David Carradine ‘went on kinky shopping spree days before his death’

July 17th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Whitney Houston, who is working on a comeback after spending years struggling with drug addiction, went on a shopping spree here and picked up lots of stuff for her daughter. The singer was in town to launch her comeback album "I Look To You", her first in seven years.

June 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - 'Kill Bill' star David Carradine was murdered by gender-bender hookers, the actor's movie producer pal has claimed. David Winters, who produced three of the actor's less-known martial arts movies, insists that he was the victim of Bangkok's Lady Boys, reports Contactmusic.

June 13th, 2009 LONDON - Kung Fu star David Carradine's ex-wife believes foul play is responsible for the actor's death in Thailand. Gail Jensen, who believes Carradine was killed before he could reveal the truth about Asian warlords, has urged investigators to look at the evidence in the hotel room closet, where the Kill Bill star's dead, naked body was found by a maid last week.

June 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - According to an independent autopsy conducted on 'Kung Fu' star David Carradine's body, the actor did not commit suicide. "On the basis of the information we currently have, coupled with the autopsy findings, Carradine's death does not appear to be a suicide," Dr.

June 11th, 2009 Forensics expert: Carradine didn't commit suicideLOS ANGELES — The independent forensics expert who examined David Carradine's body says the actor didn't commit suicide, and Carradine's brothers are asking for understanding as Thai authorities investigate. Keith and Robert Carradine say they're grateful for the outpouring of support during what they call a "profoundly painful time." In a statement read Thursday in Los Angeles, they also thanked U.S.

June 11th, 2009 AP Exclusive: No Carradine suicide, expert saysLOS ANGELES — The forensics expert hired by David Carradine's family has concluded that the "Kung Fu" actor did not commit suicide, but said Thursday that more information was needed from Thai investigators before the cause of death could be determined. Carradine's brothers, Keith and Robert Carradine, each read part of a prepared statement to reporters from The Associated Press at a Los Angeles hotel.

June 11th, 2009 AP Exclusive: Expert says no suicide for CarradineLOS ANGELES — The forensics expert hired by David Carradine's family has concluded that the "Kung Fu" actor did not commit suicide, but said Thursday that more information was needed from Thai investigators before the cause of death could be determined. Carradine's brothers, Keith and Robert Carradine, each read part of a prepared statement to reporters from The Associated Press at a Los Angeles hotel.

June 11th, 2009 Full text of Carradine statementsFull text of statements read Thursday by Keith and Robert Carradine, brothers of late actor David Carradine, and Dr. Michael Baden, a forensic pathologist hired by the family to independently examine the body.

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Late actor David Carradine's third wife Gail Jensen has now come forward to give details of the 'Kill Bill' star's allegedly unconventional sexual history and his penchant for auto-erotica. Jensen, who ended her nine-year marriage to Carradine in 1997, claims that the actor would spend days planning to construct elaborate sexual devices he used to tie himself up.

June 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - Family of 'Kung Fu' actor David Carradine, who was found dead in his Bangkok Hotel room with a rope around his genitals, has asked US authorities to investigate his mysterious death. Relatives refuse to believe that Carradine - found naked in a Bangkok hotel closet with a rope tied to his neck, wrist and genitals - committed suicide, reports The New York Daily News.They want an investigation," said Mark Geragos, lawyer for Keith Carradine, brother of the "Kill Bill" star.

June 6th, 2009 NEW YORK - David Carradine, who was found dead in his Bangkok Hotel room with a rope around his genitals, was a fan of "potentially deadly" deviant sex acts, his ex-wife claimed in court papers. TheSmokingGun.com on Friday uncovered her 2003 filing - which also claimed Carradine and a close relative shared an incestuous relationship, reports The New York Daily News.

June 6th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle is back to her superstar self after the rehab stint, as she went on a shopping spree. Following an "emotional breakdown", the singer - nicknamed SuBo -was treated for four days in a clinic.

June 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - David Carradine, who was found hanging in his Bangkok Hotel room on Wednesday, had been struggling with financial concerns, a source close to the actor has revealed. The source added to FOX News, the 72-year-old desperately reached out to some friends in the business that he hadn't been in contact with for quite some time just weeks ago, asking them to do whatever they could to help him boost the bank balance.

June 5th, 2009 Friends, family react to David Carradine's deathReaction to the death of David Carradine: "I was deeply saddened by the news of David Carradine's passing. We met when we made 'Boxcar Bertha' together, almost 40 years ago.

June 5th, 2009 Thai authorities order autopsy on David CarradineBANGKOK — Thai authorities conducted an autopsy Friday on actor David Carradine, a cult star best known for the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu," and cited "unusual circumstances" in his death. His naked body was found hanging in a Bangkok hotel room.