Lisa Robin Kelly Dead: 'That '70s Show' Star Dies At Age 43

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Source: Huffington Post



Former "That '70s Show" actress Lisa Robin Kelly has died at the age of 43, reports TMZ.

According to the website, the actress died in her sleep on Wednesday night at a rehab facility in California. Kelly had voluntarily checked herself into rehab for treatment earlier this week, her agent told the website, explaining that she "had been fighting demons for a while and finally lost her battle."

Kelly was best known for her role as the promiscuous Laurie Forman on FOX's "That '70's Show," though she only made headlines in recent years for a string of DUI and assault arrests.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/15/lisa-robin-kelly-dead_n_3763163.html

[gopiscrap]

1. how sad

[FarPoint]

2. My sense it that the rehab center screwed up!

She went into physical withdrawal. Yea....ineffective detox management and/ or lack of such clinical monitoring can result in death.

[cliffordu]

6. ^^^^^ THIS!!!!^^^^^

[DocMac]

9. Exactly!

They should have put her on Ativan for 6-9 weeks and then ween her off that.

I would bet that more people die from withdrawl than the drug itself.

[Ilsa]

10. I question this as well. They should

have been watching her more carefully upon admission, as is done in an ICU. This is really bad for the rehab and a horrible tragedy for Ms Kelly that shouldn't have happened.

[FarPoint]

12. I don't recall if anyone has identified the Rehab Center ...

Apparently this one falls way, way below the standard Betty Ford Center or Serra Tuscon type...... I've heard of some posh club- like resort style rehab centers where it's just a vacation and not true rehab. Criminal in my opinion.

Sounds like ETOH withdrawal.
..day 3 kicks ass....and then some.

[AgingAmerican]

3. She had half her life ahead of her

RIP pretty lady.

[Th1onein]

4. Damn.

[hrmjustin]

5. May she rest in peace!

[JohnnyRingo]

7. She had an agent?

I read about her hitting rock bottom earlier this week, and I felt sad for her, but she hasn't worked, that I know of, for years. I would think we'd hear a statement from her sponsor.

I don't know why she's been ignored by H'Wood, but I feel for her and her family.

RIP.

[SoapBox]

8. Very sad story...

We loved her character on the show.

RIP

[LiberalLovinLug]

11. Particularly sad

In that she was trying to get help when she died.