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Drugged in Life, Snubbed in Death

By Corey Mitchell

Last Sunday?s Oscar telecast left several people in Hollywood with a bad taste in their mouth. It wasn?t because of that lame Seth Rogan/Judi Dench sketch or the typically horrid musical numbers, but rather the seemingly intentional snub of one of Hollywood?s acting family. Former child actor Brad Renfro, who died on January 15 from a heroin overdose, was noticeably omitted from the annual "In Memoriam" segment which focuses on entertainment industry figures who passed away during the preceding twelve months. The spotlight person of the retrospective was, of course, actor Heath Ledger. Apparently, his overdose death was more acceptable than Brad Renfro?s because he died from an overdose of prescription drugs. Of course, it did not help Renfro?s cause that he had become somewhat of an enfant terrible after showing so much promise as a young actor...continue to full post

Full post as published by Hollywood on Trial on February 29, 2008 (boomark / email).