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Deven Davis, the wife of the lead singer of nu metal band Korn, has died.
The 39-year-old mum was found dead on Friday, her family confirmed.
A statement, issued through the band's record label, Roadrunner Records, read: "The Davis family is broken-hearted over the devastating loss of Deven Davis.
"We ask that you respect their privacy — and the privacy of those close to the family — and allow them the space to mourn in private.
"We thank you for your love, understanding and prayers of support during this difficult time."
Her death comes on the same day her estranged husband Jonathan Davis filed for a domestic violence restraining order.
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The judge issued a temporary order blocking Deven from any child custody or visitation for their two children on Friday August 17.
The restraining order also stops her from having any contact with the family dog, Chaos.
Jonathan alleged Deven was suffering from drug addiction - something she struggled with for over 20 years.
The cause of her death is unknown.
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He alleged her drug use was causing emotional harm to their kids through neglect, according to TMZ .
He claimed in his court declaration that she was dependent on both prescription and illegal narcotics.
She's been to rehab six times and "is constantly under the influence of the nitrous oxide, cocaine and Norco".
Norco is a type of prescription painkiller that can be highly addictive.
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Jonathan alleged she had a drug dealer boyfriend who was passed out on the sofa in her living room when he brought the children to herhouse.
He also claims he found a heroin pipe and cocaine floating in the toilet bowl while Deven was passed out on the floor upstairs.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Deven had been in a sober home but left and wasn't seen for a week.
Jonathan filed for divorce from Deven in October 2016, citing irreconcilable differences.
Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis ' wife Deven died earlier today (Aug. 17). The news was confirmed in a press statement:
The Davis family is brokenhearted over the devastating loss of Deven Davis. We ask that you respect their privacy—and the privacy of those close to the family—and allow them the space to mourn in private. We thank you for your love, understanding and prayers of support during this difficult time.
TMZ reports that Jonathan Davis filed for divorce from Deven in 2016, and that he filed a domestic violence restraining order against her earlier today. It reportedly would have blocked any custody of their children, as well as visitation privileges.
Additionally, the documents they obtained allegedly state that Devon had entered a sober living home but went missing last Friday (Aug. 10). Their report adds that she had dealt with alcohol issues. An official cause of death has yet to be revealed. She was 39 years old.
Jonathan and Deven married in 2004. They had two children together. Davis has most recently been doing press interviews promoting the 20-year anniversary of Korn's quintuple-platinum album Follow the Leader .
Jonathan Davis and Deven Davis post at the 'Wonderland' premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Deven Davis, the wife of Korn frontman Jonathan Davis, has died. She was 39.
A rep has issued a statement via email on behalf of Jonathan Davis.
“The Davis family is brokenhearted over the devastating loss of Deven Davis. We ask that you respect their privacy — and the privacy of those close to the family — and allow them the space to mourn in private. We thank you for your love, understanding and prayers of support during this difficult time," the statement reads.
Jonathan filed for divorce from Deven in 2016, citing irreconcilable differences, according to a report published by TMZ, which says the news of Deven's death comes the same day Jonathan filed a domestic violence restraining order against his wife.
TMZ says documents allege Deven, a former porn star, was a heavy drug user. The restraining order filed claims she was "constantly under the influence of nitrous oxide, cocaine and Norco." The report goes on to say the judge issued a temporary order against Deven, denying her custody and visitation of their children. She was allegedly in a sober home but went missing last Friday.
The couple married in 2004 and had two children together.
Deven's cause of death has not been revealed.
According to TMZ, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis's estranged wife died earlier today. Deven Davis was only 39 years old.
A Davis family representative confirmed the report, saying in a statement: "The Davis family is brokenhearted over the devastating loss of Deven Davis. We ask that you respect their privacy — and the privacy of those close to the family — and allow them the space to mourn in private. We thank you for your love, understanding and prayers of support during this difficult time."
A former girl-on-girl porn star who married Jonathan in 2004, Deven and the singer had two kids together, Pirate and Zeppelin. (Jonathan's first son from his previous marriage, Nathan, will turn 23 this fall.)
TMZ reports that Jonathan filed for divorce in October 2016, citing irreconcilable differences. He also filed for a domestic violence restraining order earlier today. The judge issued a temporary order blocking any child custody or visitation by Deven. The restraining order also prohibits her from having contact with the family dog, Chaos.
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In his court declaration, Jonathan alleged Deven was deeply involved with drugs, which she had struggled with for more than 20 years. He alleged her drug use was causing emotional harm to the kids through neglect. He said that had been dependent on both prescription and illegal narcotics. According to the singer, she had been to rehab six times and "is constantly under the influence of the nitrous oxide, cocaine and Norco."
Jonathan alleged she had a drug dealer boyfriend who was passed out on the sofa in her living room when he brought the children to her house.
He also claims he found a heroin pipe and cocaine floating in the toilet bowl while Deven was passed out on the floor upstairs.
According to the documents, Deven had been in a sober home but went missing last Friday and hadn't been seen for a week.
No cause of death has yet been revealed.
Deven was born Deven Augustina Schuette in Findlay, Ohio on April 6, 1979. When she was 18, she changed her name to Deven Davis for modeling before she was married or even met her soon-to-be husband. As fate would have it, Davis ended up being her married name.
Jonathan reportedly gave up recreational drugs and alcohol almost 20 years ago, but has continued to struggle with chronic and debilitating anxiety and depression — and consequently a reliance on prescription drugs.
The singer has admitted in interviews that he was treated in 2013 for Xanax addiction.
Jonathan told Metal Hammer magazine that one song on KORN's 2010 album, "III: Remember Who You Are", was written about Deven "when she was having problems with pill addiction. [Producer] Ross [Robinson] called her without me knowing and asked her to show up to the studio, and I had to sing that part to her."
A few years ago, Jonathan credited Deven and his three sons with keeping him alive. "They saved me from being an idiot and dying from a drug overdose," he said. "They've given me this side of my life that brings me happiness. I love being a father: waking up in the morning, [taking] them to school, fixing them breakfast. I really get off on that."
Earlier this year, Jonathan told Forbes that he wasn't worried about his children using drugs. "My son Nathan won't ever do that," he said. 'He's 22 years old, he's a DJ. He goes out on the road, he's successful in music. He doesn't drink and he doesn't partake in any of that, because he saw what it did to me. He was three years old when I got sober, but he remembers me coming home and then finding me out on the front porch passed out drunk. Pirate and Zeppy have never seen me drink. There's no drinking in our house. For one, Zeppy [who suffers from Type 1 diabetes] can't, he'll die. And then Pirate, it isn't his thing. They're good kids. They've just never been brought up around that culture to party and have liquor.
"Hopefully Deven and I have taught them correctly, "he added. "That's a dark road. Parties, social drinking, it just leads eventually to bad stuff. You can be one of those people that socially drink, but I am not one of them."
