Hutchence Mother and Sister Interview

[@vintageragdoll1991]

He no longer wanted to be with Paula and could not get out of her web. A lot of his closest people have came forward about it. He wanted to be back to Australia and be with his family, Paula absolutely didn't want that.

[@sunshinegirl1967]

He wanted to be with his baby daughter but the mother was part of the package deal at that point.

[@jessejameslatimer8686]

The Mother is beautiful you can tell she took care of herself throughout her life

[@celiamariavidal3336]

Yes

[@denisecatrambone8025]

not the mom

[@helenahanley]

You know what happened to Micheal's brother when he was younger.

[@JackZajkovski]

His friends and family all noticed how depressed he was. An interview called “Michael Hutchence - ln the eye of the storm”, friend Catherine Mayer, said ” Michael had called just a few days before he died, crying so hard I couldn't make out every word, talking of legal battles & the endless, relentless press attention”.

[@jhk3594]

The UK media wrapped cotton wool around geldolf he was n is their golden boy he can do NO wrong. Michael was persecuted in that country he should have stayed in Oz. What is bizzare was his geldolfs production " breakfast in bed" which was fronted by HIS WIFE, she took literally. They should've named it 'Breakfast in Bed with My Wife" A well-known fact she was literally in the sack with other men during their marriage, and he made it personal with only Michael. Geldolf n yates were sick little puppies n Hutchence got caught in the cross-fire.

[@sammie8923]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@sunshinegirl1967]

Hey Jack! Where is this interview? I searched and didn't find it on youtube.

[@JackZajkovski]

@@sunshinegirl1967 Google "Catherine Mayer: Eye of the storm" Its a Guardian interview October 29, 2017

[@lianie4606]

God Richard and Judy and their amazing interview skills 🙄 They aren’t allowing Michaels Mum and Sister to speak. I always thought interviewers were supposed to ask questions from a neutral point of view. Clearly not in this case. Richard is so direct and arrogant in his approach, zero tact.

[@MissJensk1]

Yes it's disgusting

[@christar9527]

They were quite rude.

[@jaynekittycat9252]

Yes, Richard is so irritating.

[@tvc153]

This interview is BRUTAL. WOW. I'm American and the people here are brutes but this is really something.

[@serenitynow6496]

Indeed!

[@sunshinegirl1967]

This wasn't an interview so much as an interrogation. British people can be so mean sometimes!

[@Field-Meerkat]

Haha, I think to be fair this is a very old interview. I don't think such a brutally direct interview method would be used nowadays. And also Richard and Judy were not the best interviewers

[@louisbates673]

Richard and Judy do not have the interpersonal/ interviewing skills to handle something like this. They're being insensitive to a dead man's sister and mother.

[@MissJensk1]

@Louis Bates Yes, 100%

[@jaydenp4975]

Those interviewers are so rude! They question Tina as is she’s lying. They won’t let his mother and sister speak. These interviews are snooty and rude.

[@CB-bq7yl]

I agree. They are acting inappropriately. It must be very hard for them to speak of such personal things. Without the interviewers question examination. And no offence, but the two interviewers certainly had their own troubles that they may wish have not occurred.

[@kazabushy]

Can these interviewers let the ladies answer the questions?

[@benicio1967]

Bananabender yes!!! They were really rude to them!

[@maryr130]

Very condescending toward Michael's mother.

[@dmj8891]

Richard and Judy are such fucking vultures

[@swimlaps1]

Agree- they are aggressive and snarky

[@Marigold502]

@@maryr130 Yes. Thats his mother for goodness sake

[@bn8954]

These interviewers are absolutely shocking. Quick talking, abrupt, loud and talking over the guests.

[@ballsey4521]

Exactly!

[@Glad2BGolden]

All I know is that Michael was truly a gifted musician who had his whole life ahead of him. His career was sky high. Enter Paula. Then the constant drama started. WTF???

[@maxcook6823]

Are you serious? They uk press infact all the press f**king hounded her and made her life hell,all because she was a strong woman / mother , Michael knew 100 what he was doing when he met Paula , it takes 2 to tango , he always struggled with mental health and you can’t put all the shit on one woman!!

[@rayva1]

TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury. He also had no absolute reason to cheat on his then gf Helena Christensen. PY was also bipolar. What spokesperson holds interview talk shows while lying in bed in front of national tv???

[@maxcook6823]

@@rayva1 because it made good tv 📺 it was that simple . For those who got it anyway .

[@pennypink3759]

Yeah there is drama when you have an ex and children are involved. Michael chose to be with Paula he obviously loved her to have a baby with her. The problem was Michael was on prescription drugs aswell as illegal drugs with a head injury. Which lead him to do stupid stuff. Paula was looking after her children like a good mother does.

[@SpookyElectric319]

@@rayva1that was simply the format of the TV program The Big Breakfast.

[@jujuoliver6959]

The fact that Michael changed a lot after a major head injury after being attacked doesn’t seem to be acknowledged here. I feel desperately sorry for his family as he seemed a lovely man and it was such a waste, so my heart goes out to them, but this man totally changed after the attack and head injury. His moods were ever changing as stated by Helena Christensen, one of the reasons their relationship ended. So to blame it all on Paula seems very unfair. He had a head injury that led to depression and was taking drugs. Lethal combination. Very sad. He seemed a gentle soul.

[@Boris82much]

At the time of that interview only Helena knew about the head injury. Michael had made her swear she would never tell anyone. But in 2016 she decided to reveal the truth. I think it was a good move. He didn't commit suicide. The birth of his daughter, a home birth he participated in, changed everything for him, for the better.

[@grantkyle8823]

And the drugs

[@jujuoliver6959]

@@grantkyle8823 of course he had done drugs, like most of them, you are not stating anything new, but you are missing the point, he was attacked and had a head injury and his depression and anxiety and coping skills got worse after that. His moods changed drastically after the attack.

[@lemurianchick]

Prozac was probably the cause...

[@lemurianchick]

@@jujuoliver6959 The PRESCRIBED drug. In other words, Prozac

[@lorraine9242]

I don't feel that I have the right to judge him or Paula Yates, I am really sorry that they are dead. I remember Michael from when I was young. He was very talented. Such a enchanting voice. I was saddened when I heard of his death.

[@soniagordon2799]

​@@MRayannathats Britain for ya. Remember Bob was a "saint"..... 🙄🙄

[@Sharon-kr1ui]

The interviewers are shocking towards his mother.

[@laurahunt9513]

This mother and sister would be my worst nightmare as the relatives of my partner.

[@highpriestess7816]

@@laurahunt9513 Thats rigth. two possessive and jealous women

[@ThomasBlakely-jd3ms]

Completely agree with you.

[@petalpinkton8682]

He did have a brain injury. That changes your personality drastically.

[@maryr130]

The interviewers were rude to Michael's family. Tina could have done better backing up her mother. Yes...you can blame a psychopath that brought down your child.

[@christar9527]

That’s right. I just said that but certain people disagree. They don’t understand narcissistic and Antisocial Personality Disorders and how abusive these people are.

[@Glad2BGolden]

Michael's mom looks like Nancy Reagan!

[@jeanunderhill3868]

She really does.

[@michaelfrazia4569]

wow..spot on

[@JDSTUDY]

It is unbelievable. Scary as well. I thought it was Nancy Reagan.

[@5954ldydi]

I being a huge fan of Michael spent many years investigating the time before his death, after his death and I also looked into his will and trusts he had set up. I know he didn't die in the US so the law is a bit different in Austraila -but I never understood why his death did not warrant a proper investigation. Many shadey people gained millions from Michael's death and still are getting money from his recordings. Very little money was paid out to the people in his will.

[@seagoddess1000]

5954ldydi I

[@rowanparmiter7622]

Colin Diamond Ron Creevy

[@benicio1967]

Ldydi5954 YES!!! EXACTLY!!! And how in the world did bob ever get away with TAKING Michael’s baby away from his family??? Truly truly disturbing!!!

[@cyazp5740]

His death was very strange, even more so when he knew that he was sure "not to end up being a star of 40 singing in small places to pay debts" that according to him had protected his properties and finances very well but today we know that all his assets happened to hands of your lawyer and offshore companies

[@janettedavis6627]

@@benicio1967 Tiger Lily is the step sister of Bobs girls Paula is the mother of all. Bob had to look after his children because Paula was away most of the time with Michael. Its only natural that Tiger Lily will live with her sisters. He does bring Tiger Lily to Australia and gets along with Michaels parents.

[@32446]

Why do people always blame the woman. He had a head injury and was taking drugs pre- Paula. Plus it was never going to work with a woman who already has 3 kids. Bob would never have let her take his kids to live in Australia. It was just a disaster.

[@josienearaujo4743]

Passou a usar drogas com Paula,,antes não

[@MrKarmapolice97]

I believe the brain injury changed everything after that it was a downward spiral, taking drugs to feel better, meeting Paula (who was unstable).

[@ellenlyons4090]

Paula Yates was a brilliant TV personality a talented interviewer and writer. You could say he changed Paula because she was a happy working mother of three girls when she met him. She changed I think she loved him to the point she would do anything to make him happy including drugs. Why she didn’t give Bob Geldof custody of the three girls and take Tiger to live in Australia I don’t know. She could have come to arrangements to have the girls for holidays or come back here. I think there were a lot of factors why he did what he did Paula never believed it was suicide she thought it was a sex act gone wrong. Why else would he have been naked. He wouldn’t have wanted to be found like that naked. He wouldn’t have wanted his family to have to hear those details. If Paula became unstable it’s because she had developed an addiction not just the drugs but to Michael as well. She left her baby to be with him the baby they both loved and wanted. And say what you want about Bob Geldof there’s not many men would take another man’s child on and bring her up as his own. But he said he wanted to do the right thing and raise her with her sisters and he wanted to do it for Paula. Bob Geldof suffered the pain of losing his wife in a very public way. He kept a dignified silence . He even expressed his sadness and horror of what had befallen Michael and was beyond heartbroken when Paula passed but still he had compassion for their child. He brought her up out of the public eye made sure she had a good education was loved and protected. Doing this whist again suffering more tragedy losing his own daughter Peaches the mother of two small boys in very similar circumstances to Paula. RIP Michael Paula and Peaches may you all find peace.

[@lilifive6719]

​@@ellenlyons4090 Bob suffered the pain??? Bob Geldof moved his girlfriend Jeanne into their home not 7 months after Paula "broke his heart" and moved out. Later, ex-lovers of Paula would say they have an open relationship. Bob was just jealous and didn't want the open relationship situation to end. That said - for all Bob's bullying poor Paula and Michael, I do think he was the best person to raise Tiger Lily. Paula had been visiting Bob and the girls a lot and even staying overnight, in the years leading up to her death. So Tiger was already close to Bob and her sisters.

[@MRayanna]

l don't think his drug use was a bad as some say. Friends noted he rarely did drugs after his head injury because he already had to take a lot of precription meds.

[@wickedwitchoftheeast88]

Paula wasn't unstable, her friends have all said the same thing she was teetotal and rarely drank alcohol and never touched drugs, in fact Robbie Williams said that Paula once told him only dickheads take cocaine. Paula got hooked on drugs either whilst she was with Michael or after he died. She was under constant siege from the media with lies being told about her, even on her flight to Australia when Michael died the journalists had booked seats on the flight and wouldn't leave Paula alone. Then when returned from Michael's funeral the media ambushed her and asked her if it was true that Hughie Green (who she hated) was her biological father. She denied it her own mother denied it and said it was lies, Paula found out when she got the DNA results in. That is enough to make anyone break down and hit rock bottom and instead of sympathy all she got was ridicule, hatred and humiliation.

[@JackZajkovski]

@@wickedwitchoftheeast88 You're cherry picking. Robbie also said - in the same interview - but you know she was as secret squirrel and that although she said she said she was against cocaine she secretly did it. Also, Paula and Michael didn't do drugs - that was the nonsense that Bob and the press pushed and sadly stil try to.

[@deborahcrossley525]

Michael was alone when he died so no one really knows what happened. Michael was already heavily into drugs before he met Paula.

[@rowanparmiter7622]

but not heroin

[@maryr130]

Paula started heroin at 12 yrs old. Michael never used that. He spoke against it.

[@Rippenhengst]

@@maryr130 That was another lie from her. I don’t know what she snorted, but never ever heroin. 🤣

[@skygazer6898]

@@maryr130 Heroin? Who told you that? its bullshit!

[@salutsalut8272]

These hosts interviewing them as if they were Paula's advocat

[@JackZajkovski]

(cough) Bob and the media he heavily influenced puppets more like it. Bob often bragged to Paula that he was above the law, while driving her and Michael to depression

[@athleticfreedom5760]

Nobody knew how he felt. nobody knew what he thought so the only person who knew any thing is now gone. People surmising things when they don't know anything. Just leave him be.

[@roxannemoser]

I've been speculating for years what happened and the truth is you're absolutely right. He can't even rest almost 23 years later. Let it be ~Paul McCartney

[@laurieannrogan1317]

I have been fighting depression and sadness for 35 years and believe me it is overwhelming at times. But I still don't believe that he committed suicide.

[@posniknelb6114]

What happened then?

[@patcurrie9888]

@@posniknelb6114 Auto erotic affliction, Paula said. The contents of his room and state of the body, besides belt, were never mentioned.

[@posniknelb6114]

He committed suicide. It's as simple as that. So many people do commit suicide and the only people who really understand why they do it, are the people who do it. It's such a strange thing to contemplate for a normal minded person to understand. Most serious head injuries cause severe depression. He had so much pressure in his mind at the time. Take Caroline Flack for example. People should stop giving credence to the auto errotic asphyxiation nonsense theory because it's disrespectful to the man's memory.

[@sonofhibbs4425]

@@posniknelb6114 agree with you. Suicidal thoughts can come on strong and very quickly and as you said, only the people themselves know the reasons why. If he had trouble regulating his self, as reported, after the TBI, it’s very understandable that it’s the injury that led to his suicide. I agree the auto erotic asphyxiation theory seemed like a twist of truth Paula introduced because it was easier to take. If Hutchence was just moments before screaming on a phone with Geldof, I highly doubt that’s the time one is going to feel excited for some self pleasure, plus he had someone on their way to visit. I do find it really odd he was found naked- especially if it was a suicide. Why!? There is talk he was murdered. The fact he wanted to leave Paula, had just called for old girlfriend to meet up with him, and that Paula was the one who suggested his death was only a sexual game gone wrong, makes me suspicious of her. Especially if Hutchence mother said here of Yates is true- that Yates threatened to kill herself and their daughter. That’s 100% manipulation and threat to do bodily harm to innocent others. So, she’s capable of it- even if she hired a hit and made it look like a sex act gone wrong.

[@Boris82much]

@@posniknelb6114 But it was the truth. He was obsessed with Paula and his baby girl and had no intention of leaving them, ever. Auto-erotic aphix is for many a cool rush, an orgasm with a capital O and I think MH wanted to clear his mind and get recharged, so to speak. Experts in the field of such practices said his death was unintentional, that he had the gear in hand to release himself from his belt when the mission was accomplished. Unfortunately, it didn't go as planned. It's a dangerous game.

[@sickofgreyhats]

They're conveniently leaving out his hit on the head.

[@amym7954]

Aren't they blind sighting the fact that Michael suffered a brain injury and that was the cause of his depression and change in behaviour?

[@melteague117]

Amy M i

[@suep3806]

www.constantinereport.com/evidence-considered-indisputable-michael-hutchence-gianni-versace-murdered-calabrian-mafia/

[@RocksteadyRuth]

Sue P ......thanks for the link, insightful reading.

[@Pussycatfeathers]

Absolutely! They seem very eager to blame Paula for his demise but they don't seem to have known him as well as they think and some of their comments are just not right...4 days before he died he said in an interview that he did want to marry Paula, he gave another interview when Tiger was about 9 months old where he said ( and I listened to the interview) that he loved Paula and he sounded very happy......I think what changed Micheal was his injury and he couldn't cope with the fight going on with Bob Geldof....I feel his mother and sister were very biased and unfair towards Paula...and stating Michelle was the only girl he said he'd ever marry...what a mean thing to suggest and bring up on tv......and it was years before his relationship with Paula!!,w

[@carmelitaolsen5672]

+Pussycatfeathers You're saying what I though. He changed, they say. Because of the drugs, with Paula. He didn't begin with drugs when he met her, did he?? He did drugs for his whole career as far as I'm aware of. They're also making a point out of him seeing a therapist. Like that was something bad! What about him seeing the therapist to late? Maybe he didn't seek treatment because you two were judgemental? If he'd seen someone earlier, maybe he'd got more help. To me Michael seemed like he was head over heals in love with Paula. Just like she adored him! She couldn't live without him. The whole thing is just so sad. If it was just the two of them, I'd understand why they did what they did. But that little girl! How could they leave her?

[@Leonardo.Barreto]

21 anos sem vc Michael Hutchence...sinto muito a sua falta!

[@checkyourhead9]

No class

[@marciacristinavieira3889]

Eu também! Ele tinha tanto para dar ao público ainda! Todo fim de ano fico nostálgica. Não julgo o que não sei, mas é óbvio que ele não era o mesmo ao lado de Paula.

[@ksanders2292]

He had a traumatic brain injury. Prozac, cocaine and alcohol was found in his system. Bandmates and friends say he changed after his accident, years before he got with Paula. I'm sure the added stress of the London media, Paula's custody issue, prozac, drugs and alcohol all led to suicide.

[@lilifive6719]

The TBI had little to do with his suicide which was to do with the despair around the court cases Paula dragged him into or with the horrible press Bob was pushing against him. Look up "the police statement of Paula Yates" and all the articles where she originally said how depressed Michael was and that she blamed Bob. She later sold the EA story for money and because insurance doesn't pay out when its suicide, so she had to cast doubt.

[@ksanders2292]

@@lilifive6719 TBI's are a huge contributer to depression. Add that with anti depression meds mixed with drugs, alcohol & it's a disaster. Not saying the stress with Yates, courts, etc didn't contribute but saying a TBI had little to do with it is pretty naive.

[@bouncybutterfly7753]

He looked just like his mother. Wow.

[@SuzLa1]

Are they saying Michael was stupid and didn't have any control over his own life when he went off with a well known woman with children who lived the other side of the world? I think the owe it to him to know he was able to make his own decisions.

[@milzijex7340]

sometimes one's decisions can be deluded, you may know that

[@shirleymark8203]

La1

[@christinahutchence2372]

No. Read the book - Michael my brother lost boy of inxs - For a start Michael did not live in Australia - his residence was in France. Paula chased him for almost ten years - she admitted that. She left Bob and set up house and suggested a nice little weekend in the country - she made all the arrangements. Read Gerri Agars' book.

[@monicanath4859]

SusieLa1 he looked too stressed towards the end of his life.

[@maryr130]

Obviously you've never dealt with a sociopath before.

[@Pussycatfeathers]

only Paula and Micheal knew what went on in their relationship and the depth of their feelings for eachother........his mother and sister loved him but they were not IN that relationship and seem very eager to place all the blame on Paula for Micheals demise....that's wrong, speculative and naive!

[@linanicolia1994]

Damn tacky relatives. After he died, they all fought over his estate.....that tells you a lot.

[@jaynekittycat9252]

Paula Yates was a manipulater. Not a bad person, but was not right for Michael. You only have to look at photos of the two of them together and he never smiled. He wanted out of that relationship.

[@Truth1561]

She certainly was a narcissist. She had a chequered upbringing which I think made her frantic to control her relationships and to always be the centre of attention. He had his own reputation of manipulating women so I not sure he was that vulnerable to be honest . Artistic people seem far more fragile and prone to suicide. How can this woman categorically say what her complicated son planned todo? I notice they managed to keep all the money away from his child. She received virtually nothing, just a few items not money.

[@ClaraJones-wq8du]

@@Truth1561 Tiger prob got lots through Bob. After poor Peaches passed, it was revealed she had a multimillion dollar mansion and an allowance that was all from Bob. So l'm sure that given he's worth over 100 mil, he'd take care of Tiger as well.

[@JackZajkovski]

@@ClaraJones-wq8du Or from Paula's estate. Paula made Colin Diamon (MIchael's financial advisor) Tiger's Godfather and she was clearly set for life afterwards. It was only Hutch's mom and sister who contested how the money was given out. Look up Tiger Lily's album. She thanks one of Diamonds; sons on it. She stayed close to them and probably got her inheritance but doesn't want people to know - understandably.

[@gerardinecizmar]

He had that brain injury and I think it led to bad decisions including Paula. He didn't need to embroil himself in that nasty mess that was her divorce which was caused by their relationship. It was all too much for him. Michelle Bennett was perfect for him but they met when he was young and his career was taking up all his time. If they had married, he'd be alive. I'm not saying he didn't have a cheeky side to him but he was also sensitive. Look at Bono. He married young and stayed married and is alive and well and still successful. It's so sad. That one incident where he was injured was the beginning of the end and I feel it made him more vulnerable. The drugs didn't help either. Prozac and other antidepressants can sometimes make people suicidal. The recreational drugs certainly didn't help. Combining both was what made him so much more worse. He had no capacity to deal with all the turmoil in his life. No sense of taste or smell, not being able to see his daughter, a career that was in jeopardy... He really needed to be put into a hospital but no one was with him at the peak of his despair. I do believe Paula distanced him from his family and it's terrible that he was manipulated by her and not only in regards to his family.

[@SuzLa1]

Paula was a beautiful, exciting and intelligent woman, and they fell in love with each other. Paula had a crush on Michael since young, and was as much his fault to encourage a married woman.

[@jaynekittycat9252]

Paula was an attention seeker and manipulater. He had a lot going on, and she didn't help the situation. INXS had just bought out a New Album called " Elegantly Wasted " so I don't think his career was indecline. He was excited about the up coming tour according to his father. Something pushed him over the edge after he spoke to Paula from his hotel room that fateful day. He apparently spoke to his then manager and said " I don't give a fuck any more " I think Paula messed with his head.

[@SuzLa1]

@@jaynekittycat9252 Paula was gorgeous, intelligent and interesting. Michael spoke to Bob on the phone that night. It wasn't her fault her ex husband purposely made things difficult with her other children, which affected when and how her and Michael could be together.

[@dhill1113]

@@SuzLa1 True. She was a good person but also very manipulating and a known liar. In Terry Agar's book, Bob told her he had stopped talking to his sister for years because he believed one of Paula's lies. However, no one is perfect and she had a horrible childhood and rumored bi-polar problem. Its sad that people only remember for the end of her life and faults and not for her her funny wit and amazing books.

[@SuzLa1]

@@dhill1113 The child Bob brought up and tried to push into the celeb industry, died of a heroin overdose in house with very young children.

[@fun----]

Condolences to the family.

[@lornacameron5691]

Helena Christianson reports he changed after his brain injury..prone to mood change and depression. Blaming Paula for his demise is disgraceful. RIP Michael and Paula. Just as well Bob took on Tiger Lily.

[@kathleendobens6648]

Thank you!!!

[@Boris82much]

Yes thank you.

[@jessicadeelstra5403]

Michael was my friend when him and the band lived in Perth then Sydney. He asked me if I knew of someone he could go out with. I introduced him to my friend. They were together for 4 years. She helped write some of the lyrics for the band. She is a writer. She was his first girlfriend. rics

[@stephanieclaire2569]

Since you personally knew Michael in Perth years ago, what is your opinion about how he died? Do you believe it was suicide, or an accident? I have wondered for years about it.

[@marjol3in]

Can you give us more info about Michelle?

[@cyazp5740]

Antes de Michelle salió con Ananda Braxton Smith.

[@shawnshawn7756]

very, very sad.......................the whole episode and drama..........seems like a lot of stress on everyone .very sad!

[@dhill1113]

Even though she lied when she said it wasn't a suicide, I feel bad for what Paula went through. Many of her own decisions and possible bi-polar condition, brought on her legal problems and depression but everyone can make bad choices. Truth is that if his death was due to erotic games, he would have tied the belt around the doorknob so he'd fall safely - but as investigators noted, It was tied around the closing mechanism at the top (the ones that stick out to keep a door from slamming) to ensure he'd be lifted off the ground after pulling himself up to push his head through the loop - that's for suicide. Paula's never said seex games in the police statement, stating that he sounded lonely and sad on the phone the night before and was suffering from depression. At 1st she told magazines that Bob killed Michael because of the fighting's impact on both of their mental states. True or not, that's slander and it was only later that she changed her story to eroticc aphixation. It may have been under legal pressure from Bob because of her slanderous comments or denial. Sad story all around.

[@wickedwitchoftheeast88]

Paula didn't have bipolar disorder in fact she never had drink or drug problems before she met Michael. She started on them after he died because she was so heartbroken. Paula isn't to blame for his suicide either, Michael suffered a traumatic brain injury about 2 years before he got involved with her, he had brain damage and due to his injury he lost his sense of smell and taste as well, then throw drink and drugs into the mix it probably made things worse. He never had proper treatment for it either when he came round in hospital he apparently flipped out, pulled the tubes out and left. This happened when he was with Helena Christensen and he swore her to secrecy she kept that and only revealed it about 20 years after he died when the documentary Mystify was being made. I doubt even Paula knew about it. That type of injury is probably what led to his suicide his autopsy confirmed the brain damage

[@dhill1113]

​@@wickedwitchoftheeast88 A therapist who treated Paula said she was bi-polar. Search around for articles bout her. As for drugs - read Paula's autobiography. Paula HERSELF said she STARTED DOING DRUGS AT AGE 12 with her first boyfriend Eric. According to Robbie Williams, she secretly did cocaine while saying she was against it. (look up his interview about her) As for Michael and drugs, in Lovegroves book written in 1999 and interviewed several of Micheal's friends, they said one of the silver linings of his TBI is that he could rarely do drugs due to his brain injury.

[@lilifive6719]

@@dhill1113 Not bi-polar.. She had Borderline Personality. At least that what I found from interviews with therapists online. But yeah - she was the druggy of the 2 of them.

[@jeaniburgess4086]

Paula was hooked on drugs many years before Michael came along ..it escalated when she found a drugfreind

[@ClaraJones-wq8du]

@@wickedwitchoftheeast88 Paula was into drugs long before Michael and according to ex-lovers often did drugs with them.

[@jenniferholt5194]

This host almost seems as if she is defending Paula, look at the facts, other than Tiger Liliy, Paula brought sadness & craziness to a much changing Hutch, and he was becoming ever more depressed, sadly so.

[@divinej3733]

Blame , blame and more blaming. He alone took his life whether it was planned or accidental. Paula would have known about Michael's sexual preferences and his mother would not have had a clue. Both Bob and Paula felt he died accidentally. Unfortunately we will never know.

[@runaroundsoup]

Maybe Bob dictated her narrative. At first she stated it's Bob's fault.

[@malgorzataweglowski9704]

Michael came from a loving close knit family. Paula on the other hand a family from show business, she was corrupted to the bone from the day she was born. She wasn't a good influence on Michael especially after his accident...when he needed to get better. Him and Paula came from different worlds. Their relationship would never work. Tiger lost an amazing dad. RIP Michael :(

[@desertrose1226]

I quite like some things about Paula.. I was a bit young when they both died and didn’t take a lot of notice, at the time, but looking at it now I think Paula was a nice girl but extremely troubled. She brought pain to herself and others..just sad.

[@Fillyfillyme]

A loving close-knit family? His mother decided to leave his father, and told Michael to keep it secret for three months before they left. He was only 12 or 13 at the time - much too young to have to keep something like that from his father and brother who was also traumatised by it. His sister states in one film that Michael was left with a babysitter until she came home from school and took over. I’m afraid that Michael’s mother had an awful lot to answer for.

[@helenahanley]

You do know how mh mother teated her other son . It astonishing. Micheal also kept his head injury secret. He asked hekena to keep it private.

[@KMWeir]

I think it’s well known that Paula Yates had quite a lot of power in journalism at that time in London. Though I do not blame her for Michael’s death, she did have serious issues. I think she & Michael brought out the worst in each other, eventually. We now know that the largest contributor to his death was his very severe brain injuries. And his dissent into the depression aligns with this. I don’t know how the man was functioning at the level he was with that type of injury.

[@jacksonzahaczewsky7302]

I still believe if he had never met Paula, and got off of the prozac, he would be with us today.

[@jaynekittycat9252]

I think with that type of brain injury it do's get worse as time go's on. I read somewhere that when ever Michael was interviewed, at least one band member had to be with him, in case he slipped up with a story.

[@wickedwitchoftheeast88]

@@jacksonzahaczewsky7302 if he had treatment when he was hit and fractured and his skull he may have recovered and been ok but apparently when he came round he flipped out, pulled the tubes out and left. Personally I think the medical staff are partly responsible why did they let him leave with an injury like that and he must've have been in a state surely they could have sedated him? Apparently he did go see a doctor some time after but the damage was done and this happened about 2 years before he got with Paula he was with Helena Christensen when it happened she was there and he swore her to secrecy she only revealed it about 20 years after he died. Even his autopsy stated he had brain damage throw drink and drugs into the mix and thats not a good combination. That injury caused his death not Paula

[@JackZajkovski]

TBI may have impacted his decision making and getting involved with borderline personality Paula, but ULITIMATELY it was the press and court case from Bob. Read "the police statement of Paula Yates and Belinda Brewin". Paula originally blamed depression for his death saying that he snapped.

[@JackZajkovski]

​@@wickedwitchoftheeast88 It was stress and depression mainly. TBI may have lead to poor decision making & an inability to navigate bad situations but according to many he was ready snap and spinning on a prozac high. Many friends reported he was on the brink. An interview in the UK observer (2017) called “ln the eye of the storm”, friend Catherine Mayer, said ” Michael had called just a few days before he died, crying so hard I couldn't make out every word, talking of legal battles & the endless, relentless press attention”. So sad.

[@gregbell3559]

God these interviewers are so abrasive omg. Ide stop talking to them

[@slvijelieengenes5230]

Paula, Peaches and Michael..RIP❤❤❤

[@Jem395]

I think his family knew him better than anyone. Paula was his downfall.

[@mithrilmoon1]

Agree. She was obsessively in love with him and even more desperate to marry. She threatened more than once to kill herself and 'take Tiger with her' if he did not marry her. Now, that is dreadful. He may have believed that she really would. He got entangled with an unstable woman who had cast aside her very loving husband and wanted that husband to let her take his three daughters to Australia! NO WAY. She was unhinged by this all-consuming love and had burned her boats, so to speak, and she planned to be with Michael 'forever'. He surely felt trapped, not least because of baby Tiger, and feared he couldn't escape. He did not want to marry Paula and would have left her. He was also deeply depressed since his brain injury and out of his head on drugs and booze. What a sad, heartbreaking mess.

[@i_love_rescue_animals]

AND the SEVERE brain injury he had.

[@maryr130]

@@i_love_rescue_animals Yeah well...prior to that a bomb was sent to him. Google that. I dont believe an anonymous, random taxi cab driver jumped out and assaulted him for the reasons given. The whole thing stinks. Paula was a sociopath. Criminally nuts.

[@Veruska75]

Pauline Gallagher You know, that kind of brain injury can cause ASPD, and really severely affect impulse control. If you don’t believe me, look it up. However, I do not believe he totally meant to kill himself. I think he might’ve been indifferent to it. Doing autoerotic asphyxiation and thinking “hey if I die, I die”. There’s lack of impulse control, again.

[@kccox8516]

Who can be sure???

[@timmcgrath9708]

Like many medications Anti depressants usually have the opposite effect

[@MrReded69]

Nobody's mentioning the brain injury that Michael was suffering from that was gradually taking away his sense of taste and other sensations. According to doctors and others, it was the main cause of his excessive behavior that led to all his addictions and eventually to his death.

[@applejellypucci]

He lost his sense of taste and smell because of the blow to the back of the head, but it was not gradual.

[@JKillackey62183]

@@applejellypucci Also, it worsened matters that he put off seeking medical help for a few weeks. If he, Helena, or his family had gotten him to hospital and neurologist right away, maybe his loss of sense and smell might not have been as drastic and severe. Head injuries that severe require immediate medical attention.

[@janebraun4482]

@@JKillackey62183 Right, and people praise Helena, who was the only one around him at and after the accident. I could not have sat by like she did, while he avoided medical attention, this was not wise. Helena was a very young woman without experience other than the world of modeling, full of pretentious shallow people. We know they waited a month to see a French neurologist, then no regular medical follow up. 93 and 94 MH seemed pretty 'well'. or one could say the 'injury was gradually catching up to him. They say we have to take care of ourselves first, then others, If MH was so miserable in London, perhaps he just needed to leave Dodge, despite Paula and their baby. If he took a drastic action in the name of his health, no one, not even Paula, could fault him. Send her a check for baby expenses. He needed some good ''advice' as much if not more than an anti-depressant, not taking these actions was an accident waiting to happen. BTW, Paula needed a shrink as she also was likely depressed too.

[@lilifive6719]

TBI contributiong factor but not the reason. He was severaly depressed because of Paula, the press & Bob. Duran Duran wrote this horrible song in Oct 14, '97, telling Michael to "stop trying to be" and - while later they tried to say it was about drugs - originally they said in interviews that it was regarding his involvement in the custody case. Odd, since the press knew Paula dragged Michael into it & was getting him to pay her legal bills. The song was released on Oct 14 AND 3 days later poor Michael was seeing another therapist and renewing his prozac. See "Michael Hutchence death explained: the Coroner's account in his own words" Herald Sun. Shortly thereafter, he and Paula decided to try Australia. Conveniently, Duran Duran were awarded the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame after changing the story behind that cruel song to being about drugs - no doubt at Bob's request!!

[@mirabellestarr7679]

Paula lost custody to her own children because of her mental instability - and rehab not to mention her suicide threats. If I was Bob I'd agree that he had every right to keep his daughters with him for Chrismas! Nobody prevented her from taking Tiger to see her father at all. She didn't though and chose a public legal battle instead, for permission to take her 4 daughters out of the country. The court date was moved and she opted to stay and fight Bob. Nobody was preventing her from travelling with just Tiger. So when she gave the news to Michael that fateful night on the phone that she and Tiger were not coming, he was dead by morning!! She did not have a problem travelling to Australia immediately for his funeral! The whole thing makes me sick! She then grabs the tabloid headlines declaring that Bob was responsible for Michael's death! She called her own children's father a murderer. It's sickening.

[@isabelveidt655]

Paula was a shit.

[@colleenkinley2008]

my words exactly and how I feel about Paula. She should have gone to be with Micheal that was his child...but did not want too. But could go with Tiger Lily for Michael's funeral. I don't want to sound nasty but ...it is what it is... if Paula would have gone to Australia...I strongly feel that Micheal would be alive... However, i just wished that he received medical assistance when he hit his head...things might have been different as well...we will never know and lately the life and death of Micheal Hutchence has literally consumed me... My passion for Micheal is ...I really cant explain it... maybe because he WAS a sweet soul that many people needed in their lives...truly miss you tour sweet smile, voice and most importantly just you, yourself. RIP...Michael Hutchence...

[@marjol3in]

@@colleenkinley2008 As far as I know Michael didn't want any medical assistance. He left the hospital as soon as he could. Wondered what would have happened if he had received proper care.

[@kathleendobens6648]

Really? Well it didn't help that bob was being unreasonable and fought with Micheal not caring about tiger and her rights to see her dad.

[@mirabellestarr7679]

@@kathleendobens6648 When exactly did Bob EVER fight with Michael regarding Tiger?

[@RoquelineSantoscaitano]

Michel muito talentoso !! inteligente! não viu a filha crescer, judiação , saudades !!!

[@deblynn8178]

Whatever the cause was it's just so sad !!! I loved him and his music !!! It was just a shock to hear about his Death ... R.I.P MICHEAL 🙏 ❤ Huge Fan

[@cynthiamckenzie1034]

He had that terrible head injury. Frontal lobe injuries changes there personality. So sad. It was never treated.

[@collectingCraz25]

Paula originally blamed Bob for his suicide. The night of Nov 22, she told reporters “they call him St. Bob but that's a joke. Michael obviously flipped out he was worn down by 3 years of torture”. Author Lovegrove, interviewed many who knew Paula and Michael, and found that Paula was telling friends Michael was on edge and had threatened suicide in his final year just weeks before his departure from London. Read the "Police Statement of Paula yates" she and Belinda talk about the problems Bob caused. lt was rumored that the reasons Paula later change to the sex game story for some reason. Speculations at the time from the press was that she was making up the sex games either for money and/or because Bob threaten a slander suit for her calling him a murdered n the press (which despite how Paula felt - it is technically slander.)

[@MissTaiSah]

He was depressed over two things.. 1. That he could no longer taste or smell, being a sensual man losing 2 of his senses was devastating to him. 2. He wanted to raise Tiger-Lily in Australia and the first steps of this goal were not happening in his favour. He also was sexually adventurous and not a coward so who knows why the belt was really around his neck.

[@sophiaw.7356]

He could not smell anymore because he used too much coke ! Many suicides ( maybe even most suicides) are committed under the influence of drugs and/ or alcohol.

[@muziktramp1]

@@sophiaw.7356 hey stupid shut up and get your facts straight about Michael losing his sense of smell and taste

[@linanicolia1994]

was he masturbating with that belt around his neck ? the police did not comment but would have covered it up , preferring to call it suicide ! damn fools ! less paper work for them. The family suffers for ever. Paula knew he did not kill himself. His family was ambiguous and turned out to be very opportunistic people, fighting over his money, after he died. Sickening. Glad Geldhof raised Tiger Lilly. Why could he not taste or smell ? did he have a brain tumor ?

[@diturner7247]

t k I think he hurt his brain in a fall. After the fall he was a damaged man e.g. no smell, or taste suggesting this part of his brain was severely damaged. The alcohol and drugs may have contributed to his fall.

[@sophiaw.7356]

@Brenda Duesman Yes, i did read that but i don't believe it. It was an excuse. He used coke which is devastating for your sense of smell.

[@alanlittle3941]

Shocking interview. RIP Michael

[@Sharmuta6311]

No one seems to grasp that when he lost his sense of smell and taste he lost himself. I'm surprised he survived as long as he did following tbi.

[@lilifive6719]

TBI contributiong factor but not the reason. He was severaly depressed because of Paula nd the press and Bob. Duran Duran wrote this horrible song in Oct 14, '97, telling Michael to "stop trying to be" and - while later they tried to say it was about drugs - originally they said in interviews that it was regarding his involvement in the custody case. Odd, since the press knew Paula dragged M into it & was getting him to pay her legal bills. The song was released on Oct 14 AND 3 days later poor Michael was seeing another therapist - Dr. Mark Collins. See "Michael Hutchence death explained: the Coroner's account in his own words" Herald Sun. Shortly thereafter, he and Paula decided to try Australia. Conveniently, Duran Duran were awarded the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame after changing the story behind that cruel song to being about drugs - no doubt at Bob's request!!

[@chariblomquist]

After a party my best friend OD,'d awful anyway at wake I was the blame. After a while they tried contacting me and still the blame He talked openly to his sister on phone about drug use and his life style She knew...People dont want to believe the worst of their sons/daughters.Easier to put blame on others.With that said.He was tired,never got injury treated,20 years carrying a band living out of suitcases.I think he just wanted out..Many think of suicide he called many people that night..He called the wrong people No one came

[@kathleendobens6648]

Yah

[@gubblegubble262]

wish the whole interview would be posted...

[@belmac7102]

my god... They are blaming Paula for his drug intake and his depression! !!!

[@milzijex7340]

You are the company you keep. Lie with dogs and get up with the flees.

[@amybeth5776]

+Bela B *fleas

[@Pussycatfeathers]

Hahaha....I don't agree with this blaming of Paula...but your comment made me laugh!

[@carmelitaolsen5672]

Right?! Like he'd never done drugs before! He wasn't exactly known for holding back. He was living the rock and roll life his whole career. That doesn't make him a bad person. Just human.

[@Lordkeggles]

Bel Mac - I knew Michael on an off for eight years, he told me personally he was leaving Paula. Bob is a very vindictive evil man. Paula was a psychopath and craved attention. But Michael did not commit suicide, he was murdered.

[@TheBagpuss1967]

Maybe someone like Sloan Bella could reach Micheal an speak to him I just hope his soul is at peace because he was a beautiful spiritual sensual man and so many things that happened to him didn’t add up an I believe that someone tried to take him out many years before an that was why it was kept hush hush 🤫 Micheal was very much a law unto himself an wouldn’t be controlled by any one not even family ( ie mother ) he was let down by so called friends who stole off him too an like I said this corrupt world where famous people are being bumped off didn’t just start in the 2000s I believe it was the 50s onwards too many beautiful people gone but never forgotten 🙏🙏🙏

[@christar9527]

Sloan has done a video channeling him.

[@anbouveng9880]

That lady interviewer is so rude, and the man isn't better.

[@jaydenp4975]

They were Paula fans clearly.

[@JackZajkovski]

@@jaydenp4975 Most of the media are also Bob's puppets. He has a large PR team

[@artinshakerian6378]

Interviewers are so rude obviously they are from London

[@5954ldydi]

It is common sense people... Paula Yates did not get money from Michael's will she had a expensive habit and went to treatment many times (not cheap) so Paula made ran with the AE story after a reporter from england suggested it. It is common fact that someone battling depression taking antidepressant medication can not get aroused and has no interest in sex. Not to mention the alcohol that also is an antidepressant drug. It was foul play or suicide!

[@NewMxGrl]

After all these years ... I Do Not Believe Michael killed himself intentionally ... I do not Believe his sister and mother ... I believe they are embarrassed by the way Michael went and that Paula loved him very much ... what couples don't have issues? fights? sometimes involving the kids and we all know what a **** Bob was to them. Long LIve Michael's Gently Sweet Spirit RIP

[@shininglightjoi6627]

Bob was very controlling and liked being in control. He swore in front of his children although the children never swore.He us flawed too!

[@gigijohnson3211]

Bob was hurt and just wanted his kids. Paula could have taken tiger Lilly to visit Michael she was the control seeker. Let's not forget these two humiliated and hurt bob continually in and out of press. Just see how you are to someone taking your wife and trying to take your kids too.

[@menchualcarazmoreno1743]

@@gigijohnson3211 the expression "taking YOUR wife" is so chauvinistic. They only wanted be in Australia for three months for Paula's work, she had none after she left Bob, and btw, Bob was doing their lives miserables with his pettiness, like when they were reunited with Michael's family in New York and Paula was said Peaches was ill and with fever. Then she took the baby and flied to England and when she arrived Peaches was perfectly well, it was a lie.

[@abutterfly7975]

Apparently he was already in a new relationship.

[@joandenisewanner6482]

First of all, as a mom whom has lost a son, do not expect his mother to give rational answers. She talks about him as though he were a teenager getting over his first crush. Because she is his mom. In all likelihood, he at best behaved like a petulant child, going up against Bob Geldolf the king of schmultz. Ewww. A hole lot of people refusing to grow up. My Dad gave his sons this very simple advice, that I wish more men would share; Do not date anyone, you would not marry. Saves a lot of heartache, and it lets men know, you are responsible for your own actions. Stop blaming women, for your poor choices.

[@monicanath4859]

Joan Denise Wanner well said!

[@brendaartgirl]

Agreed

[@sonofhibbs4425]

Yep. Well said!

[@Ravenpicks]

I guess you are right about that. I like his sister she seems nice. But his mom reminds me of the mother from "Two and a Half Men." I do think these reporters are looking for some big fight with Paula Yates, and I think they want to set the record straight. It's just weird that his mom is so proper and Michael was so laid back.

[@crazycatlady323]

I met Micheal in a nightclub, we were sitting at the same table and he spoke to me. I wish I had been a bit friendlier, dont know why I wasnt. Our paths crossed a few times. I lived in Kings Cross and would see him walking down the street on the other side, and he saw me too.

[@victoriaana-toliansemenenk3423]

As especially also should remember about brain injury he suffered really much.

[@frankiehere2010]

all i know the last footage of Michael he looked like a car wreck......man he looked stressed like something had to give.

[@Angel-cd5qq]

Why becuz he didnt look 20 .....he was. Older. and obv using .. He had a brain injury ...as well .

[@winterlynn9012]

@@Angel-cd5qq Why are you replying to a 5 year old comment? Lol. And nobody even mentioned his age so not sure why you brought it up. The original commenter simply stated that the last footage of him showed Michael appearing stressed which would make sense considering all that was going on at the time. But since you brought up his age one thing I have noticed is seeing some footage from the mid 90s up until his death he did seem to suddenly age and look like a shell of his former self seemingly overnight. Footage from 94-95 he still looked like the same Michael (albeit slightly more mature)even his eyes looked brighter and happy. Then around 96/97 he changed. He seemed to have aged 5 years in just under 2 years and even just from watching interviews he seemed different. The dyed black hair didn't help either. His own friends and colleagues noticed the same thing as they mentioned it in the documentary on Michael called "The last rockstar " I don't think his relationship with Paula was good for him whatsoever. He may have adored her but all the bs that went on certainly didn't help and ultimately helped lead to his death

[@stignation]

Winter Harris Why are you replying to a comment from a reply to a 5 year old comment that I am now replying to your reply to a 5 year old comment? Lol...

[@cristinadanielamoen6099]

@@winterlynn9012 Do you mean his relationship with big bread face Kristensen when he was injured in Copenhagen was better? It's strange nobody talks about that happening. He was with her when he suffered, was beaten to a brain damage. He didn't remember what happened there, and she forgot everything, of course. The supper model with a face like a homemade bread😂Shame to all who are talking shit about Tiger Lily's mother!!

[@winterlynn9012]

@@cristinadanielamoen6099 Actually a lot of people talk about that incident and how it affected Michael. I'm referring to his final year where he really looked and seemed different than his previous self. Did I say anywhere that the incident in Copenhagen was better? Nope. And just because Paula is dead does not make her above criticism. I don't think that was the healthiest relationship and there is nothing wrong with pointing that out. Look at all the drama and gossip Michael an Paula endured during their relationship. That cant be healthy for any relationship. Its obvious that all that negative attention from the media was getting frustrating to Michael and certainly did not help matters. Of course his brain injury a few years prior did nothing to help and probably aggravated the situation but I think had all the negative press and bullshit with Paula and her ex had not happened then its possible he'd still be here today. Its not entirely Paula's fault as I believe she truly loved Michael however that relationship came with a slew of negative repercussions and I'm not going to sugarcoat my opinion on Paula just because she's Tiger Lily's mom. I'm not solely blaming her for Michael's death but I believe the stress of that relationship helped contribute to his downfall and inevitably it led to her death too. Tragic situation no matter which way you look at it.

[@fabiolacristina7004]

Ninguém ajudou Michael quando vivo será que ninguém viu o quanto ele precisava de ajuda seus olhos tristes diziam isso aí meu Deus

[@marciacristinavieira3889]

Exatamente. Estava nas fotos.

[@priscilaandrade6034]

Verdade! É nítido que ele estava infeliz e dia antes dele morrer, que teve um ensaio, da p perceber que ele está até abatido e c olheiras! Lamentável, é de 💔.

[@priscilaschmidt9741]

Inacreditável realmente 😢

[@wren3347]

I had read somewhere that Michael carried a lot of guilt and shame feeling he was the cause of breaking up Paula and Bob's marriage. And the autopsy revealed the fall caused brain damage, add to that reported drug use and relentless hounding by the press is a recipe for depression. He found himself in a very dark place he could no longer navigate.

[@Ravenpicks]

Tina is Michael's half sister she had a different mom, she was from a previous marriage of Michael's father.

[@monicanath4859]

Ravenpicks I thought she had a different father!

[@TheWhereyouare]

She has a different father.

[@anarchovegan9738]

they clearly want to apportion the blame to ease their pain and ease their own consciences. if they were such a great mother and sister to him he would have turned to them in his darkest hour

[@MrScamexposed]

@anarcho vegan- everyone has issues in families

[@cristinadanielamoen6099]

Such a good answer!!

[@cristinadanielamoen6099]

Such a good answer!!Such a good answer!!

[@mamlas9494]

I actually see no real pain in these two. The bandmates even cried when they talked about him!!! They loved him.

[@suzyroc6267]

Michael was a grown man, who had lived a full life.. To put blame on anyone for his actions , isn't right. Of course, if I had been in a relationship with him, I wouldn't have wanted these women in my business. Too nosy.

[@ellie5901]

Clearly, a lot going on for Michael in the months before he died. People should be very careful with antidepressants. Any medication that can affect the chemical balance of the brain can lead someone to behave in a way that is out of character. Very sad. I think one of Michael's bandmates said this.

[@fionataylor4269]

Paula was his downfall , but he was no better , and he was a man who ultimately chose drama, sad !

[@JackZajkovski]

Yip. Takes two to tango

[@christar9527]

Yes, you can blame a lot of your troubles on another person if they’re a narcissist! I was surrounded by narcissists to the point that I was extremely suicidal for decades until I found out about narcissism and what horrible effects they have on the people around them. Once you know about this type of personality disorder and how bad these people are you must get away from them immediately or they’ll ruin you and your life. I think Michael’s family is accurate in what they’re saying about Yates. She’s obviously very narcissistic and not a good person. She caused him to be depressed but he didn’t get out in time. What a sad story.

[@jaynekittycat9252]

Very true Christar. I think Paula made him depressed. She was an attention seeker and manipulater. If you look at photos of the two of them together, there were no smiles from Michael. I read he wanted out of the relationship as he was sick of all her lies and deceit. He was seeing someone from America called Erin.

[@fionataylor4269]

@@jaynekittycat9252 Yep, but was he totally innocent, um i'm unsure ! Narcs attract empaths then sometimes they can attract fellow narcs.

[@Boris82much]

Michael's sister, Tina, has spent many years blaming Paula and even after it was revealed he had suffered a bad TBI in 1992, she still wants to blame Paula. Only recently she has admitted that the TBI was what caused his 'suicide'...and not Paula. Paula never did anything to hurt Michael. Nothing. And he fell in love with her and wanted the two of them to marry, because they were so happy together. When Michael initially left Australia he wanted to see and experience everything, and that included dangerous drugs, dangerous sex, having money to buy cars, art, clothes. One of his best friends said that Michael was addicted to drugs and casual sex. Paula, pre Michael, did not drink, smoke or do drugs and I dont think she got caught up in all of that. When she lost Michael she went off a cliff. Michael was the best frontman in rock 'n roll history and I loved his voice, his sweet nature, his poetry. But the erotic sex thing was something he lost control of. He didn't commit suicide.

[@lilifive6719]

@@Boris82much Nope - Tina never changed her story. TBi may have made the situation worse & impacted his ability to see through bi-polar Paula's manipulations, but his on friends & sister always blamed Paula for being the catalyst - that NEVER changed. As for never hurt Michael!? - Paula tore Michael apart in the press after his death for money. She original told the press & in the "police statement of Paula yates and Belinda" (easly found online) that she thought Michael took his life from all the stress. She even screamed at Q mag that he was never into S-M or tying her up. Only later she sold prvrted stories. 2ND Paula frequently threatened to kill herself and the baby if he didn't marry her . Michael's mother once recorded this and the police had to do I check to make sure the baby was OK. thankfully her friend Belinda was there help.

[@collectingCraz25]

​@@Boris82much Do you know how dangerous it is to call a delberate act of suicide a possible game from which you may or may not die!!! Erotic asphyxiation (EF) involves rendering oneself unconscious in such a way that they expect it to come undone while they are unconscious. (I won't tell you the ways here). Michael Hutchence clearly did not expect to regain consciousness as the coroner ruled! He hung himself from a door hinge above the door - not the door knob. After he died the belt broke & he fell to the kneeling position facing the door. It was suicide. Although Yates changed her story from depression to EF & said she was challenging the corners report, she never did challenge it. Many teens are dying from hanging that they wrongly believe may give them some sort of thrill because of this misinformation your saying!

[@WANTASUCK]

Well, what i find a bit bizarre is he wanted paula, tiger lilly and the 3 other girls with him in Austrailia, for someone who wanted to leave paula, i dont think he would of wanted paula with him at that time before he took his life?

[@mamlas9494]

He was shouting with Bob, he was fighting for Paula!!! These two are lying.

[@Reba24u]

Maybe he was fighting for Tiger Lily

[@christar9527]

@@mamlas9494 His bandmates said he was leaving Paula.

[@venice3458]

Cut Paula some slack! Talk in the UK at the time was that Michael introduced Paula to hard drugs and NOT the other way around.

[@dulciemidwinter5990]

Actually, Paula herself said that the first time she had sex and took cocaine was when she was 12 years old. Her childhood was quite tragic!

[@MissJensk1]

Paula Yates was toxic

[@desertrose1226]

@@dulciemidwinter5990 poor girl… she never had a childhood.. no wonder she was messed up 😔

[@kccox8516]

He needed to be strong for his baby.

[@kittycat6195]

Paula was a bad influence in his life. No doubt

[@skygazer6898]

Kim Ochoa Bullshit...........she loved him, she had his child, she wanted him to marry her.......what the heck was wrong with that as this is what most women want.........He was a wreck, a drug addict and acted like a spoilt brat when he could not get his way with Bob Geldoff.

[@kittycat6195]

Skygazer ok Doesn’t really matter to me. Drugs kill anyone.

[@mandymarshall9220]

Paula was a very manipulative woman ...she said to the INXS manager in 1985 "I'm going to get that boy" to which the manager replied....leave him alone! Then in 1986 she married Bob Geldof. She knew that to manipulate and control Micheal she needed to have a baby with him. Micheal felt very trapped, she threatened all sorts of things, why would he marry a woman like that? Baby or no baby! She was even jealous of his family, Paula was a narcissist, all the evidence is there. She was an intelligent woman and had a plan from 1985....she was obsessed and the boyfriend she had after micheal in 1998 looked just like him, which i found weird!! If she loved him...she wouldn't of got a boyfriend as quick as she did, it was an obsession, she had a very addictive nature and Micheal was another drug she couldn't do without...obsessions are dangerous and eat at people's minds, she was no different, I'm sorry to say. I watched the interview she agreed to do after Micheal died, she was keeping the truth back about that last phone call, i could see straight through her. Nothing will bring Micheal back but I do feel this is one of the saddest ends to a super talented legends life. 💙

[@kittycat6195]

Mandy Marshall I have to agree with you completely.

[@mandymarshall9220]

@@kittycat6195thank you.

[@marcalexwatts]

I found Richard and Judy insensitive and rude.

[@sunshinegirl1967]

I don't know how long this interview occurred after Michael's death, but man those interviewers were harsh! Inappropriate too. I mean have a little sympathy for his closest family please!

[@JosannaMonik]

"They write everything down"? Are they suggesting that the psychiatrist showed them his private notes?

[@DeeTimmyfan]

Their stories are totally different than what I had heard. But anyway, Michael looks nothing like either of them!

[@maryr130]

Michael favored his mother

[@puddlespickles8810]

The mother and family where angry over the loss of their son, and simply diverting blame on paula, grief does strange things, should they of said what they said, NO, but this was a mother upset and needed to blame anyone but her son, i hope she regretted what she said and found peace, at least for tiger lilly's sake.

[@maryr130]

Actually, they were being allowed to voice the truth. I'm with the mom.

[@puddlespickles8810]

@@maryr130 they where both druggies, not just one

[@aine7173]

See any clip on youtube of Bob Geldoff talking about paula and michael and he speaks respectfully of both. Saying it was all tragic. This sound bitter and mean.

[@Glad2BGolden]

Something went terribly wrong the day Michael died. The interviewer is wrong people can deeply effect our lives. If you associate with toxic people your life will be difficult and it can be hard to break from it especially when they are manipulating you. You have to be very strong to end that relationship but he had a child by Paula so he would always be connected with her. I believe the parents, they have no reason to lie.

[@valentina47734]

TruthFan True

[@Pussycatfeathers]

You obviously know nothing about Paula...she was far from a toxic person!!......she was very bright, witty and sweet, was a wonderful mother and she was successful in her own right.....tv presenter, author, .....I see it this way...Micheal did not want to live in England, he was vilified by the British press and he wanted desperately to live with Paula and his "family...The children) in Australia...because of Paulas custody issues with BG he knew this was not going to happen...he was also very afraid to lose Tiger, as Paula would never have been able to leave England because of her 3 children with BG.....I believe he saw no way out of the situation and felt trapped and hopeless......this is why he did what he did on the spur of the moment and in a very emotional and depressed state!,....it was not Paula who caused this but the both of them by the. Very nature of their circumstances.

[@dianadorazio1824]

British reporters will always back Paula. She was golden in the media for years. I think they treated his sister and mom very badly. Shame on them.

[@erika8214]

I suspected that Paula suffered from Borderline Personality Disorder and that Michael didn't know how to break free from her. The entire situation was very sad. Whenever I hear an Inxs song tears come to my eyes. I thought the documentary "Never Tear Us Apart" was tasteful done. It was difficult to watch so I only saw it once. My thoughts and prayers are with Michael's family, bandmates, and friends. I pray Michael is finally at peace.

[@rayva1]

MH parents are now both deceased.

[@traciemarsh1611]

people can hide things even from family they saw a happy man that night but the ? is was he really?or was he faking most ppl dont tell anyone if they are planning suicide

[@jeanwegner981]

Awful interview …. These poor people can’t get a word in and talking over they top of them , they should have got up and left that studio ,,,

[@brendaeaster8874]

Michael's mother looks like Nancy Regan.

[@armani99]

This is a case of a man who became involved with a person with borderline personality disorder (clearly) in Paula Yates. If he and the general public realized how powerful of an effect this disorder has on partners, he would have been alive today.....he should not have became involved with her.......it killed him in the end.

[@Paulie2906]

Rubbish. Those who knew Paula Yates have repeatedly described her as a witty, bright and clever woman who didn't drink alcohol or touch drugs prior to hooking up with Hutchence who was a known drug user. At that time she was a well known TV presenter and columnist for a national newspaper, while Hutchence's career was on the wane. Once her affair with Hutchence was exposed all that disappeared. She lost both jobs and was reduced to writing an overblown autobiography and opening her house up to Hello magazine in order to make ends meet because, as it was later revealed, Hutchence had no money. After his death she fell to pieces and continued on with the drug use he had introduced her to and it eventually killed her. Yates is the one whose life was messed up by getting involved with Hutchence. And if anyone had a personality disorder it was Hutchence, who had a penchant for violently lashing out at photographers and who was found naked with a belt around his neck.

[@caragoodwin2031]

Paulie2906

[@miyacooshiro8621]

Cara Goodwin vy

[@purplesunflower8242]

They always blame the Women !

[@zoeevans6410]

He had symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder too.

[@jlou2001]

Richard and Judy so rude here !

[@desertrose1226]

Richard and Rudey

[@aprilshowers1554]

They sure are blaming Paula for everything. That’s a pretty heavy thing to put on someone.

[@TeeNicole10]

EXACTLY 💯

[@lynne4406]

Sadly he had the perfect storm for suicide. TBI, Prosac abuse, Cocaine, no sleep, life a mess... I believe his mum. They were bad for one another. I think she used every means possible to get at him. I've read Paula was Borderline. Usually very intelligent, manipulative people. He fell for her wit, someone he could banter with, along with kinky sex. I often wonder what she said to him on the second call? Did she threaten suicide herself, as it was reported she had before. And even said she'd take Tiger with her. Tragic! May they both RIP now.

[@lilifive6719]

Bob, the press and Paula were the biggest problem. He was severelly depressed and was determined to not return to England. Friend Catherine Meyer said he called her a few days before he passed "crying so hard I could barely make out what he was saying. Going on about relentless press and legal problems" He was back in therapy on Dec 17th, 3 days after Duran2 made that horrible song "Michael you have a lot to answer for". Last year they said it was about drugs, but that's a lie. Its talks nothing of drugs but has lyrics saying Michael should "stop wanting to be" !!! (kid you not) and that he shouldn't want to be involved in someone else's war. Interviews at the time it was released, they said it was because they supported Geldof and thought Michael shouldn't be helping Paula. After they were criticized for driving Michael into a deeper depression after he took his life, they tried to say it was a fan song! Paula complained that Bob was trying to make her poor and Bob was furious that, by way of his real estate, Michael was insuring Paula had a roof over her head. When he died, she was staying at his Smith Street home and Michael had GIVEN Bob his Cheyne street apartment so he'd let Paula have back her 18 Reburn home so she could sell it to settle her debts. Bob recall, had her fired.

[@soniagordon2799]

Agree 100% She was toxic and obsessive. So sorry they crossed paths and she pulled him into her life.

[@monicanath4859]

Best wishes to Michael’s family!

[@Lina77771]

Esa mujer Paula atrapó a Michael, en vez de ayudarlo lo hundió más, es una tristeza que esto haya pasado, pues de no haberse involucrado con esta mujer tal vez aún estaría vivo.

[@madelena1234]

I know what it is like to be the mother of a son who has a relationship with a woman who has a personality disorder. It is awful. Clearly Paula was a beautiful and lovely woman but she was disturbed. His change of personality might have had something to do with their relationship. But that is about as far as one could take it. One cannot read the small print and will never really know what happened .

[@benicio1967]

madelena1234 on the other hand people do in fact get involved in relationships and can become deeply involved before they or their families are able to recognize they’ve allowed a very manipulative divisive unstable person into their lives. Once tiger lily was born Michael was in a very precarious and serious situation and he had no way to resolve it, especially with Paula being her mother. My brother has fallen into a situation much like Michael’s. It does happen. Our family is living it. My brother is a totally different person and we haven’t seen him now in over two and a half years. We used to talk with him on the phone all the time and now even phone calls have virtually stopped. It’s a nightmare watching very unhealthy imbalanced people web their way into a family member’s life and there’s nothing you can do to rescue your relative. Mental and psychological control happen very slowly over time as partners learn how to persuade their prey into believing whatever narrative they choose to plant when the intention is to isolate them from others who love them. I believe Tina and Michael’s mom that Paula was toxic and they saw him rapidly decline and isolate more once she entered the picture and had tiger lily. Then she was able to use the child as leverage to easily control him.

[@maryr130]

Paula was the classic sociopath. Alienating Michael from the family was classic sign #1.

[@marjol3in]

@@maryr130 She could have had a borderline personality as well.

[@christar9527]

Paula was a narcissist and that means trouble.

[@kathleendobens6648]

Exactly

[@cdatcf1]

RIP Michael

[@timmcgrath9708]

The female interviewer needs to be taught interviewing techniques.

[@desertrose1226]

She seems quite snotty/snooty.