Amara Romani Passes Away

LOS ANGELES—Adult performer Amara Romani died early Friday morning at a Los Angeles hospital, according to the Medical Examiner's Office for the County of Los Angeles. She was 30. Though the cause of Romani's death has not yet been determined, friends and family have indicated via social media that they strongly suspect it was due to a drug overdose. Romani first appeared in adult movies starting in 2015. She remained active, on and off, up until this year. According to the Internet Adult Film Database, Romani has been credited with about 282 scenes in a variety of capacities and has been nominated for awards throughout her career. In 2017, a scene Romani appeared in was nominated for the AVN Award for Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene. She's worked for adult studios including Reality Kings, Brazzers, Nubiles, Evil Angel and Jules Jordan Video. News of Romani's death was confirmed by her father in a Facebook post. Her father serves as a coroner in her home state of Pennsylvania.  In his Facebook post, Romani's father discussed how she had long struggled with mental health conditions and drug and substance abuse. "Every person and family have been affected, either directly or indirectly, by mental health problems as well as drug and alcohol addiction," he wrote. "No one is exempt." Romani is survived by her family and one son, who is in the care of his father.