Sarah Michelle Gellar mourns close friend Shannen Doherty, asks fans to support animals in her honor
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Sarah Michelle Gellar posted a touching tribute to Shannen Doherty on Monday, asking fans to honor her friend's legacy through the late actor's love of animals.
Sarah Michelle Gellar posted a touching tribute to Shannen Doherty on Monday, asking fans to honor her friend's legacy through the late actor's love of animals.
Gellar shared a series of photos of her and Doherty through the years on her Instagram account, questioning how one could possibly "sum up" 30 years of friendship in words.
"I keep reminding myself it only hurts this much because, there was so much love," Gellar wrote. "Thank you, for all your kind words and support. I love all the messages about how @theshando was important to you."
Doherty's publicist said Sunday that Doherty, 53, the former star of “Charmed” and “Beverly Hills, 90210,” died after a yearslong battle with cancer. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and entered remission about two years later.
But it was revealed in 2020 that her cancer had metastasized to the point of being incurable and that she was dying of Stage 4 breast cancer.
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