Actor Billy Miller, who was perhaps best known for his roles in General Hospital and The Young and the Restless, passed away following a battle with severe depression.
The US soap star passed away just days before what would have been his 44th birthday, with his grieving mother later confirming that he died by suicide.
In a statement to Soap Opera Digest, Patricia Miller said: "I would like to share the following thoughts. I want to personally thank the many fans & personal friends for the overwhelming amount of love, prayers & condolences sent to me and my family on the devastating death of my beautiful son BJ — Billy Miller." She continued: "He fought a long hard valiant battle with bipolar depression for years. "He did everything he could to control the disease.
He loved his family, his friends and his fans but in the end the disease won the fight and he surrendered his life. "The other causes of death being told are not true.
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