{"id":8603,"date":"2026-07-13T12:55:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/sam-neills-dead-calm-co-star-nicole-kidman-pays-tribute-to-friend-for-life-after-his-passing\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:55:16","slug":"sam-neills-dead-calm-co-star-nicole-kidman-pays-tribute-to-friend-for-life-after-his-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/sam-neills-dead-calm-co-star-nicole-kidman-pays-tribute-to-friend-for-life-after-his-passing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Neill’s ‘Dead Calm’ co-star Nicole Kidman pays tribute to ‘friend for life’ after his passing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nicole Kidman paid tribute to her \u201cfriend for life\u201d Sam Neill after his sudden death<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe was one of the greats\u2026 A joy to be around. We met when I was just 18, and he took me under his wing and we stayed friends for life,\u201d the actress told People<\/a> in a statement Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was charming, kind, funny, and intelligent. He will be greatly missed, and my heart goes out to his family.\u201d<\/p>\n