Celebrity News September 21, 2016
What Alexis Arquette’s Death Certificate Revealed
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Nearly two weeks ago, transgender actress Alexis Arquette passed away at 47.
Rumors were swirling that Arquette died from complications related to AIDS, but now we have an official cause of death.
On Tuesday, Arquette's death certificate was released, revealing that she died from cardiac arrest, but also battled bacterial endocarditis, cardiomyopathy, and HIV.
In her certificate, it was revealed that Arquette was living with HIV for 29 years.
Arquette's brother confirmed her death on Facebook, saying, "Our brother Robert, who became our brother Alexis, who became our sister Alexis, who became our brother Alexis, passed this morning September 11, at 12:32 am. He was surrounded by all of his brothers and sisters, one of his nieces and several other loved ones. We were playing music for him and he passed during David Bowie's Starman. As per his wishes, we cheered at the moment that he transitioned to another dimension."
