The Salling family appreciates the support they have been receiving and asks for their privacy to be respected. Adult performer Alex Riley has tragically died aged 22, leaving his loved ones and fans heartbroken over the loss of a vibrant and talented performer. He is survived by his mother and father, and his brother. 'Mark was a gentle and loving person, a person of great creativity, who was doing his best to atone for some serious mistakes and errors of judgment. Immaculate Heart Cemetery in Marcus Hook would seem an unlikely resting place for a power-bottom porn star, but this is indeed where Chester native Joey. 'I can confirm that Mark Salling passed away early this morning,' Proctor said in an emailed statement to USA TODAY. Salling's lawyer, Michael Proctor, confirmed his death to USA TODAY. This trope is the presentation of deaths of LGBT characters where these characters are nominally able. The suspected cause is suicide by hanging, Winter said, but the final cause will be determined by autopsy. The Bury Your Gays trope as used in popular culture. He was 35.Įd Winter, spokesman for the Los Angeles County coroner's office, said Salling was found dead by the Los Angeles River in Sunland, Calif., the neighborhood in the San Gabriel Mountains where Salling resided. Mark Salling, the former Glee star who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and was scheduled to be sentenced in March, was found dead Tuesday, an apparent suicide.
