On August 12, local time in the United States, actress Anne Heche, who starred in popular Hollywood films such as "Six Days and Seven Nights", was declared brain dead at the age of 53 due to severe brain hypoxia after a car accident.

Anne Heche

An entertainer's life destroyed by prejudice
Anne Heche was born in Ohio on May 25, 1969. Her father, Donald, worked in the church choir for a long time, but his experience was complicated and his temper was complicated, so his family of seven did not live well. As a child, Heche wandered around with his parents, and at the age of 12 had to help support his family. When her father died of AIDS in 1983, she was terrified at the age of 13 and worried that she would be infected too. Because according to what she said in interviews in the future, her father had been sexually assaulting her since she could remember, and herpes had been passed on to her very early. However, Heche's mother and sister have always denied or doubted this statement.
At the age of 15, Anne Hatcher, who was keen on acting after school, was photographed by a scout and wanted to invite her to audition for a TV drama in New York, but was rejected by her mother. In the eyes of Heche's mother, who believes in Christ, the film and television industry is the source of sin in the United States, and it is impossible for her daughter to fall into this fire pit. However, when he graduated from high school, Heche finally made up his mind to get rid of his mother's shackles and auditioned for the soap opera "Another World" alone, and successfully won the golden opportunity to play the role of twin sisters. In 1991, she won the American TV Daytime Emmy Award for Best New Actress of the Year, and her film and television career was on the right track.

"Another World" stills

Stills of "Faithful Traitor"

"Wagtail Dog" stills

In 1997, 28-year-old Anne Heche ushered in the spring of her career. In the four blockbuster movies with different styles, "The Faithful Traitor", "I Know What You Did Last Summer", "The Burning City" and "Wagging the Tail Dog", which were released in that year, Haiche contributed his own unique style. Wonderful performance, played with famous actors such as Johnny Depp, Tommy Lee Jones, Robert De Niro, etc., without any stage fright.

"Six Days and Seven Nights" stills

In 1998, Anne Heche was promoted to female No. 1 for the first time, co-starring with Harrison Ford in the adventure romance film "Six Days and Seven Nights", and became a Hollywood first-line actor known to audiences all over the world. Selected as one of the fifty most beautiful people in the world. That same year, she also starred in The New Psycho, a remake of Hitchcock by title director Gus Van Sant. In the original version, the victim Marion, played by Janet Lee, was already deeply rooted in the popular bathroom killing scene. Decades later, Haiche dared to take on this role, and that courage alone deserves special recognition.

"The New Psycho" stills

However, as Anne Heche's acting career entered a golden period, her private life also became the focus of media attention, which affected her future star development. In 1997, at a dinner, Heche fell in love at first sight with TV host Ellen DeGeneres, 11 years her senior. Facing Allen, who had just come out of the closet, Anne Heche, who had never had a homosexual experience in the past, was strongly attracted to her, and despite her manager's objection, started a three-year high-profile relationship, which also made her film The business quickly ran into trouble.

Anne Heche (front) and Ellen DeGeneres

In American society more than 20 years ago, the tolerance of homosexuality is by no means comparable to the current situation. Coupled with the extreme hype of the gossip media, Hollywood companies have to shy away, making Haiqie, who has just had the opportunity to be the female lead , quickly reduced to a situation where only independent films and TV series can be made.
In August 2000, Hatcher and Ellen's relationship ended. She has never been able to get out of the shadow of lovelorn and fell into extreme emotional predicament. Once, after taking a lot of stimulants, he drove all the way to a stranger's house to have a big accident, and said nonsense like "I am God, I want to take everyone back to heaven by spaceship", and was sent to a mental hospital for observation. Freed only after a few hours.
In the fall of 2001, Anne Heche published her memoir, Call Me Crazy, an honest and candid account of her low points in life, from childhood trauma to alcoholism, drug addiction, and insanity. That same year, she married TV cameraman Coleman Lafont, and soon gave birth to a son. In 2007, the two broke up peacefully, after which Heche lived with TV actor James Tupper for ten years and had a son.
Doubtful fatal car accident
At about 11:00 a.m. local time on August 5, Anne Heche drove a blue car and accidentally crashed into a two-story house in the West Side of Los Angeles. Huge flames quickly ignited at the scene, the car was stuck in the collapsed house, and Haiche was stuck in the driver's seat, unable to move. After hearing the news, the local fire brigade fought continuously for more than an hour before completely extinguishing the flames. Although Haiqie was sent to a nearby hospital for the first time, he was always in a coma because of smoke inhalation. After the rescue was ineffective, he was declared brain dead. According to local laws in California, brain death is equivalent to complete death, but at the request of her family, the hospital has not yet removed the life support system on the Heche bed in order to keep her internal organs alive. The organs donated after death are Anne Heche. A wish that has not changed over the years.

car accident scene

Looking back on Haiche's car accident, it can be said that there are many doubts. It can be seen from the video doorbell shots of nearby residents that Haiqie's driving speed at that time has exceeded twice the specified speed. Along the way, she first hit a car parked on the side of the road, and then collided with the garage door of a certain family and stopped, but then it started again, and almost hit a passerby, and finally He crashed into this two-story building without any brake marks.
The family who was hit can be described as quite innocent. When the incident happened suddenly, they chose to flee for their lives as soon as possible. Therefore, almost all the important belongings in the family were not taken in time. Clothes, jewelry, and laptops needed for work were all thrown into flames. The hostess had to set up a fundraising page on the crowdfunding website, hoping that good-hearted people could help their family get through this difficult time.
Haiche's very unusual driving situation made people suspect that he was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Soon, netizens found an online podcast she hosted just hours after the accident, and Haiche sounded visibly incoherent on the show, admitting that she had experienced a "very bad day". , poured a lot of vodka and red wine.

Podcast "Sisters" cover

The podcast, called "Better Together," co-hosted by Heche and friend Heather Duffy, has been on the air for two years. In the program broadcast that day, the two admitted that they were drinking a local California vodka called "Re:Find" at the moment, and judging from the photos taken by the people present after the event, there was also a Bottle of the brand vodka.
Soon, Heche's agent publicly stated that this podcast was actually recorded on Monday, but it was only officially launched on Friday. Soon, another local hair salon owner posted a photo with Haiche, saying that almost 20 minutes before her accident, she had visited his small shop and bought a red wig for $125. The person appeared to be in good spirits and showed no signs of intoxication.
Subsequently, the police took a blood sample of Haiche, who was in a coma. The analysis showed that the alcohol content was 0, but it contained fentanyl. It was impossible to determine whether it came from drugs such as cocaine, or from the painkiller injected after the crash and sent to the hospital for treatment. agent. In short, it will take time to determine whether Haiche is suspected of drug driving.
After the accident, including Alec Baldwin, who was accidentally shot and killed on the set, many Hollywood colleagues publicly prayed for Haiche on social media, and hoped that the majority of netizens could rally for her and help her get through. get through. Unexpectedly, a large number of netizens may be out of hatred for dangerous driving behavior, or they do not like the social difference that celebrities can enjoy special attention. The family that suffered the unpredictable disaster. "What about the family who was almost killed by her? Could it be that her life is more valuable?" A netizen's message received a lot of likes. However, with the news of Haiqie's serious injury and even brain death, a large number of Hollywood celebrities who had known and met her offered their remembrance and remembrance, and prayed for her two sons to mourn and change, and a large number of American netizens She also put aside her prejudices for a while, no longer entangled in her identity as the perpetrator of the car accident.
Fifty-three years in her life, Anne Heche's Hollywood moments are so short. The homosexuality in 1997 brought Allen and her to a low point in their careers at the same time, but the former, who won the support of civil rights organizations, made a comeback soon after and took it to a higher level with "The Ellen Show". And Haiche, who chose to marry and have children soon after breaking up, failed to impress conservative people, and was regarded as a traitor by sexual minority rights groups, unable to win their respect, so he was once unpopular in Hollywood. people.
Some commentators pointed out that Anne Heche was born at an untimely time. She dared to love, hate, talk and do. If you change to Hollywood today, which emphasizes political correctness in everything, I am afraid that you may not encounter that kind of thing. Obstruction everywhere. Anne Heche, who died suddenly in a misfortune, is also reminding the outside world that Hollywood, which is now advertised as free and progressive, and even the entire United States, is actually not far from the mainstream social trend of being conservative, narrow-minded, blind, and reactionary.