NELSAN ELLIS – HEART FAILURE

Nelsan Ellis first appeared in the public eye in the HBO series True Blood. He is one of the most award-winning American television and film actors of our generation, so much so that producers kept his character until the show ended. Lafayette Reynolds was initially planned to be killed early on in the series, but he ended up becoming a popular favorite among fans. It seemed like everything was going well for the actor in the limelight.

Behind the scenes, however, Ellis struggled with drinking. Instead of seeking medical help, he tried to control the condition by himself and was said to have been ashamed of it. Unfortunately, his withdrawal led to heart failure and untimely passing in 2017. Although the event shocked fans worldwide, cases like Ellis’ are not rare. Research claims that 5 to 25 percent of people who go through high degrees of alcohol withdrawal do not survive.