Lance Reddick Cause Of Death Being Heavily Disputed By His Lawyer
Lance Reddick's lawyer disagrees with the coroner's listed cause of death, saying it is inconsistent with the actor's lifestyle.
The cause of Lance Reddick’s untimely death has been revealed and, in the case of the late actor’s lawyer, reviled. People reports that Attorney James Hornstein disagrees vehemently with the cause listed on the John Wick actor’s official death certificate.
According to the actor’s death certificate, the cause of Lance’s death is ischemic heart disease and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. Hornstein challenged the results, however, stating that “The information appearing on the death certificate is wholly inconsistent with his lifestyle.” Hornstein maintains that Lance Reddick exercised every day leading up to his death, including heavy cardio, and never experienced any heart-related problems.
The lawyer also takes issue with the fact that the coroner came to their conclusions about Lance Reddick and the cause of his death without doing an autopsy first. “No autopsy was performed on Lance,” said Hornstein. He further explained that to his knowledge, Reddick had never in his lifetime had a doctor express any concerns with the actor’s heart health.
Hornstein released a statement where he stated on behalf of the wife of Lance Reddick that the information on the actor’s death certificate wasn’t “corroborated” and was inconsistent with what Reddick’s family knew surrounding his passing. It’s unclear if Hornstein is hinting at something unreported that the family knows about Lance’s death or just their general understanding of Reddick’s health prior to his death.
It’s unknown at this time what, if any, action Reddick’s former attorney plans to take against the coroner’s office. Hornstein didn’t mention anything about seeking out an autopsy, a request that would be time sensitive as Reddick is expected to be cremated soon.
Lance Reddick was best known for his role in HBO’s The Wire. The actor played Cedric Daniels for 60 episodes of the acclaimed Baltimore set drama. While The Wire is the show that made him famous, it’s just one part of a rich filmography left behind by Lance Reddick before his tragic death.
The actor has 113 acting credits to his name. Including voice work in animated series like Paradise PD and video games such as Destiny 2 and John Wick Hex. The latter game saw Lance reprising his role as Charon from the John Wick series.
Lance was part of both the DC and Marvel universes playing Ra’s Al Ghul in Beware the Batman and Falcon in Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. In addition to those famous franchises, Reddick also had roles in Tron: Uprising, Godzilla vs. Kong, and DuckTales. Talk about range!
Lance Reddick was involved with several upcoming projects at the time of his death, including the John Wick spinoff Ballerina starring Ana de Armas and a remake of White Men Can’t Jump helmed by mononymous director Calmatic. In addition, the actor was part of the new Percy Jackson and the Olympians series airing next year on Disney+. Reddick played Zeus in the reboot of the beloved children’s series. Disney has yet to announce any plans to recast the role.
Reddick left behind a wife, Stephanie Reddick, and children, Yvonne Nicole Reddick and Christopher Reddick. The actor is deeply missed by not only his family and friends but also the countless fans who enjoyed his presence on screen over the last twenty+ years.
