According to NL author Anne Beatts, Belushi was upset that his wife and she were spending more time working on the book than with him because they were also co-writing it at the time.
He broached the subject of Beatts and Rosie Shuster with Michaels. According to Judith, Belushi was a “Women’s Libber” who didn’t despise women.
Who was with John Belushi when he died?
Belushi was discovered dead in his hotel room the following day. He was just 33 years old when he passed away from a cocaine and heroin overdose, colloquially known as a “speedball.” Cathy Smith, the companion who had given him the narcotics, was questioned by the police and then let go.
In his personal life, Belushi battled a serious drug addiction that put his comedic career in jeopardy; as a result, he was frequently fired from and rehired at SNL.
In 1982, Belushi passed away from a combination of drug intoxication that may have been brought on by drug dealer Cathy Smith injecting him with a speedball, a combination of heroin and cocaine, at the Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood, California.
In 2004, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as a posthumous tribute.
