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Drug overdose cause of death of young actor
LOS ANGELES — The image of River Phoenix as a quiet, clean-cut Hollywood actor shattered with autopsy results that revealed he died from a potent mix of cocaine and heroin.
The Associated Press
Toxicological tests conducted on Phoenix showed extremely high levels of the drugs, coroner's spokesman Scott Carrier said Friday. Phoenix, 23, died outside a Sunset Boulevard nightclub on Oct. 31.
The tests on Phoenix also showed marijuana, the prescription sedative Valium and an over-the-counter cold medication, Carrier said.
Comedian John Belushi died 11 years ago from the same lethal mix. Unlike Belushi, who died in 1982, Phoenix did not inject heroin and cocaine in a mixture referred to as a "speed ball."
"There were no needle marks," Carrier said. "Maybe it was ingested, maybe it was inhaled. How it was introduced into his body is unknown at this time."
The coroner's office ruled the death accidental.
Phoenix spokeswoman Susan Patricola said she hoped the overdose would send a message.
"If any good can come from this death, it can come from saving someone's life," she said.
Patricola said the actor's reputation as a clean-living vegetarian belied his drug use.
The Sheriff's Department said Friday that it had closed its investigation into the death outside the Viper Room, a trendy West Hollywood music club co-owned by actor Johnny Depp.
Viper Room patrons said the actor had been weaving and acting strangely before he went into convulsions at the club and was led outside, where he collapsed on the sidewalk.
Phoenix starred in such films as "Stand By Me," "Running On Empty," for which he received an Oscar nomination, and "My Own Private Idaho."
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Amanda Hostetler, Prairie Village sophomore, congratulates John Binney, Topeka, for a job well done at the Special Olympics bowling tournament. The tournament was Saturday at Royal Crest Lanes at Ninth and Iowa streets. The tournament provided volunteer opportunities for KU students.
Anguished Jackson avoiding media
But there were no sighs of the elusive singer or his entourage.
Singer cancels tour cites drug addiction
LONDON — The Sunday Mirror's headline read, "Jacko: You can't hide!"
Jackson dropped out of sight Friday after announcing he was cutting short his "Dangerous" world concert tour to obtain treatment for an addiction to painkillers.
Photographers and camera crews staked out the exclusive Charter Clinic in London's Chelsea district for a second day yesterday. But the clinic, which provides drug rehabilitation treatment and guarantees privacy, refused to say whether the star was there.
But superstar Michael Jackson appeared to be winning his hide-and-seek game with the world's media yesterday.
The Associated Press
In a recorded message, Jackson said
News reports said he left Mexico City for London and, possibly, Switzerland, where his friend, actress Elizabeth Taylor, owns a chalet.
"I cannot confirm or deny that Michael Jackson is here," duty manager Jane Pitcaitha said. "We sign an oath of confidentiality."
his painkiller addiction was caused by anguish over the investigation into a 13-year-old boy's claims that Jackson sexually molested him. The allegations are being investigated by Los Angeles police.
Jackson spokesman have said the abuse claims emerged after Jackson rejected a $20 million extortion attempt by the teen-ager's father.
The pop superstar was to have performed yesterday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, his first appearance on U.S. soil since the molestation investigation began.
Britain's tabloids speculated that Jackson was fleeing from possible arrest.
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