Jan 26, 2021
Korean Actress And Model Song Yoo-Jung Dead At 26
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South Korean actress Song Yoo-jung was found dead in Seoul, South Korea, over the weekend. She was 26.
The K-drama star’s management agency, Sublime Artist Agency, shared the news on Instagram that the model/actress had died suddenly and that a funeral was held for her Monday in accordance to her family’s wishes, according to the Hollywood Reporter in a piece published Tuesday.
(RELATED: Legendary Comic Don Rickles Died At Age 90)An exact cause of death has yet to be released. (RELATED: Hollywood Reacts To Death Of Legendary Actress Doris Day)
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Song gained prominence as young model when she landed a contract with the beauty company Estee Lauder. She made her small screen debut on MBC’s “Golden Rainbow” in 2013 and “Make Your Wish” from 2014-2015, People magazine reported.
The Korean star would later appear on such shows as “School 2017” in 2017, the music video “Goodbye Road” for the K-pop band iKON and the 2019 web series “Dear My Name.”
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In addition, Yoo-Jung was also known as a strong advocate for people with disabilities.
Her death comes following recent tragedies in the Korean entertainment industry.
In 2020, actress-model Oh In-hye died at 36 and a member of the K-pop band TST died at 28, the outlet reported. Singer-actress Goo Hara and singer Sulli both died by suicide in 2019.
And in 2017, a member of the hit K-pop band SHINee, Jonghyun, also died from suicide.
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Anne Heche’s “Better Together” podcast co-host, Heather Duffy, is still processing the loss of her “beautiful friend.”
On Wednesday, Duffy penned an emotional tribute to the 53-year-old actress, who died from injuries sustained in a car crash earlier this month.
“I had to take a moment to begin to process the profound loss of my beautiful friend with the kindest soul I’ve known,” Duffy wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the two smiling standing back to back.
“Anne was joyful despite all the challenges that she faced in her life. She was truthful despite being in a business that is make-believe. Spreading love and kindness in the world is what mattered most to her, even if, at times, the world did not give it back.”
Heather Duffy posted a sweet tribute to her late friend, Anne Heche, alongside a photo of the two.Instagram/theheatherduffyDuffy then went on to praise her friend for the “bravery” and “sacrifice” it took her to come out as bisexual in the late ’90s.
“Her public stand for equality empowered many LGBTQ+ people worldwide to see a future where they could live in their truth, which mattered to her more than anything,” she continued. “We have come a long way because of her truth, bravery, and kindness in that moment 25 years ago when she chose to bring a woman as her date to the premiere of ‘Volcano.'”
Heche died after a fiery car crash on Aug. 5 left her in a coma. ABC via Getty ImagesThe late actress shocked Hollywood when she brought then-girlfriend Ellen DeGeneres to the drama’s premiere in 1997 after being warned it could have a negative impact on her career.
The podcast host says she wished the media could have recognized how “harshly they judged” her for standing up for what she believed in while she was still alive.
“She was way ahead of us, and we are all just catching up. Fly free, my friend. This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you,” she concluded.
Duffy mourned the loss of her “truthful” and “joyful” friend. Instagram/bettertogetheranneandhDuffy isn’t the only person from the pair’s podcast to speak out since Heche’s tragic death. Last week, Ryan Tillotson, the producer of the podcast, said the Emmy winner was nothing short of “irreplaceable.”
“More than a beloved host, Anne was my friend, collaborator, and a damn good actress. Anne added life to every room she entered with her tremendous energy and welcoming presence,” he wrote on Instagram alongside a throwback picture of the star.
Duffy co-hosted the “Better Together” podcast with Heche. Instagram/theheatherduffyThe “Brave” actress never regained consciousness after suffering “a severe anoxic brain injury” from a fiery car crash on Aug. 5.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Heche was reportedly under the influence of cocaine when she drove her blue Mini Cooper into a residential home in Los Angeles.
The podcast host praised her friend for her “bravery.”Instagram/bettertogetheranneandhThe police investigation into the wreck came to a halt following her death. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner revealed her official cause of death was from smoke inhalation and the thermal injuries she sustained in the crash.
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.
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