A 911 caller urged comedian Carrot Top to “stay awake” during an apparent suicide attempt at his Las Vegas home last week.
“Stay awake. Stay awake. Stay awake,” the caller told the actor, whose birth name is Scott Christopher Thompson, while speaking with a dispatcher on Sept. 18, according to TMZ.
“He’s passing out now,” the unidentified woman said, adding that Thompson’s feet were in the pool and she was unable to move him.
The caller told police she discovered the 61-year-old comedian unconscious after one of his employees asked her to check on him.
She said Thompson was losing consciousness and that his face had begun turning blue after he tried to “commit suicide.”
The dispatcher instructed the caller to place Thompson on his back and monitor his breathing in case CPR became necessary.
TMZ previously reported that Thompson allegedly overdosed on prescription medication.
On Sunday, Thompson’s representative told Page Six that he “remains hospitalized and under close medical care.”
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“He is now awake, breathing on his own and continuing to improve, surrounded by his family and those closest to him,” the spokesperson added.
Court documents filed Sunday confirmed the suicide attempt as part of an ongoing legal dispute involving Thompson and his former opening act, Brian Evans.
In the filing, Thompson’s attorney sought “immediate protective relief” to prevent Evans from “exposing [Thompson] to ill repute, false allegations, and salacious materials.”
The lawyer alleged that Evans tried to extort Thompson over a sex tape and had threatened to release the recording unless he received $500,000.
Evans denied those claims in a statement to Page Six, saying he “never threatened — ever — to post any video anywhere in exchange for a settlement.”
Evans also said the video “was deleted a long time ago.”
Thompson’s longtime residency at Las Vegas’ Luxor Hotel and Casino has been canceled while he continues his recovery.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741