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Billy Porter Says He Was “Dead for Three Days” During His Sepsis Battle

The Hollywood Reporter·@CarlyThomas·7 months ago
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By Carly Thomas Senior Editor, Digital Billy Porter is getting candid about just how brutal his battle with sepsis was. The Tony and Emmy winner made a recent appearance on TS Madison’s Outlaws podcast, where he shared that the infection got so serious that he ended up in a coma that left him “dead for three days.” Porter’s health challenges were first revealed in September 2025 when Cabaret cut its Broadway run short after the Pose star withdrew from the production as he recovered from a “serious case of sepsis,” according to the production at the time. Now, he’s detailing his months-long health battle, which started when he initially contracted a urinary infection during his Cabaret run on the West End in London from January to May. “The medicine in the U.K. is trash,” he said. “Four rounds of antibiotics and 10 to 12 weeks later, it’s a kidney infection with kidney stones. Fast forward, they finally give me medicine. It seems to go away.” However, after he returned to the U.S.…

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