{"id":152776,"date":"2025-02-27T19:19:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T19:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/michelle-trachtenberg-alcoholism-allegations-spark-intense-debate-as-family-declines-autopsy\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T19:19:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T19:19:56","slug":"michelle-trachtenberg-alcoholism-allegations-spark-intense-debate-as-family-declines-autopsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/michelle-trachtenberg-alcoholism-allegations-spark-intense-debate-as-family-declines-autopsy\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Trachtenberg Alcoholism Allegations Spark Intense Debate as Family Declines Autopsy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As we previously reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/michelle-trachtenberg-dead-at-39-stars-react-to-stunning-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michelle Trachtenberg passed away<\/a> this week at the age of 39.<\/p>\n<p>The actress\u2019 mother found her body in her New York City apartment on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of Michelle\u2019s death remains unknown, but fans have begun piecing together information in an effort to try and make sense of this tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle had a massive fan base, with more than 1 million followers on Instagram. So her life was often the subject of intense scrutiny, for better or worse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-523569698-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Actress Michelle Trachtenberg attends \" geezer=\"\" premiere=\"\" tribeca=\"\" film=\"\" festival=\"\" at=\"\" spring=\"\" studios=\"\" on=\"\" april=\"\" in=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" city.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-520294 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-523569698-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-523569698-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-523569698-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-523569698-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-523569698-960x686.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-523569698-1080x771.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-523569698-1200x857.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-523569698-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actress Michelle Trachtenberg attends \u201cGeezer\u201d Premiere \u2013 2016 Tribeca Film Festival at Spring Studios on April 23, 2016 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Theo Wargo\/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And much has been made of the fact that the former child star had reportedly been battling serious health issues in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Concern for Trachtenberg spiked last year when she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/01\/michelle-trachtenberg-plastic-surgery-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted Instagram photos<\/a> in which her appearance seemed markedly different than when she was last seen.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of her death, several outlets reported that Michelle had received a liver transplant sometime in the past year.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-was-michelle-trachtenberg-an-alcoholic\">Was Michelle Trachtenberg an alcoholic?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-708x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Trachtenberg attends the 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party sponsored by IMDb, Neuro Drinks and Walmart on February 09, 2020 in West Hollywood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-520295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-768x1110.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-1417x2048.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-664x960.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-747x1080.jpg 747w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-830x1200.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-scaled.jpg 1771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-708x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Trachtenberg attends the 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party sponsored by IMDb, Neuro Drinks and Walmart on February 09, 2020 in West Hollywood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-520295 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-768x1110.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-1417x2048.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-664x960.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-747x1080.jpg 747w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-830x1200.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-scaled.jpg 1771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michelle Trachtenberg attends the 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party sponsored by IMDb, Neuro Drinks and Walmart on February 09, 2020 in West Hollywood, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jemal Countess\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While rumors of a transplant led many to conclude that Michelle was battling an alcohol dependence, it\u2019s important to note that we do not know if that was the case.<\/p>\n<p>Many other health issues might have led Michelle to require a transplant (if reports of the procedure are even accurate).<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, we might never know exactly what happened to Michelle, as her family is treating her death as a private matter and has declined an autopsy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe family requests privacy for their loss,\u201d Trachtenberg\u2019s rep told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1414016\/michelle-trachtenbergs-cause-of-death-ruled-as-undetermined\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">E! News<\/a> today. \u201cThere are no further details at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-708x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Trachtenberg attends the 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party sponsored by IMDb, Neuro Drinks and Walmart on February 09, 2020 in West Hollywood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-520302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-768x1110.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-1417x2048.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-664x960.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-747x1080.jpg 747w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-830x1200.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-scaled.jpg 1771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-708x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Trachtenberg attends the 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party sponsored by IMDb, Neuro Drinks and Walmart on February 09, 2020 in West Hollywood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-520302 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-768x1110.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-1417x2048.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-664x960.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-747x1080.jpg 747w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-830x1200.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-scaled.jpg 1771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1205152326-2-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michelle Trachtenberg attends the 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party sponsored by IMDb, Neuro Drinks and Walmart on February 09, 2020 in West Hollywood, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jemal Countess\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The situation has touched off a heated debate on social media.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-michelle-s-death-sparks-intense-discussions-on-x\">Michelle\u2019s death sparks intense discussions on X<\/h2>\n<p>While many users have defended the family\u2019s right to privacy, others have argued that Michelle\u2019s fans are owed an explanation. <\/p>\n<p>And some say it\u2019s none of our concern if Michelle was battling alcoholism, while others would like to see the family reduce the stigma surrounding addiction by addressing the matter publicly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichelle Trachtenberg struggled with Alcoholism and was convinced to go out drinking after her liver surgery. It\u2019s 2025, it no longer should be taboo to talk about addiction and if you think you are addicted\/know someone with addiction, speak up. Do not be ashamed,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bad_n_bougie\/status\/1894849605512392719\" target=\"_blank\"> one X user wrote<\/a> (though there is currently no evidence that Michelle was recently \u201cconvinced to go out drinking).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Michelle Trachtenberg wanted to live she should have just stopped drinking. Now she wasted a liver that could have saved a kid,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeopleAverage\/status\/1895060901012595162\" target=\"_blank\">another<\/a> ghoulishly opined.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Trachtenberg attends the Third Annual \" instyle=\"\" awards=\"\" presented=\"\" by=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" getty=\"\" center=\"\" on=\"\" october=\"\" in=\"\" los=\"\" angeles=\"\" california.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-520303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Trachtenberg attends the Third Annual \" instyle=\"\" awards=\"\" presented=\"\" by=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" getty=\"\" center=\"\" on=\"\" october=\"\" in=\"\" los=\"\" angeles=\"\" california.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-520303 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-865609876-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michelle Trachtenberg attends the Third Annual \u201cInStyle Awards\u201d  presented by InStyle at The Getty Center on October 23, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for InStyle)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And because this is 2025, many users found a way to turn this tragedy into a political matter:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am sorry about Michelle Trachtenberg but I\u2019m also angry. How can an alcoholic get a liver transplant but someone who needs a heart transplant is refused and left to die because of their refusal to get the covid vaccine?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePuzzler64\/status\/1894891661806780875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote one anti-vaxxer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone saying that Michelle Trachtenberg Liver Transplant is caused by being an alcoholic is really annoying. If this is the truth and the case. I Have a severe liver disease I\u2019m tea total and mine was caused by a once rare (not anymore since covid and I\u2019m not jabbed) Mcas!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brookseybabe\/status\/1894812839732486596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1894812839732486596%7Ctwgr%5Eac40c70ce4fb736dc06743e13c41a06790505e2c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsx.com%2Fhollywood%2Fwas-alcoholism-behind-michelle-trachtenbergs-liver-transplant-and-death%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another person added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s too soon to say what happened to Michelle, and again, we might never have a satisfactory answer.<\/p>\n<p>That said, the curiosity of fans is understandable, and perhaps even unavoidable. Hopefully, fans will show due respect to Michelle and her family during these discussions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/michelle-trachtenberg-alcoholism-allegations-spark-intense-debate-as-family-declines-autopsy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes As we previously reported, Michelle Trachtenberg passed away this week at the age of 39. The actress\u2019 mother found her body in her New York City apartment on Wednesday. The cause of Michelle\u2019s death remains unknown, but fans have begun piecing together information in an effort to try and make sense [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":152777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-152776","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}