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Podcast: RedHanded
Episode: ShortHand: The Viper Room & The Death of River Phoenix
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In October 1993, River Phoenix crashed out of Johnny Deppâs exclusive club, fell onto the pavement, and died. An hour earlier, the 23-year-old rising star had snorted a lethal combination of cocaine and heroin known as a âspeedballâ in the toilets. As he staggered around the club, no one offered Phoenix anything more than a valium to "take the edge offâ. How did Johnny Deppâs club become such a den of iniquity and excess? And more importantly, how did it survive after the death of Hollywoodâs golden boy?--Patreon - Ad-free & Bon...