A male porn star who suffered from depression died on Sunday, five days after an altercation with police which resulted in him being shot with a Taser gun.
Authorities responded to a suicide attempt in Los Angeles on Sunday and found Marland Anderson, who is also known as Sledge Hammer, with his girlfriend.
The actor had allegedly suffered an anxiety attack and had attempted to self-harm, which led his adult performer girlfriend, Alexa Cruz, to call the police.
According to director Stoney Curtis, Anderson?s close friend of 20 years, the 39-year-old had been dealing with depression, which was exacerbated by his marijuana use.
?It turned out he genetically had a mild form of schizophrenia, and it wasn?t a problem until he started smoking pot and taking various things for depression,? Curtis told XBIZ.com.