A porn star who was trolled online after she posed for a topless photo at a George Floyd mural in Santa Barbara has been found dead at her home.
Lauren Kaye Scott, 27, who is known in the porn industry as Dakota Skye, was discovered by her boyfriend on Wednesday at their motorhome in Los Angeles.
Last month, Scott faced backlash online following an Instagram post that showed her flashing her chest to the camera while standing in front of a mural depicting George Floyd.
Under the now-deleted image posted on May 4, she wrote: ‘Happy #GeorgeFloyd day in #santabarbara <3 #dakotaskye equality&fair treatment for all. Dope mural.’
Porn star Lauren Kaye Scott faced backlash online following an Instagram post that showed her flashing her chest to the camera while standing in front of a mural depicting George Floyd
Lauren Kaye Scott, 27, who is known in the porn industry as Dakota Skye, was discovered by her boyfriend on Wednesday at their motorhome in Los Angeles.
Social media users took exception to the controversial image, with one writing: ‘This is some serious disrespectful bulls*** Lauren.’
Another said: ‘wtf what does flashing have to do with George Floyd death.’
The porn star defended the tone-deaf photo by claiming that she was ‘celebrating BAD cops being checked with abusing there authority against human beings … hello.’
She added: ‘No human being should die getting arrested.’
George Floyd was killed by former police officer Derek Chauvin Minneapolis in May 2020. Protests erupted across the country after Chauvin pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for several minutes while the man was handcuffed. Chauvin was later convicted of murder and is awaiting sentencing.
The cause of Scott’s death has not been confirmed, but her aunt told the US Sun that her niece had struggled with alcohol and fentanyl addiction.
She said: ‘Her real life story and how she came to be in that industry, has truly been a tragedy.
Scott, who is originally from Tampa Bay, Florida, is well known in the adult film industry and has starred in porn flicks including Slut Puppies 9, Busted Babysitters 2, and Milk Maids
The porn star defended the tone-deaf photo by claiming that she was ‘celebrating BAD cops being checked with abusing there authority against human beings … hello’
‘She died almost exactly two years after her mother, my baby sister’s, death which was caused by addiction and alcoholism.
‘Lauren was a product of a highly dysfunctional family involving drugs, alcohol, physical, emotional, verbal and sexual abuse.’
Scott, who is originally from Tampa Bay, Florida, is well known in the adult film industry and has starred in porn flicks including Slut Puppies 9, Busted Babysitters 2, and Milk Maids.
She’s also been the recipient of numerous porn industry awards, including Porn’s Next It Girl, Best ‘O’ Face, and Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene.
The cause of Scott’s death has not been confirmed, but her aunt said her niece had struggled with alcohol and fentanyl addiction, and was ‘stalked by demons’
Scott has made a name for herself in the adult entertainment industry and has won numerous awards, including Porn’s Next It Girl, Best ‘O’ Face, and Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene.
The porn star once told Adult Video News: ‘Awards are always nice, but being able to do what I love and give back to the people who love it are reward enough.’
Scott appears to have been struggling with her personal life in the years leading up to her death. In 2017, the adult entertainer was arrested for hitting her then-boyfriend in the face when he asked her to leave his apartment after sex.
Her aunt Linda added: ‘She was stalked by demons like no one will ever understand unless you’ve lived it.
‘She no longer has to walk through this world in pain in her own prison and that gives me comfort to know she no longer has to fight the voices and images that haunted her.
‘She was an addict and an alcoholic. But really all she was doing was searching for love, someone to care about her.
‘I was so scared about her. She was in so much pain. I thought she was going to make it. She had been clean for weeks.’
On social media, Scott’s friend James Bartholet expressed his sadness at her death.
He tweeted: ‘RIP Dakota Skye, you are in our thoughts, our hearts, and prayers Our thoughts and prayers are also going out to her family.
‘Dakota was a dear friend and part of our industry family, and we are saddened by her loss.