Marc Maron has issued an emotional statement following the sudden death of his girlfriend, the director Lynn Shelton. Shelton – who directed Your Sister’s Sister and episodes of Glow, Mad Men, Master of None and Little Fires Everywhere – died on Friday (16 May) after collapsing at the end of a week-long illness.
According to reports, the 54-year-old died from complications related to an “unidentified blood disorder”. “There was a previously unknown, underlying condition,” said comedian and podcaster Maron. “It was not Covid-19.
The doctors could not save her. They tried. Hard. “I loved her very much as I know many of you did as well. It’s devastating.