Mark Salling, the former “Glee” star whose career came crashing down after he was caught possessing child pornography, has died. He was 35.
From Fox News:
“I can confirm that Mark Salling passed away early this morning. Mark was a gentle and loving person, a person of great creativity, who was doing his best to atone for some serious mistakes and errors of judgment,” Salling’s attorney Michael Proctor told us. “The Salling family appreciates the support they have been receiving and asks for their privacy to be respected.”
According to TMZ, Salling died of an apparent suicide. The gossip site reports that Salling’s body was found in California’s Tujunga-Sunland area.In October, Salling pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. He was set to be sentenced on March 7 and was facing four to seven years behind bars.
