Sam Neill’s Cancer Battle Left His Immune System ‘Compromised,’ Actor’s Ex Says: He Was ‘Pretty Sick for the Last Couple of Weeks’

By Ellise Shafer

Ellise Shafer

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“Jurassic Park” star Sam Neill had been “pretty sick” for a couple of weeks before his death, according to his ex, Australian journalist Laura Tingle.

Tingle, who dated Neill from 2018 to 2021, was a guest on the radio show “Sydney Mornings” on Tuesday and gave more insight into the actor’s final days and years-long battle with cancer. Neill died on Monday at the age of 78, with his family saying that the loss was “sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.” He had been battling a form of blood cancer since 2022, but revealed in April that he was cancer free.

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