The funeral of actor and stage director Arnaud Denis will take place in Paris on October 1st. Denis, who was euthanized in Belgium on September 22, following years of suffering after the implantation of an anti-hernia device, will be honored in Paris on October 1st. There will first be a religious ceremony at the Saint-Roch church at 10:30 a.m. Then, a "ceremony dedicated to the theater artist and his struggles" will take place under the dome of the Père-Lachaise crematorium. Close friends are requesting that no flowers be brought. Denis, who was 43 years old at the time of his death, had announced in early 2026 his intention to use euthanasia, two years after the implantation of a device to treat a hernia, which had caused intolerable discomfort. He had been in a severe state of disability, which even the removal of the implant—in the United States in 2024—had not been able to change. His decision was made in consultation with three doctors from Namur (in Belgium), according to his lawyer, Me Philippe Courtois, who spoke to AFP. "His body no longer supported him. He had lost control of it. The death of Arnaud Denis is a consequence of the intense pain he had been experiencing for many months," Courtois said. In a final message on Facebook, Denis denounced the wandering, the "abandonment" and "medical denial" he had suffered since his operation, which led to the deterioration of his health condition until he was reduced to a "bedridden state." "I have had enough of medical mistreatment," he also said. His message highlighted the emotional and physical toll of his condition and the sense of isolation he felt during his decline.