Anne Heche Could Face Criminal Charges for Fiery Wreck as Police Await Results From Blood Drawn Under Warrant

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TMZ showed what looked like a liquor bottle in the cupholder of the Mini Cooper. Reports surfaced over the weekend that Heche had recorded an episode of her “Better Together” podcast earlier Friday, in which she talked about drinking and sounded intoxicated; however, it was determined that the episode, since taken down, had been recorded days before.Heche could also be held responsible in civil court for damage to the house, which firefighters red-tagged, meaning damaged beyond repair.

The owner was home at the time, Fox News reported Monday, and “very narrowly escaped” being harmed. The homeowner’s neighbors have started a GoFundMe campaign that had raised nearly $60,000 by Monday.“Fifty-nine firefighters took 65 minutes to access, confine and fully extinguish the stubborn flames within the heavily damaged structure and rescued one female adult found within the vehicle who has been taken to an area hospital by LAFD Paramedics in critical condition,” the LAFD said in a written statement.Heche, who famously dated Ellen DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000, has recounted tales of abuse and other childhood trauma in several interviews over the years.

She released a memoir in 2003 titled “Call Me Crazy,” and is open about her history of personal troubles and mental health challenges.

In 2000, she drove from Los Angeles to a small town outside of Fresno, parked on the roadside and knocked on the door of a random home.