Emily in Paris Assistant Director Diego Borella Dies at 47 After ‘Collapsing’ During Filming of the Netflix Show

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  1. TLDR:

    * Diego Borella, an assistant director of *Emily in Paris,* has died at 47. He was pronounced dead after he collapsed while filming the [fifth season of the hit Netflix show](https://people.com/emily-in-paris-season-5-first-look-lily-collins-continues-italian-adventure-lucas-bravo-returns-11794241) in Italy at around 7:00 p.m. local time on Friday, Aug. 22, per local news outlets.
    * The tragedy took place during preparation for a final scene inside Hotel Danieli in Venice, the outlets said. Medical staff on set reportedly attempted to revive Borella, but he died at the scene
    * Filming for the fifth season of *Emily in Paris* has been suspended following the incident, according to *Il Messaggero.*

  3. Another victim in Bill Burr’s murderous “drop dead” spree.

  7. I was an assistant director in LA to some small shows and they have the earliest death rate of any crew member. A friend died in his late 30s right after his first kid was born. It’s one of the reasons I quit.

  9. Fuck the entertainment industry. Such a horrible and toxic work culture.

  11. I know quite a few ADs that unfortunately have very severe health issues now. We’re all in our early 40s and certainly for many of them working 16 hours consistently on set, with all that stress and little legitimate turn-around etc. has factored into said health issues. The money is obviously really good, especially if you’re a distant hire DGA AD, but no amount of money is worth sacrificing your health for. Condolences to Diego’s family 🙁

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