AceShowbiz - Billy Miller tragically ended his life on Friday, September 15. The former soap opera star was found in his bathtub "with an apparent gunshot wound to the head." He also had alcohol, ethanol and "cocaine, plus its metabolites, diphenhydramine, and amphetamine" found in his system.

In the wake of his passing, Billy's mother, Patricia Miller, shared that the actor "surrendered his life" after a years-long battle with bipolar depression. "I want to personally thank the many fans and personal friends for the overwhelming amount of love, prayers and condolences sent to me and my family on the devastating death of my beautiful son BJ - Billy Miller," Patricia said. "He fought a long hard valiant battle with bipolar depression for years. He did everything he could to control the disease. He loved his family, his friends and his fans but in the end the disease won the fight and he surrendered his life. The other causes of death being told are not true. I wish they were but they just aren't. We all loved him so much and are desperately trying to deal with our loss. I will have nothing further to say. Thanks for the love and support."