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Priya Jain Struggles After Eric Danes Shocking Death

Eric Dane’s ex-girlfriend Priya Jain has nothing but good things to say about the actor who passed away at age 53 last month after battling ALS.They dated for a...

Priya Jain Struggles After Eric Danes Shocking Death
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Bintano News

March 15, 2026

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’s ex-girlfriend Priya Jain has nothing but good things to .

They dated for approximately one year until a love triangle situation doomed their relationship in summer of 2025.

Even though she was reportedly left 'blindsided' when Dane was seen stepping out with another woman, believing they were exclusive, the former couple reconnected as friends shortly before his death.

The 28-year-old model and actress told TMZ how she's been doing since Dane's passing on her way with friends to The Abbey, a popular bar and restaurant in West Hollywood.

'I’m processing,' said Jain, who was seen on .

Asked if she had a favorite memory of Dane, she answered, 'All of them. Eric was a great guy.'

Eric Dane’s ex-girlfriend Priya Jain (pictured in May 2025) said she is 'processing' following the actor's death at 53 following a battle with ALS 

The actress and model remembers Dane as 'a great guy' even though she was reportedly left 'blindsided' after he was seen stepping out with another woman, Janell Shirtcliff, even though they hadn't officially broken up (pictured in April 2025)

She shared that she's not dating anyone right now. 'There’s nobody I’m talking to in the slightest for the first time in a long time,' the brunette beauty explained.

'I’m glad his kids are there to keep the legacy alive,' she said, adding that she wishes his family the best.

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The brunette beauty was said to have reconnected as friends with the Euphoria star shortly before his death on February 19

Jain told TMZ, 'I’m glad his kids are there to keep the legacy alive' (Dane pictured with daughters Billie and Georgia in May 2024)

Dane and actress Rebecca Gayheart separated in 2018 but called off their divorce in March 2025, one month before the actor announced his heartbreaking prognosis (pictured in 2016)

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.

'In the months leading up to Eric's passing Priya and Eric reconnected their relationship as friends,' a source told Us Weekly.

The Deep Water actress was said to be distressed by Dane's rapid decline in health: 'Priya didn't think it would happen this quickly.'

'She has a lot of love for his family,' the outlet's source said of Jain, adding that she 'knows how hard this is for his daughters' and 'feels for them.'

Jain, who was spotted on dates with actor Joshua Jackson in August and September of last year, is 'so sad and devastated,' said the person close to the situation, noting that she is 'grateful' his children 'exist to keep his memory alive.'

Dane and Gayheart separated in 2018 but one month before the actor announced his heartbreaking prognosis.

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In a first-person piece published in The Cut in December, Gayheart, 54, shed light on their relationship, explaining that her love for him was not romantic but 'familial.'

She added that she was trying to do her best by him amid his health issues.

Jain was previously linked with actor Joshua Jackson following her split from Dane but said she is not dating anyone right now (pictured on January 29)

The actress wrote: 'We had a really lovely marriage for a long time - we were married for 15 years - we created two beautiful girls.

'But also, lots of s**t went crazy in our relationship, and it wasn't good. We separated, but we never got a divorce; we were about to and then we didn't. 

'We haven't lived in the same home for eight years; he's dated other people, I've dated someone.

'It's a very complicated relationship, one that's confusing for people,' she acknowledged.

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