Lauren Kaye Scott April 17, β June 9, , known professionally as Dakota Skye , was an American pornographic film actor who appeared in more than such videos from through Sexually abused as a child , she was first raised by her alcoholic mother and aspired to be a marine biologist. In her early teens, she moved in with her father's family in southern Ohio. Skye met Zachary Lecompte-Goble at a party in , and after terminating a pregnancy, the two were married that year in Las Vegas, but soon separated before In , Skye's mother died of "addiction and alcoholism".
In spring it was revealed that Skye was working as an escort. That May she was criticized for a photo she posted to Instagram showing her posing topless in front of a George Floyd mural. According to Lecompte-Goble, it was when Skye lost an industry award in that her substance abuse dramatically increased. Her Xanax use increased to 10β15 pills at a time, and she began smoking methamphetamine. From β, Skye entered drug rehabilitation at least six times, but only stayed for a few days each time.
As recounted by family, friends, and coworkers, Skye's behavior became erratic by the mids. Fellow actress Kianna Bradley and director Jacky St. James both described an impulsive and gregarious woman who "was never too proud to be silly. Skye would claim to be watched by hidden cameras, a target for assassination because of an affiliation with the Kennedy family , and a victim of rape by Ron Jeremy.
In mid, after striking her boyfriend, [ 6 ] in Pinellas Park, Florida , [ 7 ] Skye was arrested and jailed by police on a charge of misdemeanor domestic battery. She pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in Burbank, California in , and in she was jailed in Van Nuys for misdemeanor charges. Skye began working in pornography in , performing under the names Dakota Skye or Kota Sky.
Prior to December , she took time off from the industry to get sober and address her mental health. During the evening of June 8, , Skye told friends and coworkers that "the FBI and the Mafia were after her [and] she was going to go become a Hells Angel biker". In the early hours of June 9, Skye asked to nap in a stranger's recreational vehicle ; she was seen smoking something before lying on the man's couch. A short time later she was discovered deceased there, [ 2 ] at Moulton Avenue.
