Ariane Bellamar pictured in 2012.Photo:Maury Phillips/WireImage
Maury Phillips/WireImage
FormerPlayboymodel Ariane Bellamar has died from a heart attack. She was 46.
Bellamar’s ex-husband and father to her two daughters, Tanner Slaught, confirmed Bellamar had died on Dec. 20, 2024 in a message shared onFacebooklast month.
Slaught added a link to aGoFundMepage, which was set up to help pay for funeral expenses.
“Her extremely early departure from this world has caught everyone off guard and we were not prepared for this,” he wrote.
Confirming Bellamar died from a heart attack, Slaught added in the fundraiser description, “While this unbelievable news is shocking because she was only 46, I can assure you that I have verified this truth.”
“Unfortunately, Ariane, and the rest of us, were not prepared for this sudden turn of events,” he wrote.
Slaught said that any donations above what was required to cover the funeral costs would go to charities in Bellamar’s memory.
Ariane Bellamar pictured in 2013.David Livingston/Getty
David Livingston/Getty
“If we can accomplish our goals above, then any remaining funds will be either donated to a charity in Ariane’s memory or to create a charity to help women, mothers and children, and young women in need,” he wrote.
Nevada’s Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner toldTMZthat they had received a report of death for Bellamar, but weren’t able to provide further details.
The GoFundMe page had raised just over $1,000 as of Wednesday, Feb. 19.
Ariane Bellamar pictured in 2013.James Lemke Jr/WireImage
James Lemke Jr/WireImage
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Bellamar — who was born in Florida and raised in a small town outside of Toronto, Canada, per herIMDb biography— was best known for being a formerPlayboyPlaymate. On herInstagram page, she describes herself as an “Actress. Actavist [and] Mother.”
She also had uncredited roles in movies including 2016’sSuicide Squadand 2013’sThe Hangover Part III, as well as starring in shows includingBeverly Hills Nanniesas herself in 2012 and an episode ofThe Millionaire Matchmakerin 2014.
In November 2017, Bellamar made headlines after she accusedJeremy Pivenofgroping heron the set ofEntourageand at thePlayboyMansion,PEOPLE previously reported. The actor — who starred as Ari Gold on the hit HBO show, which ran for eight seasons from 2004-11 —denied the claims.
source: people.com
