Editing Paul Reubens (section)

==Death==
Reubens died on July 30, 2023, at the age of 70, at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in Los Angeles. The immediate cause of his death was acute [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxic]] [[respiratory failure]].<ref name="Deadline Hollywood">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/paul-reubens-cause-of-death-1235541520 |title=Paul Reubens' Cause Of Death Confirmed |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=September 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/arts/paul-reubens-pee-wee-herman-dead.html|title = Paul Reubens, Creator of Pee-wee Herman, Is Dead at 70|last = Genzlinger|first = Neil|author-link = Neil Genzlinger|date = July 31, 2023|accessdate = July 31, 2023|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited}}</ref> At the time of his death he was diagnosed with both [[myelogenous leukemia]] and metastatic [[lung cancer]].<ref name="Deadline Hollywood"/> He had been diagnosed six years earlier, but had not revealed his diagnosis to the public.<ref name="Shanfield" />

Following his death, a statement written by Reubens was released: 
{{Blockquote|Please accept my apology for not going public with what I've been facing the last six years. I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my friends, fans and supporters. I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you.<ref name="Shanfield" />}}

Reubens was [[Cremation|cremated]], and his remains were interred at [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]].<ref name="Deadline Hollywood"/>