Jim Carrey Responds To Shocking Allegations Over Ex-Girlfriend’s Death (UPDATED)

Jim Carrey has responded to a
wrongful death lawsuit filed against him by his former girlfriend’s estranged
husband.

As Access Hollywood previously
reported, the estranged
husband of Jim Carrey’s late ex-girlfriend is making shocking allegations
against the star related to her death.  

Cathriona White,
30, was found dead in her Los Angeles home on September 28, 2015, from a
reported suicide.  According to documents obtained by Access Hollywood,
Mark Burton, who was married to White at the time of her death, alleges that
Carrey “used his wealth and celebrity status to illegally obtain and
distribute highly addictive controlled substances” that contributed to her
passing.   

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The complaint, filed in Los Angeles County courts on Monday, also claims the drugs include Ambien, Propranolol and “a massive dose of Percocet (Oxycodone),” which Burton claims had not been prescribed to White.

White and Carrey split after dating for a few months in 2012,
and rekindled their relationship in May 2015. Burton and White were married in
January 2013, according to Burton’s lawyer, but a source told Access back in
October 2015 that the couple was separated and White was planning to file for
divorce.

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At the time of White’s death, the Los Angeles County Coroner Assistant Chief Ed Winter told Access that she was pronounced dead at 8:40 PM on September 28, 2015. 

However, Burton’s
complaint claims that “Ms. White overdosed on the drugs on or about
September 24, 2015 and died,” which is four days prior to her
reported suicide. 

The date of
White’s death could be crucial for any future legal fallout, since Burton’s
complaint outlines the following scenario: 

“As a part
of his obsession with controlling and manipulating White, Carrey had the
ability to monitor surveillance cameras ‘on a home White often stayed at’ and
was able to view the residence remotely to keep track of her; and that sometime
prior to September 28, 2015 [the day of her previously reported death], Mr.
Carrey’s assistant remotely checked the surveillance cameras and determined
that White had last entered the home on September 24, 2015 but had not left for
over a day, and Carrey nor his assistant alerted authorities.”

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In addition to claiming Carey and White were in a sexual relationship and that White died from drugs that were not prescribed to her, the complaint also includes the following bombshell allegations:

“The coroner
determined that the drugs had been obtained by Defendant Carrey under a bogus
name, ‘Arthur King.'”

“Carrey
conspired with a physician to illegally obtain the drugs with full knowledge
that his conduct was illegal and fraudulent.”

“Carrey sent
a bogus text message to White [who was already deceased, according to the
complaint], pretending he misplaced the drugs and insinuating that White may
have taken them from Carrey  without his knowledge, when in reality Carrey
knew full well that he had voluntarily and illegally provided the fraudulently
obtained and prescribed drugs to White days prior.”

Burton further
alleged that Carrey and his handlers made considerable efforts to publicize his
“supposed generosity” to paint him as a “grieving good guy”
and he had actually he never paid a dime of funeral expenses, instead reneging
on his promise after learning she had left money to her family.

In a statement given to Access
Hollywood on Monday evening, Carrey responded to the allegations.

“What a terrible shame. It would be easy for me to get in a
back room with this man’s lawyer and make this go away, but there are some
moments in life when you have to stand up and defend your honor against the
evil in this world,” the statement reads. “I will not tolerate this
heartless attempt to exploit me or the woman I loved. Cat’s troubles were
born long before I met her and sadly her tragic end was beyond anyone’s
control. I really hope that someday soon people will stop trying to profit
from this and let her rest in peace.”

Following Carrey’s statement, Mark
Burton’s attorney Michael Avenatti released a response Monday evening.

“Mr. Carrey’s claim that Ms. White stole the drugs is
ridiculous. Mr. Carrey would have the world believe that Ms. White stole the drugs prior to her death with
the idea of killing herself with them days or weeks later – they were last together on September
20. Mr. Carrey then expects the world to believe that he just happened to send a
convenient text message to her a week later (in the middle of the afternoon) in perfect prose asking
where his drugs were – three days after she had died. And when she did not respond, he just
happened to forget to alert authorities or check on her whereabouts. His story makes no sense
and defies logic. And all the while, he of course ignores the fact that the drugs were in a
false name, which is itself a criminal violation
of federal and state law,” the statement begins.

“The only shakedown happening is Mr. Carrey’s attempted
shakedown of people with logic. He should come clean and admit the drugs were his and admit he provided
them to Ms. White days before she
died,” the statement concludes.

Following Cathriona’s death, Carrey released a statement to Access and said he was “shocked and deeply saddened” over her loss.

“She was a truly kind and delicate Irish
flower, too sensitive for this soil, to whom loving and being loved was all
that sparkled,” his statement read at the time. “My heart goes out to
her family and friends and to everyone who loved and cared about her. We have
all been hit with a lightning bolt.” 

Carrey also served as a pallbearer for White’s
funeral, held on October 8, 2015, in her hometown of Cappawhite, Tipperary,
Ireland. 

— Access Hollywood Staff