Dax Shepard slammed for exposing late Eric Dane's private AA struggles after death

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Actor Eric Dane, known for 'Grey's Anatomy,' died at 53 after battling ALS. Fox News' Dr. Marc Siegel details the disease's symptoms, rapid progression, ongoing research efforts and environmental factors. Dax Shepard is catching heat for sharing an intimate story about the late Eric Dane nearly two months after his death. During a recent appearance on the "All There Is with Anderson Cooper" podcast, Shepard detailed his past with Dane, admitting that he once "hated" him after crossing paths at an AA meeting. "Eric Dane, I can now say I met in recovery, and we hated each other. I hated him!" Shepard told Cooper. "I thought he was a bit of a bully. And we were in a meeting … he threatened a younger member of the group, and this had been simmering for a long time, and I said, ‘Let’s go. Outside. Right now.’ It was on. And we walked outside to fist fight