The news of Eric Dane’s death on Thursday at 53 came as a shock, but what’s unsettled many further is the reported speed of his illness.

New light has been shed on the financial struggles Eric Dane was facing as a result of his ALS battle - amid backlash over a GoFundMe launched in support of his daughters.

Heigl, who starred alongside Dane from Grey's Anatomy's 2005 premiere until her own departure in 2010, opened her Facebook post by acknowledging her own discomfort with public grief.