Margot Kidder — the tormented beauty who played Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in the 1978 “Superman” and three sequels — could have been saved from an early grave! Three months after her death on May 13, 2018, a Montano coroner finally announced that the troubled beauty had taken her own life with a ‘self-inflicted drug and alcohol overdose.” But even before that, insiders had told The National ENQUIRER about how Margot had given up on life and could have been saved from an early grave…
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After battling booze and drug addictions, money woes and mental illness, the 69-year-old actress simply quit taking care of her health, sources told
The National ENQUIRER. “Margot spent the last days of her life wandering her home in a sick haze," said a close pal. "She should have been in a hospital!”
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Authorities said foul play was not considered a factor, but her death is under investigation. An autopsy was conducted, and toxicology results are pending. Just days earlier, the three- time divorcee was almost too ill to do a Detroit radio-show interview.
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The chat was to promote an upcoming autograph session at Motor City Comic Con. Margot, whose scrappy Lois mixed perfectly with Christopher's Man of Steel, told the show’s hosts she was “in bed with flu” and “puking every hour and a half.” Still, she refused to seek medical help, insiders said.
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After her Superman” days, Margot, shown here with daughter
Maggie McGuane in 1987, was
overwhelmed by health issues. A car accident in 1990 left her temporarily confined to a wheelchair, hooked on painkillers and bankrupt by medical bills.
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After a breakdown in 1996, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In 2013, she was hospitalized with pneumonia. Three failed marriages and the loss of her close friends — including “Star Wars” princess
Carrie Fisher in 2016 — left her despondent, friends said.
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“After
Carrie passed, Margot had no one left to confide in,” a source said. “She just let herself go completely. She came to a sad end — and that didn’t have to happen.”
After battling booze and drug addictions, money woes and mental illness, the 69-year-old actress simply quit taking care of her health, sources told
The National ENQUIRER. “Margot spent the last days of her life wandering her home in a sick haze," said a close pal. "She should have been in a hospital!”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Authorities said foul play was not considered a factor, but her death is under investigation. An autopsy was conducted, and toxicology results are pending. Just days earlier, the three- time divorcee was almost too ill to do a Detroit radio-show interview.
The chat was to promote an upcoming autograph session at Motor City Comic Con. Margot, whose scrappy Lois mixed perfectly with Christopher's Man of Steel, told the show’s hosts she was “in bed with flu” and “puking every hour and a half.” Still, she refused to seek medical help, insiders said.
After her Superman” days, Margot, shown here with daughter
Maggie McGuane in 1987, was
overwhelmed by health issues. A car accident in 1990 left her temporarily confined to a wheelchair, hooked on painkillers and bankrupt by medical bills.
After a breakdown in 1996, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In 2013, she was hospitalized with pneumonia. Three failed marriages and the loss of her close friends — including “Star Wars” princess
Carrie Fisher in 2016 — left her despondent, friends said.
“After
Carrie passed, Margot had no one left to confide in,” a source said. “She just let herself go completely. She came to a sad end — and that didn’t have to happen.”
