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Matthew Perry’s ex Maeve Quinlan says his death ‘wasn’t a shock’

The “Bold and the Beautiful” star Maeve Quinlan only has nice memories of her relationship with the late Matthew Perry. The actress, 59, opened up about the “Friends” star — who died in October 2023 at the age of 54 — with Soap Opera Digest recently, claiming he was “100% sober” when they were together.The “Serving Sara” actor died from “acute effects of ketamine,” according to his autopsy report.Quinlan and Perry were together from 2002 until 2003 after meeting at a tennis game, with the latter struggling with substance abuse throughout his life.
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Lara Parker, star of soap opera ‘Dark Shadows,’ dead at 84
Facebook Monday.She died just one week before her 85th birthday.“For more than 50 years, our lives were intertwined through our mutual love of literature, writing, and acting,” Scott wrote of her late “Dark Shadows” co-star.“We could not have been more unalike, and therein lay the magic of our enduring friendship. My thoughts are with her family in this sad time of grief and remembrance.”Parker’s daughter, Caitlin Hawkins, confirmed her mother’s death in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.Before kickstarting her career in entertainment, Parker enrolled in Vassar College in New York, where she roomed with none other than Jane Fonda.She later completed her undergraduate degree at Southwestern at Memphis, which is now Rhodes College, before graduating from the University of Iowa with a master’s degree in drama.She went on to marry her first husband, Tom Parker, and the pair welcomed two sons, Rick and Andy during their time living in Wisconsin.Lara then decided to kickstart her acting career, and traveled to NYC where she landed a role in Dan Curtis’ series, “Dark Shadows.”During her stint on the six-season-strong show, the actress starred in a film based on the series, “Night of Dark Shadows,” in 1971.A year prior, she starred alongside Robert De Niro in Brian De Palma’s “Hi, Mom!”After wrapping “Dark Shadows,” Lara relocated to LA to continue expanding her onscreen portfolio, including a role in the 1973 drama “Save The Tiger,” which earned Jack Lemmon a Best Actor Oscar.
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Mother of Emmy-winning soap star Billy Miller reveals son’s cause of death: ‘He fought a long hard valiant battle’
Billy Miller set the record straight that her son died of suicide after a strenuous battle with mental health issues.“He fought a long hard valiant battle with bipolar depression for years. He did everything he could to control the disease,” Patricia Miller wrote in her statement to Soap Opera Digest, first thanking fans for their love and support in the wake of her son’s tragic death.“He loved his family, his friends and his fans but in the end, the disease won the fight and he surrendered his life.”Patricia issued the statement to address rumors circulating about how her 43-year-old son died were “not true” following his death on Friday.“I wish they were but they just aren’t,” the mother wrote.She revealed the family is “desperately trying to deal with our loss” and said she had “nothing further to say” on her son’s death.“I want to personally thank the many fans & personal friends for the overwhelming amount of love, prayers & condolences sent to me and my family on the devastating death of my beautiful son BJ.”“The Young and the Restless” stars agent confirmed to The Post on Sunday that he struggled with manic depression.Miller died two days shy of turning 44 in Austin, Texas.Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Sept.
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