{"id":742080,"date":"2026-06-17T05:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T05:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/742080\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T05:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T05:26:11","slug":"the-real-l-word-star-francine-beppus-cause-of-death-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/742080\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Real L Word&#8217; Star Francine Beppu&#8217;s Cause of Death Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          &#8216;The Real L Word&#8217; Francine Beppu<br \/>\n                          Cause of Death Released<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              June 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            8:30 PM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260617_85ab99402fb04ac9927461a2341a00e8\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f4ca156c-1bed-45e4-aad0-d3e1911cb5b7\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/85ab99402fb04ac9927461a2341a00e8_md.jpg\" alt=\"Francine Beppu getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Francine Beppu died by suicide \u2026 TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Honolulu Medical Examiner&#8217;s report, obtained by TMZ, the &#8220;The Real L Word&#8221; star died from hanging and her manner of death was ruled suicide. The report states Beppu was found in her Honolulu home on February 17.<\/p>\n<p>The medical examiner&#8217;s report says toxicology testing showed the presence of amphetamine and alcohol in Beppu&#8217;s system at the time of her death.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260223_c58a587e313b4cb0b9bb0b1f3e702ba1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f4ca156c-1bed-45e4-aad0-d3e1911cb5b7\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c58a587e313b4cb0b9bb0b1f3e702ba1_md.jpg\" alt=\"francine-beppu-sub-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>As TMZ previously reported \u2026 Beppu&#8217;s family said they were &#8220;deeply grateful to know how cherished she was and how brightly she will continue to shine,&#8221; while asking for privacy as they mourned the loss.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260223_4d85c3942e7642c79afff6bce2599326\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f4ca156c-1bed-45e4-aad0-d3e1911cb5b7\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4d85c3942e7642c79afff6bce2599326_md.jpg\" alt=\"francine beppu real l word\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beppu was best known for appearing on the Showtime&#8217;s reality series &#8220;The Real L Word,&#8221; which chronicled the lives and relationships of LGBTQ+ women in Los Angeles. Her appearance on the series made her a recognizable figure within the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n<p>She was 43.<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/988lifeline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">988lifeline.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Real L Word&#8217; Francine Beppu Cause of Death Released Published June 16, 2026 8:30 PM PDT Francine&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":742081,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,75],"class_list":["post-742080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}