The 23-year-old woman had been subjected to cyberbullying days before she died.
The Ventura County Medical Examiner confirmed to The Blast that August - real name Mercedes Grabowski - died of asphyxiation due to hanging.
According to Hollywood Life, friends close to Ames have claimed that she had been battling depression and that online bullying may have played a part in her death.
Ames received severe criticism on Twitter over the weekend after refusing to complete a scene with a man because he'd previously starred in gay porn, saying: "I do homework for my body".
Fans and others slammed her for being homophobic, which she strenuously denied. Instead, Ames said that her comments were not meant to be malicious and she was just looking after her own health.
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Ames' final tweet, posted on Tuesday, simply said: "fuck y'all".
