UPDATE - Mark Salling Was "Very Lonely" Before His Suicide, Glee Co-Stars React To His Death
Posted on Tue Jan 30th, 2018 1:10pm PDT By X17 Staff
More sad details are coming to light.
Mark Salling was isolated and miserable in the months before his suicide, as most of the people closest to him turned their backs as he awaited sentencing on child porn charges, Us Weekly reports.
"He was in a dark place. He was very lonely. He was very depressed. He was going to prison soon. Whoever was in his life pretty much cut him off," a source dished to the mag.
"After the scandal, a lot of people cut him out. There were certain people he would talk to here and there but he lost all his true friendships. He moved away from Los Angeles after the news broke because he wanted to just get out. There’s really no words in this sort of situation. His closest friends are just in shock — from everything over the past couple of years," the source added.
His lawyer confirmed his passing this morning, and tried to defend his reputation as much as he possibly could given the circumstances.
“I can confirm that Mark Salling passed away early today. Mark was a gentle and loving person, a person of great creativity, who was doing his best to atone for some serious mistakes and errors of judgment," Michael J. Proctor said in a statement to Radar.
The TV actor's Glee colleagues quickly began sharing their own statements on social media.
"Today we lost another #Glee cast member. Yes, he committed crimes against children. Yes, it’s horrific. But #MarkSalling was a broken man, no doubt an abuse victim himself. I loved Mark, and am sad when I consider the devastation of his parents. PLEASE withhold your cruel comments," producer Tim Davis tweeted.
Co-star Jane Lynch retweeted that message and added her own two cents.
"Let me be clear. Having compassion for #MarkSalling in no way minimizes his crimes, nor does it minimize the pain and devastation of the victims of those crimes,†Davis added of the late actor, who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in December 2017 and was awaiting his March sentencing. “I’m just saying stop adding to his family’s pain. This was their son. If you’re without skin, feel free to cast stones," she wrote.
This is a depressing ending for a promising talent.