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Controversial reenactment of death

Latest comment: 12 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/16/tv-documetary-robin-williams-channel-5

Could this article detailing an episode of “Autopsy” depicting RW’s death be noted in the death section. His family criticised it and with good reason. It was made the year after and depicted it with explicit detail. ~2026-38148-51 (talk) 11:42, 4 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Don’t blame them for feeling insulted and upset. ~2026-40237-70 (talk) 11:28, 18 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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add names of other children of Robin williams in top section ~2026-38391-81 (talk) 23:57, 5 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Please specify what names you want included in the article, and where. Day Creature (talk) 02:57, 6 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Controversial reenactment of death

Semi-protected edit request on 5 July 2026