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Val Kilmer's Family Speaks Out, Says They Are 'So Proud of Him' as They Ask to 'Grieve Privately'

Val Kilmer's family says in a statement that they are 'so proud of him' and ask to 'grieve privately' following his death from pneumonia at age 65

Val Kilmer's family has spoken out in a statement obtained by PEOPLE, with gratitude "for honoring our extraordinary father's memory""At this time, we would like to grieve privately," they added in the statement The actor died of pneumonia at age 65 on Tuesday, April 1, his daughter Mercedes Kilmer confirmed to The New York Times Two days after his daughter Mercedes Kilmer confirmed her dad had died at age 65, the family says in a statement obtained by PEOPLE, "Thank you for honoring our extraordinary father's memory." At the event, the Tombstone star posed for photos on the red carpet with his only daughter, who is also an actor and costarred alongside her dad in 2020's Paydirt.

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