Anne Heche has been declared legally dead, following the horrific car accident in Los Angeles that left her brain dead. She was 53 years old.
Anne Heche never regained consciousness after falling into a coma following a car accident on August 5. The actor’s friends and family are grieving, and preparing to turn off life support keeps the actor’s body alive.
Per her long-term wishes, Heche has been matched with an organ donation recipient and will be kept alive on the machines until the donation occurs.
Page Six confirmed that the actress chose to be a organ donor, long before her passing, which the actress chose a time before her passing. “For a long time it has been his choice to donate his organs,” her rep shared in a statement last week.
Hours before Heche was declared dead, her family released a statement:
“Unfortunately, due to her accident, Anne suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a critical coma. She is not expected to survive.”
It comes after police confirmed Friday that Heche tested positive for cocaine and possibly fentanyl at the time of her accident. Police have now dropped an investigation into the accident shortly after the actor was declared legally brain dead.
Heche is survived by her 13-year-old son Atlas with Canadian actor James Tupper and a 20-year-old son, Homer, with her ex-husband, Coleman Laffoon.
Heche’s son, Homer Laffoon, 20, has released a statement on behalf of himself and his younger brother:
“My brother Atlas and I lost our mom. After 6 days of almost unbelievable emotional changes, I am left with a deep and speechless sadness. Hopefully my mom is pain free and she begins to explore what I like to imagine as her eternal freedom.” he said.
by Anne Heche Ex-husband Coley Laffoon said their 20-year-old son Homer is “strong” and will be “fine.” “I loved her and miss her and always will,” Laffoon said in a video posted on Instagram. “Homer is fine. He is grieving, of course. He’s tough, he’s really tough as anyone can probably imagine. But he is surrounded by family and he is strong and he is going to be fine.”
Ellen has since, after being ambushed by paparazzi, respectfully reached out via Twitter.
#AnneHechethe ex-husband of #ColemanLaffoon shared an emotional and tearful tribute to the late actress and also gave an update on how her 20-year-old son #HomerLaffoon is dealing with the loss. Watch the video here.https://t.co/lRtJLO4B15
— India TV (@indiatvnews) August 14, 2022
This is a sad day. I am sending Anne’s children, family and friends all my love.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) August 12, 2022
