Melissa Gilbert mourns Daveigh Chase, urges safeguards for young actors
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Melissa Gilbert paid an emotional tribute to late child star Daveigh Chase, praising her as bubbly, sweet and professional while criticizing stage parents and urging guardians to ensure kids enter entertainment for the right reasons, as Chase’s death involved meningitis and AIDS with polysubstance use.
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- Melissa Gilbert mourns former co-star Daveigh Chase — and takes aim at her ‘stage parents’ — in emotional tribute Page Six
- Cause of death revealed for 'Lilo & Stitch' voice actress Daveigh Chase, who died at 35 in Los Angeles ABC7 Los Angeles
- Daveigh Chase, ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Voice Actor, Died of AIDS, Officials Say The New York Times
- Daveigh Chase, Voice of Lilo in ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ Died of AIDS Variety
- Daveigh Chase's father offers heartbreaking reaction to daughter's cause of death at age 35 Yahoo
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