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Topics: Adult Industry, Celebrity, Drugs, Health, US News, Emily Willis
Ellie Kemp
Topics: Adult Industry, Celebrity, Drugs, Health, US News, Emily Willis
Emily Willis' attorney has issued a major update on the former adult star after she was left 'permanently disabled' from going into cardiac arrest at a rehab center.
The film star joined the adult industry in 2018 after dating GirlsDoPorn director, Andre Garcia, and went on to star in more than 700 pornographic films.
But Willis, 26, had been admitted to Summit Malibu rehab center in February 2024 for 'ketamine addiction', having ingested some 'five to six grams' of the drug every day for a year.
It was there that she experienced a cardiac arrest and fell into a 'vegetative coma'.
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Willis - real name Litzy Lara Banuelos - was found unconscious on February 4 for an unspecified amount of time, with paramedics attempting to restart her heart for 30 to 40 minutes.
Her family have since filed a lawsuit which states the lengthly time she was left without oxygen caused 'irreversible brain damage'.
The legal action, lodged in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims Willis suffered 'permanent physical and mental incapacity', and accuses the rehab facility of the 'abuse of a dependent adult, professional negligence, negligence and fraudulent business practices'.
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Willis is now semi-conscious and is being cared for by her mom at home.
And since, her attorney, James A. Morris from Morris Law Firm, has issued a major update on Willis' health.
Morris confirmed she can now 'move her body somewhat' and make outward noises.'
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In an interview with the Daily Star, he revealed: "She does make outward noises from time to time, she does move her body around some, but her eyes do move, she does track, whether or not she's understanding exactly what's going on is hard for us to determine, I don't know."
He added: "We are retaining a physiatrist to work as an expert witness on our case who will go to Utah examine her and hopefully be able to give us more info about his expert opinion to what extent she understands what's happening around her."
Morris also said that despite now being under her mom's care, Willis needs to return to hospital 'from time to time' to 'have more care than she can receive at home.'
And while it was previously speculated Willis could've developed locked-in syndrome - a rare neurological disorder characterized by complete paralysis of voluntary muscles, except for those that control your eyes - Morris confirmed she 'hasn't been diagnosed yet'.
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"I will preface that by saying we have not received the medical records [...] yet," he told the publication. "But yes, we are investigating that and drilling down on that. We are aware that it is certainly a possibility."
The star is also physically 'not in good shape' after losing 'a great deal of weight' and not being able to move much, Morris explained.
Despite this, he remained hopeful and spoke of Willis' determination.
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"...Her physical condition is not good, her mental condition is unknown, but she's still here. I think that in and of itself says something about her resilience and her desire to live."
He resolved: "And with modern medicine and the advances that we have in science, we can all hope that Litzy gets back to the functioning level that makes her life worthwhile."
UNILAD has previously contacted Sumit Malibu for comment.
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