Michael K. Williams, Omar from The Wire, Found Dead

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

Broken home, bullying, sexual abuse, depression, attempted suicide

I can't blame him for succumbing to drugs
He got cleaned and accomplished a lot
He tried everything in his power to stay clean.. therapy, Church, meditation etc
Some traumas are just too deep to shake off


Rest In Peace to a legend

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

 

[Flywin Lannister]

This can't be real brehs!

Damn.. wtf.. gone WAY, WAY, WAY too soon.

Such a great actor, obviously LOVED him in The Wire - but also in Boardwalk Empire.

I did not realize how serious his issues with addiction were.

Universally respected, revered and loved. Can't believe this is how it played out for him. May this Black KING Rest in Peace.

The acclaimed actor told NPR in 2016 that he once stumbled into a church in New Jersey desperately seeking help for his addiction.

“When I came through those doors, I was broken. … This was, I would say, around the … third season of ‘The Wire,’ ” Williams said.

“I was on drugs. … I was in jeopardy of destroying everything I had worked so hard for, and I came in those doors, and I met a man who had never even heard of ‘The Wire,’ much less watched it,” he said, referring to the pastor.

“I wrote my full name down — Michael Kenneth Williams — and in the office, [the pastor] turns around, and he says, ‘So what do you want to be called, man?’ I said, ‘Well, you know, my name is Michael, but I could do Mike.’ He says, ‘Why does everybody say, ‘Omar, Omar’s in trouble?’ ” And I was like, ‘Oh, this dude is clueless [about the show],’ ” Williams said.

 

[Dak Pickscott]

this brother was black excellence Rest In Power King

 

[Don Homer]

poot

his character in the wire had to leave the game bc he kept losing friends

 

[Jahbarri]

Damn I was damn near on some fenty this past weekend stay safe brehs

 

[Big Boss]

 

[Roid Jones]

Wow RIP

 

[Edub]

Wtf man










Wit fentanyl runnin rampid like this why in the fukk would you snort or pop ANYTHING at this point….. I get it, partying wit the bih’s never gets old….. but c’mon dog, folks just rollin the dice at this point ….. RIP to him man damn

 

[JP_614]

RIP

 

[DropTopDoc]

I’m sure it’s been posted a million times but

rest easy bruh

 

[The Plug]

wtf? rest in peace

 

[BlackMajik]

Wtf

RIP

 

[moli70]

fuccc. can't process this

 

[Optimus Prime]