Philip Seymour Hoffman Died From "Acute Mixed Drug Intoxication"

There were not many drugs that Philip Seymour Hoffman didn't have in his body at the time of his death. yesterday the Chief Medical Examiner in NYC said that Hoffman's body contained cocaine, heroin, amphetamine, and benzodiazepines (Valium). Hoffman died from this group of drugs which he was speedballing. This is the same way that John Belushi and Chris Farley died.

National Enquirer Pays Big In False Story Lawsuit

Shortly after the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, The National Enquirer published a story which alleged that the man who discovered Hoffman's body was Hoffman's gay lover and watched Hoffman freebase coke the night before the actor's death. They based this story on an interview they claimed was with David Bar Katz, the man who discovered the body. It turns out that Katz is not gay and never gave the interview. Within four hours of publication of the story, The Enquirer was sued. Yesterday the suit was withdrawn after they reached a financial settlement with Katz. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed but it was enough money where the American Playwriting Foundation will be able to award a $45K grant to a winner of a competition for "many years to come."

Katz told The New York Times, "The issue was never me being outraged at being accused of being gay — we're theater guys, who cares? The issue was lying about the drugs, that I would betray my friend by telling confidences."

Fastest Lawsuit In Gossip History

You know those times when a celebrity is outraged by some gossip that is printed about them and starts talking about imminent legal action to give you the impression there might be something wrong about the story but then the celebrity never sues? That wasn't the case with David Bar Katz. Mr. Katz was the person who, along with Philip Seymour Hoffman's assistant discovered Hoffman's body. Yesterday The Enquirer had a huge announcement they made and trumpeted on all their corporate brethren's websites about how they interviews Katz and he told them he was Hoffman's gay lover and also that the night before Hoffman's death Katz had watched Hoffman freebase coke.

About four hours elapsed between the Enquirer announcement and them getting sued by Katz. It took another hour or two before every trace of the story was wiped from the corporate websites. As of this morning, some of the American Media sites had the headline but the link doesn't work. In the complaint Katz says he never spoke to any of the reporters who wrote the story. He never gave an interview to anyone about Hoffman and never saw Hoffman use any drugs and was not Hoffman's gay lover. He is suing for $50M. Here is the big kicker. He is not a public person so, if he is telling the truth, The Enquirer and American Media are going to have to pay a lot of money. Lots. Like wheelbarrows filled with cash kind of money. Even if he was a public figure, if his allegations were true they would probably lose in this case, but wouldn't have to pay much money at all.

NYPD Make Arrests In Philip Seymour Hoffman Death

If Philip Seymour Hoffman was just a regular 46 year old guy who left behind a girlfriend and three kids I wonder if the NYPD would have put as much effort into finding the dealers who sold him the heroin that eventually cost him his life. I think the answer would be a resounding no. He would just be another unfortunate case. A resurgence of a deadly heroin that would be used against the dealers if they were found. I don't think anyone would have made the effort they are making now. Yesterday the NYPD arrested two men who they say sold the drugs to Phillip Seymour Hoffman the night before his death. Apparently Hoffman bought heroin from the guys a few months ago so police raided the place and found 350 heroin envelopes but they didn't have the Ace Of Spades logo on the bag. That means Hoffman probably had more than one supplier. Police continue searching for the origin and distributor of the bags that were found at the scene of Hoffman's death and have countless officers and detectives working overtime to find them. Let me know the next time they do that for someone who is not world famous. I'm glad they are taking the drugs and dealers off the street and it looks to me like if they had the overtime budget and man power to deal with every murder like this then a real dent could be made but it is only the high profile deaths that ever seem to take that course.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman Was Trying To Kick Heroin Habit

When police discovered the body of Phillip Seymour Hoffman they claimed there were ten bags of heroin with two of them used. They have since revised that report and now say there were 70 bags of heroin found in the apartment of the deceased actor along with 20 hypodermic needles and five prescription drugs including a prescription to treat people trying to overcome addiction to heroin. Of the 70 bags found that contained heroin, approximately 20 had been used. When someone buys 70 bags at once that can't be a good thing but police say that the bottle containing the addiction withdrawal drug was half empty indicating that Hoffman was at least making an effort to try and kick the drug. When the toxicology reports are finally released it will be interesting to see if he was actively taking the medication or had given up. Over the past few weeks Hoffman didn't want to give interviews and when he was cornered at Sundance and pressed to say a few words they were all somber and full of dire predictions for his future. He had so much going on in his life work wise that I wonder if he thought he was never going to be able to get clean. It is so tough to stop and go to rehab and admit that you still have a problem because then you are letting the world know you failed the first time. He should have just said, "F**k it, I'm going," and who cares about all the work projects. The lives of his three kids should have been first on his list and he could worry about salvaging his career after he got clean.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman

After taking a day to process the news that Phillip Seymour Hoffman died you start to look back at his legacy. The Academy Award winning actor was found yesterday morning dead of an apparent heroin overdose in his New York City Apartment. He was discovered by his good friend and screenwriter David Katz who was called by Phillips; girlfriend after Phillip failed to pick up their three kids in the morning. Katz called Hoffman's assistant to open the apartment door and they found the actor with a needle in his arm and ten heroin envelopes strewn around him. Two were empty and the others were full.

I loved how Hoffman could do anything in film. Probably my two favorite roles for him showed what kind of range he had. My favorite is his portrayal of Lester Bangs in Almost Famous. His part was small but he was just so on and so dynamic with it and kept that movie together. Another role that I think showed off his ability to play anyone was the movie Flawless starring Robert DeNiro. Hoffman played a drag queen who helps DeNiro after DeNiro suffers a stroke. It is just a role that takes a special actor to want to even take on and he did so in an amazing way.

Phillip Seymor Hoffman Has Died

Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York apartment on Sunday morning of an apparent drug overdose. He was found in his West Village apartment around 11:30 a.m. by a friend who had become concerned at not being able to reach Mr. Hoffman.

Investigators found a syringe in his arm and an envelope containing what is believed to be heroin. He was 46.

Random Photos Part One

Five parts today.

Al Pacino mobbed by fans. Probably reminds him of the good old days.

Rihanna in another bikini for her Vogue shoot.

Rachel McAdams surrounded by Willem Dafoe and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

Rose Byrne at LAX. The guy behind her is probably wondering who it is.

Reese Witherspoon showing her love for Maroon 5 and really bad gym clothes.

Amanda Seyfried shows her love for Billy Elliott.

The question is will Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross make it to the wedding.

Sarah Michelle Gellar and the weekly ballet class.

Tori Spelling makes a solo doctor visit with her youngest.