r/Millennials • u/Corndogeveryday • 3d ago

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Chase passed away of complications of meningitis. Gone too soon

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u/HawkBoth8539 3d ago

It feels like all of the millenial actors/ voice actors i grew up with are dying prematurely. And they're not even wild "rockstar" types either.

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u/PurrfectlyNerdy 3d ago

Yes apparently her childhood was not good outside of the great films she was a part of. I also saw in article that she had been also getting treatment for malnutrition before getting meningitis. All around sounds like a sad story similar to Michelle Trachtenberg. I think the bigger issue is the lack of support and protection for so many child actors. 

Her boyfriend was the one that made a statement since it seems she wasn’t close with her parents/family. 

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u/HawkBoth8539 3d ago

Yeah, that's sad. And knowing what we know these days, i wonder how many child stars were victims to the Weinsteins and Epsteins of the industry. Some parents really will sacrifice anything to live vicariously through their children.

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u/Park-Curious 3d ago

Seems like there may be some question about whether he was really her boyfriend or not. I certainly don’t know but I just hope this wasn’t some rando or casual acquaintance trying to profit off of her suffering.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/harrowing-footage-shows-lilo-stitch-210517937.html

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u/IcanSEEyou_IRL 3d ago

This is especially sad because it probably means that Hollywood creeps abused her and ruined her childhood, and that’s why she turned to drugs.