The son of Anne Heche claims that her estate won’t be able to cover the millions that have been requested of it in the wake of her tragic death in August, 2022.
Homer Laffoon, whom the late actress shared with her ex-husband Colman Laffoon, claims that his mother’s estate is ‘not yet in a condition to be closed,’ according to documents obtained by People.
According to the documents, Heche’s estate has requests totaling around $6 million, including from the owners of the home that she crashed her car into on August 5, 2022, who are requesting $2 million to cover the damages.
The news of the estate’s alleged inability to pay its debts comes just a day after TMZ reported that the home where the fiery crash occurred has been completely refurbished and put on the market for $1.35 million.
Laffoon, 22, who serves as the estates proprietor, said in the documents that his mother’s estate consists of a ‘modest bank account, royalty payments and other residual income from pre-death projects…’
The late Anne Heche’s estate does not have enough money left over to pay off her creditors, according to claims in documents obtained by People; pictured in March 2022 in Beverly Hills
Her son Homer Laffoon, 22, the proprietor of the estate, said in documents that the estate holdings that have so far been appraised only amount to $110K, though more holdings still need to be valud; seen together in 2021 in West Hollywood
She also had a ‘corporation’ in which she was ‘the sole shareholder’ that she used for developing ‘projects’ related to her acting career, and an ‘LLC membership interest’ for a podcast that she ‘helped create,’ along with some ‘tangible personal property items’ of some value.
The report indicates that only some of the assets have so far been valued.
The portions of the estate that have so far been appraised are worth around $110,000, though it is unclear what remains to be valued and how much the estate will be worth all together.
However, Laffoon indicates that Heche’s estate won’t be able to cover the approximately $6 million that has been requested by interested parties since her death.
The biggest single chunk of requested funds appears to come from three people intimately affected by the Birth star’s fiery car crash who are requesting millions.
The couple who owns the home home have filed for $2 million to cover their losses and repairs, while the woman who was renting it at the time — who lost her belongings in the crash and ensuing fire — is also requesting $2 million.
Heche’s former partner Thomas Jane, who began dating her in 2019 but had separated from her before the crash, has also requested payment of $149,106.04.
He filed a claim in 2022 — six months after Heche’s death — over the unpaid balance of a $157,000 loan he paid to Heche, along with the accrued interest.
The estate allegedly has requests of $6 million that it cannot pay
The couple who owned the home Heche crashed into shortly before her death have filed for $2M, while the woman who rented the home and lost her belongings is also seeking $2M; Heche seen with youngest son Atlas Heche Tupper
Heche’s ex Thomas Jane has additional requested payment of over $149K for the remaining principal and interest on a $157K loan that she had only payed around $20K of; seen with Homer in 2012
Jane — who costarred with Heche in the HBO comedy Hung — said in his claim that his ex had paid two installments of $10,000 each, but had failed to pay any subsequent installments.
His current request may be even higher than the initial amount he requested, as Jane has said he is also owed $18.77 in additional interest per day.
According Laffoon, the ‘anticipated value of the combined Inventories and Appraisals’ won’t be enough to cover the approximately $6 million that have been requested from the estate.
Heche’s posthumous memoir, Call Me Anne, won’t be able to make much of a dent in her estate’s debts, as her son says that its sales were ‘not strong,’ which allegedly amounted to less than $25,000 in income for the late Psycho remake star.
Without enough funds to cover the costs from Heche’s creditors, Laffoon writes that he has been ‘actively engaged in attempts to negotiate appropriate settlements of the claims against the Estate.’
According to him, his efforts have involved ‘substantial meet and confer efforts with the creditors in an attempt to avoid protracted and expensive litigation.’
So far, he is ‘cautiously optimistic that the creditor claims can all be resolved fairly and without litigation.’
In Heche’s deadly crash, she drove her Mini Cooper into the west Los Angeles home just prior to 11 a.m. on August 5, 2022, triggering a fire she wasn’t freed from for around 45 minutes, according to Los Angeles City Fire Department records reviewed by KNBC.
In the direct aftermath of the crash, Heche was initially transported to the Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center emergency room, and subsequently taken to Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital and Medical Center.
Laffoon also said Heche’s posthumous memoir had soft sales and only earned her less than $25K
Heche is survived by son Homer, 22, from her former marriage to Coley Laffoon, 48 (pictured in January 2023 in LA), and son Atlas, 15, with former partner James Tupper, 58
Heche was being probed for felony DUI in the incident, but authorities scuttled any legal maneuvers in that vein following her passing.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner–Coroner determined Heche’s cause of death was a result of injuries from the auto accident, E! News reported, citing official records.
Heche suffered inhalation and thermal injuries, a fractured sternum, a lacerated kidney and severe burns to more than 10 percent of her body, coroners said.
Heche is survived by son Homer, 22, from her former marriage to Coley Laffoon, 48, and son Atlas, 15, with former partner James Tupper, 58.