The details of this are still emerging, but it does seem to have been confirmed that Bryan Knight has died.

Dominic Ford of JustFor.Fans shared the news earlier today on his Twitter.

The news has also been reported by industry publication, AVN, with a statement from Robby Lewis of Luxxxe Studioes saying that Bryan went to bed on Sunday, 3 September, and did not wake up – passing away in his sleep.

Bryan is survived by his husband, Snake, and Snake has posted a message to Bryan’s Twitter account.

Bryan was 39 years old.

We interviewed Bryan a couple of years ago, and it was great to hear about his passion for his work in the adult-entertainment industry, his sex-work advocacy, and the Velvet Collar graphic novels that he created – a project that was initially inspired by the raid of the New York offices of the RentBoy escort website in 2015.

First appearing in gay porn films around 2012, Bryan had about 50 credits to his name.

Standing at 6’6″ tall, Bryan described himself as a giant. He told us that many of his sex-work clients were attracted to his size and the fantasy that enabled.

“A giant is mythical…” explained Bryan. “A giant inspires stories of heroism and adventure. It also inspires clients to conquer their fears of approaching someone bigger than them in heart and size. They also want a monster to conquer and feel powerful.”