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- "Emily in Paris" Assistant Director Diego Borella Dies at 47 After 'Collapsing' During Filming of the Netflix Show</p>
<p>Escher WalcottAugust 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM</p>
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<p>Diego Borella, Lily Collins in 'Emily in Paris.' -</p>
<p>Diego Borella, an assistant director of Emily in Paris, has died at the age of 47</p>
<p>According to an Italian news outlet, he collapsed during filming of the show's fifth season at the Hotel Danieli in Venice</p>
<p>Netflix has suspended filming of the series following the tragedy</p>
<p>Diego Borella, an assistant director of Emily in Paris, has died. He was 47.</p>
<p>Borella was pronounced dead after he collapsed while filming the fifth season of the hit Netflix show in Italy at around 7:00 p.m. local time on Friday, Aug. 22, local news outlets La Repubblica, Il Messaggero and Corriere della Sera reported.</p>
<p>The tragedy took place during preparation for a final scene inside Hotel Danieli in Venice, the outlets said.</p>
<p>Medical staff on set attempted to revive Borella, but he died at the scene, according to the outlets. A local doctor confirmed the assistant director's death, stating that he likely died of "a sudden heart attack," per La Repubblica.</p>
<p>Filming for the fifth season of Emily in Paris has been suspended following the incident, according to Il Messaggero.</p>
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<p>Lily Collins in 'Emily in Paris.'</p>
<p>Borella was a well-known Venetian professional who had trained in Rome, London and New York, and also worked in the visual arts and literature, according to La Repubblica.</p>
<p>He had been in Italy for the filming of the fifth season of Emily in Paris in recent weeks.</p>
<p>Just days before Borella's death, Lily Collins, who plays the titular character, posted photos from behind the scenes of filming the show on location.</p>
<p>In an Instagram post shared on Aug. 19, the actress, 36, included photos of herself standing on a pier in Venice, as well as one of her posing on a boat with costar Ashley Park.</p>
<p>"Joy ride to and from work with the best…," Collins wrote in the caption of the post.</p>
<p>"Caption, chapeau, cherished memories game STRONG," Park, 34, responded in the comments section. "You KNOW how much I love you. another adventure for the books 🥹."</p>
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<p>Collins also posted photos of herself taking in some Italian sights while filming on a boat in another Instagram post shared three days earlier.</p>
<p>"A very Venetian getaway. When work becomes play…," Collins captioned that social media post.</p>
<p>Netflix, as well as the production companies for Emily in Paris — Darren Star Productions, Jax Media and MTV Entertainment Studios — did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on Saturday, Aug. 23.</p>
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