Rick Genest shot to viral fame a few years ago after he starred in Lady Gaga’s Born This Way video and everyone was fascinated by his bizarre facial tattoos that kinda made him look like a zombie or a skull or something.
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He hasn’t exactly been super famous in the past couple of years but I imagine he was just sticking to modelling and acting, but the sad news has arrived today that he has committed suicide at the relatively young age of 32. He was discovered by police in his Montreal apartment in Plateau-Mont-Royal Apparently he struggled with mental health issues for the majority of his life.
Lady Gaga tweeted the following:
The suicide of friend Rick Genest, Zombie Boy is beyond devastating. We have to work harder to change the culture, bring Mental Health to the forefront and erase the stigma that we can’t talk about it. If you are suffering, call a friend or family today. We must save each other. pic.twitter.com/THz6x5JlpB
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) August 3, 2018
Science tells us that it takes 21 days to form a habit, if you are suffering from Mental Health issue I beckon for today to be your first day or a continuation of the work you’ve been doing. Reach out if you’re in pain, and if you know someone who is, reach out to them too. pic.twitter.com/4pVR5xyoH6
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) August 3, 2018
Very sad. Let’s hope that his death isn’t in vain and does help to get this message across to other people suffering. RIP Zombie Boy.
For more Rick Genest, check out this feature we did on him a while back. Legend.
