The Sword is saddened to share the news that former gay porn performer Casey Tanner has died at the age of 28. The news was posted on social media by a few of his industry friends and co-stars.
Not much information is known about the circumstances surrounding Casey’s passing (you may also know him as Slayde), but both Liam Riley and former boyfriend Lane Rogers (aka Blake Mitchell) posted the news today on Twitter, and XBIZ also confirmed the news:
Casey entered the industry in 2013, eventually retiring around 2017 to be with his partner in San Diego. The performer did most of his work at Helix, working with the likes of Mitchell, Calvin Banks, Max Carter, Grayson Lange and more. He also filmed three scenes for Icon Male in 2014 (with Adam Russo, Ty Roderick and Connor Maguire).
Our thoughts go out to all of Casey’s loved ones.
Super sad news.
Here’s the link to the article on str8upgayporn. They are raising funds for a plaque to be placed in San Diego Zoo.
So very sorry to read about his passing at such a young age. My sympathies to his family and friends.
Slade was one of the sweetest individuals I ever met. We struck up a conversation at the San Diego Zoo and he was so interested in everything had to share about the animals. He said he appreciated being treated as a person and not a former porn star to be pawed at. I introduced him to a friend who’s a keeper and he got to go behind the scenes. It was like watching a very gay kid in a candy store. Not sure why he was in the hospital for so long, I’ll wait until his partner Ariq makes a public statement and share it here.
This story was first reported by Str8UpGayPorn on Friday night, and their report includes a statement from Casey’s boyfriend explaining the cause of death.
Rest in Peace young man.
NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Disturbing on so many levels!