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Frances Bean Cobain offers support to Zelda Williams

FRANCES Bean Cobain has reached out to Zelda Williams. Both women now understand the pain of losing a father to suicide.

Frances Bean Cobain Instagram.
Frances Bean Cobain Instagram.

FRANCES Bean Cobain has shown her support for Zelda Williams, as the 25-year-old deals with the loss of her father, Robin.

“@zeldawilliams You have such an incredibly beautiful soul. I love you but you already knew that. Wherever, whenever u need me I’ll be there,” Cobain tweeted.

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Close bond ... Robin Williams, Zelda Williams, and Billy Crystal in 2004.
Close bond ... Robin Williams, Zelda Williams, and Billy Crystal in 2004.

Like Williams, Cobain also lost her father to suicide (Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain died in April 1994, when his daughter was less than two years old).

Recently, the 22-year-old (who has said she has no memory of her father), chastised singer Lana Del Rey for her “I wish I was dead already” proclamation in an interview with The Guardian.

Didn’t know her dad ... Frances Bean Cobain says she wishes she had a chance to know her father, Kurt Cobain.
Didn’t know her dad ... Frances Bean Cobain says she wishes she had a chance to know her father, Kurt Cobain.

“The death of young musicians isn’t something to romanticise,” Cobain wrote on Twitter. “I’ll never know my father because he died young, and it becomes a desirable feat because people like you think it’s ‘cool’. Well, it’s f***ing not. Embrace life, because you only get one life. The people you mentioned wasted that life. Don’t be one of those people. You’re too talented to waste it away.”

Del Rey later blamed the journalist, saying he was “hiding sinister ambitions and angles”.

If you, or someone you know needs help, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Doting dad ... Robin Williams (L) with family members Cody (C), Zelda (R) and former wife Marsha (back R) in 1998 at the hand and footprint ceremony outside the world famous Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.
Doting dad ... Robin Williams (L) with family members Cody (C), Zelda (R) and former wife Marsha (back R) in 1998 at the hand and footprint ceremony outside the world famous Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Originally published as Frances Bean Cobain offers support to Zelda Williams

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