Michael K. Williams' nephew Dominic Dupont is looking back on the day he found his uncle after afatal overdosein September 2021.
In an exclusive clip from this week’sRed Table Talk,Jada Pinkett Smithasked him what occurred on the day Dupont discovered his uncle.
“I was shopping with my wife,” Dupont recalls.
Noting that Williams “had some work to do the next day,” Dupont says that he had reached out to his uncle the night before. When he did not hear fromThe Wireactor, Dupont shares that he became “concerned.”
“We made the decision to go to his house and I went upstairs, opened up his door, and it was quiet — Michael always played music — that wasn’t the case,” he continues.
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Michael K. Williams and Dominic Dupont.Dia Dipasupil/Getty
While walking through the doorway of his uncle’s home, Dupont says he called out for his family member but did not receive an answer. Instead, he found Williams' body.
“I immediately called 911,” he adds, then noting that officers on the other side of the line asked Dupont if he wanted to “start some compressions,” which he explains he knew right away would not help.
“I’m telling you, he’s deceased. He’s gone,” Dupont says he told authorities, recalling how his uncle was “cold.”
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Williams was found dead in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment on Sept. 6.
In February 2022, authorities arrested a group of men in connection with Williams' death. A New York federal courtannouncednarcotics conspiracy charges against four alleged members of a drug trafficking organization believed to have played a role in selling the lethal fentanyl-laced heroin to Williams.
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Williams was a five-time Emmy nominee who landed his breakout role in 2002, when he portrayed Omar Little in HBO’sThe Wire. The role was lauded for its complex depiction of a gay Black man with a reputation as a ruthless criminal in the streets of Baltimore.
Most recently, Williams delivered another acclaimed performance in HBO’sLovecraft Country. Over the years, he appeared inLaw & Order,The Sopranos,Alias,Boardwalk Empire,CommunityandWhen They See Us, to name a few.
Williams had been open abouthis struggles with drug dependencyin the past. Raised in the Vanderveer Projects of Brooklyn’s East Flatbush neighborhood, he was exposed to crime at an early age and developed a drug addiction in his teens.
He toldThe New York Timesin 2017 that although he’d had treatment for his addiction, he’d relapsed multiple times during his storied career. “Addiction doesn’t go away,“he said. “It’s an everyday struggle for me, but I’m fighting.”
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If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please contact the SAMHSA substance abuse helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
source: people.com
