Death
Bergman had been suffering from bipolar and generalized anxiety disorders, which she hid from her family, friends, and co-stars. Because her mother was diagnosed with cancer, Bergman's depression was mistaken as a reaction to her mother's illness along with job-related stress. Bergman had privately confessed to her husband that she was afraid of losing her talent, as sessions weren't going well and that soon people would learn that she had lost it and that would be the end of her career. Andrade later regretted Bergman told no one of her distress.
As time went by, Bergman's fears seemed to lessen as her mother was doing better. Bergman and her husband were also making plans to buy a new house within a year, but she still suffered physically. Because of this, Bergman and her husband decided to have an elaborate getaway in Las Vegas, which they had planned a week before her death.
On the morning of November 11, 1999 Bergman had done a radio show celebrating Disneyland's 45th anniversary. She was also planned to sing Blame Canada at the 2000 Academy Awards, before being replaced by Robin Williams. Bergman was last seen alive at 9:00 PM that evening, while she was talking to a friend on the phone. An hour and 20 minutes later, her husband and a friend returned home, only to find that she had shot herself with a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun. Notes were also found from her for both her husband and their friend John Bell. She was later pronounced dead by police at 10:18 PM.
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