Nelsan Ellis Dead: 'True Blood' Star Dies at 39

Nelsan Ellis, the actor best known for his role as Lafayette Reynolds on True Blood, has died. He was 39."Nelsan has passed away after complications with heart failure," Ellis' manager Emily Gerson Saines confirmed in a statement to This article originally appeared on www.usmagazine.com: Nelsan Ellis Dead: 'True Blood' Star Dies at 39