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Carrie Fisher, the actress best known as Star Wars' Princess Leia Organa, has died after suffering a heart attack. She was 60.
Family spokesman Simon Halls released a statement to PEOPLE on behalf of Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd:
"It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning," reads the statement.
"She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly," says Lourd. "Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers."
Source: http://people.com/movies/carrie-fisher-dies/
[UPDATE:]
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NPR reports: Actress Debbie Reynolds Dies A Day After Daughter Carrie Fisher's Death.
That means that Billie Lourd, who had a minor role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and was slated for a part in the sequel, Star Wars: Episode VIII, lost both her mother and her grandmother in the same week.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Wednesday December 28 2016, @03:24PM
pre–prepared obits
They had obituaries written in advance for people they expected to die?
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by AndyTheAbsurd on Wednesday December 28 2016, @07:56PM
Yeah, this is standard operating procedure for large news organizations. They want to be able to have a nice long "retrospective on the life of $WHOEVER" up on the web site within seconds of confirming that the person is actually dead, in order to get more eyeballs (and therefore more ad revenue) and possibly better search index positioning. So they pre-write most of the obituary and fill in details of how and when the person actually died just before publishing.
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