emotional statement to\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n“My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother, Diane Ladd, passed with me beside her this morning,” Dern, 58, said. “She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created.”<\/p>\n
She added, “We were blessed to have her. She is flying with her angels now.”<\/p>\n
Contributing: Brendan Morrow and Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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