Anne Heche’s estate cannot pay over $8M in debts, son says

Actor Anne Heche died at age 53 after she crashed her car into a residential home in August 2022.

The son of late actor Anne Heche said his mother’s estate is unable to pay its outstanding debts, totalling more than US$6 million (over C$8.2 million).

According to new court documents obtained by People magazine, Heche’s 22-year-old son Homer Laffoon said the estate is insolvent and “not yet in a condition to be closed.”

Heche, who was 53, died in Los Angeles, Calif. after she crashed her car into a residential home in August 2022. She fell into a coma and died a week after the incident. An autopsy revealed Heche was not intoxicated or impaired at the time of the crash.

Laffoon is the proprietor of Heche’s estate, and the oldest of her two sons.

In the court filing, Laffoon said the actor’s estate consists of “a modest bank account, royalty payments and other residual income from pre-death projects.” The estate also includes a corporation in which Heche was a shareholder, an LLC membership interest related to a podcast as well as personal property items.

Many of Heche’s assets are still being appraised. Laffoon alleged some of the items already assessed have amounted to US$110,000 (about C$150,800).

Laffoon also reported Heche’s posthumous memoir Call Me Anne did not perform well, with less than US$25,000 (about C$34,250) in estimated income.

The sum is not enough to pay the seven creditors with claims against the estate. Laffoon’s court filing claims three of the creditors are seeking US$2 million (over C$2.7 million) each.