September 22, 2011 | Porn Stars

Ryan Idol convicted of attempted murder

Former gay porn star Ryan Idol is facing some serious prison time after a Sacramento Superior Court jury convicted him yesterday of attempted murder. He smashed his ex-girlfriend over the head with a toilet tank lid so hard he shattered it, and left her with several cuts and bruises. Luckily she survived.

The 47-year-old Idol, whose real name is Marc Anthony Donais, assaulted his girlfriend in 2009 after she broke up with him. One night he showed up at her new home and threatened to kill her. Idol claimed that she pulled a knife on him, and that he only used the toilet tank lid in self defense. The jury was not convinced.

This is just one more event in Idol's troubled life, which has included drug and alcohol addiction, and a terrible fall in 1998 from his third-floor window that left him seriously injured (something he later called a near-death experience).

He is still waiting to be sentenced, but may get up to 15 years.

Check out Idol from his earlier days after the jump ...

Former gay porn actor Ryan Idol convicted of attempted murder [The Sacramento Bee]

Porn star convicted of beating girlfriend with toilet seat [News10]