Carrie Fisher has died in Los Angeles after suffering what has been described as “a massive heart attack” while on board a plane from London to LAX.
Update 5 (December 27, 1:00 PM ET): It’s with great sadness we report that Carrie Fisher has died. The news came via her daughter’s publicist:
BREAKING: Actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in 'Star Wars,' has died at age 60, daughter's publicist says.
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 27, 2016
Carrie died at 8:55 AM PT on Tuesday morning, December 27. “She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly,” her family said in a statement.
Update 4 (December 25, 3:00 PM ET): Carrie’s mother Debbie Reynolds has tweeted an update on her daughter’s condition, saying she’s now in stable condition:
Carrie is in stable condition.If there is a change,we will share it. For all her fans & friends. I thank you for your prayers & good wishes. pic.twitter.com/isXJqqFEB6
— Debbie Reynolds (@DebbieReynolds1) December 25, 2016
Update 3 (December 24, 10:00 AM ET): No updates yet on Carrie’s condition since being moved to the ICU, but we have a couple new comments to share from her Star Wars co-stars.
Harrison Ford told THR, “I’m shocked and saddened to hear the news about my dear friend. Our thoughts are with Carrie, her family and friends.”
And Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) tweeted:
At last I know what I want for Christmas. The galaxy's beloved Princess, fully functional once more. And soon.
— Anthony Daniels (@ADaniels3PO) December 24, 2016
Update 2 (December 23, 9:00 PM ET): Speaking with Variety, Carrie’s brother Todd Fisher denied earlier reports that his sister is in stable condition:
“She’s in the ICU and everybody’s praying for her,” he said over the phone. “There’s nothing new from the doctors. There’s nothing new at all. … There’s no good news or bad news.”
Todd Fisher said media outlets are “writing between the lines” in reporting that she’s now in stable condition.
And in separate comments from ET Canada, Todd said of the now incorrect AP report (seen below in Update 1):
“I don’t know where they got that word from. That is absolutely not even close to the truth. We don’t know. We hope for the best. We certainly do not know her condition, that’s why she is in ICU. I’m sure everyone wants to speculate but now is not the time for that.”
Update 1 (December 23, 7:00 PM ET): Speaking with the Associated Press, Carrie’s brother said that the actress is “out of emergency” and in stable condition.
Original story (December 23): According to TMZ, “sources say Carrie was on a flight from London to LAX when she went into cardiac arrest. People on board were administering CPR. We’re told the emergency occurred 15 minutes before the plane landed in L.A. A flight attendant asked if there were any medical personnel on board and an EMT who was sitting in the back of the plane came up to first class and administered life-saving measures.”
Fisher’s Twitter account was last updated two days ago. Fisher and her famous dog, Gary, had been in Europe recently as Fisher relayed on her Twitter account.
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— Carrie Fisher (@carrieffisher) December 20, 2016
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— Carrie Fisher (@carrieffisher) December 19, 2016
Fisher is set to return for Stars Wars: Episode 8 which completed filming in July and is set to be released a year from now on December 15, 2017. More recently she’s been on a book tour for her new memoir, The Princess Diarist.
Tweets from those who were on the same flight as Carrie say that she stopped breathing for 10 minutes:
Don't know how else to process this but Carrie Fisher stopped breathing on the flight home. Hope she's gonna be OK ?
— Anna Akana (@AnnaAkana) December 23, 2016
So many thanks to the United flight crew who jumped into action, and the awesome doctor and nurse passengers who helped
— Anna Akana (@AnnaAkana) December 23, 2016
I'm in complete shock. @AnnaAkana and I sat in front of Carrie Fisher on our flight from London and she was just taken off the plane by EMTs
— Brad Gage (@bradgage) December 23, 2016
@RickMalambri @bradgage no :( she wasn't breathing for 10 minutes or so. They were administering CPR up until we landed
— Anna Akana (@AnnaAkana) December 23, 2016
Star Wars co-stars Mark Hamill and Peter Mayhew, who play Luke and Chewbacca respectively, have tweeted:
as if 2016 couldn't get any worse… sending all our love to @carrieffisher
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) December 23, 2016
Thoughts and prayers for our friend and everyone's favorite princess right now.. @carrieffisher
— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) December 23, 2016
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