Murdered by her boyfriend who all but got away with it.

The injustice burns me."

“Nelsan Ellis aka Lafayette fromTrue Blood.

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“Adrienne Shelly is mine.

Murdered by her abusive boyfriend who all but got away with it.

The injustice burns me.”

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“Lee Thompson Young, I lovedThe Famous Jett Jackson.

I was heartbroken when he died.

His mental health issues were so disheartening.”

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She was shot by a crazed ‘fan’ in the meet and greet line after her concert.

I really think she would have been big, but now we will never know.

I think about her a lot.”

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“Mia Zapata’s murder always upsets me.

That some fucking loser piece of shit raped and killed her makes me so angry.

“Every couple of days I think about Naya Rivera and how she died.

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It always makes me feel strange.”

“Anton Yelchin’s death.

It was such a bizarre random accident ending the life of a wonderful actor.

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“Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes for me.

I watched the documentary she was working on before her death, and it haunts me.

She was an incredible artist with so much damn potential that we never got to see realized.”

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“Judith Barsi breaks my heart every time I think of her.

She was the voice of Ducky inThe Land Before Timeand Anne-Marie inAll Dogs Go to Heaven.

Just so sad.”

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It’s so sad and will probably stick with me for a while.”

“Peaches Geldof dying the same way her mother did.

And her babies being found next to her body.”

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I had the biggest crush on him as a teenager.SeaQuest DSVwas my favorite show.

It was heartbreaking to hear he had passed.”

He was such a funny guy.

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His comedic timing was chefs kiss."

“Elizabeth Wurtzel, author ofProzac Nationand other books speaking candidly about mental illness and addiction.

She passed February 2020, and I still think of her often.”

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“Grant Imahara, his death was a big one for me.

He was still so young.”

“Chi Chi DeVayne.

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The moment I saw her onDrag Race, I loved her.

She was so talented, so beautiful in drag and out, and just so sweet and charismatic.

I think about her all the time.

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I also had a ridiculous crush on him.”

“Brad Renfro, a great actor inBullyandSleeperswho died too soon.”

“Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss.

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That hit me HARD.

I used to watchSo You Think you could Dancereligiously, and he was one of my favorite contestants ever.

I have so many questions.

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Like, how does a young rich woman just die from pneumonia?

And then her husband five months later, too?

I dont think well ever know the answers.”

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