Margot Kidder took her own life at the age of 69 years old — with a Montana coroner confirming months after her death that the “Superman” star had died “as a result of a self-inflicted drug and alcohol overdose.” Tragically, insiders had already told The National ENQUIRER that the troubled star had recently “given up” on life. It was also a horrifying setback for the star who found fame as Lois Lane, with Margot having assured readers of The ENQUIRER that she had finally started to turn her life around. The actress had originally made headlines in 1996, with Margot saying she had “officially cracked up” after being found dazed and dirty in a Los Angeles suburb, hiding in a pile of leaves with her hair hacked off and front teeth missing. “Little did I know I’d become the poster girl for mental illness,” said Margot, who also revealed her secret history of suicide attempts…
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"I had several small flip-outs starting from my teen years," said Margot, who concealed her problems for years. "I attempted suicide at 21, and have scars on my wrists." Later, she said, "competition in Hollywood to look young and thin kept me on a diet of coffee, grapefruit and hot dogs. No wonder I was nuts! In the end, all it took to push me over the edge was my computer crashing."
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At the time of the June 2000 interview, Margot was crediting showbiz pals for helping her to recover. "I don't like Hollywood anymore, but my Hollywood friends really rallied around me," said a grateful Margot. "
Chris Reeve was great. He said, 'I have a broken body, you have a broken mind. Let's heal.'
Jane Fonda kept encouraging me to get well.
Sharon Stone said on TV: 'Margot is a strong, dynamic woman. She'll pull through this.'"
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Richard Pryor and I talked daily," Margot added. "He's got MS, which makes my problem look like a cakewalk, but he was right by my side. Even
Marlon Brando called. They encouraged me to go public." At the time, Margot was also speaking out for people to educate themselves on mental illness, saying: "I used to say I had manic depression, but now I say I have a deficiency in amino acids — a lot easier to handle than thinking I have evil monsters in my brain, which is what I believed most of my life."
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Richard Pryor and I talked daily," Margot added. "He's got MS, which makes my problem look like a cakewalk, but he was right by my side. Even
Marlon Brando called. They encouraged me to go public." At the time, Margot was also speaking out for people to educate themselves on mental illness, saying: "I used to say I had manic depression, but now I say I have a deficiency in amino acids — a lot easier to handle than thinking I have evil monsters in my brain, which is what I believed most of my life."
"I'm not suggesting ENQUIRER readers drop prescription meds cold turkey," cautioned Margot, who said "Prozac saved my life a couple times. But once I eased myself off drugs, and replaced them with high doses of amino acids and vitamins, especially vitamin B, I felt better and never relapsed." Sadly, the regime couldn't ultimately save Margot's life, with her family joining the coroner's office in urging “those suffering from mental illnesses, addiction and/or suicidal thoughts to seek appropriate counseling and treatment.”
"I had several small flip-outs starting from my teen years," said Margot, who concealed her problems for years. "I attempted suicide at 21, and have scars on my wrists." Later, she said, "competition in Hollywood to look young and thin kept me on a diet of coffee, grapefruit and hot dogs. No wonder I was nuts! In the end, all it took to push me over the edge was my computer crashing."
At the time of the June 2000 interview, Margot was crediting showbiz pals for helping her to recover. "I don't like Hollywood anymore, but my Hollywood friends really rallied around me," said a grateful Margot. "
Chris Reeve was great. He said, 'I have a broken body, you have a broken mind. Let's heal.'
Jane Fonda kept encouraging me to get well.
Sharon Stone said on TV: 'Margot is a strong, dynamic woman. She'll pull through this.'"
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Richard Pryor and I talked daily," Margot added. "He's got MS, which makes my problem look like a cakewalk, but he was right by my side. Even
Marlon Brando called. They encouraged me to go public." At the time, Margot was also speaking out for people to educate themselves on mental illness, saying: "I used to say I had manic depression, but now I say I have a deficiency in amino acids — a lot easier to handle than thinking I have evil monsters in my brain, which is what I believed most of my life."
"I'm not suggesting ENQUIRER readers drop prescription meds cold turkey," cautioned Margot, who said "Prozac saved my life a couple times. But once I eased myself off drugs, and replaced them with high doses of amino acids and vitamins, especially vitamin B, I felt better and never relapsed." Sadly, the regime couldn't ultimately save Margot's life, with her family joining the coroner's office in urging “those suffering from mental illnesses, addiction and/or suicidal thoughts to seek appropriate counseling and treatment.”
