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Porn star Olivia Nova knew she was going to die unless she got help to change her life, after doctors warned she must sober up just months before her tragic death.
Olivia - real name Lexi Forde - had reached out to pals for help in getting sober and desperately wanted to turn her life around, her close friend Jimmie Romero told Mirror Online.
"Lexi knew her days were limited, she was told in October by doctors," he explained.
"She was at a friend's house trying to get sober. She had three days off of everything. She said she wanted to change her lifestyle - she looked in my eyes and said to me, 'I want to stop and change my life. I have a family that loves me.'"
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Jimmie, who has worked in recovery rehabs and has been sober himself for 14 years, saw the warning signs and begged Lexi to get to hospital to detox fully.
But, heartbreakingly, Lexi decided not to seek medical treatment to battle her demons, choosing instead to help another friend who was "heading down a dangerous path", says Jimmie.
"Even though her friend would never forgive her for giving a statement, Lexi had to try to help save her life," he went on.
"I am indebted to Lexi for her selfless act. She passed trying to save others and I believe that's the stuff saints are made of.
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"If there is a heaven, I hope you're smiling and all the pain is gone. Sleep easy my friend," Jimmie added. "My love, respect always... You will never be forgotten."
His heartfelt tribute came after Lexi's high school friend Taylor Johnson lifted the lid on the traumatic life events that led the 20-year-old into porn .
Lexi had spent the last few days of 2014 in hospital after getting behind the wheel of a snowmobile drunk, which resulted in a horrific crash that injured her face.
The model's friends had begged her not to drink and drive, and she later said the crash had given her a wake-up call.
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At the time, Lexi posted a picture of herself lying in a hospital bed with a neck brace on and blood encrusting her nose and mouth.
She captioned the photo as a warning to her friends: "So thankful to be alive. Thank you for all of your prayers everyone, I hope you all take it to heart when I say it's never going to be worth it to drink and drive.
"I easily could've lost my life or taken another this morning," she added.
In another cruel twist of fate, Lexi lost a close friend to suicide in 2016 and then her much loved boyfriend Nolan to a heroin overdose in April 2017, a month after she'd started in the porn industry.
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Lexi later claimed on Twitter that his overdose had been deliberate.
The fiercely principled vegan and animal lover was dealing with all these tragedies in the run-up to her death, Taylor told Mirror Online.
"Her lifestyle kinda changed drastically in the last year and I know she was recently feeling pressure about her busy upcoming schedule, and believe her and her new boyfriend might've been arguing," she said.
"She spent Christmas alone. I haven't seen her in a few years, but we kept in touch through social media."
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Lexi was found dead this week in Las Vegas. Her family now face the prospect of recovering her dog, possessions and body and bringing them back home, for which a GoFundMe page has been set up to help them with the expenses.
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TRIBUNJOGJA.COM - Kematian bintang film dewasa Olivia Nova masih menjadi buah bibir hingga saat ini.
Penyebab kematiannya belum diketahui, tetapi banyak yang menduga jika ia mengalami tekanan berat.
Wanita 20 tahun itu ditemukan tewas di Las Vegas pada Minggu (7/12/2018).
Ia merupakan bintang film dewasa ke-4, yang meninggal dunia dalam waktu dua bulan ini.
Setelah kematiannya, fakta baru yang membuat miris pun muncul.
Baca: Satu per Satu Bintang Film Dewasa Berguguran, Kini Olivia Nova Meninggal Dunia
Rupanya, ibu Olivia tak memiliki uang untuk biaya pemakaman putrinya.
Pihak keluarga kemudian meminta bantuan untuk menyelesaikan masalah itu.
Teman-teman dekat Olivia pun mengumpulkan donasi melalui sebuah laman, yang kini telah terkumpul $ 5.170 dari target $ 8.000.
Baca: Meninggal Dunia di Usia Muda, Ini 9 Fakta Tentang Bintang Panas Olivia Nova
Tak hanya itu, sebuah fakta miris juga terungkap baru-baru ini.
Pacar Olivia juga tewas bunuh diri pada tahun 2017 lalu, hanya dua hari sebelum pemilik nama asli Lexi Rose Forte itu merayakan ulang tahun.
Olivia sempat mengungkapkan kesedihannya di Twitter.
"Beristirahatlah dengan cinta damai. Ini seperti kita masih memeluk di tempat tidur bersama anak anjing makan pizza dan menonton film kemarin. Aku belum siap untuk berpisah denganmu," tulis Olivia kala itu. (TRIBUNJOGJA.COM)
Tragisnya, dalam sebuah wawancara di bulan Agustus 2017, saat dia ditanya apa yang diharapkan terjadi padanya dalam sepuluh tahun ke depan, dia menjawab ingin lulus perguruan tinggi dan banyak terlibat dalam proyek sosial.
"Saya berencana untuk lulus sekolah. Saya juga punya proyek sosial besar yang tidak mencari keuntungan, saya ingin menjadi bagian dari orang-orang," katanya sebagaimana dilansir dari metro.co.uk .
Ilustrasi akhir hidup mengenaskan sang bintang 'Panas'
Olivia Nova juga mengungkapkan bahwa dia adalah penyanyi yang pandai menulis musiknya sendiri, dan membandingkan gayanya dengan Amy Winehouse.
Penggemar Amy tersebut juga mengatakan bahwa saat ini dia sedang mengerjakan album debutnya sendiri dengan orang yang cukup besar. Tetapi dia menolak menyebutkan nama.
Sayangnya, bintang porno berusia 20 tahun tersebut meninggal sebelum impiannya tercapai. Dia ditemukan tewas di Las Vegas pada 7 Januari lalu. Bahkan, belum diketahui penyebabnya karena hasil dari post mortem baru akan keluar setidaknya selama enam minggu ke depan.
Lalu kenapa gadis yang memiliki nama asli Lexi Forte ini memilih menjadi bintang porno? Dalam sebuah wawancara tahun lalu, dia mengungkapkan bahwa menjadi bintang porno membantunya mengatasi masalah percaya diri. Walaupun, pertama kali beradegan dalam sebuah film porno membuatnya gugup.
"Saya cukup gugup tapi dalam beberapa detik aku merasa seperti kamu hanya punya ini," katanya.
Dia juga menceritakan bagaimana nerveous saat pertama kali harus menanggalkan pakaian di depan kamera. Tetapi, membintangi beberapa film dewasa dan membuat sebuah nama alias untuk dirinya sendiri di media sosial, membuatnya memperoleh 20.000 pengikut di Twitter .
OLIVIA Nova was a US porn actress who died at the age of 20.
She had only been in the industry for a year when her tragic death was announced. Here's what we know.
@olivianovaxxx Olivia Nova died at the age of 20 just months after she began working in porn
Who was Olivia Nova?
Olivia Nova, real name Lexi Forte, was born and raised in Minnesota before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada.
She started her career as adult actress in March 2017, and was represented by LA Direct Models.
Her career quickly began to take off as she starred in several adult movies and collected a large fanbase on social media.
In an interview from last August, Nova said she wanted to gain academic qualifications.
She told photographer Dave Naz: "I plan on graduating school".
Olivia Nova's death
It was announced that Olivia had died aged just 20 on 9 January 2018.
LA Direct Models said they were "beyond shocked by the sudden death".
A statement said: "While only represented by Direct Models for a short period of time, we came to know Olivia as a beautiful girl with a very sweet and gentle personality.
"Another one, way too young, we are beyond shocked and most certainly, it was completely out of the blue. Rest in peace, sweet angel."
It was revealed boyfriend to suicide just months before she tragically died.
Responding to a Twitter troll, the 20-year-old wrote: "My boyfriend killed himself two days before my birthday in April on H, that’s not cool to poke at… not over him."
She also posted a photo of the two of them together just a few days after he killed himself.
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The tragedy came after a spate of deaths among porn stars in the US.
Nova become the forth woman to die in the adult film industry in just three months.
Yuri Luv, 31, August Ames, 23, and Shyla Stylez, 35, all passed away in previous weeks.
Friends and family of Olivia set up a gofundme page to help raise money towards her funeral.
