From the BZ editorial team
Family, fans and friends mourn the loss of Hollywood star Kirstie Alley. The actress died on Monday at the age of 71.
Their children Lillie, 28, and William True, 30, said their mother “died after a recently discovered cancer.” Now it is clear: It was colon cancer!
A spokesman for Alley confirmed this to the US magazine “People” the day after her death. According to her children, the self-confessed Scientologist was last treated at the “Moffitt Cancer Center” in Tampa, Florida.
Her mother fought “with great strength” against her cancer, which the public knew nothing about, her children wrote on Instagram. Kirstie Alley, who has become increasingly withdrawn, “was surrounded by her immediate family” when she died.
The actress is said to have been cremated on Tuesday, reports the Daily Mail. It is still unclear who will receive her ashes and when and where they will be buried.
So she knows an audience of millions: Kirstie Alley 1984 Photo: Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch/picture alliance
Now Scientology is planning their farewell
On the other hand, it should be clear that Scientology is planning a funeral service for Kirstie Alley.
A memorial service is to be held for her at Scientology headquarters in Clearwater, Fla. In the Flag Building, often referred to as the Super Power Building, they want to pay their last respects.
An exact date is still unknown. And also not if her colleague and close friend John Travolta (68), who has been a member of Scientology since 1975, will be there. Alley’s relationship is “one of the most extraordinary relationships I’ve ever had,” Travolta said on Instagram. “I love you Kirstie. I know we will meet again.”
Kirstie Alley had been a self-confessed Scientologist for many years. She asserted that the controversial religious movement had saved her from her cocaine addiction, supported the sect and donated millions.
It is unclear exactly when the US actress found out about her colon cancer. And also how quickly she went to the Cancer Treatment and Research Center in Tampa, Florida for treatment. Scientology experts and those who have left warn again and again that Scientology members would tend to reject classical medicine and also openly speak out against any form of western medicine. This also includes cancer therapies such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
If colorectal cancer is detected and treated at an early stage, the chances of recovery are often good. It is not known what stage of cancer Kirstie Alley was in. You couldn’t help her anymore.
“We are grateful to the incredible team of doctors and nurses at Moffitt Cancer Center for their care,” Kirstie Alley’s children said after her death. What remains is the memory of “our mother’s zest for life and passion for life, her children, grandchildren and her many animals, not to mention her eternal joy in creating”.