Tragedy has struck in the life of Christina Applegate, as her boyfriend was found dead in his apartment, probably the victim of a drug overdose.

Lee Grivas was 26. His neighbor found him on Tuesday morning, lying dead in his living room. Lt. Fred Corral of the L.A. Coroner’s office released a statement saying that “Grivas did have a history of drug abuse, and our investigator found a syringe at the scene.” He did however caution that they are still awaiting results of the toxicology report.

Chrisitina’s representative released the following statement to OK!:

“I am profoundly saddened. Lee was an incredible human being who was an extremely important and beautiful part of my life. He is missed beyond words. He touched so many and I feel much sadness for his mother, brother and all of his family and friends.”

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CelebGossipNet expresses grief at the demise of such a fine young man and offers condolences to his friends and family.