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Celebrities and friends of Anne Heche are remembering the actress, who died Sunday evening more than a week after a fiery car crash. Heche, 53, was removed from life support after being assessed as an organ donor.
Ellen DeGeneres, who dated Heche from 1997 to 2000, called it « a sad day. »
« I’m sending Anne’s children, family and friends all of my love, » DeGeneres wrote Friday on Twitter after news broke that Heche had been declared brain dead.
Heche was pulled from a burning car in Los Angeles after crashing her vehicle into a home on Aug. 5. The actress suffered a « severe anoxic brain injury » as a result of the accident and fell into a coma, according to a statement provided to USA TODAY.
Heche’s friend Nancy Davis, chairwoman of the Race to Erase MS, called her « loving, kind, fun, endearing and beautiful » and said she would « miss her terribly. »
Heche had attended Race to Erase MS gala events in the past to support the organization’s efforts to find a treatment for multiple sclerosis.
« Anne was always the kindest, most thoughtful person who always brought out the best in me, » Davis wrote on Instagram. « She was so supportive with anything she could do to help @racetoerasems and would always say yes when she knew she could contribute something with her time, talent and creative genius to help find a cure for MS.
