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Her friend, Paula Guthat, told BuzzFeed News that Marquez had been having uncontrolled seizures, but could not afford to see a doctor to get help. Her Twitter account has since been suspended.īefore her death, Marquez posted on Facebook that she was terminally ill and suffering from celiac disease, as well as seizures and pulmonary embolisms. “The fact that I couldn’t affect her career is only surpassed by the fact that I wouldn’t.” If she was told I was involved in any decision about her career then she was lied to,” he said in a statement.
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Clooney at the time said that while he took Marquez at her word, he was not in any position to affect her career. On Twitter, she also accused George Clooney of playing a role in her allegedly getting blacklisted after speaking out. She also accused fellow ER actors Eriq La Salle and Terence Nightingall of being “pussy grabbers.” Marquez was among the chorus of actors last year who spoke out about enduring sexual harassment as the #MeToo movement gained traction - in her case, on the set of ER. She was pronounced dead at a local hospital. And after officers spoke to her for about 90 minutes offering medical care, police said Marquez armed herself with a BB gun that was made to look like a semiautomatic handgun and pointed it at officers, prompting them to open fire. When officers arrived at around noon, they noticed Marquez was having seizures, and paramedics were called in to assist, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which is assisting with the investigation.īut Marquez, who appeared to be suffering from mental health issues, became uncooperative, officials said. Police were called to perform a welfare check on Marquez, 49, after receiving a call to assist a woman possibly suffering from a medical condition.
Former ER and Melrose Place actor Vanessa Marquez was shot and killed by police in South Pasadena, California, on Thursday after pointing what was thought to be a gun at officers, officials said.