{"id":46515,"date":"2025-08-24T03:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T08:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=46515"},"modified":"2025-08-24T04:21:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T09:21:20","slug":"emily-in-paris-assistant-director-diego-borella-dies-at-47-while-filming-season-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=46515","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Emily in Paris&#8217; assistant director Diego Borella dies at 47 while filming season 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Diego Borella, an assistant director on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/new-emily-paris-season-4-photos-feature-lily-112075327\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emily in Paris<\/a>,&#8221; has died at the age of 47 while filming the new season of the hit series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;We are deeply saddened to confirm the sudden passing of a member of the Emily in Paris production family,&#8221; a Paramount Television Studios spokesperson told ABC News in a statement. &#8220;Our hearts go out to the individual\u2019s family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Borella was a locally hired third assistant director, the studio said.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/emily-paris-season-5-gets-release-date-1st-124815677\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The assistant director collapsed on Thursday, Aug. 21, while filming the Netflix series\u2019 fifth season in Italy, local outlets&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.repubblica.it\/serietv\/netflix\/2025\/08\/22\/news\/diego_borella_morto_set_emily_in_paris_venezia-424802580\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La Repubblica<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmessaggero.it\/persone\/diego_borrella_morto_emily_in_paris_assistente_regia_chi_era-9026829.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Il Messaggero<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/corrieredelveneto.corriere.it\/notizie\/venezia-mestre\/cronaca\/25_agosto_22\/emily-in-paris-morto-l-assistente-alla-regia-durante-le-riprese-della-serie-a-venezia-diego-borella-aveva-47-anni-29f2aeed-3058-4ec9-8671-0bc564124xlk.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Corriere della Sera<\/a>&nbsp;reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The incident occurred around 7:00 p.m. local time during preparations for a final scene at Hotel Danieli in Venice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">According to local reports, medical personnel on set attempted to revive Borella, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Production on season five of Emily in Paris was temporarily suspended following Borella\u2019s death, Il Messaggero reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Filming resumed on Saturday, Aug. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Netflix recently released a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/emily-paris-season-5-gets-release-date-1st-124815677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first look<\/a>&nbsp;at the new season and announced it will premiere on Dec. 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/Culture\/emily-paris-assistant-director-diego-borella-dies-47\/story?id=124917206\">abcnews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diego Borella, an assistant director on &#8220;Emily in Paris,&#8221; has died at the age of 47 while filming the new season of the hit series. &#8220;We are deeply saddened to confirm the sudden passing of a member of the Emily in Paris production family,&#8221; a Paramount Television Studios spokesperson told ABC News in a statement. 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