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’s ex-girlfriend Priya Jain has donated a five-figure sum to the late star’s GoFundMe following his death at 53.
The actor passed away on Thursday after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), prompting friends to launch the fundraiser with his ex-wife listed as the beneficiary.
The campaign has from roughly 4,000 donations and is closing in on its $500,000 goal - with Jain contributing $10,000, according to UsWeekly.
Jain, 28, was first romantically linked to the Grey’s Anatomy heartthrob in 2024 and was believed to still be in his life earlier this year.
She was when Dane appeared on the red carpet with photographer Janell Shirtcliff in June 2025, despite claims the pair had ‘never broken up.’
However, an insider said the former couple later reconnected as friends in the months leading up to his death, ultimately making peace before his passing.
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Eric Dane ’s ex-girlfriend Priya Jain has donated $10,000 to the late star’s GoFundMe following his death at 53; (Dane in June)
Jain, 28, was first romantically linked to the Grey’s Anatomy heartthrob in 2024 and was believed to still be in his life earlier this year; (pictured in January)
'In the months leading up to Eric's passing Priya and Eric reconnected their relationship as friends,' a source told Us Weekly.
It was added that the actress was shocked by Dane's rapid decline in health: 'Priya didn't think it would happen this quickly.'
An insider said the former couple later reconnected as friends in the months leading up to his death, ultimately making peace before his passing; (Jain in May 20250
Dane and wife Rebecca Gayheart called off their divorce last year, remaining married as friends following his ALS diagnosis; pictured in 2017
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Dane shared daughters Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14, with Gayheart; pictured in May 2024
Dane and Gayheart separated in 2018 but shockingly called off their divorce in March 2025, one month before the former Grey's Anatomy sensation announced his heartbreaking prognosis.
