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Daveigh Chase’s harrowing final social media post revealed after Lilo & Stitch actress’ shock death at 35
Alexandra B.
Almost a decade before her heartbreaking death aged 35, Daveigh Chase shared her eerie final post on Instagram.
In November 2017, the Lilo and Stitch voice actress posted a black-and-white picture of herself standing next to a chalkboard holding a unicorn balloon.
Chase posed in a black sheer top paired with distressed jeans, and captioned the image “Unicorns DO exist 😻”.
The Instagram post has surfaced now, almost nine years later, as fans flooded the comments with tributes after the news of her death broke on Wednesday.
Hundreds of people paid tribute to the actress
One person wrote a heartfelt message saying, “RIP beautiful girl, you deserved so much better, thank you for the nostalgia, your special words & voice, that molded these characters to be something so memorable in our lives. You left an imprint on all our hearts. God bless you, soar with the angels 💔🕊️”.
Another fan added, “Rest peacefully in Paradise 🤍🪽”, while others shared images and GIFs from Chase’s best-known movie roles.
According to Roy Hernandez - who says he was Chase’s boyfriend - the beloved actress died on Tuesday, June 16, following meningitis and a blood infection, which led to sepsis.
Earlier this month, TMZ reported that Chase had been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital for malnutrition.
Hernandez called Chase, “a light in [his] life” and revealed on a GoFundMe page set up shortly before her death that “behind the scenes, she’s faced more than her share of hardship.”
On the fundraising page, he wrote, “After a difficult childhood and a painful falling out with her family, Daveigh was bullied and struggled to find safety and happiness in downtown LA.
“When we met, I promised to protect her and give her the love and comfort she deserved. Together, we found moments of happiness and hope.”
In the days before her death, he provided a tragic update on her health, explaining on GoFundMe, “Her condition has become critical, and the doctors have told me she may not have much time left.
“All she ever wanted was a place where we could live together, feel safe, and be happy. Now, more than ever, I want to give her that sense of home and peace in her final days.”
Will the money raised actually be put towards funeral costs?
However, Chase's long-term manager, John Ryan, who had allegedly been searching for the actress after seeing a video of her looking frail on Skid Row, disputed the campaign and claimed that Hernandez is not known to Chase's friends or family.
Ryan told The New York Post: “Apparently, a man claiming to be her ‘boyfriend’ that none of us friends or her family has heard of has set up a GoFundMe on ‘her and her family's behalf’ that he set her up as the organizer. I can confirm Daveigh has a trust account set up at SAG to cover all costs,” he told The New York Post.