With mental health issues finally creating a space in the lives of many. Despite the fame and power that comes with their celebrity status, there are a couple of these acts who ended their own lives.
Robin Williams
The world woke up to the saad news of the passing of the actor in 2014. Williams committed suicide by hanging himself in his home in California.Medical reports after his death confirmed that he was battling Parkinson’s disease and dementia. A couple of those close to the actor before his passing also revealed that he was battling with depression.
Alexander McQueen
He was regarded as one of the best designers in the fashion world. Before his passing, Alexander McQueen had a weakness, and that was his mother. A few days after he lost his mother, the ace fashion designer decided he could not handle being alive with his mother not being here with him. he proceeded to taking his own life. McQueen drank a deadly cocktail of sleeping pills and cocaine then went on to hang himself.
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn was the oster child for beauty magazines and campaigns, many idolized her while she was alive and even in death. The actress however could not longer handle life after her affair with JFK, alongside everything the affair and even fame brought to her doorstep.Unable to handle all of the pressure, Marilyn ended her own life by taking a high dose of barbiturates.
Jovan Belcher
Jovan was the linebacker for American football team Kansas City Chiefs. According to reports, he shot his girlfriend before he committed suicide. Reports have it that Jovan shot his girlfriend 9 times before meeting with his coach and general manager of the club and shooting himself in their presence. His last words were “I wasn’t able to get enough help”.
Lucy Gordon
Lucy left two suicide notes in her apartment before she took her own life. The actress who hit the limelight with her role in Spiderman 3, hung herself in her apartment in Paris which she lived in with her then Jerome Alveras who was asleep when Lucy committed suicide.
Kurt Cobain
In 1994, Cobain committed suicide by shooting himself . According to reports, he was depressed and battling drug addiction. Also, days before Cobain took his own life, he had escaped from a detox center in Los Angeles.
Jonathan Brandis
Jonathan ended his lief at the age of 27. He hung himself in his home where his body was found by some of his friends.
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