Robin Williams Had ‘Serious Money Troubles’ & Suffered Deep Depression Before Hanging Himself

Since the shocking announcement of Robin Williams’ tragic and untimely death yesterday – so many people have tried to come to terms or make sense of his decision to commit suicide. Why would a man who seemed to be the happiest man in the room, the one who made everyone laugh, the most lovable comic figure in all of television – why would he hang himself – why did he kill himself? What was he depressed for?

New details have emerged on how Robin Williams died. According to reports by Sheriff Keith Boyd… continue....

Williams hanged himself with a belt after his wife had gone to sleep Sunday night.

Susan Schneider, went to bed at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday. Williams later retired in a different bedroom of their home in Tiburon, California, a small town in the San Francisco Bay area.

In the morning, Schneider left the home, thinking Williams was still sleeping. His assistant later came to the house and, concerned about the actor, went into the bedroom and discovered his lifeless body at about 11:45 a.m.

Williams died as a result of death by asphyxia, said Boyd. The actor was partially clothed and suspended from a belt that was wedged between a closet door and the door frame. The assistant told officials he was cold to the touch and rigor mortis had begun to set in. The iconic comedian was pronounced dead at 12:02 p.m. Monday.

Williams’s wrist also had several acute superficials wounds thought to be from a pocket knife that was found nearby. His body was transported to Napa County Sheriff’s Morgue for the autopsy, which took place Tuesday morning.

Those are among the graphic new details to emerge about the death of the 63-year-old entertainer at a press conference Tuesday.

According to Radar Online, a source close to the 63-year-old comic actor revealed that in addition to his addiction struggle, the actor recently confided to a family friend that he had “serious money troubles,” including £18million divorce bills and was worried about his family’s financial security.

When the comedy great recently joked saying it was “nice to have a job where the checks will clear,” – many thought it was what it was, a mere joke.

But it turns out he was not really joking as the star had to pay off a $30 million divorce bill and was left racked by depression after his show The Crazy Ones, co-starring Sarah Michelle Geller was cancelled in May.

According to a family friend who had spoken to Williams recently, “All he could talk about were serious money troubles. There were clearly other issues going on and Robin sounded distant during the telephone conversation. Robin was known for being so generous to his friends and family during the height of his success, and would help anyone out that needed it.

“There was also frustration that Robin expressed at having to take television and movie roles he didn’t want to take, but had to for the paycheck,” the source said, referencing his recently announced decision to film Mrs. Doubtfire 2.

“Doing sequels was never Robin’s thing, and he wasn’t that excited at having to reprise the role of Mrs. Doubtfire, which was scheduled to start filming later this year.”

He also recently worked on several other movies back-to-back including Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (the third installment in that franchise).

In addition, Williams revealed in a Parade Magazine interview last year, that he took a role on the now-defunct CBS show The Crazy Ones because he needed the paycheck.

“The idea of having a steady job is appealing,” Williams told the magazine.

“There are bills to pay. My life has downsized, in a good way.”

“I’m selling the ranch up in Napa,” he said of his $35 million Villa Sorriso mansion.

“I just can’t afford it anymore.”

Although Robin Williams had one of Hollywood’s most enduring and successful movie careers – divorce from first wife Valerie Velardi in 1988, and from second wife, Marsha Garces in 2008 — had gutted his bank account.

“Divorce is expensive,”

he recently said.

“I used to joke they were going to call it ‘all the money’, but they changed it to ‘alimony’. It’s ripping your heart out through your wallet.”

With financial pressures weighing – the insider said that the cancellation of The Crazy Ones tv show in May sent him spiraling.

“Robin slipped into a deep depression,” the source said.

“He felt embarrassed and humiliated that the show had been a failure. It was very hard for Robin to accept. Here he was in his sixties, and forced to take a role on television for the money. It’s just not where he thought he would be at this point in his life.”

Robin Williams hanged himself on Monday August 11th, 2014.

Williams is survived by third wife, Susan Schneider, and three children, Zachary Pym, 31, from his first wife, Velardi, daughter, Zelda, 25, and son, Cody, 25, from his second marriage to Garces.