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    Daveigh Chase, star of ‘The Ring’ and voice of Lilo in ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ died of AIDS
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    Daveigh Chase, star of ‘The Ring’ and voice of Lilo in ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ died of AIDS


    Daveigh Chase, star of ‘The Ring’ and voice of Lilo in ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ died of AIDS

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    1. gribble29 on

      This is so sad.

      The stigma around AIDS is still so shocking to me. I’m pretty sure her family said she had meningitis so either they didn’t know or didn’t share.

    2. Equivalent_Read on

      It’s tragic and an outrage that anyone would die aged 35 or even of AIDS at all in this day and age when there are such progressive and successful treatments for HIV. Whatever the reason, prohibitive treatment cost, lack of awareness, self-neglect, or anything else, it is a terrible waste.

    3. ElleMaeSinclair on

      I feel like her cause of death has changed like 3 times in the past week. Not saying that it’s her fault or anything crazy like that but I wonder how its gotten mixed up this much. Poor woman. I hope she’s resting easy now.

    5. AstroSmokey on

      It’s truly gutwrenching how few people she had in her corner/to champion her, especially in her final years

    6. thenoctilucent on

      I’ve lost friends and family to AIDS, mostly due to the opioid crisis, and it really is a specific pain to have people not know HIV/AIDS is still a thing. I had someone tell me I was lying and that they died from overdoses. Stigma is truly deadly.

    7. nomnomsquirrel on

      AIDS and long-term substance abuse. In the US, HIV is treatable nowadays, and I hate to think about what happened to her that led to her being on the streets for years (and that I can’t help but think it stems from her child acting days). It’s so sad. RIP.

    9. Particular-Fill-4256 on

      incredibly heartbreaking. i pray for healing for everyone involved😔

    10. VolatileGoddess on

      I read that she had a trust fund, a good amount of money in residuals. It seemed that addiction got her in such a terrible grip that she basically lost all touch with her family and previous life. Look, I know anyone can become an addict but parents, keep your kids away from Hollywood, away from social media. Ghouls inhabit those places.

    11. Secure-Scientist4867 on

      I grew watching Lilo & Stitch. And hearing this news absolutely breaks me, A talent we lost far too soon.

    13. sensitiveboi93 on

      This was entirely preventable, then. HIV is a risk for any person having unprotected sex or sharing needles, but dying from AIDS is no longer common.

      God bless her.

    18. rddrgon on

      I hate that nobody helped/was able to help her. I just hope that whatever pain she was in is gone.