India, March 2 -- Popular gay adult film star, pioneer, and entrepreneur Tim Kruger has reportedly died. Kruger, who founded timtales.com, was 44. He passed away following what has been described as a "tragic, yet simple accident at home."

The news of Kruger's death was shared on social media and the official adult entertainment website he co-founded with his longtime partner Grobes Geraet in 2009.

Kruger was born Marcel Bonn in Dusseldorf, Germany, and was widely known as an actor, director, and producer in the adult film industry. He entered the adult film industry in 2006. He and Geraet launched TimTales in 2009, which went on to become one of the most popular gay adult entertainment sites.

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