David Carradine's widow files wrongful death suit against filmmakers blaming them for not providing "sufficient assistance"
The widow of late actor David Carradine has filed a wrongful death suit against French production company MS2 S.A., which was behind the film Carradine was shooting in Thailand when he was found dead in his Bangkok hotel room. Anne Carradine claims that had the company provided “sufficient assistance” and “all the best amenities” like it had promised in his contract, her husband would still be alive—which naturally evokes all sorts of icky questions of what sort of “assistance” she’s referring to, considering the star is believed to have died while performing auto-erotic asphyxiation. But among her chief complaints is the fact that Carradine's assistant and other film staffers left him behind for dinner, and when he phoned an hour later, he was told he would have to make his own arrangements that evening, something she seems to believe led directly to his death. (Because who among us hasn't been left behind for dinner, then dealt with the loneliness by wrapping a rope around our neck and genitals?) Carradine’s widow is seeking unspecified damages for negligence and breach of contract; the company has yet to respond.