Bobbi Kristina Brown’s former drug dealer, Steven Stepho, has been found dead in his apartment. With all of the drama surrounding Bobbi Kristina Brown and her family, we didn’t think it could get any crazier. We were wrong. Radar Online has revealed that Stepho’s body was discovered on Monday, June 29, but Radar has just confirmed the details today, July 2. It is believed that Steven Stepho died of an alleged drug overdose.
Sources close to Steven Stepho and his family tell Radar, “family and friends suspect it was a drug overdose” and go on to reveal that Steven Stepho, 22, had been struggling with a drug addiction for quite some time now. The source adds that Stepho was doing better, but he unfortunately suffered from a fatal relapse after working so hard to get his life back on track.
The source added, “He’s been on the path to sobriety for a while — attending AA meetings — but they bey believe that he fell back into using heroin or with mixing it.”
Radar has confirmed Stepho’s death with the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office, and can also confirm that an exact cause of death is still unknown, and will remain unknown until the results of a toxicology test comes in, which are expected to arrive in two weeks.
Steven Stepho recently opened up to Radar prior to his death and admitted that he had helped Bobbi Kristina Brown and Nick Gordon “get drugs sometimes, but not regularly.”
During this interview, Steven Stepho alleged that he had changed his life for the better and had “a great job and a child on the way.” Stepho went on to say, “That part of my life is way in the past. I made mistakes and have paid my died for those mistakes.”
Bobbi Kristina Brown had a history of hanging out with friends who were deeply involved with drugs. In addition to Steven Stepho selling Bobbi Kristina Brown and Nick Gordon drugs, Bobbi Kristina was close friends with Chelsea Bennett, who died from an overdose last year, and Paige Thompson, who was sent to jail for having heroin in her home.
Are you surprised to learn that Steven Stepho, Bobbi Kristina Brown’s drug dealer, had died of an alleged overdose? Let us know in the comments below.
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