RIP Actor Michael Clarke Duncan

This past weekend, actor Michael Clarke Duncan lost his battle.

He was only 54 when he passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he had been staying for two months while recovering from a heart attack he had in mid July. Had it not been for the help of former Apprentice contestant Rev. Omarosa Manigault, who performed CPR on him, he might have died that night.

According to TMZ:

Sources involved in Duncan’s treatment tell us … on July 13 the actor went without oxygen for more than 5 minutes before Omarosa was able to re-start his heart with CPR. We’re told 5 minutes is the outer limit before permanent damage is likely. Duncan’s decline was slow but steady. First it was a kidney problem, then the pancreas, then extremely high blood pressure, and so on, until his body just shut down.
His passing came very suddenly. We’re told his fiancee, Omarosa Manigault, was with him in his hospital room in Los Angeles and left for a short period of time. When she returned … he had died. Omarosa’s mother was with him when he passed.

Omarosa, who was planning to wed Michael Clarke Duncan in January 2013, has released a statement through her rep:

Omarosa Manigault is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of his life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date

She also tells Radar Online:

‘I am devastated! I lost the love of my life!’

At 6’5″ and 300 pounds Michael had become Hollywood’s favorite gentle giant through his roles in movies like ‘The Green Mile‘, ‘Armageddon‘ and ‘Kung-Fu Panda.’