Anne Heche will not have survived. The actress died on Friday August 12, 2022 at the age of 53, after succumbing to injuries from her road accident, which occurred on August 5 near Los Angeles. She had hit a house in her vehicle before starting a fire and suffering a shock that plunged her into a coma. She remained between life and death for several days, victim of significant brain damage, before finally dying on Friday. Having lost all her brain functions, Anne Heche “is legally deceased under California law“but his heart is still beating in order to facilitate organ donation,” spokeswoman Holly Baird told AFP.
The ex of Ellen DeGeneres leaves behind her loved ones and her family, starting with her children. Because yes, she was the mother of two boys: Homer, fruit of his love with cameraman Coleman Laffoon as well as Atlas, born in 2009 from his relationship with actor James Tupper.
Strained relationship with their fathers
His eldest son – who broke the silence to pay tribute to him – had notably been the subject of his arguments with the father of the child at the time of the divorce. A judge announced at the time that the actress had to pay “$275,000 to her ex-husband, plus monthly spousal support of $3,700 for Homer’s care.”reported hollywood-life. However, the report citing court documents revealed that the former couple had decided “to share the cost of any extracurricular activities agreed upon for their son“.
Last March, she paid tribute to Atlas, her youngest, on Instagram, for her birthday, mentioning in passing her eldest son who celebrated his 20th birthday five days earlier. “Atlas is a teenager? With children who are separated from their parents in misunderstanding and hatred, I cry, I shared my tears last night. Today I celebrate the monumental birthdays of my two sons“, she wrote in the caption of an adorable photo of her and Atlas. Note that the father of the latter also had a complicated relationship with the mother of his son, in particular because of a property in common.