"Saved By the Bell" star, Dustin Diamond, dies at 44 after lung cancer diagnosis

[BetteDavisEyes]

'Saved by the Bell' star Dustin Diamond dies at 44 after lung cancer diagnosis (nbcnews.com)

"There were two people very close to him by his side when he passed away," his representative said.

Dustin Diamond, known best for his portrayal of the endearingly nerdy Screech on "Saved by the Bell," died Monday morning, weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer, his manager said.

He was 44.

Diamond's "condition had greatly declined since last week, and he was taken off of breathing machines in an attempt to get him to hospice care," said spokesperson Roger Paul. His girlfriend, Tash Jules, and a good friend were by his side when he died, Paul said...

 

[PayrollNerd]

So very young!! RIP

'Saved by the Bell' star Dustin Diamond dead at 44 after battle with stage 4 cancer

The actor was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell carcinoma cancer last month.

 

[coffeeandacig]

Wow...He only posted that he was sick a couple of weeks ago! RIP Screech!
Cancer stinks!!!

 

[tezi]

This is so sad.
RIP

 

[airportwoman]

I had never heard of him before today, and was never a "Saved By The Bell" fan, but the sheer disrespect shown to this news boggles my mind! What is with that, anyway?

People are saying things like "So? People die from lung cancer every day" and "He was a washed up 80s star - who cares?" Somebody must have, or they wouldn't have posted this!

I just remember when Neil Peart died a year ago, and have not seen one negative comment about that, even from people who said they didn't like Rush's music. I thought of that when I saw some of these disgusting posts.

RIP, Dustin.

 

[coffeeandacig]

I had never heard of him before today, and was never a "Saved By The Bell" fan, but the sheer disrespect shown to this news boggles my mind! What is with that, anyway?

People are saying things like "So? People die from lung cancer every day" and "He was a washed up 80s star - who cares?" Somebody must have, or they wouldn't have posted this!

I just remember when Neil Peart died a year ago, and have not seen one negative comment about that, even from people who said they didn't like Rush's music. I thought of that when I saw some of these disgusting posts.

RIP, Dustin.

Absolutely! Social media is like high school. Some people are deemed "popular" and can be the biggest A holes on the face of the earth. Some people like "unpopular" Dustin Diamond are used to make the social media mob feel better about themselves.
Given that Dustin Diamond grew up in the pedophile loving Hollyweird, I don't doubt that his early life was marked with all sorts of horrible events. So, I give him lots of leeway when it comes to making some bad judgement calls as an adult.

 

[PayrollNerd]

His form of lung cancer was rare.

'Brutal, relentless' lung cancer kills Dustin Diamond: What are the symptoms?

Small cell lung cancer: identified as Diamond’s cause of death, it’s much rarer, accounting for about 10-15% of all cases, but it grows and spreads faster than the other type. By the time most patients are diagnosed, this cancer will have metastasized outside the lungs. Diamond was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, the most advanced type.