Chloe Jones

Chloe Jones
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Chloe Jones (born Melinda Dee Jones in Houston, Texas) (June 17, 1975 – June 4, 2005) was a model and erotic actress. Jones was the Penthouse Pet of the Month in April 1998 and crossed over into adult films in 2001, then retired from the adult industry in 2004. She performed in fewer than thirty films during that time. Jones had gained considerable fame as a nude model and was a well-known figure in the adult world at the time of her retirement.

Jones suffered multiple fractures to her arm in January 2000; during surgery, doctors discovered that she had leukemia. She also reportedly suffered from epilepsy, although details are vague due to Jones' efforts to protect her privacy.

After deciding to enter the hardcore porn industry, she signed an exclusive contract with adult filmmaking company New Sensations, followed by another contract with Vivid Entertainment. Neither association lasted very long, and rumors circulated about Jones' "difficult nature." She was allegedly released by Vivid for her use of prescription drugs; again, specific details are elusive.

She worked briefly as an escort, during which time she claimed to have numbered Charlie Sheen and Woody Harrelson among her clients. (Jones' claims were met widely with disbelief, in part because she sold her "story" of Sheen to a tabloid.) An unsubstantiated report states that she was beaten badly by one of her customers, resulting in a trip to the ICU and the decision to leave escorting and return to films.

Before she was able to make her comeback, however, her health began to fail; she passed away less than two weeks before her thirtieth birthday. Very little information about her death was publicly released, except that the official cause was attributed to liver failure.

She is survived by three children, an 8-year-old girl and 7-year-old twin boys.