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 Carrey called the wrongful death lawsuit "a terrible shame,"
in a statement, adding "there are some moments in life when you
have to stand up and defend your honor against the evil in this
world."
The lawsuit filed by White's husband, Mark Burton, in Los
Angeles Superior Court, accused Carrey, 54, of "using his
immense wealth and celebrity status to illegally obtain and
distribute highly addictive and, in this case deadly, controlled
substances."
White, 30, an Irish-born makeup artist, was found dead in her
Los Angeles apartment in September 2015, in an apparent suicide.
Carey's statement also said: "I will not tolerate this heartless
attempt to exploit me or the woman I loved. Cat’s troubles were
born long before I met her and sadly her tragic end was beyond
anyone’s control. I really hope that some day soon people will
stop trying to profit from this and let her rest in peace."
Celebrity news website TMZ had said at the time of White's death
that she and Carrey had an on-and-off romance and had broken up
the week before her death. Burton's lawsuit said White was
"engaged in a sexual relationship with Carrey" at the time of
her death.
Carrey had previously called White "my sweet Cathriona" in a
statement following her death, adding "She was a truly kind and
delicate Irish flower, too sensitive for this soil."
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In his lawsuit, Burton alleged that Carrey obtained the prescription
drugs Percocet, Ambien and Propranolol under the name of "Arthur
King" and gave them to White even though he knew she was "prone to
depression" and "had previously attempted to take her own life."
Burton, who is seeking a jury trial, also said Carrey had made "an
effort to cover-up his conduct and complicity in her death" by
saying White may have taken the drugs from him without his
knowledge.
He added that the actor never made good on his offer to pay for
White's funeral expenses, despite "considerable efforts to publicize
his supposed generosity as it related to the death of White."
Carrey, slapstick star of comedy movies including "Dumb and Dumber,"
"Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "Bruce Almighty," ended a five-year
relationship with actress Jenny McCarthy in 2010. He has two
previous marriages that ended in divorce.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by David Gregorio)
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