Overview
- Escobedo’s death certificate lists cardiogenic shock as the immediate cause, with vasodilatory shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation and alcoholic cirrhosis as underlying causes.
- He also had contributing conditions including sepsis, graft-versus-host disease, immunosuppression, chronic kidney disease and pneumonia, according to the document.
- Rolling Stone reports he died at UCLA Medical Center following complications related to a liver transplant.
- Documents and outlet reporting indicate he received a liver transplant in September and was placed on ECMO life support in the week before his death.
- Kimmel honored his lifelong friend with an emotional Nov. 11 monologue and paused Jimmy Kimmel Live!, then opened fundraisers to support vulnerable patients at UCLA and animal rescue efforts in Las Vegas.