Did Carrie Fisher's Brother Profit Off Her Death? See His New Response To Billie Lourd!
04.05.2023 - 20:51
/ perezhilton.com
Carrie Fisher is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday — May the Fourth for those paying attention. Her daughter Billie Lourd “will be accepting the star on behalf of her mother.” Such a sweet family moment, right? But we learned just a day before the ceremony that the Star Wars star’s siblings were NOT invited.
Carrie’s actress half-sister Joely Fisher complained on social media that she and sis Tricia Leigh Fisher complained “our niece has chosen not to include us in this epic moment.” Carrie’s brother Todd Fisher told TMZ in a statement he was “intentionally omitted from attending this important legacy event” — something which he found “extremely hurtful and distressing” since he “was always a big part of everything my sister and mother did historically over their lifetimes.” Mm-hm.
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In her strong statement confirming the disinvite, Billie blasted her aunts and uncle, saying “they know why” they aren’t invited! Damn! She claimed they profited off Carrie and Debbie Reynolds‘ deaths, saying:
The Booksmart star made it clear she and her mom’s siblings haven’t had a relationship of any kind since then.
Well, Todd is hitting back. In his first statement he implied this was the first he was hearing of a rift with Billie — which seems a little odd to us, given he should have noticed the fact he didn’t speak to her for seven years, or, you know, meet her children…
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Speaking to ET, he is directly addressing the accusation he profited off his mother and sister’s deaths, saying about Billie’s statement:
Todd wants to give everyone an itemized receipt for his actions