Carrie Fisher’s close friend says he believes pressure from STAR WARS studios to lose weight for sequels contributed to her death

Carrie Fisher she was launched into stardom in 1977 when she appeared in the first Star Wars film in the role of Princess Leia.

He went on to star in many other film and television roles, as well Star Wars sequels in the 1980s and those that came much later, which finally ended his reign in the 2017 film, Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedireleased a year after her death, using footage she had shot to tie together the story of the princess in that film and the next.

Fisher is known to have struggled with substances throughout her life, but some friends of the actress believe another contributor to her death was the pressure the studio put on her to lose weight for her return to the role.

Carrie Fisher’s close friend and singer James Blunt claims that Disney and Lucasfilm had “pressured” her to be thin. He and Fisher formed an unlikely friendship in the early 2000s and he wrote his first album, in 2004. Let’s go back to Bedlamstaying at his home.

Blunt told the audience at the Hay Festival in the UK (via SFFGazette.com): “I was with her the day before she died, when she came to my house. And she had really abused her body, and she had just gotten to new job of being Princess Leia in a new Star Wars movie.

“So she was really revved up and positive, but they put a lot of pressure on her to be thin. You talked about the difficulties women face in the industry, how men can age and women certainly aren’t present in film and TV.

“And she really put a lot of pressure on herself, she started using drugs again and by the time she got on the plane she had actually killed herself. They say it was some kind of heart failure, but she had taken enough drugs to throw a really good party.”

In his autobiography, Blunt said that Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, holds him partly responsible for her mother’s death. “Charlie, her best friend, confronted her more directly and told her she needed to quit drugs.”

He wrote. “I took a different approach and did them with her, pretending to myself that one day I would guide her to redemption, but not today. As a result, her daughter Billie partly blames me for her death and he doesn’t talk to me anymore…”

It’s a difficult situation. I always felt bad for Carrie Fisher, for all the things she had to go through. She was a great actress and a fun, engaging woman. She will be missed and she will always be remembered.

via: CBM