Robin Williams’ widow shares details of his battle with dementia: ‘It was not depression that killed Robin’
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Robin Williams’ widow shares details of his battle with dementia: ‘It was not depression that killed Robin’

ByJohn

Robin Williams’ widow Susan recently gave an in-depth, painfully honest interview about her late husband, one in which she addressed the ongoing “Robin Williams dementia” rumors. According to Susan, Williams was suffering from a myriad of ailments, many of them mental, and that neither dementia nor depression were the sole reasons that her husband took…

VIDEO Zelda Williams talks about hopes for dad Robin Williams’ legacy
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VIDEO Zelda Williams talks about hopes for dad Robin Williams’ legacy

ByEmily

For the first time since Robin Williams’ suicide in August, 25-year-old daughter Zelda is opening up about what she hopes others can learn from the tragedy. “I think it was important for him for people to talk about important things. It meant a lot to him,” Zelda told The Today Show‘s Kate Snow. “He didn’t…

Robin Williams’ wife and kids fight over his estate
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Robin Williams’ wife and kids fight over his estate

ByStarcasm Staff

Robin Williams’ widow, Susan Schneider, is fighting his three children from previous marriages in court for Robin’s estate. In papers filed in December in San Francisco Superior Court (via The Hollywood Reporter), Susan accused the late comedian’s children, Cody, Zachary and Zelda, of taking items without permission from her home in Tiburon, Calif. The items…

A few months before he died Robin Williams recorded this touching video for a woman dying of cancer

ByStarcasm Staff

Robin Williams recorded this sweet video message for a 21-year-old Vivian Waller who has terminal cancer a few months before his own life ended. The young woman had written a three item bucket list, and was able to mark two off her list, but was unable to travel from New Zealand to the U.S. to meet her beloved star.

Who were Robin Williams’ ex-wives, Valerie Velardi and Marsha Garces?

ByStarcasm Staff

Robin Williams’ wife Susan Sneider released two heartfelt statements about the passing of her husband of three years, the last revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Robin had been married twice before, and had three children during those marriages.

Wife Susan Schneider reveals Robin Williams had Parkinson’s disease

ByAsa Hawks

Robin Williams’ wife Susan Schneider released a statement earlier today revealing that her husband, who committed suicide Monday afternoon, had been diagnosed with early stages of Parkinson’s Disease. She also said that although Robin still struggled with depression and anxiety, his “sobriety was intact.” Also, Robin’s longtime publicist shoots down rumors that he had any financial problems prior to his death.

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Robin Williams’ history with depression, in his own words

ByEmily

An estimated 19 million Americans suffer from depression. Still, it remains a taboo subject. Robin Williams’ willingness to discuss his struggle with it through the years is something that should be both admired and appreciated because, along with his incredible other legacies, he’s also left us with a starting point for discussion about how depression looks.

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VIDEO Conan O’Brien finds out about Robin Williams’ death while taping his show, shares heartfelt message

ByAsa Hawks

As I’m sure most of you know, the world lost the comedic genius of Robin Williams on Wednesday after the 63-year-old actor and comedian was found dead from an apparent suicide in his northern California home. When the news broke, Conan O’Brien was in the process of recording his talk show, and at the end of the show he shared the sad news with the studio audience before he, Andy Richter, and guest Will Arnett expressed their admiration for the amazing comedian and human being that Robin Williams was.