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Cathriona White, the 28 year old on-again, off-again girlfriend of Canadian actor Jim Carrey has committed suicide, TMZ reports.

Police responded to a call in the L.A. area on Monday where they discovered White’s body.

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White dated Carrey, 53, for a few months in 2012. They rekindled their relationship this past May before breaking up last week.

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A suicide note addressed to Carrey which references the couple’s Sept. 24 split was found on the scene, a source tells the website.

TMZ reports that law enforcement believe White died from an overdose of drugs due to pills found near her body.

Update: Carrey hasissued a statement confirming White’s suicide.

“I am shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of my sweet Cathriona,” Carrey stated. “She was a truly kind and delicate Irish flower, too sensitive for this soil, to whom loving and being loved was all that sparkled. My heart goes out to her family and friends and to everyone who loved and cared about her. We have all been hit with a lightning bolt.”