Event Brief
Amy Yasbeck says John Ritter’s death followed misdiagnosis
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 19, 2026 at 11:04 AM ET
Summary: Amy Yasbeck says John Ritter was misdiagnosed with a heart attack the night he died, and that a CT scan could have detected an aortic dissection. She describes the fatal error as the cause of his death.
WHO: Amy Yasbeck
WHAT: Yasbeck details her claim that John Ritter’s fatal condition was misdiagnosed as a heart attack and that a CT scan could have identified an aortic dissection.
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Yasbeck is describing what she says was a fatal misdiagnosis—Ritter being treated as having a heart attack instead of an aortic dissection.
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