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Martin Short Breaks Silence on Daughter Katherine’s Death in CBS Interview

His remarks push for less stigma around mental illness, including suicide.

Overview

  • Short, who spoke on CBS Sunday Morning on Sunday, called the loss "a nightmare for the family" in his first public remarks.
  • He said Katherine faced severe mental-health problems, naming borderline personality disorder, a treatable illness that carries higher suicide risk.
  • Los Angeles medical examiner records list February 23 as the date of death and cite a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  • He linked the loss to his wife's 2010 ovarian cancer, arguing both are diseases and that some remain incurable.
  • The interview comes ahead of Tuesday’s Netflix release of Marty, Life Is Short, which revisits his many experiences with grief.