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'True Blood' Star Nelsan Ellis Dies at 39 http://www.hollywoodrepor...39-1019540
May he Rest in Peace.  Courtesy of Emily Gerson Saines
Nelsan Ellis
"He was a great talent, and his words and presence will be forever missed."Nelsan Ellis, the actor who starred in HBO's True Blood as Lafayette Reynolds, has died, his manager Emily Gerson Saines, told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 39. "Nelsan has passed away after complications with heart failure," Saines said. "He was a great talent, and his words and presence will be forever missed." On True Blood, Lafayette was a short order cook at Merlotte's. In the books, he was killed off, but because Ellis made him such an enjoyable character, he survived in the series. "We were extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Nelsan Ellis," HBO said in a statement. "Nelsan was a long-time member of the HBO family whose groundbreaking portrayal of Lafayette will be remembered fondly within the overall legacy of True Blood. Nelsan will be dearly missed by his fans and all of us at HBO." True Blood creator, Alan Ball said: "Nelsan was a singular talent whose creativity never ceased to amaze me. Working with him was a privilege." Other cast members took to social media to express their heartbreak...
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He was so talented, and funny, and smart, and witty. It's not often a straight man can act his way through a gay character so convincingly, and yet so warmly. "  don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r." |
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Wow!
I was honestly thinking of him just earlier this week. In retrospect, he was arguably the best thing about True Blood. Easily should have taken an Emmy. Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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Sad that he's gone. Rest in Peace Bettie Boo. See u soon. | |
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This news is a great shock. He was so young, so talented. May he rest in peace. 
 He played my favorite character Lafayette on true blood. | |
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Loved him on True Blood, way to young R.I.P |
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wow All you others say Hell Yea!!  | |
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Thank you Mr. Ellis for making me laugh on True Blood
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Here's a update on Nelsan's cause of death. [Edited 7/11/17 16:28pm] Rest in Peace Bettie Boo. See u soon. | |
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His character was brilliant. That sucks, that really bites a hamburger with AIDS.
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I never particularly cared for his character on the show. But, yes, he was talented. I don't know much about alcoholism, but it's scary that your body is capable of shutting down if you're an alcoholic and attempt to quit cold-turkey. "It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
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Anyway, its really sad that Nelsan wasn't able to overcome his addictions.
From all the photos I've seen of him he looked well. I never would have guessed that he struggled with substance abuse.
Substance abuse has cut so many lives short.
[Edited 7/13/17 3:16am] Rest in Peace Bettie Boo. See u soon. | |
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So sad! He was a favorite character on TB - heard he had been written off but fans were so upset they brought him back. [Edited 7/15/17 16:10pm] VOTE....EARLY | |
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Keep Calm & Listen To Prince | |
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He was indeed very talented.RIP 1 U.S. Dollar = 34 Bahts
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