Ariane Bellamar, a Playboy model and actress who appeared in Suicide Squad and Beverly Hills Nannies, died. She was 46.
Tanner Slaught, Bellamar’s ex-husband with whom she has two daughters, announced her death on Facebook in January.
“It is with great sadness that I am bringing out the news that on December 20th, 2024 – Ariane passed away,” wrote Slaught. He went on to say, “Her extremely early departure from this world has caught everyone off guard and we were not prepared for this.”
The statement included a link to a GoFundMe page for her funeral.
The fundraiser says Bellamar died of a heart attack.
While this unbelievable news is shocking given her age of 46, I can assure you that I have verified it,” Slaught wrote. As of the time of publication, the GoFundMe had raised just over $1,000.
Bellamar was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, and raised in Toronto, Canada. She began acting as a young girl in local productions. One of her first paid roles was as an extra in HBO’s hit series Entourage, where she reportedly met Hugh Hefner and began modeling for Playboy, according to her IMDb biography.
She also reportedly met Pauly Shore on the set of Entourage, who helped her get her next role in his 2005 TBS comedy series Minding the Store.
She also appeared as an extra in the films Love Hollywood Style, The Hangover Part III, and Suicide Squad.
Bellamar later had a brief career in reality television, appearing in Jersey Couture, Hotel Hell, and The Millionaire Matchmaker between 2012 and 2014. She is best known for her nine-episode run on Beverly Hills Nannies.
Bellamar made headlines in 2017 when she accused Jeremy Piven of groping her on the set of Entourage and at the Playboy Mansion. Piven has since denied the allegations.
Bellamar is survived by her two daughters.
