Has a celebrity suicide shocked you

[Soul]

I'm no expert but I read the cause of death and there was fentanyl and other traces of opioids in his system but no heroin mentioned, they never said he needed them for pain management so it looks suspicious, he left a big chunk of money to his next of kin.

He was in very serious pain, apparently; he needed a hip replacement but declined to cancel any of the tour that ended just a few days before he died. So in a way it was like Prince's death.

 

[Jumper Geo]

I think it could have been accidental then if your in pain you self medicate and if you feel good and pain free there is a chance you could over do it.

Cheers

Geo

 

[Abgrundanziehung]

I completely understand what you mean. Three years on and I still feel disbelief! Can't watch videos without immense sadness. It's strange because I can usually rationalise these situations but his death is the one I can't let go

Me too, seriously. I named one of my rabbits after him and that's helped, lol.

 

[Freeme3820]

Caroline flack shocked me alot, it must of been hell for her having the media constantly running stories on her private life, poor girl just couldent take it any longer

 

[It'sMyLife]

I agree about Robin Williams . I think his diagnosis of Parkinson's was the driving factor. He was probably horrified at the prospect of losing all of that dynamic personality he was blessed with . The person I want to mention was a little before my time although I was 9 years old at the time. If it was on the news I'm sure I didn't see it but I think it's worth a mention and she deserves to be remembered. Her name was Christine Chubbuck . She was a newscaster who had apparently suffered from depression and suicidal feelings for years . Her story is probably most significant because she decided to catch the bus on the air live. https://lostmediawiki.com/The_Christine_Chubbuck_tape_(lost_on-air_suicide_footage;_1974)

 

[stationarymillennial]

Stevie Ryan. One of my last things I will promise is that I am going to go see her.

 

[It'sMyLife]

Tom Petty's death stunned me. I guess it was ruled an accident rather than suicide but I believe his daughter conceded that it could have been deliberate.

I wasn't a huge Heartbreakers fan but I enjoyed the Travelling Wilburys a lot, and Tom Petty was an enormously likeable person, and one who stood up for right things.

I still listen to the Travelling Wilburys. What a collaboration but it all ended when Orbison passed unfortunately. I was shocked about Petty as well . I had heard later about the possible fentanyl involvement.

 

[Jumper Geo]

I agree about Robin Williams . I think his diagnosis of Parkinson's was the driving factor. He was probably horrified at the prospect of losing all of that dynamic personality he was blessed with . The person I want to mention was a little before my time although I was 9 years old at the time. If it was on the news I'm sure I didn't see it but I think it's worth a mention and she deserves to be remembered. Her name was Christine Chubbuck . She was a newscaster who had apparently suffered from depression and suicidal feelings for years . Her story is probably most significant because she decided to catch the bus on the air live. https://lostmediawiki.com/The_Christine_Chubbuck_tape_(lost_on-air_suicide_footage;_1974)

I remember this case she was so brave doing it in front of a camera, RIP.

Cheers

Geo

Stevie Ryan. One of my last things I will promise is that I am going to go see her.

It's amazing the amount of celebrities who hang themselves, could you imagine if doctors still prescribed barbiturates for sleep disorders, at present the WHO say one person dies by suicide every 45 seconds, that would probably sky rocket to 30 every 50 seconds if not more.

Cheers

Geo

 

[so tired or manic]

I remember hearing when Steve-O left Jackass that he got really depressed when the cameras weren't watching him anymore. some people live for the spotlight and when it's gone, like Love Island won't last forever, the will to live goes with it.

 

[lovehate22]

for me probably swedish dj avicii,I was heavily in the edm scene around 2008 and 2009 and I discovered his music on Myspace, Years later he essentially became a megastar, I heard about his struggles with alcohol and anxiety on stage, but never thought it would lead to death, especially considering he retired and no longer needed to tour (maybe he still had label obligations) not sure but r.i.p

 

[Klee]

David Bourdain.
Kate Spade and Robin Williams came as a surprise to me, too.

 

[Cherrypea]

The only one I feel sad for it Caroline Flack as it was death by media. All others I'm always jealous of, I just think they are so lucky. I was not shocked by Robin Williams, he'd long talked about his depression and suicidal feelings, it was a shame to lose him but I was glad he'd found his peace.

 

[Tigeress Lost]

No Because Celebrities or not everybody everyone deserves peace I feel we cannot decide when we are born but one thing we should have the right to choose is when to die that one basic right and choice should be ours and no one else's to take
My life should it end now or later should be my own decision

 

[Friend_A]

I don't really know a lot, but the death of Jonghyun from SHINee is definitely one of the most shocking. It came out of nowhere. I think I saw his suicide note somewhere online right after his death (however, I can't find it now) and he said something like "when it's hard to breath, it's better to stop" and it resonates deep within me even until now. He also said something about how he went to therapy but the professionals are dismissing his depression. It was tough. I mourn along with his fans, but I took his death in a slightly different way-- not only because I lost an idol as a fan, but also because I've been thinking about suicide at the time. Rest in peace, king.

i recall being in shock for about two days when i heard about it as i used to be a huge fan of shinee when i was younger. never saw it coming.

"i was so alone" his suicide note is heartbreaking

 

[Tiedie]

Robin Williams... I love him so much. Not many things make me laugh.

 

[Kat!]

The one guy from kill bill, I guess "Bill", was into auto-erotic asphyxiation.
So much so that he killed himself, whether accidentally or purposefully in a hotel or something.
I honestly liked his character, and I just found this out when I was wondering who the guy was that played him. Shame that this happened to him but at least he went out happy, I think.

 

[Jumper Geo]

The one guy from kill bill, I guess "Bill", was into auto-erotic asphyxiation.
So much so that he killed himself, whether accidentally or purposefully in a hotel or something.
I honestly liked his character, and I just found this out when I was wondering who the guy was that played him. Shame that this happened to him but at least he went out happy, I think.

David Carradine was great in Kill Bill but there are a few reports saying it wasn't suicide when no one can be 100% sure but he was in Bangkok so if he was found with missing valuables and cash it could have been a sex act gone wrong and they robbed him afterwards.

David Carradine Book Reveals Incest, Murder Suspicions

Book by actress Marina Anderson, 'Kung Fu' actor's fourth wife, explores intense love affair, coupled with deadly drugs and sexual asphyxiation.

abcnews.go.com

Cheers

Geo

 

[Kat!]

David Carradine was great in Kill Bill but there are a few reports saying it wasn't suicide when no one can be 100% sure but he was in Bangkok so if he was found with missing valuables and cash it could have been a sex act gone wrong and they robbed him afterwards.

David Carradine Book Reveals Incest, Murder Suspicions

Book by actress Marina Anderson, 'Kung Fu' actor's fourth wife, explores intense love affair, coupled with deadly drugs and sexual asphyxiation.

abcnews.go.com

Cheers

Geo

Oh yikes, that's definitely creepy then.
Thank you for that source.

 

[Gnip]

Anthony Bourdain among the names on this thread. He was in the prime of his career and friends with Andrew Zimmern, who came up from as far down as one apparently could rise. (Zimmern was an alcoholic sleeping on a park bench.) I didn't follow him much, but knew he had a thriving career, and a friend in Zimmern who had actually been homeless. I knew after the fact Bourdain had spoken openly about being depressed and was aware he was temperamental, but his ongoing success still made his death startling to me.


Robin Williams didn't really surprise me as many comedians are known to be chronically depressed, and in his failed single season 2013 sitcom "The Crazy Ones" with Sarah Michelle Gellar, he was in apparent decline to me months before his suicide, but I expected an early death from his well known drug use, not a suicide or something like the diffuse Lewy body disease which was going to kill him soon. (Williams had been hanging out with John Belushi and the girl who killed Belushi with a speedball injection the night Belushi died in 1982 and told cops he'd been weirded out by her. That girl, Catherine Evelyn Smith, had been warned about to the entire world eight years earlier by her then boyfriend Gordon Lightfoot in Lightfoot's biggest career hit, Sundown. Smith herself died in August at age 73 after having been on oxygen for a few years, but considering the hard drugs she'd been addicted to, reaching 73 was a major miracle.)

I think the lack of recent celebrity suicides is a bit more surprising when considering the pressures so many of them struggle under, and how screwed up so many of them seem to be.

 

[Jumper Geo]

Robin William was a shock for me but John Belushi's death was so sad he was great in Animal House and Blues Brothers your right about Catherine Evelyn Smith living to 73 she even wrote a book Chasing the Dragon, lol Carrie Fisher was part of the crowd as well I bet they had some great laughs before he sadly died. Plus RIP John Candy.

I have been watching Unsolved Mysteries and I can't believe how many Ghost and Supernatural stories there are and I like the eye witness and investigations, but this one I enjoyed it was about Elvis Presley and I certainly think he CTB but I was also shocked when they said he had no money and a twin that died I never new this, but jesus he had everything, good looks, talent and plenty of money somewhere, lol.

https://sanctioned-suicide.net/threads/original-unsolved-mysteries-series.51207/post-1019510

Cheers

Geo

 

[Deleted member 24434]

Caroline Flack really shook me. She was so beautiful and all I can think of if that night had never happened, would she still be here? Keith Flint was another one. I read the news that day and was so shocked. It's heartbreaking

 

[Jumper Geo]

Caroline Flack really shook me. She was so beautiful and all I can think of if that night had never happened, would she still be here? Keith Flint was another one. I read the news that day and was so shocked. It's heartbreaking

I often think that she would be alive if she never met him, it's been proved he was just after an easy life and meal ticket (ponce) I read a story he keeps borrowing money of his girlfriends saying he needs to pay of his debts, no doubt he was cashing in and putting more pressure on her with intimate stories for cash, so she CTB. Read the links below they will show you he's just a user, OMG how many debts can this bloke have, lol.

Caroline Flack's boyfriend 'leaked photo from night of her arrest', star's mother says

The inquest into the death of Love Island presenter Caroline Flack is taking place over two days this week.

news.sky.com

Caroline Flack gave ex '£25k to pay off debts' just like new lover Lottie

CAROLINE Flack gave boyfriend Lewis Burton ‘tens of thousands of pounds’ before her death to pay off his debts – just in the same way that his new girlfriend Lottie Tomlinson has, we can reve…

www.thesun.co.uk

Louis Tomlinson 'concerned' after Lottie gave Lewis £22K to pay debts

Louis Tomlinson is said to be 'concerned' about his sister's new romance after finding out Lottie gave Lewis Burton £22k to pay off his debts.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Cheers

Geo

 

[SorrySandy]

Every one mentioned here got to me, especially Robin Williams. The most recent one that broke my heart was Caroline Flack. It just felt to me she was pushed into it and if she'd just waited a couple months Covid could have helped her I thought, in that it would have eclipsed all that media attention on her.
All suicides get me though, what lead me here was reading about one from a non celeb. All break my heart for why their lives had to lead them there but conversely it just has such appeal and attraction for me as I've on and off thought about this for decades. It's what I want too, I get it and I wish we were treated with dignity and that this was legal and easier. Would remove some taboo and open up discussion as well as allow those in pain the choice we should have imo

 

[Deleted member 24434]

I often think that she would be alive if she never met him, it's been proved he was just after an easy life and meal ticket (ponce) I read a story he keeps borrowing money of his girlfriends saying he needs to pay of his debts, no doubt he was cashing in and putting more pressure on her with intimate stories for cash, so she CTB. Read the links below they will show you he's just a user, OMG how many debts can this bloke have, lol.

Caroline Flack's boyfriend 'leaked photo from night of her arrest', star's mother says

The inquest into the death of Love Island presenter Caroline Flack is taking place over two days this week.

news.sky.com

Caroline Flack gave ex '£25k to pay off debts' just like new lover Lottie

CAROLINE Flack gave boyfriend Lewis Burton ‘tens of thousands of pounds’ before her death to pay off his debts – just in the same way that his new girlfriend Lottie Tomlinson has, we can reve…

www.thesun.co.uk

Louis Tomlinson 'concerned' after Lottie gave Lewis £22K to pay debts

Louis Tomlinson is said to be 'concerned' about his sister's new romance after finding out Lottie gave Lewis Burton £22k to pay off his debts.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Cheers

Geo

Oh wow that's awful! He's leaching off them. Poor Caroline lost everything over that pos. I hope his current girl doesn't end up the same way. The media has a lot to answer for too, they hounded Caroline to the end.

 

[drwt]

Reckful, even though he was rather unknown (twitch streamer).
I didn't follow his life very closely but I knew he was depressed and I sort of looked up to him. He was a cool, down to earth guy and had a lot of positive influence on many people. I sometimes watched his stream and I remember clicking it this summer and it was a vod that said: RIP. Confused me, so googled his name. I didn't expect him to kill himself, Felt strange knowing that someone I wanted to be was dead now and I started to cry.
I tried to communicate my feelings to my girlfriend but she didn't understand it. Ironically she killed herself 2 months later.

 

[Gnip]

Robin William was a shock for me but John Belushi's death was so sad he was great in Animal House and Blues Brothers your right about Catherine Evelyn Smith living to 73 she even wrote a book Chasing the Dragon, lol Carrie Fisher was part of the crowd as well I bet they had some great laughs before he sadly died. Plus RIP John Candy.

I have been watching Unsolved Mysteries and I can't believe how many Ghost and Supernatural stories there are and I like the eye witness and investigations, but this one I enjoyed it was about Elvis Presley and I certainly think he CTB but I was also shocked when they said he had no money and a twin that died I never new this, but jesus he had everything, good looks, talent and plenty of money somewhere, lol.

https://sanctioned-suicide.net/threads/original-unsolved-mysteries-series.51207/post-1019510

Cheers

Geo

Considering the turbulent history between Lightfoot and Smith, this picture from 2017 displays a rather remarkable reconciliation, and it seems certain they must have been true loves and soul mates. (She was certainly his muse. He also identified her as his inspiration for "Rainy Day People."):

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/article-mystery-woman-admitted-i-killed-john-belushi/

Regarding Carrie Fisher, it really says something when John Belushi of all people tells you you have a drug problem. Having said that, it constantly bears repeating that Belushi did not kill himself, accidentally or via suicide.

Weird to see John Candy physically exerting himself for military service in Stripes and then consider how he died. He might be alive if he'd actually joined the Army or continued performing in roles requiring that level of fitness.


Elvis actually remains the most shocking celebrity death I can ever recall, with John Lennon being a close second. Elvis was no kind of nostalgia act in 1977, but one of the best touring concert performers in the business and junior high school girls were going to his concerts and still screaming at him. Although, "Elvis: What Happened?" had just been published by his fired bodyguards from the Memphis Mafia, his concert performances were not suggesting any decline in fitness despite his weight increase, and he had a full schedule of concerts laid out to discredit the fired authors of that exposé. He had previously stated in interviews that he didn't think he'd live any longer than his mother had, but he appeared far more vital at age 42 than she was when she died at age 46.

 

[PNKPNDA]

avicii was probably the most shocking for me yh caroline was sad but i dont think she was killed by the media- she obviously always had those feelings and she did abuse her bf so cant really say the media caused that- obvs she didnt deserve to take her own life but yh i feel if it was the other way round of a man abusing his gf and the media reporting it then they CTB people wouldnt blame the media u kno oh also the love island person mike- he hung himself that was a massive shock

 

[Breadbfra]

Chester Bennington. I've never recovered

 

[Jumper Geo]

Here are 100 Celebrity suicides just in case we missed anyone.




Cheers

Geo

 

[JustABunchOfAtoms]

Do you think Amy Winehouse's death was ctb or an accident?