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Eric Dane's memoir and ex-wife Rebecca Gayheart discuss his ALS diagnosis and death
What happened
Eric Dane died on February 19 at age 53, less than a year after publicly sharing his ALS diagnosis in April 2025. His posthumous memoir "My Book of Days: A Memoir in Moments" is set to be released November 3. His ex-wife Rebecca Gayheart has given interviews about the phone call when Dane told her of his diagnosis and their daughters' final months with him.
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ABC News focuses on Rebecca Gayheart opening up about Eric Dane's "final moments," using minimal detail in their coverage.
- ABCRebecca Gayheart opens up about Eric Dane’s final momentsABC News · Lean Left
No outlet on this side covered it.
Right-leaning outlets emphasize specific dramatic moments from the memoir and interviews, describing the diagnosis phone call as "devastating" and "a punch to the gut," the final months as "heartbreaking," and highlighting an incident where Dane's daughter saved him from drowning. Fox News Digital and New York Post frame coverage around Gayheart watching Dane "fight for time" with their daughters.
- DMEric Dane recalled harrowing moment he told estranged wife Rebecca Gayheart of ALS diagnosis which would take his life at 53Daily Mail · Lean Right
- FOXRebecca Gayheart watched Eric Dane fight for time with daughters during ‘heartbreaking’ final monthsFox News Digital · Right
- NYPEric Dane recalls very first sign of ALS in his posthumous memoirNew York Post · Right
- NYPInside Eric Dane’s devastating phone call to ex Rebecca Gayheart revealing ALS diagnosisNew York Post · Right
- NYPEric Dane describes terrifying moment daughter saved him from drowning amid ALS battle in posthumous memoirNew York Post · Right
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