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Slipknot bassist Paul Gray was found dead in an Iowa hotel by a maintenance worker who dialed 911. TMZ has obtained the 911 tape in which you can hear the employee tell the operator that it appears Gray died of a “drug overdose” and that his body appeared to have been there for awhile.
The employee also said that there was a hypodermic needle next to the bed and “bottles of pills everywhere”. He stated that Paul’s mother had called the hotel and was concerned about him.
Listen to the call here. (This contains graphic content and descriptions.)
Police are still investigating Paul Gray’s death, and say that there does not appear to be any foul play.
Source: Slipknot 911 — ‘Hypodermic Needle Next to His Bed’ [TMZ]
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TMZ is reporting that Mindy McCready had been hospitalized for a possible drug overdose in Cape Coral, Florida.
Apparently she was found collapsed at her mother’s home before the emergency services were called. They arrived to the house at 10:45 am and she was then rushed to Cape Coral Hospital, she still is there.
However Mindy’s mother says that it was not an overdose and that she just took some pain medication to help with her broken toe, her condition is unknown.
source: Mindy McCready Hospitalized — Possible OD [TMZ]
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Thornhill Memorial Chapel in Toronto was packed with friends and family of Corey Haim today for his funeral. The service was closed to the public, and was described by a mourner as “very sad but with a lot of laughter.”
Notably absent from the service was Haim’s longtime friend Corey Feldman, who posted the following letter to his blog:
Dear Corey.,
This is for you on the day of your funeral. First off I am so sorry I am not there with you today. By that I mean my physical body is not with your physical body. However you know that my heart is right at your side. You also know the only reason I am truly not there is out of respect for your mother and her wishes to minimize the media attention as much as possible. I want your family to have a calm peaceful day. Hopefully we will not see one shot of the funeral on the news. Just know I am at home today projecting positive energy for you and your passing.
I miss you so much already. When I think of something funny I don’t know who to tell it to. I find myself trying to call you but then remember your not there. I think about the new movies we will soon be doing together and then suddenly realise that the dream is over. I always feared this day would come, and often rehearsed how to face it. But once confronted with the reality of it, it’s so much more painful than I could have ever imagined. Nobody will ever understand the brotherhood we shared. Nobody will ever get the inside jokes we told. Nobody will understand the magic of 22/222 . Nobody will ever know how to do the secret Corey handshake. Nobody will ever make me laugh as hard as you did. Nobody will ever make me fight as hard as you did. Nobody will ever challenge me the way you did. Nobody will ever need me the way you did.
My mission in life became saving yours. I never gave up, I tried …I walked away, but I always came back, to let you know I was there. In a dark and lonely world with spiteful angry people we always understood each others pain. I have been so hounded by the media and barraged with condolences since your death that I have not been given my own time to grief. I was still in shock while cameras were chasing me down the street looking for my feelings on the matter. When I did Larry King I could barely form sentences, but knew I had to be strong to send a message.
I never knew your death would have such a huge impact on the world. I learned something Corey, there are a lot of people out there who really love you, and appreciate the joy you have brough tho their hearts. I only wish you could see the way the world is mourning over your absence. I wish you could see how big the story is. I wish you could see your face finally filling the cover of People magazine and Entertainment Weekly! That would have meant so much to you. It is such a shame they all had to wait until you were gone to give you the respect you were due as an actor which is what you truly were. The great Canadian actor Corey Haim! I love you and I will forever keep that ring close to my heart. I will do my very best to help give you a memorial that is a celebration of your life the way you would have wanted it…..with everybody laughing and rocking out!
My heart is so broken and I know there are so many who feel the same way I do. We will remember your spirit and your fans will help me keep your legacy alive.
I pray that you are safe and warm and finally filled with peace.
I love you
CF Core Feldog DAWG C-DOG KID and every other name you used to call me…..dine!
Fans and businesses chipped in to pay for Corey Haim’s funeral, after a plea by his mother to help cover the expenses.
So yet again, we witness the tragic loss of a young celebrity due to drugs. Rest in Peace, Corey.
Source: Corey Haim’s Funeral Draws Hundreds Of Friends, Family And Fans [MTV]
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Corey Haim has been found dead in his mothers apartment in Burbank, CA, at 3:00am early Wednesday morning after an apparent drug overdose.
The 80s teen idol, who was just 38, collapsed in front of his mother after he got out of bed at 1:30am she then called 911 and he was rushed to St. Joseph’s hospital in Burbank. He was was pronounced dead at 3:30am.
Police were down called the hospital just before 4am to investigate the death of Haim who has struggled with prescription drug addiction for a few years.
TMZ report that the LAPD found four prescription bottles in the apartment, he had been sick with flu-like symptoms but the medication were nothing to do with his illness. No illicit drugs were found in the apartment.
I hate waking up to news like this, it is very sad that Corey Haim has passed.
source: Corey Haim Collapsed, Prescriptions Found [TMZ]
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There has been much speculation about Dr. Conrad Murray and whether or not he gave Michael Jackson the final dose of Propofol, which is believed to have killed the singer.
TMZ now report that the reason the Los Angeles Police Department believe Murray gave Jackson an IV drip of Propofol hours before his dead is because Murray told them.
The LAPD believe that Dr.Murray gave Jackson his final dose of the anesthesia without using an EKG machine which sounds of an alarm when the patient’s pulse gets too low, nor did he use a pulse oximeter, which sets of an alarm if the breathing gets too bad. None of these machines were found in the house.
Not only did Dr.Murray break these rules but he also allegedly took a nap and forgot about Jackson, when he woke up it was too late … as we all know Michael Jackson died of heart failure.
The L.A. coroner’s official toxicology is due in a couple of days, I guess that is when investigators will have the proof they need to charge Dr. Conrad Murray.
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It’s not even a week since his tragic death and there has been several new stories about Michael Jackson, a lot of them I’m guessing are made up.
Here is another story, this time it is alleged that Michael almost died the exact same way but back in 2004 in his rented out Coldwater Canyon mansion in Los Angeles.
A source tells Fox News that Michael’s brother Randy Jackson found him unconscious in his home and immediately called a paramedic friend who lived very close by.
The source says “thankfully they were able to save him but it was all very frightening. It was a doctor that didn’t normally treat Michael and he was shocked, absolutely shocked by the amount of prescription medications he saw at the house.”
Believe it if you will, I don’t know what to think anymore. On a slightly brighter note, here are some newer pictures than the other day of Michael Jackson‘s final rehearsal on Tuesday (June 23rd) for his upcoming 50 concerts at The 02 in London. This rehearsal is rumored to get released on DVD as it is said to be “electric.”
Thoughts?
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Lisa Marie Presley has took to her blog about the tragic and sudden death of her ex-husband Michael Jackson.
The blog is very sad you can sense the sadness and almost regret she has regarding their marriage ending, in the blog she says Michael knew he would die almost the same way as her father, Elvis Presley:
He knew
Friday, June 26, 2009
Years ago Michael and I were having a deep conversation about life in general.
I can’t recall the exact subject matter but he may have been questioning me about the circumstances of my Fathers Death.
At some point he paused, he stared at me very intensely and he stated with an almost calm certainty, “I am afraid that I am going to end up like him, the way he did.”
I promptly tried to deter him from the idea, at which point he just shrugged his shoulders and nodded almost matter of fact as if to let me know, he knew what he knew and that was kind of that.
14 years later I am sitting here watching on the news an ambulance leaves the driveway of his home, the big gates, the crowds outside the gates, the coverage, the crowds outside the hospital, the Cause of death and what may have led up to it and the memory of this conversation hit me, as did the unstoppable tears.
A predicted ending by him, by loved ones and by me, but what I didn’t predict was how much it was going to hurt when it finally happened. The person I failed to help is being transferred right now to the LA County Coroners office for his Autopsy.
All of my indifference and detachment that I worked so hard to achieve over the years has just gone into the bowels of hell and right now I am gutted.
I am going to say now what I have never said before because I want the truth out there for once.
Our relationship was not “a sham” as is being reported in the press. It was an unusual relationship yes, where two unusual people who did not live or know a “Normal life” found a connection, perhaps with some suspect timing on his part. Nonetheless, I do believe he loved me as much as he could love anyone and I loved him very much.
I wanted to “save him” I wanted to save him from the inevitable which is what has just happened.
His family and his loved ones also wanted to save him from this as well but didn’t know how and this was 14 years ago. We all worried that this would be the outcome then.
At that time, In trying to save him, I almost lost myself.
He was an incredibly dynamic force and power that was not to be underestimated.
When he used it for something good, It was the best and when he used it for something bad, It was really, REALLY bad.
Mediocrity was not a concept that would even for a second enter Michael Jackson’s being or actions.
I became very ill and emotionally/ spiritually exhausted in my quest to save him from certain self-destructive behavior and from the awful vampires and leeches he would always manage to magnetize around him.
I was in over my head while trying.
I had my children to care for, I had to make a decision.
The hardest decision I have ever had to make, which was to walk away and let his fate have him, even though I desperately loved him and tried to stop or reverse it somehow.
After the Divorce, I spent a few years obsessing about him and what I could have done different, in regret.
Then I spent some angry years at the whole situation.
At some point, I truly became Indifferent, until now.
As I sit here overwhelmed with sadness, reflection and confusion at what was my biggest failure to date, watching on the news almost play by play The exact Scenario I saw happen on August 16th, 1977 happening again right now with Michael (A sight I never wanted to see again) just as he predicted, I am truly, truly gutted.
Any ill experience or words I have felt towards him in the past has just died inside of me along with him.
He was an amazing person and I am lucky to have gotten as close to him as I did and to have had the many experiences and years that we had together.
I desperately hope that he can be relieved from his pain, pressure and turmoil now.
He deserves to be free from all of that and I hope he is in a better place or will be.
I also hope that anyone else who feels they have failed to help him can be set free because he hopefully finally is.
The World is in shock but somehow he knew exactly how his fate would be played out some day more than anyone else knew, and he was right.
I really needed to say this right now, thanks for listening.
~LMP
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I absolutely hate to post disturbing photos, especially when they involve dead people, but as the world mourns the tragic loss Michael Jackson - Entertainment Tonight have remained classy as ever and posted a picture of him lying in the ambulance.
Before you see that picture though, here are some pictures (via Allie Is Wired) that were released of Michael Jackson shooting a special music video just days ago for his upcoming tour that was set to kick off in July.
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I am going to put the photograph behind a cut because, maybe I am overreacting, I find the photo upsetting and inappropriate. Especially considering it is thought Michael Jackson may have been dead before they even took his body into the ambulance.
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Members of Michael Jackson‘s family said the singer was given a “heavy dose of morphine” prior to his death, and family members were alarmed.
Joe Jackson recently wanted to put Michael in a rehab facility in Palmdale, California for what he considered an “addiction” to morphine and prescription drugs. A close member of Michael Jackson’s family has said Jackson received a daily injection of a synthetic narcotic similar to morphine — Demerol — and yesterday he received a shot at 11:30 AM.
Family members are saying the dosage was “too much” and that’s what caused his death.
Family members say they felt he was unable to perform for his upcoming concerts because of his drug use. Members of the upcoming said that Jackson was generally lethargic and very late for rehearsals.
There are reports Jackson OD’d yesterday on Demerol, a drug similar to morphine.
Interestingly, Jackson wrote a song called “Morphine” in 1997. One of the lyrics — “Demerol. Demerol. Oh God he’s taking Demerol.”
Interestingly, law enforcement is looking for a doctor who lived at Michael Jackson’s home — and the doctor is nowhere to be found.
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Mary-Kate Olsen has refused to be interviewed by federal investigators probing the accidental drug death of her close friend Heath Ledger unless she receives immunity from prosecution.
Olsen’s lawyer has repeatedly rebuffed attempts by the feds to question Olsen, who was the first person called after her masseuse discovered Ledger’s body in his SoHo apartment in January.
 Frustrated federal officials could obtain a grand-jury subpoena to compel the funky “Full House” actress to tell them whatever she knows about the “Dark Knight” star’s behavior, his possible drug use and the events of that fateful morning, according to sources.
Probers have interviewed everyone connected to Ledger and his death, including his doctors, the masseuse, bodyguards, housekeepers, business associates and even the mother of his 2-year-old daughter, Matilda, his “Brokeback Mountain” co-star Michelle Williams.
The source explains that Olsen would be the final witness they need to conclude their investigation into where he got his drugs and medicines.
Just when you think it’s all over and Heath can finally rest — I wonder why Mary-Kate is seeking immunity — what could she possibly say that would justify her own prosecution?
source: OLSEN TO HEATH FEDS: LET’S DEAL [ny post]
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Peaches Geldof is reported to have been treated by paramedics after collapsing following a suspected drug overdose at her home.
The 19-year-old daughter of Sir Bob Geldof is believed to have been revived by a friend who reportedly gave her the kiss of life as they waited for the emergency services.
The paramedics arrived at Miss Geldof’s home in Islington, North London, on Sunday afternoon.
A spokesman for London ambulance service said: ‘We were called on Sunday at 4.45pm to an address in N1 to reports of a female patient taken ill.
‘We sent an ambulance bicycle responder and a fast response car, but following assessment the patient did not require hospital treatment.’
According to reports in the Sun newspaper, Miss Geldof could not breathe for several minutes and a friend had to give her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
After receiving treatment Peaches was said to be petrified that her 56-year-old father, the former Boomtown Rats singer, would find out after he publicly said he would go ‘ballistic’ if she ever turned to drugs.
She reportedly began to yell at the paramedics that treated her, shouting: ‘You have to respect my privacy’, before refusing to go to hospital and ordering them to leave.
The teenager will not face any charges over the incident.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: ‘Police were called at about 4.45pm on Sunday by the London Ambulance Service to an address in Islington following a 19-year-old woman taken ill. When police arrived no offences were disclosed. No further police action will be taken.’
Earlier this year, Miss Geldof was spotted allegedly handing over money for drugs. Her mother, TV presenter Paula Yates, died of an overdose in 2000.
source: Peaches Geldof ‘treated by paramedics after suspected overdose’ [daily mail]
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