A 911 caller begged Carrot Top to “stay awake” after the comedian’s heartbreaking suicide attempt at his Las Vegas home last week.
“Stay awake. Stay awake. Stay awake,” the caller told the actor — born Scott Christopher Thompson — while on the phone with a dispatcher on Sept. 18, TMZ reported.
“He’s passing out now,” the unknown female said, explaining that Thompson’s feet were hanging in the pool and she couldn’t move them.
The caller told officers that she found Thompson, 61, unconscious after his employee asked her to check on him.
According to the caller, Thompson was losing consciousness, with his face turning blue after he tried to “commit suicide.”
The caller was instructed to lay Thompson on his back and monitor his breathing in case he needed CPR.
TMZ previously reported that Thompson allegedly overdosed on prescription pills.
On Sunday, Thompson’s rep told Page Six that he “remains hospitalizedand under close medical care.”
“He is now awake, breathing on his own and continuing to improve, surrounded by his family and those closest to him,” the spokesperson continued.
In bombshell court documents filed Sunday, Thompson’s lawyer confirmed the suicide attempt in response to an ongoing legal battle with the performer’s ex opening act Brian Evans.
Per the filing, the lawyer requested “immediate protective relief” in a bid to restrict Evans from “exposing [Thompson] to ill repute, false allegations, and salacious materials.”
In the docs, the attorney alleged that Evans was attempting to extorthis client over a sex tape and previously threatened to release the recording if he wasn’t paid $500,000.
However, Evans denied the allegations in a statement to Page Six, saying that he “never threatened — ever — to post any video anywhere in exchange for a settlement.”
Additionally, Evan alleged the video “was deleted a long time ago.”
Thompson’s longstanding residency at Las Vegas’ Luxor Hotel and Casino has been canceled as he continues to undergo recovery.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741
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