“Lilo & Sew” star Daveigh Chase was dwelling a tortured existence months earlier than her loss of life as her buddies and family members tried desperately to avoid wasting her life, her supervisor instructed The California Submit.
John Ryan, Chase’s supervisor of greater than a decade, mentioned he and Chase’s step-sister, Gaia Brown, had enlisted the assistance of a personal investigator a few 12 months in the past to trace her down and get her some assist.
Ryan mentioned on the finish of 2025 he was alerted to a video which allegedly confirmed Chase shockingly skinny and struggling on Skid Row. The video, posted and later pulled from social media, confirmed a really skinny Chase, barely aware on the ground of a tent or trailer.
Ryan mentioned he was in a position to get on the telephone with Chase shortly after the video surfaced, however she had “disappeared” by the point he bought right down to Skid Row with a purpose to rescue her for remedy.
As soon as discovered, Ryan and Chase’s step-sister deliberate to get the actress right into a rehab facility in Costa Rica owned by a buddy he knew after nursing her again to well being in Los Angeles.
“We had been so near discovering her,” he instructed The Submit, “Daveigh was the sweetest and brightest mild in Hollywood. I can’t imagine that is actual. Her legacy and work will dwell on endlessly.”
Ryan was additionally engaged on a documentary detailing the seek for the Hollywood actress known as “Discovering Lilo,” he mentioned, including main studios had been within the movie.
So as to add insult to harm in Chase’s loss of life, Ryan has known as out what he believes to be an improper GoFundMe arrange by her alleged boyfriend.
“Apparently, a person claiming to be her ‘boyfriend’ that none of us buddies or her household has heard of has arrange a GoFundMe on ‘her and her households behalf’ that he set her up because the organizer. I can affirm Daveigh has a belief account arrange at SAG to cowl all prices,” he instructed The Submit.
The GoFundMe has raised about $1,400 of its $5,500 objective. The organizer, her boyfriend Roy Hernandez, didn’t specify the place the cash would go.
Chase garnered appreciable fame for her function as Lilo within the 2002 animated film and earned much more acclaim as “The Ring” villain Samara Morgan. Nevertheless, the final decade of her life was marred by intervals of habit and homelessness.
Chase died June 17 from meningitis and an an infection in her blood, TMZ reported. She was admitted to the hospital for extreme malnourishment, the outlet added.
On the time of her loss of life, Chase hadn’t appeared in a movie or on tv for a few decade. Her ultimate starring roles had been within the horror movie “Jack Goes Dwelling” and the thriller “American Romance” in 2016.
Hernandez eulogized his girlfriend within the GoFundMe.
“After a tough childhood and a painful falling out together with her household, Daveigh was bullied and struggled to seek out security and happiness in downtown LA. Once we met, I promised to guard her and provides her the love and luxury she deserved. Collectively, we discovered moments of happiness and hope.
“All she ever needed was a spot the place we might dwell collectively, really feel secure, and be glad. Now, greater than ever, I need to give her that sense of house and peace in her ultimate days.
“I perceive all of us undergo issues, however if you happen to may help, I shall be actually grateful for something. And if you happen to can solely give a prayer, I’ll take that too. Thanks for contemplating serving to us throughout this tough time.”
