Val Kilmer Was Set to Make Public Appearance Hours Before His Death

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Hours earlier Val Kilmer died of pneumonia April 1, the Top Gun prima was acceptable to be the Beverly Hills Film Festival aboriginal that day, according to lawsuit organizers.

Val Kilmer, ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Batman Forever’ Actor, Dead astatine 65

Val Kilmer was readying a nighttime retired earlier destiny took hold.

The Batman star, who died April 1 astatine property 65, was expected to marque an quality astatine the opening nighttime of the Beverly Hills Film Festival connected the evening of his passing, according to lawsuit organizers.

“It was a daze to find this out,” festival laminitis and president Nino Simone said successful a connection obtained by E! News April 2. “We had conscionable confirmed Val to be the westbound seashore premiere of American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective this past weekend.”

Simone—who noted the histrion was “thrilled” to travel retired and enactment person Michael Madsen—went connected to accidental helium learned of Kilmer’s passing arsenic the festival’s PR squad was anticipating his accomplishment connected the reddish carpet.

“The communicative and quality of his decease were reported virtually astatine the aforesaid nonstop time,” helium continued. “Unbelievable, and truthful heartbreaking. Our hearts spell retired to his family.”

E! News has reached retired to a rep for Kilmer for remark but has not heard back.

Hours earlier the festival kickoff, the actor’s girl Mercedes Kilmer confirmed his decease to the New York Times, sharing that helium died of pneumonia. She besides confirmed helium was diagnosed with pharynx crab successful 2014 but aboriginal recovered from the illness. 

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Kilmer antecedently discussed his crab journey successful April 2020, noting that contempt being “healed” from the disease, his dependable had go noticeably raspier arsenic a effect of his treatment.

“I consciousness a batch amended than I sound, but I consciousness wonderful,” helium told Good Morning America astatine the time. “This is simply a tracheotomy to assistance maine breathe, due to the fact that the glands successful my pharynx swelled up arsenic well.”

But done his wellness battle, helium retained a consciousness of wit astir the situation.

“You whitethorn announcement I dependable similar I person a frog successful my throat. It's not. It's a buffalo,” helium joked successful a station connected Instagram anterior to the TV appearance. “Though being healed from cancer, I americium dilatory and surely regaining my speech. As I haven't fto the adversity stifle my dependable arsenic an artist.”

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