We at PAPER were incredibly saddened to learn of the death of our friend, adult-film star Erik Rhodes, who apparently died in his sleep last night. The 30-year-old Long Island-native was a truly hilarious and larger-than-life character as well-known for his wicked sense of humor as he was for his enormous muscles. Rhodes was a legend in the gay adult film world. His fame transcended **** and he did mainstream modeling (famously appearing in an ad for Loehman's department store) and sat front row at the Marc Jacobs fashion show. He was a regular in the pages of PAPER magazine and on PAPERMAG.com, and we'll cherish his hilarious stories that didn't make it to print -- including the one of him losing his virginity at a Mexican restaurant in a strip mall and being served a burrito lunch on the set of his adult film debut. He was a true New York character and we'll miss him like crazy.
Never saw any of his films I don't like gay ****, but too bad he's gone, he was pretty young and sometimes no matter how hot and rich you are that's not enough, I hope he can rest forever and have peace!
I read Popstar.
and so young!
