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Hayden Panettiereis remembering her late friendDonny Davis.
TheHeroesstar, 32,posted a tribute to Davis— who died last month at age 43 — to Instagram Tuesday, where she shared a photo of the two of them.
Panettiere captioned the photo, “You never know how long you have with the people you love. My little big brother was there for me through everything. I miss you.#DonnyDavis”
Davis, who was known for his work performing withBritney Spears,Miley Cyrusand others, died Feb. 22. He was found in a room at the Resorts World hotel and casino in Las Vegas,8 News Nowreported at the time.
According to the report, security was called to a room in the Conrad Hotel for an unconscious man “in the room turning blue and biting his tongue” around 5:30 a.m. local time.
After security performed chest compressions on the man, the fire department arrived on the scene, where they “advised they thought there might be foul play due to the number of other subjects in the room and having trouble getting any information from them,” per the report.
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Davis was transported to Sunrise Hospital at the advice of a doctor in communication with the fire department. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The witness also said that while she was in Davis' hotel room with him and the other man later in the evening, she “noticed Davis was sitting in a chair, but his face and hands were turning purple.” She said when she touched his hand, it was “freezing” and she then realized the comedian was not breathing. She called hotel security, who arrived minutes later.
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Demi Lovatoposted a tribute to Davis on theirInstagram Stories, where they shared multiple photos of him.
“Rip”, Lovato wrote over a photo of the two of them, adding a broken heart Emoji. Lovato also wrote, “Thanks for so many laughs and great memories - rest peacefully angel.”
Paris Hiltonalso shared her own memories with Davis, writing on her Instagram Stories after his death, “So sad to hear about @donnydavis1. He always made everyone around him smile & be happy. He was a Legend & will truly be missed. RIP.”
She added, “You were always the life of the party. RIP @donnydavis1.”
source: people.com
