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Screenwriter Heidi Ferrer, who wrote episodes of Dawson’s Creek as well as the 2008 Paris Hilton film The Hottie & the Nottie, has died. She was 50.

Ferrer died by suicide on May 26 after a 13-month battle with long-haul Covid-19, her husband, Nick Guthe, announced.

“The excruciating physical pain and inability to sleep from the pain led Heidi to the decision she would rather leave this world on her own terms before her condition worsened more,” he wrote on her Girl to Mom blog.

Ferrer worked with producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec in 1999 by writing two episodes ...

Screenwriter Heidi Ferrer, who wrote episodes of Dawson’s Creek as well as the 2008 Paris Hilton film The Hottie & the Nottie, has died. She was 50.

Ferrer died by suicide on May 26 after a 13-month battle with long-haul Covid-19, her husband, Nick Guthe, announced.

“The excruciating physical pain and inability to sleep from the pain led Heidi to the decision she would rather leave this world on her own terms before her condition worsened more,” he wrote on her Girl to Mom blog.

Ferrer worked with producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec in 1999 by writing two episodes ...

TV writer Heidi Ferrer has died following a 13-month-long fight against Long Haul Covid-19, her husband shared on social media. She was 50.  Her spouse, Nick Guthe, penned a Facebook post on May 27 "to pass along the heartbreaking news" that his "beloved" Heidi died on May 26. She was a writer for shows including Dawson's Creek, Wasteland and Black Scorpion, working in Hollywood from 1999 to 2008. Nick wrote on Heidi's blog that she died by suicide, making him a "single father" to their 13-year-old son Bexon. "The excruciating physical pain and inability to sleep from the pain led Heidi to the decision she would rather leave this...

Heidi Ferrer, a television and film writer known for her work on “Dawson’s Creek” and “Wasteland,” died on May 26, her husband Nick Guthe confirmed to Variety. She was 50.

Ferrer died by suicide after an ongoing battle with long-haul Covid-19. She first contracted the virus in April 2020 and saw her health worsen. By May 2021, she was bedridden due to constant physical pain and suffered from severe neurological tremors, in addition to other symptoms.

Born in Salinas, Kans., Ferrer made her way to Los Angeles by the late ’80s to pursue an acting career at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. A few years later, she pursued screenwriting and sold her first spec, “The C Word,” to producer Arnold Kopelson, setting her down on a path that would lead to her 24 years as a member of the WGA.

In 1999, Ferrer served as a writer for several episodes of the hit teen drama “Dawson’s Creek” and “Wasteland,...

Heidi Ferrer, a longtime member of the WGA who penned episodes of Dawson’s Creek, Wasteland and more, has died. She was 50.

Her husband, screenwriter, director and producer Nick Guthe, told Deadline she took her own life May 26 following an unremitting battle with long-haul Covid-19.

Ferrer contracted the virus in April 2020, subsequently seeing her health deteriorate steadily. By May 2021, she was bedridden and in constant physical pain, suffering from severe neurological tremors and numerous other worsening symptoms.

Born on May 28, 1970 in Salina, Ks, Ferrer initially set out to pursue a career in acting when she moved to Los Angeles in the in the late ’80s, studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. A few years later, though, she began to pursue screenwriting.

Without a college education, she managed to sell her first spec, The C Word, to Academy Award-winning producer Arnold Kopelson. Ferrer then continued to sell scripts and...

NEW YORK - The Paris Hilton vehicle The Hottie and the Nottie will hit theaters just in time for Valentine's Day.

Regent Releasing has picked up all North American rights to Tom Putnam's romantic comedy and set a Feb. 8 release in ten major markets around the country.

The heiress and former inmate plays Cristabel Abbott, who's been eyed since the first grade by an obsessed Nate Cooper (Joel David Moore). To finally win her affections, Nate is forced to first find a boyfriend for her less-than-beautiful friend June Phigg (Christine Lakin).

Hadeel Reda's Purple Pictures developed and produced the film, written by Heidi Ferrer. Myles Nestel, Victoria Nevinny and Neal Ramer are the producers, with Hilton and Hans Syz serving as executive producers.

Regent has also secured distribution for Central America, the Caribbean and Greenland.

Regent Worldwide Sales will be selling select international rights for the film at the American Film Market,

Stephen P. Jarchow and Hadeel Reda negotiated the deal on behalf of Regent Releasing and Purple Pictures, respectively.