“Seems Hard To Believe”: 911 Call Shines Light On What Happened To Diane Keaton As Friends Honor Her
Shortly after the passing of legendary actress Diane Keaton, new details have emerged surrounding her “unexpected” demise.
The Oscar-winning star passed away on October 11 after spending nearly a year out of the public eye.
A 911 call revealing her final moments was released on Sunday, where dispatchers at the scene contacted the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) for help.
Diane Keaton was 79 when she passed away, surrounded by her loved ones at a Los Angeles hospital
Keaton’s passing came as a shock to both the entertainment industry and her fans, as there had been no prior public concerns about her health.
One of her friends revealed that her condition had taken a sudden turn, saying her health “declined very suddenly.”
They told People, “It was so unexpected, especially for someone with such strength and spirit.”
Only the closest family members and friends were aware of The Godfather alum’s health struggles.
According to the dispatch call obtained by TMZ, emergency responders arrived at the scene in the early hours of October 11 and discovered a “person down.”
In the call made to the fire department, the dispatcher was heard saying, “Rescue 19, person down,” before repeating Diane’s home address.
The 911 call made from Diane’s Los Angeles home has now been publicly revealed
“She had to go to Palm Springs because her house had been damaged [from the LA wildfires]… She was down there for a while, and when she came back, I was kind of stunned by how much weight she’d lost,” the songwriter added.
Carole and Keaton had been close friends for years and had even collaborated on Diane’s single, First Christmas.
“I just loved her. She was so special, she just lit up a room with her energy.”
In the wake of Keaton’s passing, tributes poured in from her former co-stars and other A-list celebrities, honoring the beloved icon.
Bette Midler, who co-starred with Keaton in the 1996 film First Wives Club, wrote in her tribute, “I cannot tell you how unbearably sad this makes me. She was hilarious, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star. What you saw was who she was…”
Meanwhile, Leonardo DiCaprio, who shared the screen with her in 1996’s Marvin’s Room, called the Oscar-winning star “brilliant, funny and unapologetically herself.”
In the months leading up to Keaton’s passing, the actress had completely withdrawn from public life
“Diane Keaton was one of a kind. Brilliant, funny, and unapologetically herself. A legend, an icon, and a truly kind human being,” he wrote on his Instagram story.
Notably, one of her former flames and The Godfather co-star, actor Al Pacino, reportedly took the news hard and was said to harbor lingering regrets about their past relationship, which lasted from 1974 to 1990.
A close friend of Pacino told the Daily Mail that the actor regretted not marrying Diane.
“Looking back, Al admits the love of his life was Diane who he’s always called, ‘an amazing woman.’ For years after he and Diane split, Al used to say, ‘if it’s meant to be, it’s never too late for a do-over.’ But sadly, now it is.”
The two stars had reportedly fallen in love while filming The Godfather Part II and even remained on good terms long after their breakup.
Keaton had walked away from their relationship after Pacino refused to marry her and settle down.
The Annie Hall star’s ex-boyfriend of 16 years, Al Pacino, expressed his regret for not tying the knot with the late actress
