Lynn Ban, Star of Netflix's 'Bling Empire,' Dies After Skiing Accident

Lynn Ban, best known as a jewelry designer and cast member of the Netflix reality series "Bling Empire: New York," has died at age 51 following a skiing accident.

Ban's son, Sebastian, confirmed the news in a statement posted on her verified Instagram.

"My mum passed away on Monday," he wrote alongside a series of family photos. "I know she wanted to share her journey after her accident and brain surgery, so I thought she would appreciate one last post sharing the news to people who supported her."

Late last month, Ban revealed that she was involved in a skiing accident during a family trip to Aspen, Colorado.

"Christmas Eve on a beautiful sunny day in Aspen on vacation with my family, I had a ski accident that would change my life. At the top of the mountain, I caught a tip and face-planted," she wrote at the time. "Luckily I always wear a helmet. It didn't seem that bad at the time, and I was able to ski to the bottom. Erring on the side of caution, I wanted to get checked out by ski patrol for a concussion. They assessed me, and I was cleared."

At the time, Ban said she had a "bit of a headache but thought after lunch it would be fine" and planned on returning to the slopes, but a paramedic advised her to go to the hospital for a scan. Ban said it "saved my life."

"I went in a taxi with [my husband] Jett, and within 30 minutes, they told us I had a brain bleed and needed to be airlifted to the trauma hospital," she wrote. "Last thing I remember was being intubated and waking up after an emergency craniotomy with Jett by my side."

Born in Singapore, Ban lived and worked as a jewelry designer in New York, London, and Paris. Viewers of "Bling Empire: New York" caught scenes of Ban in both her professional life and personal moments with her husband, Jett Kain, and family.

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