Adult content creator and burlesque performer LuLu LoveBottom has died at the age of 30. The performer, whose real name was Hunter Hardin, died on Monday, September 7, in what authorities are investigating as an apparent suicide.
According to reports, emergency services responded to Hardin’s Los Angeles-area home after receiving a medical call involving an adult male. Firefighters and rescue teams arrived at the house. However, Hardin was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are now handling the death investigation.
Before his death, LuLu LoveBottom shared a heartbreaking message on Instagram.
“I love you and I’m sorry I was unable to make it to the end. Goodbye forever. Love, LuLu,” he wrote.
He also captioned the post,
“Been hurt for the last time by someone I shared my heart with 💔.”
His close friend and fellow burlesque performer Asura later confirmed his death.
In a tribute, Asura described Hardin as someone who could “light up a room” like no one else. Hardin previously opened up about his struggles with depression and how sports helped him cope.
He later found a new outlet through burlesque, where he embraced both masculine and feminine sides of himself.
“I’m a happy and bubbly person, and I also like to dance around and have some fun. But I’ve also been depressed,” he said in an interview.
He added that his art allowed him to express pain, abandonment and difficult experiences. Friends and loved ones are expected to gather this weekend to celebrate his life.
