Green Mile actor Michael Clarke Duncan dies

Michael Clarke Duncan, the Oscar-nominated star of The Green Mile, has died after nearly two months of treatment following a heart attack in July. Publicist Joy Fehily released a statement from Duncan’s partner, the Rev. Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, saying the 54-year-old actor died on Monday morning in a Los Angeles hospital. As the sad news was delivered, it also referred to Omarosa for the first time as his fiancée, saying: ‘The Oscar-nominated actor suffered a myocardial infarction on July 13 and never fully recovered.’Omarosa confirmed the news herself to Radar, saying: ‘I am devastated. He was the love of my life.’ The US website report that ‘both public and private memorials are being planned’. Michael’s death came ‘very suddenly’, with TMZreporting that Omarosa was present in the hospital room before momentarily leaving for a short period of time and when she returned he had died. Her mother is believed to have been present when he passed. Meanwhile, Michael’s Green Mile co-star Tom Hanks also released a heartfelt message, referring to the actor as ‘Big Mike’. He said: ‘I am terribly saddened at the loss of Big Mike. He was the treasure we all discovered on the set of The Green Mile. He was magic. ’He was a big love of man and his passing leaves us stunned.’













