Once one of TV’s hottest actresses, Kate Jackson — who found fame on “Charlie’s Angels” alongside Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith — has been left a tragic recluse who’s hit rock bottom. Tragically, the star’s long career has ended with her losing her fortune, along with her beauty, her health, and a $2 million home as she battled substance-abuse demons! Read on for the inside story of the star’s sad fate — and click here for more celebrities with secret conditions that have friends fearing the worst, and read more on the tragic showbiz figures whose addictions would end in tragic overdoses!
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Last seen on a 2007 episode of “Criminal Minds," Kate, now 67, had been living with her adopted son Taylor, 20, in a two-bedroom, 1,900 sq. ft. condo in Malibu, Calif., for the past four years.
The National ENQUIRER caught up with Kate — and how she's living — after the former star made a sudden move to Sherman Oaks in November.
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A former neighbor said that Kate was "very quiet and didn’t talk to anyone.” Another neighbor commented on the actress' mental state, adding: “It seemed she was trying very hard to keep her act together.”
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The thrice-divorced celeb (seen here with old costars Jaclyn Smith and Farrah Fawcett) also keeps postponing publication of her autobiography, “The Smart One.” Dates have moved from 2011 to 2015 — and the release is now slated for 2020! “We fear Kate’s had an emotional breakdown,” said a source.
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Kate — who was one of the original "Charlie’s Angels" from 1976 to 1979 — confessed that she was broke in 2010. The shocking announcement came after a long career where Kate also starred in the popular spy series “Scarecrow and Mrs. King,” along with a slew of TV movies in the ’90s!
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She sued her financial advisor, charging he’d drained her savings leaving her penniless. A lawsuit was later settled. The year before, Kate was forced to move out of the $2 million Santa Monica home she shared with Taylor.
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House cleaner David Angelotti was shocked by Kate's appearance and bizarre behavior, describing her as thin with severely sunken cheeks, yellowed eyes and rotting teeth.
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“She was really bad off,” he said. “She spoke a million miles a minute, repeated herself a lot and stuttered. She didn’t make too much sense. And she clicked her jaw a lot.”
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A source described the house as “a hellhole filled with rat droppings, moldy food and heaps of debris.” Angelotti added that Kate was also desperate about her painkillers. When she learned a bottle of Vicodin had been found, she asked, “Can I have some?” he said.
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Kate, who’s battled breast cancer and undergone heart surgery, admitted in 2003 that she became hooked on painkillers prescribed for car crash injuries. Said a source, “She’s clearly a fallen Angel!"
Last seen on a 2007 episode of “Criminal Minds," Kate, now 67, had been living with her adopted son Taylor, 20, in a two-bedroom, 1,900 sq. ft. condo in Malibu, Calif., for the past four years.
The National ENQUIRER caught up with Kate — and how she's living — after the former star made a sudden move to Sherman Oaks in November.
Photo credit: Splash News
A former neighbor said that Kate was "very quiet and didn’t talk to anyone.” Another neighbor commented on the actress' mental state, adding: “It seemed she was trying very hard to keep her act together.”
Photo credit: Splash News
The thrice-divorced celeb (seen here with old costars Jaclyn Smith and Farrah Fawcett) also keeps postponing publication of her autobiography, “The Smart One.” Dates have moved from 2011 to 2015 — and the release is now slated for 2020! “We fear Kate’s had an emotional breakdown,” said a source.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Kate — who was one of the original "Charlie’s Angels" from 1976 to 1979 — confessed that she was broke in 2010. The shocking announcement came after a long career where Kate also starred in the popular spy series “Scarecrow and Mrs. King,” along with a slew of TV movies in the ’90s!
Photo credit: Getty Images
She sued her financial advisor, charging he’d drained her savings leaving her penniless. A lawsuit was later settled. The year before, Kate was forced to move out of the $2 million Santa Monica home she shared with Taylor.
Photo credit: Getty Images
House cleaner David Angelotti was shocked by Kate's appearance and bizarre behavior, describing her as thin with severely sunken cheeks, yellowed eyes and rotting teeth.
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“She was really bad off,” he said. “She spoke a million miles a minute, repeated herself a lot and stuttered. She didn’t make too much sense. And she clicked her jaw a lot.”
A source described the house as “a hellhole filled with rat droppings, moldy food and heaps of debris.” Angelotti added that Kate was also desperate about her painkillers. When she learned a bottle of Vicodin had been found, she asked, “Can I have some?” he said.
Kate, who’s battled breast cancer and undergone heart surgery, admitted in 2003 that she became hooked on painkillers prescribed for car crash injuries. Said a source, “She’s clearly a fallen Angel!"