Gay porn star Billy Herrington dies at 48

Former gay porn star Billy Herrington has died.

One of the biggest stars of the late 90s and early 2000s passed away after a ‘horrible accident’.

He was 48.

Herrington had appeared in movies for Colt Studios and All Worlds.

His mother Kathleen Wood shared the news, saying: ‘It is with a heavy and broken heart that I want to let everyone know my son Billy Herrington has passed away. I love you son. Mom.’

While she didn’t confirm how he died, it is believed he was in a car crash.

Wood asked for followers to pray for her son after he was in a ‘horrible accident’ last week.

Billy Herrington’s life and unusual fandom

Born and raised in Long Island, New York, Herrington entered the adult film world after winning a Playgirl magazine’s Real Men of the Month contest.

In the following years, Herrington would model for French nude calendars. He also then became one of the best known gay adult film stars of the late 90s.

Retiring in the mid-2000s, he focused on his career as a bodybuilder.

In 2007, one video Workout Muscular Men 3 was transformed into a popular internet meme in Japanese online communities.

Nicknamed ‘Big Brother’, or Aniki, one video would gain more than 5.5 million views.

In 2008, Herrington was invited to Japan for a Valentine’s Day event. There, more than 10,000 fans showed up to see him in person.

The same day, Herrington was also presented with his own action figure.

Tributes

Tributes have been paid to the late porn star.

Chi Chi LaRue, legendary drag queen and porn director, said: ‘Heaven just got stronger!’

One fan wrote: ‘I’m so sorry for your loss. He was a great man with an even greater heart. Millions of people around the planet are mourning with you. RIP.’

Another said: ‘You were and still are one of my idols I look up to today and think about whenever I’m really good or sad mood.

‘One of my dreams was to meet you in real life but damn.

‘My condolences to your family. Rest in peace Billy.’

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