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Michelle Trachtenberg dead at 39 (nypost.com)

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Saw eurotrip not that long ago. Great memories and quotable to no end. One of her best showings.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Terrible, RIP.

"natural causes" seems like a strange way to describe someone dying at 39.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure she had a problem with alcohol

[+] [email protected] -9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months 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.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months 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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

... liver transplant ...

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

I suppose something like sepsis after an operation would qualify as "natural causes".

[–] SplashJackson 18 points 4 months ago

That fuckin' sucks. Eurotrip was an awesome movie

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

I was one of the Dawn supporters. :( RIP

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

A damn shame when anyone dies that young. She in particular seemed like a nice person, or at least I've never seen any negative articles about her.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Yeah if you are at the point of having to swap out an entire organ you are not going to have a great time.

It is a shame that she died young but entropy and death does not care for the money you have.

She can at least be free of never being alone in a room with Joss Whedon ever again but life would be more fair if he was the one who died alone on the floor.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Wow, that's terrible. There had been rumblings about a Buffy sequel show (without Whedon)... but I guess she won't be a part of that now, if it ever happens.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Damn! RIP Harriet the Spy

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Awful news.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Her horror movie scream was amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw7Gs91pQ4o

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Aww well that is really sad, I'd been a fan of hers since Pete & Pete.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

One of my first childhood crushes watching Weeds (its suprisingly child friendly past the showtime horniness, think 2 kids on the show growing up with me helped), I think every girl irl ive been attracted to looks a bit like her actually. Morphed my brain chemistry for sure.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I just looked her up yesterday. This is super sad.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Damn.