7. The Lee Family
Bruce Lee died six days before the release of his kung fu masterpiece Enter the Dragon. He was 33. His death triggered a maelstrom of rumors and conspiracy theories –the Chinese triads and Italian mafia were both blamed for Lee’s untimely death. The official report, however, was less sinister. Lee had a headache and was given a painkiller by the actress Betty Ting Pei; he went to take a nap on her sofa, but never woke up. The coroner concluded that Bruce Lee had cannabis in his system, and that the painkiller and cannabis caused an allergic reaction that poisoned the actor’s system.
Twenty years later Brandon Lee, Bruce Lee’s son, died in a freak accident on the set of The Crow. He was 28. A live round was accidentally placed in the prop gun, and Brandon was shot in the abdomen. Once again conspiracy theorists pointed fingers at the Chinese triads and Italian mafia
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