A cause of death has been determined for Matthew Wright after he died at age 52 last Friday.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show executive producer’s death certificate lists cardiopulmonary arrest as the cause, with hypertension as the underlying cause and contributing conditions including obstructive sleep apnea and class II obesity, according to People.
Wright’s family announced in a GoFundMe that he “died suddenly but peacefully in his sleep” in what they described as “an unfathomable tragedy” while working remotely in Los Angeles.
DeGeneres mourned Wright’s death in a statement, stating: “He was an amazing guy. He was funny.
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