The star of Good Will Hunting, Good Morning Vietnam and Mrs Doubtfire, who battled depression and an addiction to cocaine and alcohol for decades, was found 'unconscious and not breathing' in his mansion just outside San Francisco at around noon yesterday. Marin County Sheriff's Office said it believed Williams' death was a suicide due to asphyxia - reportedly by hanging - and an autopsy with toxicology tests will be carried out later today. Williams had not been seen in public since his birthday three weeks ago and it is not known if he left a suicide note.
Last month the married father of three was back in rehab 'fine-tuning' his sobriety in a year where he had been working on six movies and a TV series, and his publicist said he had been 'battling severe depression of late'. His distraught wife Susan Schneider revealed her husband had died in a statement last night and said: 'This morning I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one if its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am utterly heartbroken'...read more>>>...