Deven Davis: Her Life, Marriage To Korn’s Jonathan Davis, And Tragic Death

Deven and Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis got married on October 5, 2004, and had two children together, according to Heavy magazine. Deven’s death followed the ex-couple’s split in 2018, the outlet wrote.

Here are the details of the tragedy:

Drug Addiction Caused Her Fall

Deven’s career began as a model for Ford Modeling Agency, according to IMDb, before she went into the adult film industry. Heavy magazine reported from Crunchbase that the model changed her name way before meeting the Korn singer, with whom she moved to Malibu in 2006 and started her own clothing line.

During that period, struggles with addiction overshadowed Deven’s life and relationship with Jonathan, the outlet continued. She battled with substance abuse for over two decades and got into rehab six times. Jonathan alleged that her drug use created problems at home and posed risks to their children, as she brought home strangers (via TMZ). This led to their divorce in 2016.

The Model Died After Struggles With Mental Health

Two years later, Deven passed away at the age of 39, Metal Injection wrote. She left a sober living facility a week prior and was found to have mixed drugs, including cocaine, heroin, and prescription medications such as clonazepam and fluoxetine, in her system. On the day of her death, Jonathan filed a domestic violence restraining order, citing concerns about her behavior, according to TMZ.

Following his ex-wife’s death, Jonathan spoke openly about her struggles with mental health and addiction, describing her as a loving mother and wife when she was at her best but highlighted how she “wasn’t well enough to understand how sick she really was” on Twitter (now X). He urged others to seek help and advocated for changes to mental health laws to make treatment more accessible.

Ex-Husband Mourned Her Death Publicly

In later years, the Korn singer returned to performng but admitted to experiencing deep grief. He dedicated a performance of ‘4U,’ one of Deven’s favorite songs, to her memory during a concert in September 2018, Kerrang! reported. He also revealed in a ‘Korn Docuseries’ video that her death, along with the loss of his mother, shaped the band’s ‘The Nothing’ album.