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RIP Torn Took His Demons To The Grave!
National Enquirer
|July 29, 2019
RIP TORN — who died at 88 on July 9 — was a beloved movie funnyman in modern comedies like “Men in Black” and “Dodgeball.”
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But the laughter hid a shocking, self-destructive secret life!
Born Elmore Rual Torn Jr., the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actor was a rising rocket in Hollywood until his wild dark side emerged.
He was slated for the role that made Jack Nicholson famous in the 1969 counterculture classic “Easy Rider” — until he got into a vicious argument with Dennis Hopper that ended with Rip allegedly trying to stab him!
This story is from the July 29, 2019 edition of National Enquirer.
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