His relatives asked for the late star\u2019s supporters to only trust information that has come \u201cdirectly\u201d from his family or \u201can official family representative\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for your understanding and for continuing to keep our family in your thoughts and prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Norris\u2019 family used his official Instagram page to confirm his death last month.<\/p>\n
In a statement at the time, they said: \u201cIt is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning. While we would like to keep the circumstances private, please know that he was surrounded by his family and was at peace.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo the world, he was a martial artist, actor, and a symbol of strength. To us, he was a devoted husband, a loving father and grandfather, an incredible brother, and the heart of our family.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe lived his life with faith, purpose, and an unwavering commitment to the people he loved. Through his work, discipline, and kindness, he inspired millions around the world and left a lasting impact on so many lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile our hearts are broken, we are deeply grateful for the life he lived and for the unforgettable moments we were blessed to share with him. The love and support he received from fans around the world meant so much to him, and our family is truly thankful for it. To him, you were not just fans, you were his friends.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know many of you had heard about his recent hospitalisation, and we are truly grateful for the prayers and support you sent his way.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we grieve this loss, we kindly ask for privacy for our family during this time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for loving him with us.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith love, The Norris Family.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"His relatives asked for the late star\u2019s supporters to only trust information that has come \u201cdirectly\u201d from his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360073,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[1443,365,98659,430,181648,177493,2562,34298,156,16843,2109,9517,305,22122,15415,4507,12936,111,139,88039,69,1642,13109,2737,684,8538,8222,102],"class_list":{"0":"post-360072","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-about","9":"tag-ai","10":"tag-aigenerated","11":"tag-celebrities","12":"tag-chuck","13":"tag-circulating","14":"tag-claims","15":"tag-containing","16":"tag-entertainment","17":"tag-false","18":"tag-family","19":"tag-fans","20":"tag-have","21":"tag-ignore","22":"tag-information","23":"tag-late","24":"tag-misleading","25":"tag-new-zealand","26":"tag-newzealand","27":"tag-norris","28":"tag-nz","29":"tag-online","30":"tag-several","31":"tag-star","32":"tag-there","33":"tag-videos","34":"tag-warned","35":"tag-with"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}