‘The Wire’ Actor James Ransone Dies by Suicide at 46: What We Know

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In 2021, Ransone publicly revealed he was a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, posting a detailed account on Instagram describing abuse he experienced from his former tutor in Phoenix, Maryland, in 1992, the Post reports. In his statement, Ransone described how the abuse led to what he called a lifetime of shame and embarrassment, contributing to struggles with alcoholism and heroin addiction.