Carrot Top launched from hospital after suicide try, rep says

Carrot Top has been launched from the hospital following remedy after a suicide attempt last week, a consultant for the comic confirmed to NBC News on Saturday.

The 61-year-old veteran performer, whose actual identify is Scott Thompson, was hospitalized after the Sept. 18 try. Further particulars in regards to the medical emergency haven’t been made public.

“His household and people closest to him are deeply grateful for the priority, prayers and respectfully ask for privateness,” a spokesperson for the comic stated in an announcement final week.

The hospitalization comes amid contentious civil litigation involving the comic. In courtroom filings, Carrot Top’s legal professionals have accused Brian Evans of making an attempt to extort their consumer — allegedly demanding giant payouts whereas threatening to show embarrassing data, “false allegations” and “salacious supplies.”

Following the suicide try, Carrot Top’s legal professionals requested the choose overseeing the case to restrict what Evans, who’s representing himself, might file on the general public docket, arguing that the discharge of “intensely non-public materials on a docket monitored by nationwide media” would trigger irreparable hurt.

Carrot Top rose to fame within the Nineteen Nineties for his curly purple mane and loud wardrobe, and has remained a popular culture determine for many years.