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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shahana Yasmin

Robin Williams’ daughter begs fans to stop sending her AI videos of late father: ‘Just stop doing this to him’

Zelda William, daughter of late actor Robin Williams, has requested fans to stop sending her AI-generated videos of her father.

Williams, one of America’s most adored actors and star of Mrs Doubtfire and Dead Poets Society, died by suicide in 2014 at the age of 63. In the months leading up to Williams’ death, he had been struggling with health issues after being misdiagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and his autopsy revealed he had Lewy body dementia, an incurable brain disease that causes trouble sleeping, hallucinations, and loss of motor actions, amongst other symptoms.

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