Carrot Top’s legal team confirmed in a Sunday emergency court filing that the comedian, whose real name is Scott Thompson, was hospitalized on September 18 following a suicide attempt. The filing also seeks to block his former opening act, Brian Evans, from filing further documents, alleging that Evans demanded $500,000 to keep a sexually explicit recording of Thompson from being filed publicly. Evans has denied ever threatening to post any video.
According to Thompson’s publicist, he remains hospitalized but is awake, breathing on his own, and improving. Several of his long-running Luxor Hotel and Casino shows in Las Vegas have been canceled, with the next listed performance scheduled for September 28. Attorney Ronnie Bitman described the situation as“an emergency in the most human sense.”
The story raises real questions about mental health, privacy, and how much of a celebrity’s worst moment should play out in public documents. If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 by call or text. What do you think, should court filings involving someone’s health stay sealed?
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