RICHARD Lewis’ wife Joyce Lapinsky fled her home two days after her husband’s death.
On February 28, it was announced that Richard died from a heart attack on Tuesday, confirmed by his publicist.
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Joyce was seen for the first time since her husband’s passing on Wednesday.
She was spotted in Los Angeles, California looking emotional and distraught in exclusive pictures obtained by The U.S. Sun.
On Thursday, the star was pictured fleeing the city after the death of her husband.
Joyce donned a black coat that was completely buttoned up.
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Underneath she wore a green shirt.
She completed the look with a black scarf wrapped around her neck and sunglasses over her eyes.
She could be seen looking somber while wheeling a suitcase behind her.
Joyce arrived at LAX airport and seemed to board a plane.
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Richard and Joyce met in 1998. At that time, Joyce worked in music publishing.
The two reportedly met at an album release party for Beatles legend Ringo Starr.
The two were engaged in 2004 and by 2005, they had tied the knot.
While they were married for almost 20 years, the couple did not welcome any children.
Richard died of a heart attack on Tuesday.
EMOTIONAL TIMES
Joyce was pictured outside her home looking upset on Wednesday.
A friend spoke to her at the gate and offered condolences.
In 2023, Lewis revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
One year later, in February 2024, he passed away after suffering a heart attack at the age of 76, according to Deadline.
The death was confirmed by his publicist, Jeff Abraham, who said his family, “thanks everyone for all the love, friendship and support and asks for privacy at this time.”
HEALTH UPDATES
In April 2023, Richard took to his X, formerly Twitter, account to discuss his health.
“Three and a half years ago, I was in the middle of a tour and then I finally ended it with a show I said ‘You know, I’m at the top of my game, after 50 years almost I’m just gonna call it quits.'”
“Then, out of the blue, the s**t hit the fan. I had four surgeries back to back to back to back. It was incredible, I couldn’t believe it. It was bad luck but it’s life, you know?”
“I had back surgery, then I had a shoulder surgery, then I had a shoulder replacement surgery, and a hip replacement. So, you know, there was much where I was just focusing on [physical therapy].”
“On top of all that, two years ago, I started walking a little stiffly, I was shuffling my feet and I went to a neurologist and they gave me a brain scan and I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.”
He revealed that he was lucky enough to have caught the disease early enough that it would progress slowly and he was on the right medications so he was “cool.”
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