Tanya Roberts. AP=Yonhap News
American Hollywood actor Tanya Roberts, 65, who became popular by appearing as’Bond Girl’ in the movie 007 series, died.
On the 5th (local time), the Associated Press and the New York Times (NYT) reported that Roberts died at the Cedarsynai Hospital in Los Angeles (LA), citing Lance O’Brien, a partner of Roberts.
American media reported that on the 4th, after a false report that Roberts, who was alive at the time, died, he really died a day after correcting it.
Bond girl Tanya Roberts (left) from the 007 series movie’View to a Kill’ and Roger Moore as James Bond. AP=Yonhap News
Earlier, the American media published Roberts’ obituary and corrected it.
Roberts came home after a walk with his dog on the 24th of last month, Christmas Eve, and then suddenly collapsed. Roberts, who was taken to the hospital, fell into a critical condition that he even wore a respirator.
Afterwards, O’Brien received a call from the hospital on the 3rd to prepare for Roberts’ death. In the hospital, he saw Roberts suddenly open his eyes and then immediately close his eyes, and he judged that his life was dead. And without confirming death to the medical staff in charge, he informed the obituary that Roberts died of complications from a urinary tract infection through a spokesperson.
Afterwards, the US media reported that Roberts passed away, but the hospital corrected the facts, saying that Roberts is still alive. For this reason, major US media such as the Associated Press and CNN have created a commotion that unfolds the Roberts obituary.
O’Brien said, “Last time (wrong) he inflated and announced Roberts’ death. Anyway, there was an error in communication,” he said. “Now it is true that Roberts passed away, and it really happened.”
He added, “Roberts was my soulmate and best friend, and we have never been apart for just two days.”
Meanwhile, Roberts, who was a model, appeared in the 1985 007 series movie’View to a Kill’ as’Bond Girl’ Stacy Sutton, the opposite of the main character James Bond (Roger Moore). ’70 Show’ and became popular.
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