Jill Messick | |
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| Born | Jill Laura Sobel July 27, 1967 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | February 7, 2018 (aged 50) Los Angeles, California |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Spouse | Kevin Messick |
| Partner | Dan Schuck |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | James H. Nicholson (grandfather) |
Jill Laura Sobel Messick (July 27, 1967 – February 7, 2018) was an American film producer. She worked as an executive producer on several films, including She's All That (1999), Frida (2002), and Mean Girls (2004).
She was actress Rose McGowan's manager in 1997 when McGowan alleged that she was raped by producer Harvey Weinstein. After the Weinstein allegations became public in late 2017, McGowan was highly critical of Messick, and Weinstein's lawyer released a private email sent by Messick that contradicted McGowan's claims. The publicity surrounding the scandal led to online cyberbullying directed at her. Messick died by suicide in February 2018. In a public statement, Messick's family said that she supported the Me Too movement and called her loss collateral damage of a "feeding frenzy", blaming Weinstein, McGowan, the media, and the public for her death.