James Tupper Thanks Former Co-Star for Defending Anne Heche Against Rumors She Was 'Crazy'

The late Anne Heche‘s ex James Tupper is speaking out to thank their former co-star for defending the late actress against rumors that she was “crazy.”

Anne and James met while working on the ABC series Men in Trees and they starred on the show alongside actress Emily Bergl.

Following Anne‘s death at the age of 53, Emily took to her Instagram account to respond to people asking if she was “crazy.”

James took to the comments section of the post and wrote, “Oh god thank you for writing this. Is all completely accurate and true. love you e.”

Click inside to read Emily Bergl’s post about Anne Heche…

Read Emily Bergl’s full post below…

“You worked with crazy Anne Heche?” “So how crazy was she?”

I worked with Anne Heche for two years on the TV show Men in Trees, and this line of questioning was usually the first out of people’s mouths. She elicited more curiosity than any other famous person I’ve ever worked with. I’d like to give you the answers to the questions I most received about Anne, answers that I gave many, many times.

Anne was not only a genius, but one of the most astoundingly focused and prepared actors I’ve ever worked with. I don’t think I ever saw her miss her mark. I imagine she may have called for her line once or twice but I can’t recall her ever needing it. I asked her what her secret was, and she told me her first job was playing twins on Another World, so she had to memorize up to seventy pages of dialogue a day.

The only joke I did make about Anne was that it’s likely she didn’t have a psychotic break, but really was an alien, because her strength seemed super human. She would work for twelve hours, invite everyone to the bar, drink a couple of doubles, and be back at work at four AM. As I would roll in feeling barely human, she would walk into the makeup trailer, always on time, her smiling face luminous without a lick of makeup. Scene after scene, her work would be flawless, and yet always remained spontaneous. I don’t think she was capable of phoning it in. And then she would do it all again the next day.

It’s no wonder Anne titled her brilliant memoir Call Me Crazy, she beat everyone to the punch. She was talking about mental health before it was acceptable to talk about those struggles. She was raped by her father, her brother killed himself, and her mother told her she would burn in Hell for loving a woman. But despite a sometimes harrowing life, she was so much fun to be around. She was insouciant, joyous, insightful.

We so rarely investigate the abuse, the gaslighting, the misogyny, the homophobia that drives people to finally take up the “crazy” mantle that’s been placed upon them. I would tell you to read Call Me Crazy, but it’s now $200 on Amazon. I paid it because I want to read it again. She was a true genius, and I miss her.