Billie Lourd is speaking out against her late mom Carrie Fisher’s siblings — Todd, Joely and Tricia Leigh Fisher — for trying to “capitalize” on the “Star Wars” star’s death.
“Days after my mom died, her brother and her sister chose to process their grief publicly and capitalize on my mother’s death, by doing multiple interviews and selling individual books for a lot of money, with my mom and my grandmother’s deaths as the subject,” the “Booksmart” star explained to Variety Wednesday.
“I found out they had done this through the press. They never consulted me or considered how this would affect our relationship.”
Lourd, 30, also shared that her mother had a “very complicated relationship” with her family.
“Though I recognize they have every right to do whatever they choose, their actions were very hurtful to me at the most difficult time in my life,” she added. “I chose to and still choose to deal with her loss in a much different way.”
Carrie died in December 2016, four days after going into a coma following a heart attack.
Two years after her passing, her brother, Todd, 65, released “My Girls: A Lifetime With Carrie and Debbie” in 2018, a biography about Carrie and his late mom Debbie Reynolds.
He also reminisced about memories of his late sister in 2019 and speculated at the time as to why Lourd was absent from the LA premiere of “The Rise of Skywalker,” which used unused footage of Carrie from her 2015’s “The Force Awakens.”
“It was difficult to sit there and watch [my] sister die again,” the director told the Post in December 2019.
“[Billie] didn’t want to go through that. I think it’s important that she does what’s best for her. What good is it for her to come here and fall apart in a crowd of people? Why would you subject yourself to that?”
Todd also shared a cryptic note that he claimed Carrie once wrote, which read, “‘I am dead. How are you? I’ll see you soon … I would call and tell you what this is like, but there is no reception up here.’ Then it says, ‘Cut. New scene, new setup, new heavenly location.
“I have finally got the part that I have been rehearsing for all my life. God gave me the part. This is the end of the road I have been touring on all my life.’”
Todd said of the letter, “It just blew my mind. Wow, why am I finding this right now?’”
Carrie is set to be honored at the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday and Lourd confirmed that she did not invite her mother’s siblings.
“I have seen the postings and press release issued by my mother’s brother and sister,” the “Scream Queens” alum told Variety.
“I apologize to anyone reading this for feeling the need to defend myself publicly from these family members. But unfortunately, because they publicly attacked me, I have to publicly respond. The truth is I did not invite them to this ceremony. They know why.”
Todd told TMZ Tuesday that it was “heartbreaking and shocking” that he was “intentionally omitted” from attending the event.
Joely, 55, and Tricia, 54, also released a joint statement on Instagram that said, “Strangely we won’t be in attendance to celebrate our sister, whom we adored.”
“For some bizarre, misguided reason our niece has chosen not to include us in this epic moment in our sister’s career,” they added.
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“This is something Carrie would have definitely wanted her siblings to be present for. The fact that her only brother and two sisters were intentionally and deliberately excluded is deeply shocking.”
Joely and Tricia said they had been grieving the loss of their “favorite human” for some years and had given Lourd the “space” to do things her way.
“We have been nothing but loving and open, consistently,” they insisted. “This isn’t about a photo op on Hollywood Blvd…this is about celebrating the permanency of Carrie’s legacy in this industry, taking her place with a star on the iconic walk of fame along side our parents.”
Joely and Tricia ended their statement by saying, “We thank the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for honoring our sister in this way. May the Fourth Be with you.”
Lourd concluded to Variety, “The people who knew and loved my mom at Disney and Lucasfilm have made this star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to honor her legacy possible.
“This moment is about Carrie Fisher and all that she accomplished and what she meant to the world. I’m going to focus on that. May the 4th be with you.”
