Dustin Diamond briefly left the hospital and went dwelling solely to be rushed again to the emergency room in ache days earlier than his death from cancer on Monday, February 1.
The Saved by the Bell alum, 44, “was not even dwelling for twenty-four to 48 hours earlier than he went again to the hospital,” a supply completely tells Us Weekly. “They thought he had pneumonia however then they ran extra exams and apparently the most cancers had unfold.”
“It occurred very out of the blue,” the insider added. “His passing was not presupposed to occur this rapidly.”
Diamond’s rep confirmed to Us that the actor’s girlfriend of over a yr Tashana Jules and buddy Insurance coverage King president and CEO Dan Block have been with him when he died on Monday morning after a quick battle with stage IV small cell carcinoma. The previous baby star had left the hospital on Tuesday or Wednesday and was taken again on Thursday night as a result of he was in plenty of ache. His situation quickly declined following his readmittance.
“Nobody knew the form of ache he was in — solely he knew,” the supply instructed Us.
The Celeb Huge Brother alum’s diagnosis was revealed on January 14, days after he was hospitalized in Florida.
“He was recognized with this brutal, relentless type of malignant most cancers solely three weeks in the past,” his rep stated on Monday in a press release to Us confirming Diamond’s death. “In that point, it managed to unfold quickly all through his system; the one mercy it exhibited was its sharp and swift execution. Dustin didn’t endure. He didn’t should lie submerged in ache. For that, we’re grateful.”
Diamond’s Saved by the Bell costars paid tribute to the star on Monday, with Mark-Paul Gosselaar telling Us in a press release that the actor, who performed Samuel “Screech” Powers on the ’90s sitcom, “was a real comedic genius.”
“Wanting again at our time working collectively, I’ll miss these uncooked, sensible sparks that solely he was in a position to produce,” Gosselaar, who portrayed Zack Morris, instructed Us.
The present’s government producer Peter Engel instructed Us “it’s a tragic, unhappy day.” He stated Diamond “would make me giggle a lot” along with his method to his scenes. “He had me laughing for 11 years and I’m laughing now remembering. It makes me really feel higher,” Engel stated.
Tiffani Thiessen, who performed Kelly Kapowski, wrote on Instagram that she was “deeply saddened” by the information. “Life is extraordinarily fragile and it’s one thing we must always by no means take without any consideration. God velocity Dustin.”
With reporting by Diana Cooper
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