Anne Heche’s son is having trouble tying up the loose ends for his late mom.
The actress passed away at the age of 53 in August 2022 after she crashed her car into the garage of a home in Los Angeles, which left her severely burned. At the time of her death, she did not have a will — causing issues over who should be in charge of her estate. Her eldest child, Homer Laffoon, petitioned to become the administrator of her estate but was challenged by Anne’s ex, James Tupper. He claimed the Volcano star emailed him a copy of her will in 2011, stating she wanted him in charge. However, Homer won that battle. A judge made him the permanent administrator of his mother’s estate.
That was only the start of the 23-year-old’s problems, though! Because the first order of business? The hefty bill Anne left him due to her tragic accident! See, Lynne Mishele filed a lawsuit against the estate and demanded $2 million in damages after Anna crashed into the home she was renting. Jennifer and John Durand, the owners of the damaged property, also filed a suit for at least $2 million to recoup losses. Then, Anne’s ex-boyfriend, Thomas Jane, claimed he loaned her $149,106 before her death — and now wants the money back.
That’s a whopping $4.1 million of debt! Homer has been trying to sell Anne’s assets to help settle all these claims she owes ever since, but it’s been a massive struggle! And he has been unable to find enough assets to cover the amount due!
According to documents obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, he submitted a state update to the court on March 21 about Anne’s assets and confirmed the estate “is not yet in a condition to be closed” due to the legal claims. Yikes. Homer explained he discovered almost $200,000 in total assets from the Everwood alum, including funds in her bank account and a corporation used for her business projects. Per the docs, there’s also residual income from her acting work and other personal property.
Her son also moved “tangible personal property” to a “secure storage facility” and reached out to a “well-respected company” to help with the sale of those items. This includes Anne’s piano. He further mentioned that he released Anne’s memoir, Call Me Anne, in January 2023 — but the “sales [were] not strong.” At least, not enough to cover millions of dollars in claims alone!
Furthermore, Homer shared that he got the authorization to begin collecting her acting royalty payments and would search for other business assets she possibly had. However, all this cannot cover the $4.1 million in outstanding legal claims. As her kid noted in the documents:
“Based on the anticipated value of the combined inventories and appraisals and the filed creditors claims, the estate is insolvent.”
Uh oh! Thomas Jane and the others may not get their money. Hopefully, something can be figured out soon, or else this may get very nasty fast! Poor Homer… Reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know!
[Image via Coleman Laffoon/Instagram, MEGA/WENN]
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