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Tanya Roberts Reported Dead is Still ALIVE!

KingstonsMom — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:38:52 GMT

Tanya Roberts death has been greatly exaggerated, because her rep now says she's alive, despite the rep not only telling TMZ she died, but sending out a press release with that information.

TMZ reported Sunday Tanya had died after collapsing at her home on Christmas Eve and being rushed to the hospital and placed on a ventilator.

The rep had told us she died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. He told us Tanya's husband had informed him that Tanya had passed.

We even got a quote from the rep from Tanya's husband, Lance, saying, "As I held her in her last moments, she opened her eyes."

Now the rep, Mike Pingel, tells TMZ, Lance got a call just after 10 AM Monday from the hospital saying Tanya was still alive. Pingel said Lance truly believed Tanya had died.

Interestingly, friends of the family also contacted TMZ Sunday saying Lance had called them to inform them of the "That '70s Show" star's death.

As for how this could happen ... beats us.

Tanya Roberts Is Still Alive, Despite Her Rep Having Said She Was Dead (tmz.com)

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Kachina624 — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:44:31 GMT

How embarrassing for all involved. Wonder what Tanya thinks about her death?

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LizzieInSRQ — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:47:41 GMT

@KingstonsMom ...thats crazy!!! Thanks for letting us I know. I plan to watch TMZ tonight to see how they handle this one!

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KingstonsMom — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:49:51 GMT

@Kachina624

I'm sure Tanya will be very happy to hear this good news, LOL!

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alicedee — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:51:12 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
How embarrassing for all involved. Wonder what Tanya thinks about her death?

Embarrassing for those reporting....big time lucky for Tanya! Hope she pulls through. What a story!

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BlueFinch — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:51:39 GMT

Well, that suspiciously sounds like Lance was a little too eager to declare her dead. Wonder why he would have thought such, unless he thought there was no way she could survive --- for some reason. Maybe he's older and cognitively impaired, not fully understanding her condition, or could there have been some foul play? Very odd story.

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alicedee — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:54:08 GMT

@BlueFinch wrote:
Well, that suspiciously sounds like Lance was a little too eager to declare her dead. Wonder why he would have thought such, unless he thought there was no way she could survive --- for some reason. Maybe he's older and cognitively impaired, not fully understanding her condition, or could there have been some foul play? Very odd story.

Sounds like a Charlie's Angels episode!

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Kachina624 — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:55:35 GMT

Wonder how Tanya's relationship with hubby is faring today?

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ValuSkr — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 23:13:52 GMT

Well, she's gotten a lot of publicity over the last day or two. That may have been the intent? After all. she hasn't been seen much over the last 20 - 30 years.

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Reconnaissant — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 23:16:55 GMT

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Porcelain — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 23:25:13 GMT

So the rep and the "friends of the family" called TMZ. Not the husband Lance himself. He might have nothing to do with any of it. The quote attributed to him by the rep makes no sense.

Could all be a publicity stunt cooked up by the rep who enlisted some "friends" to serve as additional sources for the story. TMZ is basically a low rent Enquirer, so they wouldn't be that difficult to fool.

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JaneMarple — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 23:35:55 GMT

@Porcelain wrote:
So the rep and the "friends of the family" called TMZ. Not the husband Lance himself. He might have nothing to do with any of it. The quote attributed to him by the rep makes no sense.

Could all be a publicity stunt cooked up by the rep who enlisted some "friends" to serve as additional sources for the story. TMZ is basically a low rent Enquirer, so they wouldn't be that difficult to fool.

This is so bizarre, People.com has an entirely different take on this story. They're putting the blame on the husband.

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noodleann — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 23:41:14 GMT

I have no idea who this person is, and from the sound of it, I haven't missed anything.

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ValuSkr — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 23:45:19 GMT

@noodleann wrote:
I have no idea who this person is, and from the sound of it, I haven't missed anything.

LOL She was the "new" Charlie's Angel who lasted only a year. We hear she's planning a comeback.

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KingstonsMom — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 23:49:30 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
Well, she's gotten a lot of publicity over the last day or two. That may have been the intent? After all. she hasn't been seen much over the last 20 - 30 years.

Then why would she care about publicity now?

IMO, whoever 'pronounced' her "dead" is the one who screwed up.

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SusieQ_2 — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 23:56:04 GMT

Is Lance O'Brien Tanya's husband? Her only recorded marriage listed online was to husband Barry Roberts who died in 2006. I see recent stories (from hours ago) calling him her husband but I don't see any other information saying when they were actually married.

If you Google "Is Tanya Roberts married" the only name that comes up is her deceased husband Barry.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:00:30 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
@noodleann wrote:
I have no idea who this person is, and from the sound of it, I haven't missed anything.
LOL She was the "new" Charlie's Angel who lasted only a year. We hear she's planning a comeback.

@ValuSkr. @KingstonsMom. If she's planning a comeback, that may explain a lot.

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goldensrbest — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:10:31 GMT

2021 ,IS STARTING OUT WEIRD.

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AKgirl2 — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:27:28 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
Well, she's gotten a lot of publicity over the last day or two. That may have been the intent? After all. she hasn't been seen much over the last 20 - 30 years.

@ValuSkr ~ What a comeback, huh? Tales from the crypt!

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jackthebear — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:22:03 GMT

"reports of my death are greatly exaggerated"