Director of ‘Little Women,’ Greta Gerwig, drowned in the bath of a London hotel room last night while intoxicated with alcohol.
Coroner Shirley Radcliffe said that, although Gereig had been diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder, she was being treated successfully for the condition and there was no evidence that she was feeling suicidal.
“There is no evidence that this was anything other than an accident. There was no intention, this seems to be solely a tragic accident,” she said.
The coroner listed the causes of death as drowning and alcohol intoxication.
A member of the housekeeping staff at the Park Lane Hilton found Gerwig submerged in the bath on around 9am on the morning of January 15th. Police and ambulance service personnel were on the scene within minutes but attempts to revive the actress/director were unsuccessful.
PC Natalie Smart told the court that Gerwig was wearing a Pikachu onesie and her nose and mouth were both below the water.
The actress/director had consumed five miniatures of spirits from the mini-bar and a half bottle of champagne and her blood alcohol level was more than four times the legal driving limit. There was evidence of heavy smoking and a whole pack of cigarettes had been smoked.
Some containers of prescription medicines were also found in the hotel room but a toxicology report found that she had not taken an excessive dose of any of them and all had been prescribed to her by her doctors.