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FILE - In this June 21, 2011 file photo, Nelsan Ellis arrives at the premiere for the fourth season of HBO's &quot;True Blood&quot; in Los Angeles. Ellis, best known for playing the character of Lafayette Reynolds on &quot;True Blood,&quot; has died at the age of 39. Ellis' manager Emily Gerson Saines confirmed the actor's death in an email Saturday, July 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Family: Alcohol withdrawal lead to actor Nelsan Ellis’ death

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FILE - In this Monday, July 21, 2014 file photo, actor Nelsan Ellis attends the world premiere of &quot;Get On Up&quot; at the Apollo Theater in New York. Actor Nelsan Ellis, best known for playing the character of Lafayette Reynolds on “True Blood,” has died at the age of 39. Ellis’ manager Emily Gerson Saines confirmed the actor died from complications of heart failure, in an email Saturday, July 8, 2017. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

‘True Blood’ actor Nelsan Ellis dead at 39

By JOCELYN NOVECK - Associated Press