A 35-year-old Hollywood makeup artist is recovering in hospital after being stabbed multiple times at her home.
Allie Shehorn was attacked in the early morning hours of May 23 at her Shadow Hills home by a man just days after she filed for a restraining order against him, friends said on a GoFundMe account set up to help pay for her medical expenses. . Her friends said she was a victim of domestic violence and that the suspect, whose name has not been released by police, was arrested and released days before the stabbing.
Shehorn's film credits as a makeup artist include “Rebel Moon,” “Family Switch” and “Babylon,” according to her IMDB profile. She underwent multiple surgeries for her injuries and was in intensive care for several days, but she was discharged to a different part of the hospital on Tuesday, according to notes from her friends on GoFundMe.
She was intubated after her surgery, but friends shared photos of her in the following days from her hospital room, showing her without any breathing tubes.
“Allie is an extraordinary person, full of warmth, kindness and love,” the GoFundMe page states. “No one deserves to endure such a traumatic experience, especially someone as compassionate and caring as Allie.”
Los Angeles police and fire departments confirmed that detectives and paramedics responded to reports of a stabbing victim in the Shadow Hills neighborhood shortly after 4:30 a.m. on May 23. The attacker fled the scene before police arrived, according to authorities.
The man who allegedly attacked Shehorn, the GoFundMe post claims, is an actor she met on the set of “Rebel Moon.” His friends described him as a background actor.
“I knew him firsthand for two years and I am still in shock at what happened. This person was a part of many people's lives and seemed stable,” his friend Jed Dornoff wrote in the GoFundMe post. “This was a surprise to me and others close to him and Allie.”
On her social media accounts, Shehorn has shared photos of herself working with actors on film productions large and small, applying makeup and prosthetics. She also shared images of her intricate sidewalk chalk art.
Dornoff wrote that Shehorn's alleged attacker was detained by authorities in Texas, on the border with Mexico. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
