Emmy awards show plans Robin Williams tribute

Of all the tributes to the late actor Robin Williams, could this be the most poignant?

It purports to shows Syrian rebel fighters in the town of Kafranbel in Idlib governate - an area that has seen intense clashes with government forces.

The banner is emblazoned with a quotation from Genie in Disney's film Aladdin - a role voiced by Robin Williams.

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Well-loved actor Robin Williams will receive a "meaningful" remembrance at this month's Emmy Awards, it has been revealed.

Awards show producer Don Mischer said plans for the Los Angeles ceremony's traditional "in memoriam" sequence were being discussed.

He said organisers of the Emmy Awards - the TV world's Oscars - were still coming to terms with the Good Morning, Vietnam and Mrs Doubtfire star's death, but intended to give him the tribute he deserved.

More: Parkinson's was 'another battle Williams was fighting'

Fighting Parkinson's disease was another battle Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams was facing.

As well as sobriety and depression, his widow Susan Schneider revealed he had been diagnosed with the early stages of the degenerative illness.

Now his family hope his plight will encourage others to "seek the care and support they need to treat whatever battles they are facing so they may feel less afraid."

ITV News reporter Sejal Karia has this report:

Robin Williams' wife Susan Schneider revealed her husband was struggling with the early stages of Parkinson's disease when he took his own life.

She said their family hope in the wake of his passing others will find the strength to treat whatever battles they are facing.

Read the full statement below:

Read more: Robin Williams in 'early stages of Parkinson's disease'

Robin Williams was in the early stages of Parkinson's disease when he took his own life, a statement from his wife said.

Susan Schneider revealed her husband was "not yet ready to share publicly" his battle with the disease.

She added the actor, who has famously suffered addictions to drugs and alcohol, was also sober at the time.

Twitter says it has "suspended a number of accounts" following the abuse that Robin Williams' daughter suffered on the social media site following his death.

A statement reportedly from Twitter's vice president of trust and safety, reprinted in the Washington Post, said:

• Read: Robin Williams' daughter leaves social media after receiving abuse

Police in California have defended their decision to release details about how actor Robin Williams killed himself, saying state law required that they be disclosed to the public.

Marin County Sheriff's lieutenant Keith Boyd said the agency would have liked to withhold some of the information, but could not under the California Public Records Act.

More: Post mortem confirms Robin Williams death was suicide

Some seek fame to fill a void, a celebrity psychologist told Good Morning Britain, but it "may never be enough."

Celebrities can be attracted to fame because "there's a need for attention" stemming from "a lack of attention, a lack of nurturing when they were growing up," Yvonne Thomas said.

"If you become famous you have the world potentially - like with Robin Williams - that can love you."

But, for some, she said, it "may never be enough" to fill the void.

Being in the public eye means celebrities may hide mental health issues, a psychiatrist told Good Morning Britain.

"We like to be seen as healthy people," Dr Claudia Bernat, a Consultant Psychiatrist at The Priory Hospital said.

Dr Bernat, who specialises in depression and anxiety, was speaking after it was confirmed Robin Williams took his own life.

Her message to anyone suffering from depression is that "it is a treatable illness...the most important thing is to have hope and to engage with the mental health professionals."