The Official Darth Big Boy, Bearer of Bad Celebrity News RIP Thread

[BillCable]

Bill Killed

[DSJ™]

Bill Killed

David Carradine found dead

Beat ya! 

[Jayson]

I heard he was found hanged in his hotel room. 

[Rob]

What the hell?   

[DSJ™]

I heard he was found hanged in his hotel room. 

Good god! 

David Carradine spoke of suicide wish before his death in Bangkok hotel

Kill Bill star found 'hanged' in Thai hotel room

[DSJ™]

David Carradine found in Bangkok after 'accidental death'

The 73-year-old American was reportedly discovered hanged, but his manager, Chuck Binder, told Times Online he believed it was an "accidental death".

Carradine was in Thailand to shoot the movie Stretch. The film crew reportedly became aware of his absence when they went out to dine at a restaurant yesterday.

Thai police have told reporters that a hotel maid discovered Carradine's body in a wardrobe with rope around his neck and other parts of his body.

[P-Siddy]

"Rope around other parts"?

Suicide or murder... how could you accidentally hang yourself in a closet?

[Jeff]

What if it was one of those accidental autoerotic asphyxiation type of things like Michael Hutchence from INXS?

[DSJ™]

CNN) -- American actor David Carradine has been found dead, hanging by a nylon rope in a hotel room closet in Bangkok, Thailand, according a Thai police official.

His personal manager, Chuck Binder, confirmed his death but gave no details.

The rope was believed to be from the hotel room curtains, Bangkok Police Lt. Col. Pirom Chanpirom said.

He said investigators found no sign of forced entry into Carradine's room.

An autopsy was being conducted at a Bangkok hospital, but no results will be available for another day, he said.

Police provided Carradine's family with the same information about their investigation, said Tiffany Smith, Carradine's personal co-manager. Smith said that she was "in complete shock" and that suggestions that Carradine took his own life are unbelievable.

"Knowing David, he would never commit suicide," and his death comes at a time when his "career is on a roll," she said.

Carradine was in Bangkok for filming of the movie "Stretch," being produced by a United Kingdom-based company, she said. He was the only American cast member.

[P-Siddy]

What if it was one of those accidental autoerotic asphyxiation type of things like Michael Hutchence from INXS?

Now that you say that, quite a possibility. Never considered that.

[DSJ™]

David Carradine's manager suspects foul play in actor's death

(CNN) -- David Carradine's wife and his manager disputed suggestions that the actor's death was a suicide, while rescue workers and police in Bangkok, Thailand, said the actor's neck and genitals were found bound with rope.

Bangkok police said Carradine was found hanging by a nylon rope in a Bangkok hotel room closet Thursday morning.

A member of the emergency crew who was called to the hotel after a maid found Carradine told CNN that a yellow nylon rope was tied around the actor's neck and a black rope was around his genitals. Police later confirmed that information.

[Keonobi]

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Koko Taylor RIP

[Dressel Rebel]

A member of the emergency crew who was called to the hotel after a maid found Carradine told CNN that a yellow nylon rope was tied around the actor's neck and a black rope was around his genitals. Police later confirmed that information.

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Wait, what the hell is the black rope for?!?!

[Rob]

Sounds like he was getting his freak on.

I think Jeff called it.

[Nicklab]

George Carlin had the foresight to inform us of the lovely phenomenon that is auto-erotic asphyxia.  Looks like we've we've got a new celebrity victim to add to the ever growing tally of morons who have to take their perversion that one extra step into making things life threatening.