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When Emily in Paris introduced him as powerful CEO Louis de Leon, international audiences finally met the man French viewers had cherished for decades. Co-stars like Paul Forman remembered not a distant star, but a warm colleague whose generosity on set matched his talent. His daughters\u2019 announcement of his sudden ALS-related death shocked fans already bracing for the show\u2019s final season, underscoring how fragile even the brightest careers\u2014and lives\u2014can be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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