Ty Roderick knife attack – Photo: @TheTyRoderick on X
Ty Roderick, a bisexual adult film performer known for his work in gay pornographic films, was stabbed in “a sudden, violent attack,” according to a GoFundMe page reportedly set up by his mother.
“He was stabbed from behind multiple times and suffered a collapsed lung,” the page reads. “He is now in the hospital receiving critical medical care. By the grace of God, he is still alive, but his injuries are severe, and the road ahead will be long, painful, and uncertain.”
The campaign says Roderick faces “overwhelming medical expenses” and that funds raised will help cover emergency medical care and hospital bills, ongoing treatment and follow-up care, and daily living costs, as he will be unable to return to work until his wounds heal.
The GoFundMe has raised more than $8,000 toward a $12,000 goal.
Roderick shared photos of his bloodied face and bandaged wounds on social media.
“You all know me for being strong… but right now I’m scared,” he wrote. “I was stabbed multiple times and I’m currently in the hospital, possibly needing surgery.”
Roderick later pushed back against social media accusations that he was fabricating the attack.
“Guess people think I’m lying. well I’m not each of those patches are where I was stabbed,” he wrote on X. “Twice in the face and I have a tube in my lung keeping it inflated. If you don’t have anything nice or supportive to say then please kindly don’t say anything.”
In a recent X post, Roderick wrote: “Good news today. After my X-rays, the doctors said I’m healing so well they’re trying to avoid surgery. Thank you for all the prayers and support.”
The actor has appeared in adult films for several studios, including Raging Stallion, Falcon Studios, SayUncle, Trailer Trash Boys, Next Door Entertainment, and the DogFart Network, according to the Internet Adult Film Database.
Roderick has not shared additional details about the alleged attack beyond saying he was stabbed multiple times.
The adult industry news website Str8UpGayPorn asked Roderick for additional details about the attack, to which he reportedly responded, “Yeah I’m not giving you another story.”
A 21-year-old man from Marseille, France, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2023 murder of a 70-year-old gay man.
The 70-year-old victim met the defendant on Coco.fr, an online chat site that required no registration and allowed users to remain anonymous. French authorities shut the site down in June 2024, alleging it had facilitated crimes including prostitution, sexual offenses, and even murder.
According to prosecutors, after meeting through the site, the then-18-year-old defendant went to the victim's home in Marseille and offered sex in exchange for money.
Gay adult film star Seth Peterson has died at 28, according to a post from his fiancé on Peterson’s X account.
"It is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of my Fiance and best friend Seth," Cyrus Stark wrote in a post published at 9:42 p.m. on March 21. "I'm truly at a loss for words, and my heart is broken."
No cause of death was mentioned.
Stark signed the post using the moniker "Kobe," a reference to one of his stage names, Kobe Marsh. Stark and Peterson, whose real name was Adam Aguirre, collaborated on several adult productions.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a Little Rock restaurant, with the owner citing concerns from LGBTQ employees over her political positions.
On March 13, Sanders dined at The Croissanterie, arriving unannounced with two guests, staff members, and her State Police Executive Protection Detail.
Her party had been seated for more than an hour and had already paid and tipped when she said the restaurant owner asked a member of her security detail to have them leave.
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