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Johnny Depp Lent Eric Dane One of His Homes Amid ALS Battle
Johnny Depp offered his Los Angeles home free to Eric Dane during the actor's final months battling ALS, with Dane relying on 24/7 care, friends, and family support.
- Johnny Depp welcomed Eric Dane to stay at one of his Los Angeles homes free of charge, amid offers of support after Dane went public with his illness.
- Eric Dane first noticed right-hand weakness, saying, `I started experiencing some weakness in my right hand`, and after nine months of visits with two hand specialists and two neurologists, he was diagnosed with ALS in April 2025.
- During his final months, Dane required 24/7 nurses, became nearly completely debilitated with speech loss, bed‑ridden, and had severe swallowing difficulty.
- Eric Dane died on Feb. 19 at age 53 after a yearlong battle with ALS; his family said he spent his final days surrounded by dear friends, his devoted wife Rebecca Gayheart, and his two beautiful daughters Billie and Georgia.
- Eric Dane used his platform to advocate for ALS awareness and research, meeting doctors from the I Am ALS organization and Congressman Eric Swalwell about federal funding.
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Friends are seen in the moment of need, and the actor of the Pirates of the Caribbean has proved to be a good friend to Eric Dane, who died at 53 years of age because of ALS. As was reported to Page Six, in fact, Depp would have helped him silently by opening the doors of one of his houses in Los Angeles to help him financially. Eric [had] one less thing to worry about, tells the source. He lived practically without paying the rent in one of the…
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Eric Dane was in the middle of a devastating ALS diagnosis when he unexpectedly discovered a friendship out of the headlines. When the popular actor, who has worked on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Euphoria’, fought against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, one of the most well-known Hollywood stars, Johnny Depp, intervened in silence. Sources say Johnny Depp offered […] The post Johnny Depp’s Quiet Act Of Kindness For Eric Dane Before ALS Claimed His Lif…
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