And before I start, I mean no disrespect to Tanya Roberts who I was a fan. Her passing was very sudden and very sad.
Now, as far as I've been able to put it together the actresses life partner, Lance O'Brien, visited her on Sunday. During the visit the actress reportedly opened her eyes and then slowly closed them. It was this action that prompted O'Brien to believe that Roberts had passed into the great hereafter. He left the hospital, without talking to anybody and informed a publicist about her passing.
BEFORE CONFIRMING IT WITH ANYONE.
The publicist, as publicists do, informed her fans of her death.
Only one problem, she wasn't dead.
As anyone would imagine the press got a hold of the story and obituaries were published.
It was soon discovered that Tanya Roberts was actually still alive, so everyone who posted an obituary had to post a retraction.
Then, in a sad twist of fate, Tanya Roberts actually passed away on Monday. Now everyone who posted an obituary, then had to retract it, now had to post an actual obituary again.
How horrible.
Here is her obituary:
NEW YORK (AP) — Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in “A View to a Kill,” appeared in the final season of “Charlie’s Angels” and later played Midge Pinciotti in the sitcom “That ’70s Show,” has died in Los Angeles. She was 65.Roberts' death Sunday was announced by her publicist, Mike Pingel. She collapsed in her home and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. No cause of death was given, but Pingel said it was not due to COVID-19.
One of her highest profile roles was playing geologist Stacey Sutton opposite Roger Moore in 1985's “A View to a Kill,” where she held a gun on Bond after tricking him into thinking she was in a shower. The character later joined him to stop bad guys on an airship over San Francisco.
“We are saddened to hear of the passing of Tanya. She was a very lovely person," Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli wrote in tribute. Britt Ekland, who starred opposite Moore in 1974′s “The Man with the Golden Gun,” tweeted: “Once a Bond Girl always a Bond Girl!”
“One of my favorite memories with Tanya was driving in the car and Duran Duran's ‘A View to a Kill’ theme song came on the radio — we both sang along. Priceless,” Pingel said.
Roberts also appeared in such fantasy adventure films as “The Beastmaster” and “Hearts and Armour.” She replaced Shelly Hack in “Charlie’s Angels,” joining Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd as third Angel Julie. She also played comic book heroine Sheena — a female version of the Tarzan story — in a 1984 film.
A new generation of fans saw her on “That ‘70s Show,” playing Midge, mother to Laura Prepon’s character Donna. On Twitter, Topher Grace, one of the the show’s stars, called Roberts “truly a delightful person to work with.” He added: “I had never acted before and, to be honest, a little nervous around her. But she couldn’t have been kinder. We’ll miss you Midge.”
Roberts, a huge animal rights activist, is survived by her husband, Lance O’Brien. “Tanya and I have never been apart. This is too much to handle. Her animals are lost without her and so am I,” he said in a statement.
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