Michelle Trachtenberg's boyfriend breaks silence five months after her horrific death

Daily Mail​

10-07-2025

Michelle Trachtenberg 's boyfriend has finally opened nearly five months after her tragic death.
Talent agent Jay Cohen, 63, took to Instagram to show some appreciation to his closest friends and family for their support in the wake of the actress' death at 39-years-old.
On Wednesday, Cohen shared a post to maker a milestone anniversary for his health when he was asked by a commenter to 'talk' about Trachtenberg.
He simply replied: 'One day soon! Im very sorry [heartbreak emoji]'
Another user apparently pointed out that it was 'not cool' to ask Cohen about his late girlfriend but he gracefully replied: 'Thank you, it's OK comes from the right place. Michelle was loved by so many.'
The original post was to commemorate 26 years since he received a life-saving kidney transplant from a 'selfless' donor according to UsWeekly.
Cohen had written: 'We as human beings need to find a way to love and help all people in need.
'The divide must stop. Innocent lives should not be part of status quo war casualties, or politics, all people deserve the right to live In Peace.'
Trachtenberg had been romantically linked to talent agent Cohen since 2020. They would compliment one another on social media frequently.
He is a partner and head of film finance and distribution at the Gersh Agency as Trachtenberg signed to the talent agency in 2014.
After his partner's passing, Cohen originally told DailyMail.com that 'the family will not be commenting on the tragedy.'
Meanwhile, back in April her cause of death was finally been revealed nearly two months after her tragic passing.
The Gossip Girl star is said to have died due to complications from diabetes mellitus, according to a statement from the New York City 's Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
Officials cited lab results in declaring their findings to Dailymail.com. It was not immediately clear if the entertainer, who had struggled with health issues in the timeframe prior to her passing, had type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
In the timeframe prior to her death, Trachtenberg underwent a liver transplant, a procedure often sought out by people who have severe liver issues, with some as a result of longtime alcohol use (the most common reason people get liver transplants in the U.S., studies show).
Trachtenberg's cause of death was classified as 'natural,' medical examiners said in their latest report.
Trachtenberg's relatives had past cited religion as a reason why they did not want the results of her autopsy made public.
Authorities with the New York Police Department told Dailymail.com in February that they were summoned to a Manhattan apartment in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, where Trachtenberg was 'unconscious and unresponsive.'
Following Trachtenberg's tragic passing, authorities told Dailymail.com about the course of events that unfolded.
'On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at approximately 08:01 hours, police responded to a 911 call of an aided individual at 1 Columbus Place, within the confines of the Midtown North Precinct,' police said in a statement,' police said.
They added, 'Upon arrival, officers observed a 39-year-old female unconscious and unresponsive. EMS responded to the location and pronounced the victim deceased.
'Criminality is not suspected. The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. The investigation remains ongoing.'
Trachtenberg generally was not one to speak publicly on her private medical battles.
Trachtenberg - who got her start as a child performer - was best known for her roles on the shows Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, alongside Blake Lively and Sarah Michelle Gellar, respectively.
Trachtenberg portrayed Georgina Sparks on Gossip Girl opposite Blake Lively's character Serena van der Woodsen from 2007-2012.
Prior to that, she played the role of Dawn Summers on Buffy The Vampire Slayer from 2000-2003 opposite Gellar.
Trachtenberg was fondly remembered by her peers as news spread of her premature passing in February.
Gellar used a line from the series to mourn her fallen peer on Instagram.
The actress who played Buffy on the series, wrote, 'Michelle, listen to me. Listen. I love you.
'I will always love you. The hardest thing in this world, is to live in it. I will be brave. I will live… for you.'
Lively, who has made headlines for her legal battles over the film It Ends with Us, said of her late costar. 'You knew when she entered a room because the vibration changed. Everything she did, she did 200%.'
Lively, who is wed to actor Ryan Reynolds, said that 'the world lost a deeply sensitive and good person in Michelle.
She wrapped up her statement in saying, 'May her work and her huge heart be remembered by those who were lucky enough to experience her fire.'
Other former costars who paid memorial to the late star included Melissa Joan Hart, James Marsters, Chase Crawford and Rosie O'Donnell.