Billie Lourd speaks out against her late mother Carrie Fisher’s siblings Todd, Joely, and Tricia Leigh Fisher for trying to “get it out” from the “Star Wars” star’s death.
“Days after my mother died, her brother and sister chose to profess their grief and capitalize on my mother’s death by conducting multiple interviews and selling individual books for great money, with the subject being the deaths of my mother and grandmother. The “Booksmart” star revealed to Variety on Wednesday.
“I learned that they did this through the press. They never consulted me or thought about how this would affect our relationship.”
Lourd, 30, also shared that his mother has a “very complicated relationship” with her family.
“Even though I knew they had the right to do whatever they wanted, what they did at the most difficult moment of my life was very hurtful to me,” he added. “I chose, and still do, choose to deal with loss in a very different way.”
Carrie died in December 2016, four days after she fell into a coma after suffering a heart attack.
Three years after her death, her 65-year-old brother, Todd, recalled his late sister’s memories and speculated why Lourd was not present at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Rise of Skywalker,” which used unused footage from Carrie’s 2015 movie “The Force.” He wakes up.”
“It was hard to sit there and watch. [my] brother dies again,” the director told the Post in December 2019.
“[Billie] I didn’t want to experience this. I think it’s important for him to do his best. What good does it do him to come here and disperse in a crowd of people? Why would you subject yourself to that?”
Todd also shared a cryptic note that Carrie claims she once wrote: “’I’m dead. How are you? See you soon … I’d call and tell you what it’s like, but there’s no signal here.’ Then it says ‘Cut’. New stage, new setup, new idyllic location.
“I finally got the part I’ve been rehearsing my whole life. God gave me the role. This is the end of my life’s path.’”
About the letter, Todd said, “It blew my mind. Wow, why am I finding this now?””
Carrie will be honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, and Lourd confirmed that her mother did not invite her siblings.
“I’ve seen postings and press releases posted by my mom’s brother and sister,” the “Scream Queens” graduate told Variety.
“I apologize to anyone reading this as I feel the need to defend myself publicly from these family members. But unfortunately, because they have attacked me publicly, I have to respond publicly. The truth is I didn’t invite them to this ceremony. They know why.”
Todd told TMZ on Tuesday that it was “heartbreaking and shocking” that he was “deliberately neglected” to attend the event.
Joely, 55, and Tricia, 54, also posted a joint statement on Instagram, “We won’t be there to celebrate our strangely beloved sister.”
“For some bizarre, misguided reason our nephew chose not to include us in this epic moment in our sister’s career,” they added.
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“This was something Carrie would definitely want to have around her siblings. It is deeply shocking that her only brother and two sisters were deliberately excluded.”
Joely and Tricia have said they’ve been grieving the loss of “their favorite person” for several years, giving Lourd “space” to do things his own way.
“We’ve been nothing but constantly loving and open,” they insisted. “This isn’t about a photoshoot on Hollywood Blvd… It’s about celebrating the permanence of Carrie’s legacy in this industry and taking her place with a star on the iconic walk of fame with our parents.”
Joely and Tricia said, “We thank the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for honoring our brother in this way. May the fourth be with you.”
Lourd concluded in Variety: “People at Disney and Lucasfilm who knew and loved my mother made this star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to make her legacy possible.
“This moment is about Carrie Fisher and everything she has accomplished and what she means to the world. I will focus on this. May the 4 be with you.”