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TeeYiYi

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47. Unfortunately...

Sun Feb 2, 2014, 03:09 PM

Feb 2014

...I believe he's really dead.

There's been an epidemic of overdoses from heroin laced with fentanyl. It's a deadly mixture.

TYY

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Award-winning Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Found Dead in Manhattan Apartment [View all] onehandle Feb 2014 OP

link itsrobert Feb 2014 #1

Oh, man....I loved that man...he was BRILLIANT! angstlessk Feb 2014 #64

I always thought he was one of the best actors in the world classykaren Feb 2014 #89

Drug overdose? Why? question everything Feb 2014 #76

The^$64,000^Question ~nt~ 99th_Monkey Feb 2014 #86

He went into rehab last year for heroin addiction sweetloukillbot Feb 2014 #98

Wow.. I didn't know he had Cha Feb 2014 #104

That's a shame - he was a fine actor. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2014 #2

How very sad... CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2014 #3

Crap that's sad. cilla4progress Feb 2014 #4

Damn... what a shame. hlthe2b Feb 2014 #5

Yes, Delphinus Feb 2014 #71

He was a very good actor Gothmog Feb 2014 #6

that is very sad. he was a very gifted actor. niyad Feb 2014 #7

awful…. dhill926 Feb 2014 #8

NY Post has the news as well... Digital Puppy Feb 2014 #9

WTF????? edbermac Feb 2014 #10

I was so hoping this was just another celebrity death hoax Cirque du So-What Feb 2014 #11

it's on ABC and WSJ and more. Real news orgs that confirm this stuff. TeamPooka Feb 2014 #25

That is really sad. A marvelous actor. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #12

That is sad! Faux pas Feb 2014 #13

Sad news. Great actor. Faygo Kid Feb 2014 #14

What terrible news. kairos12 Feb 2014 #15

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Duer 157099 Feb 2014 #16

He was a remarkably talented actor. This is a great loss. 11 Bravo Feb 2014 #17

Just last night StarlightGold Feb 2014 #18

Dam Durgs and those who supply them Tippy Feb 2014 #19

Hoax seattledo Feb 2014 #20

I hope so. Justice Feb 2014 #21

If it's a hoax Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #24

That report was from January. charlyvi Feb 2014 #27

ABC news reporting he's dead... TeeYiYi Feb 2014 #29

sigh seattledo Feb 2014 #39

It's on CNN right now. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2014 #43

Top story on cnn.com is about Hamish Hamilton seattledo Feb 2014 #46

You know cnn is a channel, right? ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2014 #51

NYT: The syringe was in his arm BeyondGeography Feb 2014 #61

Unfortunately... TeeYiYi Feb 2014 #47

Not a Hoax BodieTown Feb 2014 #32

Unless the WSJ is linked to a fake site, it appears to be quite true and not a hoax 2banon Feb 2014 #33

The report of the hoax looks to be a hoax. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2014 #34

That site is satire. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2014 #37

Holy shit! shenmue Feb 2014 #22

NY Post reporting it was a drug overdose. n/t intheflow Feb 2014 #42

RIP Mr. Hoffman Aviation Pro Feb 2014 #23

DAMMIT!!! Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2014 #26

one of my all time favorite actors Voice for Peace Feb 2014 #66

Already on Wikipedia as died February 2, 2014. So sad. txwhitedove Feb 2014 #28

That's a shame. nt TBF Feb 2014 #30

with three young children. Justice Feb 2014 #31

That was my first thought. Squinch Feb 2014 #75

just yesterday this lunasun Feb 2014 #35

He had a family, kids. OHMYGOSH! tblue Feb 2014 #36

Yes, this is so sad. He was to pick his kids up this morning, and when he failed to show liberalla Feb 2014 #108

A great talent lost. Arugula Latte Feb 2014 #38

^^^Agreed! nt mimi85 Feb 2014 #45

Drugs suck. Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #40

+1000. closeupready Feb 2014 #82

That is terrible! ellie Feb 2014 #41

DAMNIT CFLDem Feb 2014 #44

damn damn damn elfin Feb 2014 #48

Charlie Wilson's War bucolic_frolic Feb 2014 #49

Ah, SHIT. (nt) Paladin Feb 2014 #50

fuck heroin AngryAmish Feb 2014 #52

a sad day... defacto7 Feb 2014 #53

He was almost too believable in Before the Devil Knows You''re Dead tishaLA Feb 2014 #54

I watched that movie..and loved him in it..it is now not available in any venue angstlessk Feb 2014 #65

RIP benld74 Feb 2014 #55

too young, very talented. RIP BootinUp Feb 2014 #56

Always found him soulful, refreshingly dark, vulnerable yet potentially dangerous BeyondGeography Feb 2014 #57

oh no! OKNancy Feb 2014 #58

The treadmill won't save you frazzled Feb 2014 #59

Oh no! He was one of my favorites. LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #60

Way too young...... Swede Atlanta Feb 2014 #62

RIP... Tom_Foolery Feb 2014 #63

Awful. MannyGoldstein Feb 2014 #67

Shut up! Cooley Hurd Feb 2014 #68

THis one hurts. morningfog Feb 2014 #69

Damn. Just 46 years old. Loved him in Capote, Twister, etc. Hoyt Feb 2014 #70

Nooooooooo! passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #72

I watched 'Flawless' last night before going to sleep, and woke up today hearing he died. Tx4obama Feb 2014 #109

Oh, HELL no!!!! skypilot Feb 2014 #73

My god, no.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #74

This is heartbreaking... N/T nirvana555 Feb 2014 #81

He was a few years younger than I had realised dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #77

Brandt can't watch though. Or he has to pay a hundred. Miles Archer Feb 2014 #78

That photo is from one of my favorite films of all time, The Big Lebowski red dog 1 Feb 2014 #113

Addiction TNNurse Feb 2014 #79

Too bad. He was terrifically talented. nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #80

sad... handmade34 Feb 2014 #83

He was an amazing talent -- Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2014 #84

Sad bucolic_frolic Feb 2014 #85

Sad. blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #87

Wait. He died of a drug overdose one day after SheilaT Feb 2014 #88

Damn. 1000words Feb 2014 #90

God damn it! Aldo Leopold Feb 2014 #91

Extremely talented actor. A young family. We were the same age. So sad. RIP. Kennah Feb 2014 #92

What a loss! red dog 1 Feb 2014 #93

He delivered one of the best lines in Almost Famous. LibDemAlways Feb 2014 #111

That is a great line! red dog 1 Feb 2014 #114

Maybe he had problems that he thought drugs could help. texanwitch Feb 2014 #94

He was an acting genius. diabeticman Feb 2014 #95

A Beautiful Contribution to His Craft....RIP bkanderson76 Feb 2014 #96

Oman. I hate that. Just horrible. Solly Mack Feb 2014 #97

one of my favorite actors -- very sad Douglas Carpenter Feb 2014 #99

He left the world wanting far, far more of him. No one can fill his shoes. n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2014 #100

Oh no! kentauros Feb 2014 #101

This one hit hard ButterflyBlood Feb 2014 #102

I loved him. pacalo Feb 2014 #103

Damn drugs!!! Beacool Feb 2014 #105

Damn damn damn. progressoid Feb 2014 #106

Fuck fuck fuck DinahMoeHum Feb 2014 #107

Philip K. Dick on drugs killing his friends (and himself) Babel_17 Feb 2014 #110

Amazing talent. jsr Feb 2014 #112

Damn. So young. nt valerief Feb 2014 #115

One of my favorite actors geardaddy Feb 2014 #116

Excellent Actor RedRoses323 Feb 2014 #117