Diego Borella Cause of Death

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Sad and shocking news out of Hollywood this week:

Diego Borella, an assistant director on the Netflix hit Emily in Paris, was pronounced dead around 7 p.m. local time in Italy on Friday while filming an episode for Season 5 of the series.

He was 47 years old.

The tragedy took place during preparation for a final scene inside Hotel Danieli in Venice, according to news sources La Repubblica, Il Messaggero and Corriere della Sera.

We learned about the death via People Magazine, which quoted La Repubblica and wrote the following this morning:

Medical staff on set attempted to revive Borella, but he died at the scene, according to the outlets. A local doctor confirmed the assistant director’s death, stating that he likely died of “a sudden heart attack.”

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