Pornstar/Escort Alexander Gustavo Commits Suicide

[big-n-tall]

...sad to read this. Jaxton Wheeler (his friend and roommate) discovered the body.

 

http://str8upgayporn.com/gay-porn-star-alexander-gustavo-has-committed-suicide-in-las-vegas/

[BabyBoomer]

RIP.

@Despardo reviewed him in March 2015.

 

~ Boomer ~

[sincitymix]

:( :(

[+ ArVaGuy]

This is depressingly sad.

[jawjateck]

heartbreaking

[+ José Soplanucas]

So sad.

[MscleLovr]

Tho I never met the man nor saw his work, it is sad. The porn industry does seem to consume its young.

[bigvalboy]

Tragic...May he go in peace.

[+ WmClarke]

So sad.

[+ nycman]

So very sad.

 

He was an amazing, interesting, and fun young man.

 

RIP

[evensteven]

This is so incredibly upsetting. I met him earlier this year, and he was so young and full of energy and life. He was apparently only 33-years-old when he shot himself. Such a tragedy

[escortrod]

Tho I never met the man nor saw his work, it is sad. The porn industry does seem to consume its young.

Though it's difficult to know whether each suicide is directly related to the industry or not. Suicide is the leading cause of death amongst young men in the UK, and I wouldn't be surprised if the same was the case here.

[JayNY]

What? Oh my god, this is so sad. He just did a Cleveland Spa show just a few weeks ago, so sad. I have to say he didn't look really happy in the promo vid, something was obviously bothering him.

 

Too Bad, his roommate and friends back in Vegas didn't see any signs of depression.

[marylander1940]

I just hope he's in peace now!

[rvwnsd]

Man, that is awful. Sad to see someone in a place where ending their life is the only option to bring them peace. I also feel sad for Jaxton Wheeler for having to find the body. Seeing the aftermath of one's friend shooting himself has got to be traumatic.

[+ honcho]

Seeing the aftermath of one's friend shooting himself has got to be traumatic.

 

I would probably toss my cookies and seek immediate help about Post-traumatic stress.

 

How *AWFUL*.

[Traveler North]

I would probably toss my cookies and seek immediate help about Post-traumatic stress.

 

How *AWFUL*.

 

Shocked to hear of Alexander's suicide. Met him in LV this summer and had a great time. Talked about his life and he seemed happy. Told him to come to Florida where I would certainly see him again. Such a nice young man. Really sad news. May he rest in peace.

[Despardo]

I'm stunned. I met him just once, but he was a super nice and very attractive guy. That was a little before his porn career started really to take off. All this week his image has been on the RM screen where they ask you to certify that you are over 18 (in rotation with several other guys.)

 

Suicide is particularly painful and confounding to those close to the deceased, especially if that person did not reach out to his friends and loved ones and showed no signs that something was seriously wrong or that they were desperately unhappy. Friends and those close feel shut out as if they never really knew the person and confused and hurt that he did not confide in them. It is so much worse than losing someone to a disease or an accident.

 

Additionally, to shoot one's self is particularly dramatic to say the least--good for maximum shock value. It is hard to contemplate what would bring a person to do that especially if there were no warnings.

 

I spent only an hour with the guy, but I really liked him. This feels so weird. Very, very sad.

[handiacefailure]

Sad to hear this. I've been a fan of his work for a long time and was finally able to meet him last month in Vegas.

 

Very nice guy and one of the best experiences I had with an escort. I'm into some kinky stuff and loved his kink porn and even though he is a sub on film he truly is vers in both roles in kink and was a great dom. He rode his motorcycle to my hotel and after we played he was telling me he was a nurse prior to being in porn and had a motorcycle accident and got into porn after that.

[rossthebosssf]

Truly a shame. I always saw his ad while visiting Seattle, but never took the plunge. I'm sorry he felt suicide was the only way out. One never knows what another's demons really are.

[BasketBaller]

Sad, and very sorry for Jaxton. My brother found his roommate when they were just out of college. The guy had to know my brother would be the one to find him, and my brother struggled with that for a long time. The last time we talked about it, years later, my brother said he had decided the guy trusted that he could handle it, and that he would forgive him eventually. He did both but it wasn't easy.

[handiacefailure]

Apparently him and Jaxton weren't roommates, he was living with his fiancé and her son at the time and he was 31 not 33 as previously reported (he always advertised as being 31 in his ads and told me when I met him last month he recently turned 31 but I know many escorts lie about their age).

http://str8upgayporn.com/gay-porn-star-alexander-gustavo-has-committed-suicide-in-las-vegas/

 

OT, but I'd be nervous about being an escort and porn star with my pictures all over the place and having a kid.

[marylander1940]

Is the suicide rate among escorts / porn stars high?

 

Yes, unfortunately it is for many different reasons and unfortunately easy money (that won't last forever) has a lot to do with it