Whereas it’s nonetheless unclear what led to the demise of famed restaurateur Harry Morton, extra particulars are popping out concerning the final months of his life.
As we reported, Harry, the founding father of Pink Taco and son of famed Laborious Rock Cafe cofounder Peter Morton, died on Saturday after he was discovered unresponsive by his youthful brother Matthew at his Beverly Hills dwelling.
The post-mortem remains to be pending, so, for now the circumstances of his demise stay a thriller. However buddies of the 38-year-old enterprise proprietor have since instructed DailyMail.com these near him had been involved about his drug use — significantly, his fondness of ayahuasca.
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An unnamed buddy of Morton’s instructed the outlet:
“We’ve all been concerned over Harry’s use of ayahuasca for some time, he was hooked on the stuff. He always thought it was safe and natural but he was definitely over using it.”
For many who don’t know, ayahuasca is a psychedelic tea created from tropical vines and leaves from the Amazon jungle — a few of which embrace the chemical DMT (aka The Spirit Molecule), which is claimed to distort mind waves to create a vivid dream-like state.
It’s extraordinarily uncommon for ayahuasca to be the direct reason behind demise, however Harry’s buddies are fearing the worst. Additionally they couldn’t assist however notice a deadly overdose can be significantly devastating, seeing as that’s how his late half-sister died.
The buddy added:
“It’s still too early to know exactly how Harry died, but because he was so young, his friends and family fear it’s drug related – only time will tell… Harry’s sister died of a drug overdose so it would be an absolute tragedy if Harry went the same way.”
For many who don’t know, Harry’s half-sister was Domino Harvey. Sure, that Domino Harvey. The mannequin turned bounty hunter who was performed by Keira Knightley within the 2005 movie Domino.
Harvey died on the age of 35 of an overdose of the painkiller drug fentanyl the identical 12 months the movie got here out. She was reportedly discovered unconscious in a bath by her assistant.
Fentanyl has claimed the lives of numerous celebs, together with Prince and Mac Miller. Though ayahuasca is way much less deadly, it was blamed for the demise of 53-year-old billionaire Matthew Mellon, who died of a coronary heart assault in April 2018 after taking the drug in a Mexican rehab facility.
However ayahuasca is way from fentanyl.
The psychedelic brew is standard in Hollywood, with Sting, Chelsea Handler, and even Lindsay Lohan, Harry’s ex-girlfriend, having publicly spoken about their constructive experiences with the psychedelic brew.
As we reported, Lindsay paid tribute to Harry with a touching Instagram put up. Sharing a black and white picture of them collectively on the Venice Movie Competition, she wrote:
“Best friends. Best life.”
Apparently different buddies of Harry aren’t liking Lohan’s apparently opportunistic show. A supply instructed the outlet:
“Lohan is jumping on the band wagon to pay tribute to Harry when she represented a dark time in his life. It’s upsetting for those close to him.”
Harry additionally dated Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore, Britney Spears, and Paris Hilton through the years.
As of now, no foul play is suspected in his demise. We’ll let maintain you up to date as quickly as we study what occurred.
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