EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Conaway’s Ex-Fiancée Was Barred From Bedside During Final Moments
Posted on May 27, 2011 @ 02:22PM
By Cliff Renfrew
Radar Staff Reporter
Jeff Conaway’s former fiancée Vikki Spinoza was not with the actor when he passed-away Friday, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Spinoza, commonly known as Vikki Lizzi, had gotten embroiled in a feud with the actor’s family and was fighting for them not to take him off life support.
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But those pleas fell on deaf ears and she was not allowed access to the 60-year-old during his final moments.
Conaway’s sister Michelle told RadarOnline.com: “She was not present. Jeff was surrounded by his immediate family and it was very peaceful.
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“We had held a small service with a pastor before he passed away which was very beautiful, my brother was surrounded by a lot of love.
“This is a very difficult time for us because we have lost somebody special.”
Conaway was with his two sisters Michelle and Carla, second wife Keri, his nephew Lance and niece Rhona when he died around 10.30am this morning.
RadarOnline.com previously reported how the family took out a court order to ban Spinoza from going to the Los Angeles area hospital where the former Taxi star was being treated.
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Her publicist clamed that Spinoza desperately wanted to be with her former lover and that she still held power of attorney over his estate.
Conaway and his former girlfriiend had a roller-coaster relationship in recent years. He accused her, in court documents, of injecting him with painkillers before orchestrating a police bust at the Los Angeles home they previously shared.
Meanwhile, Spinoza claimed that Conaway punched her in the face while she was driving and threatened to kill her.
A source close to Spinoza told RadarOnline.com: “She believed he would want her beside him when he passed away whether the family liked it or not.
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“Vikki was placed in a terrible position because Jeff was gravely ill and despite of everything she wanted to do the right thing.”
Conaway’s manager Kathryn Boole told RadarOnline.com: “Jeff will be greatly missed – he was a true artist and very intelligent and sensitive human being – we have been receiving messages of support and love from around the world today.”
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The Daily Juice
May 27, 2011 @ 13:00
What kind of family prevents their son's long time girlfriend from being by his side during his last few days, especially when he was taken off life support? Seems very cruel.
Posted Sat, 05/28/2011 - 5:07pm
lizzi looks like a lamprey eel in this pic. blech.
Posted Fri, 05/27/2011 - 8:48pm
She looks like a freak!
Posted Fri, 05/27/2011 - 6:29pm
How sad that people like "Julie" who has no personal knowledge what-so-ever about Mr.Conaway and his personal relationships and issues, feels perfectly fine to make such hurtful comments. "Julie", go back to your Romance Novels.
Posted Fri, 05/27/2011 - 5:16pm
People have a right to express what they think. Before you make remarks about hurtful comments, clean up your own.
Posted Fri, 05/27/2011 - 5:31pm
Hopefully Vikki the enabler doesn't get her hands on any of his assets & his family gets into a courtroom pronto.
RIP Jeff, I hope death brings your soul more peace than life did.
Posted Fri, 05/27/2011 - 3:58pm
Since Vikki has power of attorney & is the executor of Jeff's will she will get whatever Jeff wanted her to have. Who knows how close he was with his family? They seemed very quick to take him off life support.
Posted Sat, 05/28/2011 - 5:11pm