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Billy Porter 'dead for three days' during sepsis battle

Billy Porter was diagnosed with sepsis in September 2025

Billy Porter says he was "dead for three days" amid his sepsis battle.

In September 2025, the 56-year-old actor pulled out of playing the Emcee in the Broadway production Cabaret after being diagnosed with a "serious case" of the life-threatening illness, where the body's extreme response to an infection causes inflammation, which can damage organs and tissues.

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