Exclusive | Michelle Trachtenberg dead at 39 — former ‘Gossip Girl,’ ‘Harriet the Spy’ star recently underwent liver transplant
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Trachtenberg starred in a variety of kid-oriented movies and shows, making her film debut in 1996’s “Harriet the Spy.”

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, known for a wide range of TV and film roles including in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gossip Girl,” has died at the age of 39, sources told The Post.

Trachtenberg was found by her mother around 8 a.m. Wednesday at One Columbus Place, a 51-story luxury apartment complex in Manhattan’s Central Park South neighborhood, the sources said.

The actress recently underwent a liver transplant and died of natural causes, according to the sources.

    • remon@ani.socialEnglish
      381·
      3 days ago

      recently underwent a liver transplant

      It could be “natural” for someone with liver problems and organ donations don’t always work. But I don’t care much for celebrity gossip.

      But enjoyed a lot of her work. RIP.

        • remon@ani.socialEnglish
          413·
          2 days ago

          Sure, that matches with liver problems. But I really don’t care. I know enough real people and just care about celebities. Sure this is sad, but I just came across this by accident. Yeah, I know her name, she’s fucking Buffy.

          I can’t listen to lost prophets anymore because of things I learned. I hate it. I don’t want to know things about celebrities, it just ruins media.

          • Jax@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            111·
            2 days ago

            She wasn’t Buffy, and the topic was about whether or not a death associated with a liver transplant at 39 years old was ‘natural’. Retorting with ‘I just don’t care’ on a topic that you spurred on begs the question - why did you decide to comment, at all?

            • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              12·
              2 days ago

              I think it’s more about not joining the gossip about alcohol problems while answering the question about “natural causes” with the published information she’d had a liver transplant. I think you’re ascribing malice when it wasn’t there. Whedon toxicity is probably the part they hate.

            • remon@ani.socialEnglish
              26·
              2 days ago

              I just came across this by accident.

              I usually don’t follow that kind news, but I knew the name. That’s all. Sorry for commenting. I won’t do it again.

          • misterdoctor@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            2 days ago

            For real, though, the worst part of that whole saga has to be that you specifically can’t enjoy a couple mid tier screamo albums

          • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            You could edit, she was Buffy’s little sister, so of course you knew of her. I think you could also insert “don’t” where it’s missing. Btw, Buffy is Sara Michelle Gellar Prinze. And alive. They both have (had) done a lot of good roles.

    • EpeeGnome@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      2 days ago

      The phrase “natural causes” here refers to it being a medical reason not caused by a murder, accident, or suicide, just the body failing for whatever other reason.

      • The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        2 days ago

        That makes sense to me. I’m just not used to hearing it for anything but old age, I guess. It would also hit my ear weird if they used that phrasing for cancer, heart failure, stroke, etc.

    • Nougat@fedia.io
      131·
      3 days ago

      … liver transplant …

      I don’t know anything about her medical conditions, but that’s a big hint.