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Diego Borella, an assistant director of Emily in Paris , has died at the age of 47

According to an Italian news outlet, he collapsed during filming of the show's fifth season at the Hotel Danieli in Venice

Netflix has suspended filming of the series following the tragedy

Diego Borella, an assistant director of Emily in Paris, has died. He was 47.

Borella was pronounced dead after he collapsed while filming the fifth season of the hit Netflix show in Italy at around 7:00 p.m. local time on Friday, Aug. 22, local news outlets La Repubblica , Il Messaggero and Corriere della Sera reported.

The tragedy took place during preparation for a final scene inside Hotel Danieli in Venice, the outlets said.

Medical staff on set attempted to revive Borella, but he d

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