KTLA anchor died of meth overdose. In his ass.

Typefitter died today of a heart attack at 45 while fighting with anonymous strangers on the Internet...

 

In lieu of flowers, his family requests donations be made to the National Council on Delicious Bacon Research.

He will be missed.

 

The details have been reported elsewhere, although most of the more mainstream outlets have sanitized them a bit. There also seems to have been some editing after the original versions were posted, perhaps in response to family wishes, respect for a colleague, or complaints from readers. They're all going off the coroner's report that included play-by-play from a cooperative eyewitness (his Grindr date).
Here's another version from the San Jose Mercury News that straddles the line between the two, and includes the method of meth consumption. Also an LA Times story that has it:

KTLA anchor Chris Burrous’ cause of death released

KTLA anchor Chris Burrous died of methamphetamine overdose, coroner says

As for why this is newsworthy? It's obviously the salacious circumstances of his overdose. If it was a garden variety OD on meth, I'm sure it would have been treated as the personal tragedy it is. But when you go out that way, it's bizarre. Then the weirdness just keeps ratcheting up a notch with every sentence of the story, and weird circumstances associated with anything are newsworthy.
I like to think that whether this was a well known news anchor or a random Florida Man, hearing about someone dying like this would qualify as a giant WTF!? and a bizarre news item worth mentioning.

 

I've listened to thousands and thousands of hours of Bruce, and never been inspired to jam a meth rock up my ass.

 

Same here. I've listened to thousands and thousands of hours of Eddie Murphy, and never been inspired to jam GI Joe up my ass.

 

Nor a telephone pole.

 

Here’s the deal, the details are public record and guess what? It changes the perception of him.

Don’t want to be remembered that way, don’t do it.

For wife and kid, sorry but that’s the truth. KTLA, ad well, you don’t get to pretend he was great and that you get to enjoy the fruits of that facade. I’m tired of people enjoying the facade then complaining when you’re exposed.

If it’s not a big deal, then scrutiny won’t change things.

My personal view is it you want to do that stuff go ahead. You’re an adult. Be open. I won’t think differently about you. But don’t pretend you’re this upstanding perfect person then rail when the hypocrisy comes out.

I lost a close friend this week way too early (he was 57) and he was always a humble kind generous guy and no one has to hide anything about him.

 

Sorry for your loss, qt.

 

Thanks appreciate it.

 

Fuck this guy. Why should his police report information be hidden?

You don't want your family to hear about the meth rock up your ass? Don't put a meth rock up your ass.

 

I can't find the YouTube video of it, but there was a skit on the old Kimmel show: The Man Show that dealt with this subject matter.

It was in jest, but after a guy died, he had bought insurance from this company that "sanitized" the person's life to make them out to be a saint. Cleaned their browser history, got rid of the dildos under the bed, etc. It was pretty funny.