Jim Carrey ‘shocked’ by death of former girlfriend

FILE - In this April 18, 2015 file photo, Jim Carrey arrives at LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala in Los Angeles. Carrey says he was shocked and saddened to learn of the death of ex-girlfriend Cathriona White, likening the news to being hit by a lightning bolt. The 30-year-old makeup artist was found dead in her Sherman Oaks apartment on Monday, Sept. 28, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Her death is being investigated as a possible suicide in the ongoing case with an examination scheduled for Wednesday.  (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

In this April 18, 2015 file photo, Jim Carrey arrives at LACMA’s 50th Anniversary Gala in Los Angeles. Carrey says he was shocked and saddened to learn of the death of ex-girlfriend Cathriona White, likening the news to being hit by a lightning bolt. The 30-year-old makeup artist was found dead in her Sherman Oaks apartment on Monday, Sept. 28, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Her death is being investigated as a possible suicide in the ongoing case with an examination scheduled for Wednesday. AP

LOS ANGELES, United States — Actor Jim Carrey says he was shocked and saddened to learn of the death of ex-girlfriend Cathriona White, likening the news to being hit by a lightning bolt.

The 30-year-old makeup artist was found dead in a Sherman Oaks home on Monday, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Her death is being investigated as a possible suicide, with an examination scheduled for Wednesday.

In a statement released Tuesday, Carrey said that White was a “kind and delicate Irish flower, too sensitive for this soil.” He said his heart goes out to her friends and family.

The 53-year-old Carrey dated White briefly in 2012. They were photographed together again in May.

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