling and laughing, it’s a terribly sad day. 💔” Michael Roman on the other hand, tweeted, “One of the most fun nights I’ve ever had was dancing at Roscoes all night to Britney Spears with Casey! He was such a fun, warm, loving person! I love you bro and will miss the hell out of you!”
This is so heartbeaking… His joy and easy-going personnality… Spreading fun & positivity all the time… Such a great guy… May he rest in peace ! I’ll deeply miss him ! All my thoughts to his family and loved ones ! 😣🙏❤️✌️✨
— ✘ (@carterxdane) May 1, 2019
Oh no
— Will Braun (@willbraunXXX) May 1, 2019
Although Crisco did not mention the cause of Jacks’s death, some of his colleagues had intimated that Jacks died from suicide.
I just heard some very sad news that my fellow @ChoiceTMGMT model @CaseyJacksXXX killed himself this morning. I am fortunate to have a large support system, but maybe he didn’t have that. It’s up to us to help one another in our times of need. We’re all a family, and…
— Jack Hunter (@XXXJackHunter) April 30, 2019
This is so unacceptable IM SO FURIOUS 😡😡😡 how do we continue to allow our peers/colleagues to feel so alone that they need to end their lives. Stop being CUNTS we don’t have to like everyone but the LOVE AND RESPECT NEEDS TO TAKE PRIORITY. Over ur sad ass disagreements
— Boomer Banks (@Boomer_Banks) April 30, 2019
YOU ARE NOT ALONE PLEASE FELLOWS CALL ME OR CALL https://t.co/Olv4qvoxvS
— Boomer Banks (@Boomer_Banks) May 1, 2019
These reports remained unconfirmed as of this writing. Crisco on the other hand, posted another tweet saying that he would rather celebrate Jacks’s “life with happy thoughts instead of details surrounding his death.” Crisco urged everyone instead, to write their story/memory with Jacks on a blog entry he created for him.
I’ve created a place for those who knew @CaseyJacksXXX to leave a story/memory of him: https://t.co/sfAcNUf1j0. To respect his family, I would like to celebrate Casey’s life w/ happy thoughts instead of details surrounding his death. Share yr thoughts with his #ChoiceTalentFamily pic.twitter.com/CgGoC1K2Ij
— Chris Crisco (@mrChris_Crisco) May 1, 2019
There will be a gathering tonight at 7:30 on the corner of Castro and 18th in San Francisco to remember the glorious life of @CaseyJacksXXX. Friends & family will be blasting his favorite Britney songs & sharing stories. If you are in town and would like to attend, please do👼❤️ pic.twitter.com/68mUSzAVND
— Chris Crisco (@mrChris_Crisco) May 3, 2019
Where to Get Help
If you or a loved one is having suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. You may also click here or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for more resources.
The suicide action phone numbers for other countries are:
US – Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860 Available 24/7
Canada – Trans Lifeline: (877) 330-6366 Available 24/7
Philippines – Natasha Goulbourn Foundation (632) 804-HOPE (4673) and 0917-558-HOPE (4673) 2919 (toll-free number for all GLOBE and TM subscribers)
For the other Asian countries, click here while those who are in various countries in Europe may check here.
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What is to be gathered by this announcement? Another Human Being extricates himself from Humanity? What could have been so horrendous to cause self-annihilation? Are we all so troubled…so early on in life… that we can’t see the trees behind, and to the left and right, of the tree in front? And, to think, that my brother will be dead, 52 years, this coming May. He was 20. How sad I am to read of this and remorse the loss of another life because the Spirit could not reconcile itself with the Body? I will be 73, in August, and… Read more »
Sadly, suicide takes an unusually high number of adult entertainers….
Not really if you consider the high amount of drug use in porn and that they are treated like objects and less like people.
My condolences and prayers and deep sadden thoughts of a wonderful man regardless of any of works of his life.I respectfully wish that people understand that every gorgeous man is normal and his feelings and ideas are human
It is truly a terrible loss of loving and caring man…
Rest in Peace and may the angels in heaven take care of You Casey Jacks…
Another beautiful soul lost..god speed.. there is a ray of light amongst sadness… for some explicable reason, the bloggers and this website seemed to have not noticed the article in the guardian today where the cdc mentioned that HIV/AIDS maybe wiped out in our lifetime.. PEOPLE READ THIS ARTICLE IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALL HUMANITY…! THE GUARDIAN WEBSITE..THANK U
Naturally one wonders about the cause of death.
Is it very sad that such an attractive man dies at such a young age.
If it was suicide, the expression “Don’t accept a permanent solution to a short-term problem” comes to mind.
It’s very edgy to think that materialism and hedonism bring happiness.
Most of my friends are spiritual.
They and I quickly admit that we could not make it through difficult times without faith.
thank God I beat the black bitch!!!!! I am now married to the love of my life. that bitch plays for keeps!!! please seek help if you ever think you hear her nasty voice!!!!
I saw many do this in the ’80s when they’d poz up. I lost 256 friends, lovers and buds to the pandemic. I saw many more fie in thd AIDS wards at Ksiser and Hollywoid Presbyterian. I did the tough thing and went celebate, and I’m still around. This poor guy was 29, roughly the average age of all the guys I saw die in the pandemic. Now, with the drug problems in the gay community, they’re still dying. When oh when will it ever end? I’ve seen more deaths of gay guys than most veterans could ever have dreamt… Read more »
TIREDOFIT:
Bohemianism:
excess of anything and everything…but, only with the finest of anything and everything,,, interspersed with rest and relaxation!
Hedonism:
excess of anything and everything…sans quantity and quality!
Again I don’t pretend to know the circumstances surrounding this untimely death, but thanks for mentioning “celibate,” a concept which I don’t see often on gay sites. Being abstinent, or just having solitary sex, can be a reasonable choice in my opinion.
yeah right; Nam or Iraq is the same as an AIDS ward. You’ve seen more than the Marines on Saipan, poopsie. A true hero in his own mind. So doing poppers, meth and bug chasing is your version of being a hero. Just like Harvey Milk saved the world for democracy by tossing real heroes under the bus. No, you’re not a veteran. Charging a machine gun nest is not the same as getting high and putting on a blind fold in a bath house. You make me sick
What a pathetic f**king clown
I dont think he was comparing the characters of AIDS patients to vets. He was only comparing the number of deaths he has seen to that of a veteran. Death is tragic regardless of its cause. Nobody deserves to die in war or due to a diseas nd nobody deserves to get a disease due to their sexual activity.Having said that, you seem to believe that everyone who died of AIDS participated in activities you find objectionable Many people who never stepped into a bathhouse were infected and died without dignity due to bigoted beliefs.
Don’t throw veterans under the bus. I for one am a gay man and also a veteran and I can assure you there have been many veterans from Vietnam as well as Iraq and Afghanistan who have come home and have committed suicide, a large number of them as a matter of fact. No I’m not trying to detract from the number of gay men and some women who have done so as well, and I know there are quite a few them as well. Everyone just needs to realize it … hard days they come and go. They won’t… Read more »
Obsession with looks and superficiality is why so many gay guys kill themselves. You look past so many of us guys because we may be too short not hot enough or not perfect bodies. You dudes are all the same. And the sad thing is, Im a good looking, successful guy with a great job and great personality, yet because Im not the ideal image of what so many of you think I should be, you pass over a great catch.
Why do you have to make this post about you and your insecurities? Good for you, that you are good looking, and successful and great personality. It sounds to me, that you are as well as superficial like the guys you are complaining about, arrogant showing up how much you go or how good your job is, and egocentric, to think you have a great personality.. honey, if you really are all that, you don’t need to tell anybody to believe you, let people see it if its truth you are all “that”.
Like reality tv, porn seems to be dangerous to performers. You allow many strangers to peer inside you, and they may not have good intentions or energy. Absorbing negative energy or thoughts on such an internal level must be harmful. But suicide may have more to do with why the person chose such a path in the first place. Prostitution is not a victimless crime, the prostitute is the one harmed most of all.
Very sad and tragic news. The passing of anyone at such a young age is never good and that Mr. Jacks may have done it himself leaves many questions and too few answers.
Rest well, Casey.
With the Grabby’s in Chicago in a couple of weeks, lots of people from the porn industry will be in town. This would be an opportunity for them to step up & kick back some bucks to help guys in the industry who may be having issues. After all the porn companies will continue to make money long after the actors are all gone. Dave Slick last summer & now Chris Crisco. Two performers under 30 dead in under a year.
sorry, it should have been Casey Jacks. I was reading the tweets as I was typing earlier
It is a sad day when a young man dies of any reason. I did not know you Sir but I know for a fact you made life more enjoyable, fun, and interesting to many of us. May you R. I. P. and for you and your family and friends
Wow, that manager/agent totally misses the boat. First, sweeping the very issues under the rug that may have caused Mr. Jacks suicide reinforces the idea that these issues were shameful, verboten, and unaddressable. It’s no wonder Mr. Jacks didn’t feel comfortable talking about whatever he was feeling, or that he had to keep up appearances. Second, if he did commit suicide, it’s more respectful to acknowledge the pain he was in, than to try to ignore it by “celebrating” and “remembering the glorious life” he had. Committing suicide in part delivers a message to loved ones that everything was NOT… Read more »
In the world of porn, one tends to objectify the models, requiring them to be perfect in every way. I can’t imagine the mental and emotional stress of these models — how does one live up to these expectations, which are either perceived or real? Then add normal insecurities (I’m too short/tall, my ethnicity, my dick is too big/small, oh, I’m gay, etc.) How does one cope? And we all know drugs are somewhat accepted in the gay world, which truly tilts one’s reality. We need to reach out and love on our gay friends, who may or may not… Read more »
Suicide hotlines have not been of any help to me. Two weeks ago after answering a series of questions in a new app on iPhone, it recommended I get in touch with suicide prevention hotline web site it linked to. This being Philadelphia, the suicide web page did not even work. I was pissed and fired off a message to the app developers and they were very nice and apologetic the next day. This time I was lazy and allowed a next day to occur for me. The next time, and there will be a next time, I am not… Read more »
Wonder what his vaccination status was
This is so tragic…. Why do so many porn actors die by their own hand…? Rest in peace and serenity, Casey.