Jim Carrey 'Deeply Saddened' by the Apparent Suicide of Girlfriend Cathriona White

Cathriona White and Jim Carrey in Manhattan on May 21. Photo: Splash Australia

On Tuesday, Carrey issued an emotional note saying he's "deeply saddened by the passing of my sweet Cathriona" – and also honoured the woman he's been linked to for the past three years.

"She was a truly kind and delicate Irish flower, too sensitive for this soil, to whom loving and being loved was all that sparkled," Carrey said in a statement obtained by WHO. "My heart goes out to her family and friends and to everyone who loved and cared about her."

The Irish native, 30, was "pronounced dead at 8:40 p.m. last [Monday] night at a residence," Los Angeles Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter tells WHO.

Although White's official cause of death cannot be determined until an autopsy is conducted, Winter said there were indications at the scene of a suicide.

"It was reported as a possible suicide. There evidently was a note found. There were pills located near her," said the spokesman, who added that the "final cause of death won't be released until we get full toxicology and tests back."

According to the Irish Independent, White – a native of the Tipperary region of Ireland – and Carrey, 53, first met on a film set in 2012. They reportedly dated for most of 2013 before reuniting earlier this year.

In May, the pair were spotted walking hand in hand in New York City. However, TMZ reports the pair recently split again.

White seemingly issued her final Tweet last Thursday, which read in part: "Signing off Twitter, I hope I have been a light to my nearest and dearest."

The Irish native worked as a makeup artist and lived in Sherman Oaks, California, at the time of her death.

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Kathy Ehrich Dowd writes for People.com