JB
30-01-2003, 14:24
Just wondering what level of public support there was on the board for this specimen of human life.
from Sky News.Com
'PUBLIC SUPPORT ME'
Michael Barrymore has told how Alcoholics Anonymous saved him from "going into a pit of depression" after a man died during a pary at his home.
The TV entertainer also thanked the public for support after the scandal surrounding the death of Stuart Lubbock, 31.
Mr Lubbock was found floating in a swimming pool at Mr Barrymore's home in nearby Roydon in March 2001.
He was declared dead in hospital shortly afterwards.
Future
Speaking to the Herts and Essex Observer, Barrymore said: "Those close to me love me, and despite what the press would have you believe, I get support from the public.
"That combined with the AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) has kept me well and from going into a pit of depression from which I might not get out.
"People ask 'when are you coming back on telly?' to which I always say 'I don't know'.
"I don't know what I am going to do.
"I just concentrate on trying to keep myself well for someone who has been clean and sober for 20 months and I attend my Alcoholics Anonymous meetings."
Tabloid criticism
Barrymore criticised the newspaper coverage of the death. He said: "I feel that the tabloids without a question of doubt have been very cruel to the Lubbock family."
After Mr Lubbock's death, Barrymore was cautioned by police for the possession and supply of a Class B drug, the possession of a class A drug and allowing his home to be used for the taking of a class B drug.
Tests showed that Mr Lubbock had suffered severe internal injuries.
But at an inquest in September medical experts could not agree on the cause of death and a coroner recorded an open verdict.
Detectives recently launched a new investigation after Barrymore's lawyers asked them to look into the possibility that Mr Lubbock suffered the injuries at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow.
from Sky News.Com
'PUBLIC SUPPORT ME'
Michael Barrymore has told how Alcoholics Anonymous saved him from "going into a pit of depression" after a man died during a pary at his home.
The TV entertainer also thanked the public for support after the scandal surrounding the death of Stuart Lubbock, 31.
Mr Lubbock was found floating in a swimming pool at Mr Barrymore's home in nearby Roydon in March 2001.
He was declared dead in hospital shortly afterwards.
Future
Speaking to the Herts and Essex Observer, Barrymore said: "Those close to me love me, and despite what the press would have you believe, I get support from the public.
"That combined with the AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) has kept me well and from going into a pit of depression from which I might not get out.
"People ask 'when are you coming back on telly?' to which I always say 'I don't know'.
"I don't know what I am going to do.
"I just concentrate on trying to keep myself well for someone who has been clean and sober for 20 months and I attend my Alcoholics Anonymous meetings."
Tabloid criticism
Barrymore criticised the newspaper coverage of the death. He said: "I feel that the tabloids without a question of doubt have been very cruel to the Lubbock family."
After Mr Lubbock's death, Barrymore was cautioned by police for the possession and supply of a Class B drug, the possession of a class A drug and allowing his home to be used for the taking of a class B drug.
Tests showed that Mr Lubbock had suffered severe internal injuries.
But at an inquest in September medical experts could not agree on the cause of death and a coroner recorded an open verdict.
Detectives recently launched a new investigation after Barrymore's lawyers asked them to look into the possibility that Mr Lubbock suffered the injuries at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow.