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Published September 19, 2023, 3:27 am ET
The mother of three-time Daytime Emmy winner and “General Hospital” star Billy Miller clarified that her son died by suicide after a stressful battle with mental health issues.
“He fought hard and bravely for years against bipolar depression. “He did everything he could to control the disease,” Patricia Miller wrote in her statement to Soap Opera Digest, first thanking fans for their love and support following her son’s tragic death.
“He loved his family, his friends and his fans, but in the end the disease won and he gave up his life.”
Patricia made the statement to respond to rumors circulating about how her 43-year-old son died, which were “not true” following his death on Friday.
“I wish they were, but they just aren’t,” the mother wrote.
He nabbed three Daytime Emmys for playing Billy Abbott on “The Young and the Restless.” Getty Images
She revealed that the family is “desperately trying to deal with our loss” and said she had “nothing further to say” about her son’s death.
“I would like to personally thank the many fans and personal friends for the overwhelming amount of love, prayers and condolences sent to me and my family on the devastating death of my beautiful son BJ.”
The Young and the Restless star’s agent confirmed to The Post on Sunday that he struggles with manic depression.
Miller, known for his roles on “The Young and the Restless” and “General Hospital,” died Friday. He was 43. Searchlight Pictures
Miller died in Austin, Texas, two days before his 44th birthday.
Miller was born on September 17, 1979 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He spent his youth in Grand Prairie, Texas. He later attended the University of Texas at Austin.
After college, he signed with Wilhelmina as a model after working in the mailroom at Industry Entertainment.
Melissa Claire Egan, Miller and Chrishell Stause at the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.©Steven Bergman / MEGA
Miller joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in 2008 as Billy Abbott’s fourth installment and remained with the series until 2014.
For his efforts, he received three Daytime Emmys: two for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and one for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
The soap star then played Jason Morgan and Drew Cain on “General Hospital” from 2014 to 2019.
Miller died just two days before he would have turned 44.CBS
He has also appeared on Suits with Meghan Markle, Showtime’s Ray Donovan and Apple TV+’s Truth Be Told.
Miller is survived by his mother Patricia, his sister Megan, his brother-in-law Ronnie, his nephew Grayson and his niece Charley.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five counties, you can call the 24-hour National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
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