Jim Carrey Wrongful Death Lawsuit Dismissed

A lawsuit brought against Jim Carrey over the death of his ex-girlfriend has been dismissed, the actor’s representative told TheWrap on Thursday.

Carrey’s cross-complaint in response to the wrongful death suit has also been dismissed.

The actor’s publicist had no further comment on the dismissal.

Also Read: Jim Carrey's Ex-Girlfriend Forged Her STD Tests to Extort Him, Court Papers Say

Carrey was sued by Cathriona White’s estranged husband Mark Burton and mother Brigid Sweetman. The suit, filed in September 2016, alleged that Carrey illegally obtained “highly addictive and, in this case deadly” drugs under the name Arthur King, then gave them to White, subsequently causing her death in September 2015.

A subsequent amended complaint alleged that Carrey gave White herpes without informing her that he had the disease. When White confronted Carrey about it, the complaint says, the actor “manipulated her, shamed her, exploited her, threatened her, and used his handlers and attorneys to silence her.”

In his own cross-complaint filed in September 2017, Carrey that the lawsuit was just the latest in a number of extortion attempts against him. The actor took aim at Burton, Sweetman, White’s attorney Filippo Marchino and Marchino’s firm The X-Law Group, saying that he’s been targeted by them in an ongoing extortion campaign.

Also Read: Jim Carrey Claims Extortion in Ex-Girlfriend Death Lawsuit

In his cross-complaint, Carrey said that he had previously succumbed to the extortion efforts.

TheWrap has reached out to Burton and Sweetman’s attorney for comment on the dismissal.

Jim Carrey Lawsuit: What We Know So Far (Photos)

"The Mask" star Jim Carrey has become embroiled in a legal saga, with relatives of his deceased ex-girlfriend, Cathriona White, claiming that he's responsible for her death. Read on for a timeline of Carrey's legal woes in the matter.
Getty Images
September 2015: White (pictured left with Carrey) dies at age 28, of what authorities ultimately determine was a suicide.
Getty Images
October 2015: Carrey attends White's funeral in Ireland, helping to carry her coffin.
Getty Images
July 7, 2016: Carrey blasts the release of White's autopsy report, saying in a statement, “When I came to Hollywood to make it as a comedian, I soon learned that the details of my private life would be handed out to the media like free dinner vouchers. I never dreamed that the people I love most in the world would also be on the menu. What a shame.”
Getty Images
Sept. 19, 2016: White's estranged husband, Mark Burton, files a lawsuit against Carrey, claiming that the actor caused White's death. Burton claims that Carrey obtained "highly addictive, and in this case deadly" drugs under the pseudonym Arthur King, and provided White with those drugs. Carrey's lawyers call the suit an "abhorrent money-grab scheme."
Getty Images
Sept. 22, 2016: Burton files an amended complaint, claiming that Carrey also gave White two forms of herpes and gonorrhea without telling her that he had contracted the diseases.
Getty Images
Sept. 23, 2016: Carrey rips into Burton in a statement: “Is this the way a ‘husband’ honors the memory of his ‘wife'? The real disease here is greed, shameful greed!”
Getty Images
Oct. 11, 2016: White's mother, Brigid Sweetman, files suit. In addition to echoing most of Burton's allegations, Sweetman claims that Carrey tested positive for STDs in 2013, using the pseudonym "Jose Lopez" for the test. Carrey’s lawyer Martin Singer issues a statement soon after saying that White had complained of having a “contentious relationship” with Sweetman, and claimed that they had been “estranged for years.”
Getty Images
Oct. 12, 2016: Sweetman issues a statement saying she will drop her lawsuit if Carrey can produce the test results showing that he did not contract STDs. If not, "then Carrey and his attorney must admit they have lied to the media and the public. The public has a right to know when they have been lied to.”
Getty Images

1 of 9

”The Mask“ actor is accused in legal documents of contributing to the death of his ex-girlfriend, Cathriona White

"The Mask" star Jim Carrey has become embroiled in a legal saga, with relatives of his deceased ex-girlfriend, Cathriona White, claiming that he's responsible for her death. Read on for a timeline of Carrey's legal woes in the matter.

View In Gallery

Jim Carrey Lawsuit: What We Know So Far (Photos)

7DAYFREETRIAL

7
DAY
FREE
TRIAL