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Lance Reddick’s family disputes cause of death report
Attorney James Hornstein issued a statement saying that previous reports were “inconsistent with the facts known to the family.”
Following news that Lance Reddick’s cause of death had been declared, the actor’s family has quickly disputed those reports.
Reddick’s attorney issued a statement
Earlier on Thursday, TMZ reported it had obtained a copy of Reddick’s death certificate, stating he died of ischemic heart disease and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.
However, Reddick’s attorney James Hornstein later issued a statement to Yahoo Entertainment on behalf of his family which disputes those reports.
“I have represented Lance Reddick for many years and continue to represent his wife Stephanie,” read the statement. “The coroner statement on the death certificate is not a result of an autopsy.
“No autopsy was performed on Lance. To my knowledge, no medical examination of Lance during his lifetime ever indicated such conditions.
“Lance was the most physically fit person I’ve ever known. He exercised daily at his home gym, including extensive cardio work, and the availability of gym facilities was a contractual requirement for his work away from home.
“He ate as if a dietician was monitoring his every meal. The information appearing on the death certificate is wholly inconsistent with his lifestyle.
“On behalf of Stephanie Reddick, the death certificate information is not corroborated and is inconsistent with the facts known to the family.”
Reddick’s unexpectedly passed away on March 17
Reddick was statemenund dead in his home on March 17 while in the midst of promoting ‘John Wick: Chapter 4′.
“Acclaimed actor Lance Reddick passed away suddenly this morning from natural causes,” his reps shared in a statement.
“Lance was best known for his roles in ‘The Wire’, ‘Bosch’, Netflix’s ‘Resident Evil’ and the ‘John Wick’ films.
“He is survived by his wife Stephanie Reddick and children Yvonne Nicole Reddick and Christopher Reddick. Lance will be greatly missed. Please respect his family’s privacy at this time.”
Just days before his passing, Reddick posted a video of himself and his dogs on Instagram. It was around the time he was supposed to be attending the ‘John Wick: Chapter 4′ premiere in New York City.
At the time of his death, Reddick also had several projects in development, including playing Zeus in ‘Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief’, the ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ reboot featuring Jack Harlow, ‘Shirley’, ‘St. Sebastian’ and the John Wick spinoff ‘Ballerina’.