Val Kilmer
Official Explanation for Dying Launched
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Val Kilmer‘s reason behind dying has been revealed … the legendary actor died from pneumonia, TMZ has discovered.
TMZ has obtained the dying certificates launched by the Los Angeles County Division of Well being. Kilmer’s speedy reason behind dying has been confirmed as pneumonia. Underlying causes listed on the dying certificates are acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, power respiratory failure, and squamous cell carcinoma of the bottom of the tongue.
Different contributing components embrace malnutrition, and a tracheocutaneous fistula. We have additionally discovered he was cremated on April 7.
Kilmer’s daughter instructed the New York Occasions he handed away on April 1 after battling pneumonia.
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Kilmer had been coping with severe well being points for years — after a throat most cancers battle in 2015, he misplaced a lot of his voice. By the point of his remaining movie function, “Prime Gun: Maverick,” which got here out in 2022, they’d to make use of A.I. to recreate his voice.
TMZ additionally discovered his well being bought more and more dangerous in his remaining years — Kilmer was bedridden for months earlier than he died.
Tributes got here flooding in after his dying was introduced — with legends like Francis Ford Coppola, Cher, Jim Carrey and extra paying their respects. Tom Cruise held a second of silence for his “Prime Gun” costar at CinemaCon.
Kilmer was 65.
RIP
