Carrot Top Home Recovery
Comedian Carrot Top Recovers at Home Following Reported Prescription Drug Overdose
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Newly released 911 audio describes an unidentified woman seeking help for comedian Carrot Top, whose real name is Scott Thompson, at his Las Vegas home on Sept. 18. She said he was barely breathing and had a bluish face after an apparent suicide attempt involving a suspected prescription-drug overdose. Thompson has since been released from the hospital and is recovering at home with his family; his representative said he is doing well, and his Luxor performances were canceled during his recovery. The incident occurred amid a legal dispute with former opening act Brian Evans: Thompson’s lawyer accused Evans of extortion over an alleged threat involving private material, while Evans denies threatening to release anything in exchange for money.
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The woman who found Thompson said she went to check on him after one of his employees contacted her. She told dispatchers his eyes were rolling back and his face appeared blue; at one point, his legs were hanging in the pool and she struggled to move him.
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The 911 dispatcher instructed the caller to lay Thompson flat, tilt his head back and monitor his breathing in case CPR was needed; the caller repeatedly urged him to “Stay awake.”
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A court filing described an alleged demand for $500,000 over a sexually explicit recording; days before Thompson’s hospitalization, Evans reportedly proposed a $2 million settlement of all claims. Evans denied threatening to release a recording for a settlement and said it had been deleted years earlier under a prior agreement.
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The Luxor said Thompson was a “beloved member” of the Luxor and MGM Resorts family and wished him strength as he recovered.
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