EXCLUSIVE: Diff'rent Strokes Star Todd Bridges 'Distraught' Over Suicide Of Co-Star's Son
Posted on May 12, 2010 @ 02:51PM
Diff’rent Strokes star Todd Bridges is “distraught” over the news that his co-star’s son has committed suicide, RadarOnline.com has learned.
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The son of Dana Plato, who played Kimberly Drummond on the 80s sitcom, took his own life almost exactly 11 years to the day after she did the very same thing.
Todd Bridges’ publicist says he and Dana was close friends until she died in 1999, and says “he was shocked by the news.”
Plato’s son, 25-year-old Tyler Lambert, reportedly suffered depression around the anniversary of his mother’s death. Plato died of an intentional drug overdose in on May 8, 1999. Taylor committed suicide on May 6, 2010.
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The National Enquirer reports that Tyler was so obsessed by his mother that he recently honored her by getting teardrop tattoos on his face with her ashes added to the ink. He also had a tattoo on his forearm with his mother’s name.
Tyler reportedly died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head.
His grandmother told the National Enquirer “Tyler wanted to be with his mother.”
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Nov 11, 2010 @ 17:15
Nov 11, 2010 @ 06:14
OMG
Posted Thu, 05/13/2010 - 1:01pm
Sadly this scenario plays out all over America. The rich and/or famous aren't the only ones. Within 15 mile radius of my farm there have been at least 5 suicides over the years, & that's only the ones I know about
Posted Thu, 05/13/2010 - 8:46am
I remember when she was so sick and tried so hard to take care of her son who was just a little boy at the time. Very sad.
Posted Thu, 05/13/2010 - 3:45am
Child stars and children in reality shows need strict laws to protect them and mandatory counseling when the producers, directors and even their parents lose their heads over fame and greed. Break the cycle. Stop exploitation of kids.
Posted Wed, 05/12/2010 - 10:29pm
All of this because of drugs. She killed him in my opinion, by giving up on herself, she gave up on him. Stopped mothering him. A child needs parents. What the hell did she bring him into the world for, to throw him away?
Posted Wed, 05/12/2010 - 9:36pm
That's a little bit harsh, don't you think? Addiction can make you do things you never believed you could do in a million years... She killed him, really?
Posted Thu, 05/13/2010 - 11:33am
As far as I know, her ex husband was awarded custody of the boy. That may have had a huge impact on her and her health. It doesn't mean she didn't love him, but maybe in her depression she felt that she didn't have him anyway.
Posted Thu, 05/13/2010 - 5:52am
TRAGIC TRAGIC TRAGIC What a sad story of a troubled young man....
Posted Wed, 05/12/2010 - 9:32pm
When will they ever learn?
Posted Wed, 05/12/2010 - 8:58pm
this is so scary and sad
Posted Wed, 05/12/2010 - 8:45pm