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[KathyPet]

Just hears this on my local NBC station. They just said there was a report that he had been found dead. No other info.

[tansy]

Something like 63. How awful.

[loveschocolate]

Suicide according to CBS.

[ennui_too]

The cause of death is believed to be suicide via asphyxiation, according to the coroner’s office in Tiburon, Calif. He was found in his home.

His publicist said the actor had been battling depression of late.

“This is a tragic and sudden loss,” his publicist Mara Buxbaum said in a statement. “The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.”

Williams is best known for both comedic and dramatic roles in movies including “Good Will Hunting,” for which he won a Best Supporting Actor in 1997. In addition, he won several Emmys, Golden Globes.

[KLevineFan]

They're saying suicide - what on earth happened, why would he do it? So sad.

[tansy]

On 8/11/2014 loveschocolate said:

Suicide according to CBS.

Confirmed, huh? He was severely depressed according to his publicist.

[deepwaterdotter]

Such a loss of a talented actor.

[nun ya]

hmm I just read a hoax on this .....

[LizAnne_1]

Sad. He was brilliant but apparently a tortured soul.

[colliemom4]

I read the he fell and died while filming a movie