The mother of three-time Daytime Emmy winner and “General Hospital” star Billy Miller set the record straight that her son died of suicide after a strenuous battle with mental health issues.
“He fought an extended hard valiant battle with bipolar depression for years. He did all the pieces he could to manage the disease,” Patricia Miller wrote in her statement to Soap Opera Digest, first thanking fans for his or her love and support within the wake of her son’s tragic death.
“He loved his family, his friends and his fans but ultimately, the disease won the fight and he surrendered his life.”
Patricia issued the statement to deal with rumors circulating about how her 43-year-old son died were “not true” following his death on Friday.
“I wish they were but they simply aren’t,” the mother wrote.
She revealed the family is “desperately attempting to take care of our loss” and said she had “nothing further to say” on her son’s death.
“I need to personally thank the various fans & personal friends for the overwhelming amount of affection, prayers & condolences sent to me and my family on the devastating death of my beautiful son BJ.”
“The Young and the Restless” stars agent confirmed to The Post on Sunday that he struggled with manic depression.
Miller died two days shy of turning 44 in Austin, Texas.
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Sept. 17, 1979 — Miller spent his youth in Grand Prairie, Texas — later attending the University of Texas at Austin.
Following college, he signed as a model with Wilhelmina after working within the mailroom at Industry Entertainment.
Miller joined the solid of “The Young and the Restless” in 2008 because the fourth iteration of Billy Abbott — staying with the show till 2014.
He snagged three Daytime Emmys for his efforts: two for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and one for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
The Soap star then moved on to play Jason Morgan and Drew Cain in “General Hospital” from 2014 to 2019.
He also had credits within the Meghan Markle-fronted “Suits,” Showtime’s “Ray Donovan,” and Apple TV+’s “Truth Be Told.”
Miller is survived by his mother, Patricia, sister Megan, brother-in-law Ronnie, nephew Grayson and niece Charley.
In the event you are scuffling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in Recent York City, you may call 1-888-NYC-WELL without spending a dime and confidential crisis counseling. In the event you live outside the five boroughs, you may dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
