@@TomBleecker Ive never liked entertaining the thought but IF he was poisoned the person with access to his food and drink would be my prime suspect. I read somewhere on May 10th when he collapsed he threw up his favorite homemade spaghetti. I'll leave it at that.
@@icanmanifest Although Bruce did vomit spaghetti on May 10th, I've never known him to have a "favorite spaghetti." Also, the people who had access to his food and drink on May 10th were not the same as those who had access on the evening at Betty Ting-pei's.
@@TomBleecker I’ve always thought about the story of bruce going to betty’s apartment complaining of a headache then taking a nap and never waking up I believe when he went to sleep she made a call and he was ambushed as he was resting he could be caught off guard this would explain the details you mentioned with his face I believe they beat him to death then they called the ambulance and by that time bruce was long gone
@@michaellopez1196In my opinion, I believe that beating Bruce to death would have been ill-advised because of the obvious telltale signs the coroner would have uncovered. As an aside, I now believe the swelling of his face that was seen in the photos taken at the funeral parlor was caused by the embalming.
Tom, the first question in law enforcement when investigating a person's death is: "Who stood to gain the most from this person's death, and who had the ability to cover it up?" I believe you answered those questions with your research: "Raymond Chow"
@@riverdean7Yeah but with Bruce Lee planning to return to the US, thus leaving Raymond Chow/Golden Harvest behind, all that was going to be out the window
What is very strange about the whole thing is that when Betty found Bruce unconscious she didn't call the ambulance, she called Raymond Chow. Chow came and he also didn't call the ambulance, instead he called his personal doctor. It took his doctor to call the ambulance and that was an hour after Betty had found Bruce. I always thought that was very strange. Why would you call your personal doctor and not the ambulance, especially given the significant person that Bruce was? It's not a commonsense approach to dealing with someone who cannot be woken up. That always seemed suspicious to me, it was a if Betty and Chow wanted to use the hospital as the very last resort, as if they had something to hide. People don't seem to focus on that much, that irregularity in how they dealt with the situation.
You make a good point in "Why would you call your personal doctor and not the ambulance, especially given the significant person that Bruce was?" Betty definitely did not want the media to report in the morning papers that Bruce Lee was found dead in her apartment, let alone her bed. Chow didn't want to see those headlines either. Betty panicked, which is why she called Chow, to ask him what to do. The fact that Bruce had been dead for some time is also why he wasn't taken to Baptist Hospital, which was much closer than Queen Elizabeth Hospital and why both Linda and Chow lied to the media that night and stated that Bruce had died at home while walking in the garden with Linda. This isn't to say there wasn't foul play. But if there was and Betty and Chow knew about it, neither one would have wanted Bruce to die in Betty's apartment. Thanks for your post.
@@TomBleecker you've cleared up a lot regarding his life and death. I've watched most of your videos. Do you think there was foul play in Brandon's death? I know the official narrative, but those aren't usually dependable. Thanks so much for your efforts on this over the decades. 😀🙏
@@Will-sh8kl Glad to hear you've enjoyed my videos. I believe the possibility that there was foul play in Brandon's death is slim. Thanks for your post.
@ray h. It's freaky and rare but it can happen. We saw it recently occur on Alex Balwin's Rust movie set. In the case of Bruce, there was a lot going on behind the scenes, such as the links between him and the Triads associated with Golden Harvest and then there was talk of him leaving Chow's studio and his attempts to get money from him that was owed to him. What made Bruce's death suspicious is the manner in which medical help was called, it's not a common protocol, especially with someone of Bruce's celebrity. There was a lot of coverup's going on around his death an ultimately things didn't occur in the manner a person would usually die of natural causes. A lot of it is discussed in Tom's book but drawing my own hypothesis here from what Tom discusses as a possibility. Would I say his death was definitely foul play? No, but what I am saying is that how Chow and Betty handled it was controversial and suspect to say the least and when you take those steps you're going to draw suspicion to yourself, right or wrong.
I think Bruce was killed, It all doesn't add up. He looked odd as hell in the autopsy pic as well as the coffin one. I watched Game of Death again the other day and thought it was sick how Chow used the real footage from the funeral and worst of all the whole story of some syndicate trying to extort him with a join us or die attitude just mirrors how the Triads were probably leaning on him. I mainly believe once Chow and cohorts new Bruce was going to be a star in Hollywood and leave the Hong Kong film industry after Enter the Dragons success they took it upon themselves with the attitude if we can't make money from him then no one will.
You would have to consider Betty and Ray as primary suspects,Bruce looked pretty rough there like someone hit him over the head,looks like Murder could be at play here,and alterior motives were obvious as you stated.
Nah. I think he od'd messin around with Betty. She didn't wanna call the ambulance cuz the laws would also come & find drugs. Nobody will ever know tho....
@@aceloco817 Remember ace the same exact episode happened months before it was exactly the same. People forget that day he took no painkiller just Hashish that was probably poisoned. Lo Wei, had vicious arguments with Bruce. And Raymond Chow loved money.$$$. Sometimes Jealosy blinds people? They decide if he’s not going to make it for us.$$$ he’s not gonna make it foranyone. Or himself. Watching him make millions upon millions would’ve drove them crazy. But who knows what the future could have brought? And if he had continued to make films in both America and Hong Kong, maybe he could’ve somehow still did some films with them? Bruce himself said that his temper was so bad. Maybe if he just had pacified some of these vultures, he would still be alive. Even if he survived the second poisoning, they would’ve eventually got to him and then when Brandon threaten to speak up, he was gone. This is a coincidence? B.S. r.I.p. Bruce and Brandon.
@@anthonyD2365 idk bout Bruce smoking no poisoned hash. Didn't know he smoked. He prolly did. Not disputing any of that. I'm just talking bout when he died. With ol girl in the crib, scared to death. He prolly was set up tho. Who knows.... 🤷♂️
Ive just started watching these videos and Im a huge Bruce Lee fan . Growing up in the 70s as a Western kid from a Pakistani background ,Bruce Lee and Muhammed Ali were great symbols of courage and fearlessness that someone like me could relate to so i get that those are things that people want to defend . However Im now an adult and Im glad that finally Tom Bleeker is saying things that put the story of Bruce into an adult context again without the " vanillisation" ...its high time and takes away nothing from Bruce Lees great contribution to popular culture . Ive ordered your book sir and really looking forward to reading something that is coming from someone who knew the man but isnt over-awed by him
Wow! This was very insightful, it's been so many years since Bruce's passing and it's so many questions have went unanswered. A mysterious death. Thank you!
Of course Brandon was offed. Real bullets don't magically walk into prop guns and find the latest up and coming hot action star that coincidentally also happened to be the son of one of the most powerful and influential human beings known to man. Can't have the offspring of Bruce Lee potentially dominating the action movie scene for possibly many years in corrupt and racist Hollywood. As for Bruce, yeah foul play is definitely possible. Also possible is overwork and heatstroke due to major dehydration (which also leads to kidney failure) as potential reasons as offered up by Matthew Polly and John Little. It could very well also be that simple. Well, only God and Bruce knows. Very interesting that the doctors didn't test for a whole range of - at least - known poisons or their constituents to rule them out. Also very interesting that they only found weed in his system and that his blood work wasn't apparently tested for other narcotics despite - evidently that little tidbit being unknown to the whole world for damn near 50 yrs - that Bruce was supposedly abusing every illegal drug known to man at the time like some Chinese Tony Montana. I have my own doubts about that because it wouldn't take 50 years plus for this miraculous knowledge to surface. You just can't keep something that damning to a man like Bruce Lee's reputation quiet on all fronts for that long. It's ridiculous. None of his friends and colleagues mentioned anything about it in print or on film. I guess they must all have been paid off to keep it quiet as some trolls would say. I'm just waiting on the new set of miraculous letters to surface another 50 silent years later that exposes his addiction to prostitutes supplied by Kareem Abdul Jabbar lol
@Kunemo23 and how would you know about your last sentence? He was allegedly promiscuous but that's none of our business and it probably hurts his wife. I'm guessing the family do not want his good reputation tarnished, like Elvis. However your statement about Hollywood are my sentiments exactly. Hollywood is powerful and Bruce wanted to create Concorde over there, that would have been fierce competition for big H and they would have seen him as a threat. Analysing etc won't bring him or Brandon back and although fans want the truth it won't ever come out, so let them RIP because the family need peace too.
@@out_of_control1 My last sentence was pure sarcasm. Bruce had affairs, yes. Prostitutes? Give me a break. As if a man like that needs to stoop to those levels.
My God Tom,I've for most of my life believed that Bruce may have been murdered,I Couldn't like most Believe that an aspirine had enduced the oedema through an allergic response,but then I read Matthew Polly's book talking about possible heatstroke being the culprit and the lack of any foul play being found in the autopsy rapport and I accepted that. Now I'm full circle again, and with all the stakes,financially, that were in play,man It Couldn't be any other way. Bruce wanted to make It "Big Time" but payed the price for It "Big Time"
Personally, I don't understand the reasoning behind Matthew Polly's theory that heatstroke is what killed Bruce Lee. The problem boils down to a simple question, which is when was this heatstroke supposed to have occurred? Was it when Bruce was at his air-conditioned home on Cumberland Road in the morning talking with Raymond Chow? Or did the heatstroke set in when Bruce was driving with Raymond to Betty's in Raymond's air-conditioned Rolls Royce? Or was Bruce beset with heatstroke over the several hours he sat in Betty's air-conditioned apartment before lying down in her bedroom to rest? As an aside, Raymond was in Bruce's company during all three of these settings, and he didn't suffer heatstroke.
Bruce'best friend in HK who also appeared in The way of the Dragon as the waiter who was knocked down in the back alkey of the restaurant also believed foul play on Bruce death
Great content Tom. Lots of Bruce Lee anecdotes and stories that I had no idea about. Especially about Raymond being with Bruce and Betty talking over the "script!", That was a lightbulb moment there! Thanks for sharing.
and by the way I have a medical background myself ...that allergic reaction to equagesic sounds like so much BS but once its on the certificate thats it
Aloha Tom. Really enjoyed watching this discussion. Read the book when it came out and your "re- visit" of the subject was both interesting and compelling. Again, really enjoy this... Hope to see you at the Camp in Vegas this year.
I will be there. Very much looking forward to it. As an aside, there are 14 videos in this Bruce Lee playlist. Your time and interest permitting, you may enjoy some of the others. Cheers
Jackie Chan tells the story of how he ran into Bruce one night as he (Chan) was on his way to go bowling. Bruce asked if he could come with, and according to Chan, just kind of sat there watching/staring off into space as if something was weighing heavily on his mind. I think he died about a week later.
Jackie Chan is quoted as saying that everybody in Hong Kong knew what really happened to Bruce, but he didn't elaborate any further. He needs to come clean about the matter before he passes on too - he's not getting any younger !
Facinating about the branding iron mark on his forehead and bruises everywhere. Didn't know about that. I used to see the neck bulging out in that infamous photo but always thought it was caused by drugs they pumped him with to start his heart or swelling caused by whatever inflamed his brain. But now I see that doesn't make sense. Did you hear that Bruce's sister Agnes Lee's husband noticed Bruce had black toes and finger tips when he saw his body at the hospital? Signifying poison. I don't know if you mentioned that already Thanks for another great video.
Yes, I have heard of the black fingernails. A mortician friend living in North Carolina emailed me about that. He had an explanation; however, at the moment, I can't recall what that was. Good point.
Grandmaster William Cheung in the "The Lost Interviews" DVD said the exact same thing.When he saw his body before the ceremony on 25th in Hong Kong,he said that his toes were all bent and black and that indicates poison.
@@acegrafik Bruce Lee was meticulous about his appearance. I can't imagine that he would make a public appearance, especially with his popularity at that time, displaying bent toes with blackened toenails. I also feel that if he noticed his fingernails turning black, he would have consulted his physician. As an aside, if his poisoning had reached that level, he would have felt miserable and most likely not making public appearances.
@@acegrafik There has to be a miscommunication somewhere. I seriously doubt that William Cheung (or anyone besides the immediate family) would have been allowed inside the autopsy room or the funeral home.
My aunt remembers shortly after Bruce's death the Taiwanese newspapers reported on his affair and how he was discovered at his mistress's apartment. She said for a big star at the time it was strange that they'd allow all this dirty laundry to get aired. Seems like it was a character assassination since if the studio wanted to keep it out of the news, they easily could have. Likely the opposite occurred, where the "leak" was deliberate.
The Hong Kong film industry was similar to the Hollywood film industry when it came to bloodthirsty news reporters looking for a scoop. Even the top actors in Hollywood have had a difficult time staying under the radar of the media. In Hong Kong the media is called the "mosquito press." Of course, at times Bruce was anything but discreet about his activities. In fairness, Bruce didn't have anywhere near the number and intensity of indiscretions that the media claimed he had. The main objective of any media that covers celebrities is to sell newspapers.
Mr. Bleecker these are the best videos on Bruce that I’ve ever seen! Please continue making more videos, and it doesn’t have to be Bruce videos. Btw, would you ever consider being a guest on Viking Samurai’s TH-cam channel? Thanks for the great content🙏
@James Barbour ...Wu Ngan was Bruce Lee's personal assistant. He lived in Bruce's mansion in Hong Kong. Matter of fact he was the guy in Way of the Dragon that Bruce side kicked holding the air shield. I believe he was in Enter the Dragon as well.
It's interesting that Raymond Chow joined Bruce Lee's mother and two brothers Peter and Robert at Sensei Fumio Demura's Orang Coast College Karate tournament in 1976. Demura Sensei mentioned how Bruce's family suspected fowl play.
Mr.Bleecker, have you heard of the phenomenon of reverse speech? I would be very interested in hearing an analysis of Raymond Chow and Betty ting pei regarding Bruce's death. One would need to be fluent in their dialect however.
They’ve gotten to the point where they believe Bruce died by drinking to much water or not enough. But you know as well as I do that Bruce made a lot of enemies on the wrong side of the tracks. And they know a million and one ways to do somebody in. And they ripped his family off like you wouldn’t believe. What can you do when the power is on their side. But nobody knows who they are and everybody knows who Bruce Lee is and that number keeps on growing. So Bruce is helping many in this generation to be motivated and believe in themselves through many who were inspired by him. Everything is for the bigger picture. 🙏
I don't believe Bruce had enemies any more than Mike Tyson, Elvis, or other entertainers who suddenly have a substantial financial draw. Second, no one ripped off Bruce's family. When he died, he was essentially broke, although it was possible that he would be owed a substantial amount of money if "Enter the Dragon" did well at the box office, which is what happened. After Bruce died, his widow Linda was his sole heir, and after negotiating with Raymond Chow, the two agreed on a financial settlement that was acceptable to Linda. With regard to the cause of Bruce's death, we'll probably never know, although topping the list these days is the disclosure that he was heavily into cocaine and other drugs that in all likelihood severely compromised his health.
@@TomBleecker Wow, that's new to me... How come he didn't get some financial stability after the success of the three films before ETD? I now wonder if that is what led him to more dependence on drugs... I'm right now inclined to believe that HK hospital told us a half truth after long talks with Raymond and Linda... The cause of death is cerebral edema which drugs may cause apparently, that plus the pill Betty gave him
@@NPGAadamHe didn't have any financial stability because his contracts with Raymond were oral, with peanuts up front and a lot of promises of riches down the road when a big box-office success hit. Bruce should have had professional, experienced representation, which he didn't. The single tablet of Equagesic had nothing to do with Bruce's death. Kidney failure due to long-term cortisone abuse topped the list of possibilities until Bruce's extension abuse of cocaine was disclosed.
@@TomBleecker I thought he had seen some money coming in from Way Of The Dragon. You were married to Linda so she would have known. How much money did Bruce have at the time of his death?
@@bobbyz23 This is detailed in "Unsettled Matters" Chapter 11, War Declared. As an overview, although Bruce believed that he was owed money for "Way," Chow held the purse strings and wasn't forthcoming. This meant that with the exception of approximately US$3,000 in a Bank of Hong Kong checking account, US$15,000 in a savings account, and a $5,000 note from the sale of their Bel Air home, which in total wouldn’t pay for Bruce’s funeral expenses, Linda Lee was penniless.
Hi Tom, regarding the autopsy photos, I read years ago that where cause of death is suspected as a brain anomaly, the pathologist will look at the brain, for any obvious signs. To do this, they effectively peel away the face/scalp and open the skull. The process enables them to pull the skin back after brain inspection (and make the deceased reasonably presentable for an open casket). It might be this process that you’re seeing with swelling, bruises, cuts across the neck, etc. Good videos, thank you.
My sense is, having talked with people who work in funeral homes, is that the swelling around Bruce's neck and face was the result of embalming. Cheers
I am sincerely gratefull to Mr. Bleeker for sharing these insights and revelatio s and theory surrounding Bruces death. I have gained incredible insight into understanding the real possible cause of Bruce's death,which has eluded me for many years. I entered this world 3 days after Bruce's first near fatal collapse on the 10 May 1973. The only comfort is today Bruce's legacy is held in high regard as the Father of MMA as well as being a great actor, philosopher and martial artist. Despite all the allegations of extra marital affairs,drug abuse etc. we all still respect and ❤ Bruce Lee forever.😊
I had an autogrpahed copy of your book. I gave it to my boyfriend (now husband) who misplaced it., sadly. Unlike other Lee biographers, you are the one who had the most access to personal files on Bruce because of your marriage to Linda. A great read and I recommend anyone with an open mind read Unsettled Matters. As a former journalist, I admire anyone who pursues the truth through interviews and research. IT gives the world another dimension of Bruce Lee despite some people wanting to propogate this legend status. An incredible athlete but fallible person. Sad that those close to him would rather show him as a loving husband and family man all the time. He had his demons because he was human...superhuman strength but human none the less.
Thank you for your kind words about "Unsettled Matters." To clarify, my access to Bruce's files was not the result of my being married to Linda. I was given access to those files when Linda hired me to cowrite "The Bruce Lee Story" with her, which was months before our marriage. Thanks for your post.
I believe the circumstances and medical evidence all point to Bruce Lee dying of a cannabis (hashish) overdose. In the excellent documentary "Death by Misadventure", they interview the physicians, including one of the top neurosurgeons in Hong Kong at the time, who treated Bruce Lee when he almost died on May 10th, 1973. They give their unbiased medical determination on the cause of death. It is beyond any doubt in my opinion.
Unfortunately, 50 years ago, the medical examiner didn't have anywhere near the information that has surfaced since then. If Bruce died from drug a drug overdose, the culprit was more likely cocaine.
Yes. If.. Then coca leaves that was given to him as edibles... He didn't know that it was cocaine overdosed leaves on May 10th. I think they knowingly used deadly portioned drugs to kill him because they could say after oh he was taking weed/coca anyways and then died overdose... This could be how... But who is still not so clear. We are sure. Betty, kinda, chow and the secret society in the background. They wanted Bruce to join the nwo system but he refused. He wasn't interested in the cabala but they were in him using him. But hey the British royalties societies didn't get there chop chop moviestar on board he said f off. And that was practically his death sentence they had Linda in their pocket and she sold him out faster than you can blink cuz she knew Bruce was going to leave her. However... Bruce, sadly He's gone and you and I are here and he sure wanted us to uncover the truth and not to be enraged or sad but clear and striving. We have to always support the truth and expose the lies. That's the philosophy of Bruce Lee and the natural law.
People seem to forget as well that afterwards betty went on to marry a triad boss. She was heavily involved with Triads who have big interest in chinese cinema.
As a kid I saw ETD in 75 and quickly became a fan for life as many and collected everything I could find. Every time I hear any medical reason for his death substantiated, they never were fully explained by positive facts or science to finally pin it down. It's always been, allergic to pain killer, the removal of sweat glands (if that actually occurred), epilepsy history, even death punch. Then came the Baker letters recently of all his drug use that made me think, maybe he just OD'ed. Betty as old as she is now was there, the last to see him and knows. Chow is gone but he had to tell someone close to him. There is someone out there that knows what exactly happened to him. To me there is more physical evidence proving murder that makes sense than any natural physical hypothesis since 73.
Try the someone who never did video, a solo documentary, or sought publicity until recently but was with Bruce and Raymond the day he died. Raymond's right hand. Andre Morgan.
That's correct. That show was first aired about two years ago in the UK. Death from cortisone abuse was one of the two theories that I wrote in my book "Unsettled Matters" in 1996.
I watched this earlier and the details sound correct to my own research after reading the Mathew Polly book, that's when alarm bells went off in my head. That Bruce Lee was murdered by Raymond Chow I found the clues on a website. I was stunned. Thank you at last the truth.
That Raymond Chow murdered Bruce is a possibility but never confirmed. If you haven't read my book Unsettled Matters published in 1996, you might find several of the chapters in that book informative. Thanks for your post.
Although I liked his performance in Chinese Connection, I would guess Lo Wei over Raymond Chow, could be involved? Raymond Chow was still involved with Bruce. When Bruce Lee would have became a U.S sensation. I doubt that he would’ve had anything to do with Lo Wei. Also in that TH-cam video. His crocodile tears do not fool anyone.
Quick question for you: how did something so unfortunate happen to Brendan Lee when, in the history of filmmaking, Arnold, Stallone, Bruce Willis, and many others have shot tons of gun rounds and not one person died/etc.. Can you explain what really happened to Brendan Lee? thanks.
What happened to Brandon was that he was accidentally shot on a film set because the person responsible for handling the firearm that shot Brandon did not do his job. While the chance of this happening is very slim, these tragedies do occur, as was pointed out recently on the film set of Alec Baldwin.
@@TomBleecker Okay, thanks. 1 more thing; Bruce Lee stated that he was training to fight Muhammad Ali one day. Now, had this happened, both would have been in their primes. Assuming no groin/eye pokes and so forth; who do you think would have won in a street fight?
@@EkoLux23 I guarantee you that story is Bruce Lee commercialization campfire folklore. There is no way that Bruce was training to fight Ali. As to who would win in a hypothetical street fight, I suppose whichever one scored first.
I don’t have an inkling as to what happened to Bruce Lee, but I do find it highly suspicious that a physical specimen like Bruce Lee could die on his own for no reason whatsoever! Many of Bruce’s close friends often said that Bruce told them the doctors that saw him often told him he has “a body of an 18 years old” and that he was such a physical specimen other men wished they could be just like him. The way Bruce looks in Enter the Dragon was also off. He looks unhealthily too thin, unlike the way he looks in other movies. The explanation that they gave to explain his death was also weak and suspicious, that he died of bad interactions between the food that he ate and the pain medicine that he took always seems highly suspicious to me and just doesn’t add up for me. I don’t know what happened to Bruce, but I definitely wouldn’t rule out foulplay as a possible cause for his death. There were probably some people back then that wanted him dead.
Bruce Lee certainly had far too many enemies, including some who knew he was worth more to them dead than alive. With regard to his health, how he appears in his movies can be misleading. According to his medical records and what Dr. Karpman stated under oath, Bruce was far from a physical specimen. In fact, he was in the latter stages of full adrenal failure. Thanks for your post.
That’s what I said, during the making of Enter the Dragon he didn’t look so healthy like he did in his earlier movies. The friends that said he told them his doctors said that he looked great were describing a time when Bruce was still healthy and strong, such as before he shot Enter the Dragon or at a time when he was just beginning to shoot the film.
The only doctor that told Bruce he appeared healthy was Dr. Harold Karpman, and this was near the end of the ETD shoot. To clarify, Dr. Karpman made only a superficial examination of Bruce and commented that Bruce had the body of an 18-year-old based on Bruce's blood pressure, pulse, lung and heart sounds, etc.
Now Bruce being set up & murdered in light of that history does make sense. Wonder if Betty helped (or was pressured) to lay the trap for Bruce in her apartment?? 🤔
I had a question? Not related to this matter, but I wanted to ask you, I heard through the grapevines that Linda sued Dan Inosanto, if so could you do a video on that by chance. If not just disregard the comment.
William Cheung Taught Traditional Wing Chun,And Had A School Here IN Baltimore Maryland At The Corner Of Park Ave,And Mulberry Street. I Was A Student At That Time Of Willy Lin's Northern Shaolin Gung Fu School,Which Was Located On Howard Street. I Spared With William Cheung's School Sensei That He Left To Running The School Here,He Was Really Great At Wing Chun Center Line,But Couldn't Do Anything With My Constant Shifting Ways Of Attack,That Flowed From One Move To The Next,And Yes I Not Only Was A Northern Shailin Practitioner,But Also Had Black Belts In Shotokan,And Tae Kwon Do At The Time,Before Moving To Northern Wu Shu,After That I Trained In Jeet Kune Do Where We Dawned Head Gear,Foot Padded Shoes And Chest And Knee Pads,And Trained Full Contact. Unless You Kick At Full Power At Your Opponent,And Punch Full Force At Your Opponent During Your Practice Of Sparring,You'll Never Be A Real Combatant In A Real Fight. In Other Words,You Don't Learn How To Swim By Watching Swimmers,You Have To Get Really Wet In The Water!
I don't believe that any of the autopsy photos were ever made public. The one of Bruce lying on a steel gurney with his neck swollen and his hair wet was taken at the funeral home.
Mister Bleecker I live in Paris France and I am about to publish a book with the 50th anniversary of his death, and would like the permission to use some of your material on your book Unsettled matters! Can I have a conversation on the phone with you about how to make it happen?! I have nearly 10 000 people already interested on my entourage.
7:45 - I would assume that immediately after 'Enter the Dragon', Bruce would re-commence with 'Game of Death' which had the potential to easily be his best work at that time.
My sense is that was the original plan prior to ETD starting principal photography. However, when Bruce realized he had a huge hit with ETD and was receiving offers from the major Hollywood studios for big budgeted films that he would star in (one major studio offered him a 5-film deal), I believe, knowing Bruce's quest for fame and fortune, that GOD would have been set aside indefinitely.
Absolutely.....Bruce was FORMIDABILE only filmed his eyes on a primo piano ,elettromagnetic FORMIDABILE power and unique attitude,punto! But yes....he was really exausted and we can ser it in ENTER as he'd lost a lot of weight and,as martial arrtist i was and in some way i'm stiil,his kicking at the end of the movie was not so perfect as he usued to performed in the previous films! So thakful for your spoken sir and grateful for espose this bitter truth. Oss GL 👊🏼
@@TomBleecker ходят слухи , что Брэндон хотел докопаться , кто убил Брюса Ли. Мы не знаем правды , но смерть этих великих людей вызывает изумление . Две звёзды из одной семьи умерли слишком рано. Согласитесь , что это вызывает подозрения в заговоре и нечестной игре ? Оба актёра находились на пике карьеры и могли реально продвинуться дальше. Как в творческом плане , так и в финансовом. Официальные версии не выглядят убедительно. Случайные смерти дважды это дикий перебор.
@@user-gl6px3ly1z В течение многих лет ходили слухи, что Брэндон хотел возобновить расследование смерти своего отца и что он также хотел эксгумировать тело своего отца, чтобы провести еще одно вскрытие. Оба эти слуха ложны.
27:00 sounds like you talking about Rhabdomylosis, Kidney failure and muscle wasting high uriah levels. It’s typically caused by excessive exercise and dehydration
Dr. Michael Hunter attributed Bruce's death to kidney failure and blamed cortisone abuse as having caused that failure. As an aside, the day Bruce died, he hadn't worked out and wasn't suffering from dehydration. Thanks for your post.
Mr. Bleecker, I wanted to ask you a very controversial question. Being that Linda Lee testified that Bruce did not ever use drugs to her knowledge, what kind of impact so you fell these letters would have on any claims of insurance fraud? Do you think this is may be why she has declined commenting in this issue? Do you think that this may be why she along with others wanted an open and shut momentum on the death inquiry? Much love and respect to Linda and her brilliant and beautiful daughter Shannon. It’s just something that has been on my mind lately.
There is no question that those letters would have been highly damaging to the insurance claims. My feeling is that at the time, Linda was following the advice of Bruce's attorney, Adrian Marshall, with regard to what she said to the court and the press. Why Linda hasn't commented on those letters only she knows. Cheers
@@TomBleecker Hello. Isn’t it moot at this point? Most people who criticize Bruce Lee for smoking weed or snorting coke imbibe themselves. These people are fans who probably don’t even train martial arts. Let Bruce Lee rest in peace and continue to inspire people to train. He who has not sinned shall cast the first stone. Glad to see you are still active sir!
@@XavierJustice-is2or I don't have the sense that people (those who partake and those who don't) are criticizing Bruce for his drug use. At the same time, those who discuss it clearly aren't willing to ignore it simply because he died 50+ years ago. Bruce's drug use is part of his legacy and, tragically, (some feel) may have caused his early demise. Perhaps there are some good lessons to be learned here. Moreover, I don't know of anyone who has stated that Bruce's (or anyone else's) drug use is a sin. Thank you for your well wishes. By the grace of God and perhaps the luck of the draw, I'm still above ground and in good health. Cheers
thank you tom, i always remember your name, as i used to play solo and with my bands on bleecker street ,nyc.\ did they actually shoot WoTD in Italy? or was it only on location shooting? I have read,,that they reproduced Rome at the RC studio, like the Coliseum fight with CN,,,,,that recent book my Matt Polly, is very different than I thought it would be, he never mentions you at all,! Not sure why he did this but , looking forward to getting your books.THANK YOU all your vids,my dear sir. Love robert in nw Italy
The main thoroughfare of Greenwich Village, Bleecker Street, was actually named after my family. Several generations ago, my great-grandfather owned a large farm in that area of New York. And the frontage road of that farm was a dirt road, and when the farm was torn down when Greenwich Village was growing, the town's city council decided to pave that dirt road and called it Bleecker Street. As an aside, there is now a successful film company called Bleecker Street. You are correct that Way of the Dragon was shot in Italy and the sound stages of Golden Harvest. Regarding the final fight scene, filming around the Colosseum was strictly forbidden, and the few scenes actually filmed there were quickly shot without the knowledge of the Roman authorities.
@@TomBleecker thank you tom,! I look forward to more of your videos. Also, I am posting your name on alot of BRUCE LEE utube channel videos, asking why they never mention or refer to you. So far, no one has replied. Buon giorno,my friend,love Robert
@@ror312gallery19 Many of the TH-cam channels are hosted by people who still believe in the "Saint Bruce" marketed brand name, although the numbers in that faction of Bruce's following has diminished considerably over the years. Because of my stance on a truthful accounting of Bruce's life and death, these people tend to avoid mentioning me. There are TH-cam channels that do mention my name and point to my channel. One that is heavily populated is Alex Recter's (sp?) "Kung-fu Genius." Cheers
@@TomBleecker yes, thank you tom, his vids are not watchable for me anymore. good to hear he has mentioned you though.good day and good work to you there my friend.
Of course, since the surfacing of the drug letters, many of Bruce's following are focused on the strong possibility that Bruce's heavy cocaine use may have caused his brain edema.
What's suspicious is that Bob Baker keeping those letters where Bruce talks about drugs and the quantity of drugs he needed. WHY was he keeping those particular letters instead of destroying them immediately? Possible blackmail? Bruce keeping a knife on him and also had a gun in his car. He could have owed money to someone for the drugs and wasn't paying his debts fast enough? Triads, Bob Baker? Both? Someone Bob Baker knew got caught with something to do with drugs Bruce expressed in his letter. Maybe Bob was using that as a way of holding off Bruce's demands of obtaining more drugs? The fact that Bruce was talking about drugs in those letters almost seems like there was a deeper element involved somewhere behind the scenes. And at some point, things could have taken a wrong turn which ultimately led to Bruce's death....not of his own doing, but beyond what he could control directly. Maybe he was purposely given a bad batch of drugs because he didn't pay what he owed?
Surely lots of theories expressed that are worthy of thought. That said, what is disclosed in these letters, coupled with the fact that large doses of cocaine are known to cause brain edema, is perhaps the most novel and important piece of information.
Good video Mr Bleecker. Bruce was murdered and never died from no reaction to painkillers or anything else ridiculous like hashish and drinking too much water. When a individual becomes so big, Influential, powerful and cannot be controlled by the industry or exploited by any organised crime groups they become a target. Bruce was in conflict with the triads and powerful people in china no doubt, he refused to go along with them. If he could not be controlled and exploited they had to eliminate him. Betty was involved with triads, Raymond chow was involved too, he only sought to use Bruce for benefit in the film industry. They organised his poisoning at Betty's, they were all on it, they drugged Bruce, they delayed the medical attention to make sure the poison took its full effect. They manipulated the autopsy reports with the connections they had to cover it up and make it look like anything else. I'm surprised people don't talk about this more and they consider it a supposed conspiracy, a theory yet the truth, the reality says otherwise. Even though Bruce is dead his spirit and influence will go on and continue to inspire many to become great as he already has. Long live Bruce
There have been dozens of movies stars much bigger than Bruce who didn't end up murdered because they couldn't be controlled by the major studios or anyone else. That said, I agree with you that filmmaking in Hong Kong in the early 1970s was more controlled by outside influencers. I agree with much of your theory, although one major problem is that most of what you laid out didn't apply to Bruce's collapse on May 10th at Golden Harvest Studios. And, of course, with the surfacing of those drug letters two years ago, the very real possibility that Bruce overdosed on cocaine, which in large amounts is known to cause brain edema, is a credible possibility. Thanks for your comments.
@TomBleecker how do we know the original autopsy, toxicology reports were never doctored and fabricated, how do we know if Bruce really died from edema or what they made out. I am aware of the drug letters and they bruce dabbled with some things like coke and hashish but I don't believe that has anything to do with the way he died. I've seen everything when It comes to Bruce's death, that it was a reaction to meprobamate, drug related, drinking too much water, that his sweat glands being removed and so on. He did collapse beforehand but I believe that could of been a result of all the intense training he was doing and heat exhaustion. The way he died was under very strange circumstances. I have a feeling there's more to it and that's what I'll always believe. I also heard Bruce seemed quite stressed in his final years and started drinking, something was bothering him. It's truly sad Bruce died so early, he would of become even greater than he already was had he not died. Never the less alive or dead he made his place in history and went on to inspire so many worldwide, he will never be forgotten.
Hi Tom. I love your exceptional research and information on Bruce Lee. I wonder what you might think of my grades of Bruce's completed Martial Art films: "The Big Boss" - A plus "Fist Of Fury" - A plus "Way Of The Dragon" - A plus plus "Enter The Dragon" A
Well, those grades are certainly your personal opinion. In my view, I wouldn't put Bruce's first three films on the same level as ETD, but that's just my opinion. Thanks for your post.
@@TomBleecker Thank you for your response! The reason I rank the first 3 ahead of "Enter The Dragon" is because the story lines are much tighter, which included both comedy and charm, and because it is truly Bruce in his unbelievable fight performances. The first 3 had Bruce as a very important moral and philosophical societal hero. Which of course tuned out to be ultimately important for Chinese history and culture ever since these first 3 films were release there in China. I think the first 3 movies laid the groundwork for Bruce's over the top fight scene in "Enter The Dragon".
@@JimmyPlato1 It appears that you are comparing Bruce's films with one another and not comparing them to any other films. The attraction of all four of Bruce's films was his fight scenes. The scripts and acting were for the most part forgettable. His fight scenes in ETD are what made that film (all 11 minutes, which is impressive). By the way, Bruce's films were never released in China.
@@TomBleecker Well there is no doubt that "Enter The Dragon" was a much bigger production. But notice how vital and important the Asian actors were in the first 3 Bruce films. In contrast, Jim Kelly and John Saxon semi dominated "Enter The Dragon", and the Asian actors were not really all that important (with the exception being the main villain Han). I think this is one of the reasons ETD goes down just a little bit when it compares to the first 3. As great as the fight scene with the wooden pole in Bruce's hands in ETD was, I think Bruce kicking the crap out of the entire Japanese school in "Fist Of Fury" was absolutely awesome, and maybe even a slightly better fight scene than the great ETD one was. And I did not know that the first 3 were released in Hong Kong only.
@@JimmyPlato1In my view, aside from Bruce's fight scenes, none of the other actors (besides Chuck Norris) were of any relevance in the first three films. The scripts were predictable and boring. And the acting was forgettable. Again, what made those first three films was Bruce's action scenes. ETD was certainly a blockbuster film and to this day is the gold standard of MA films. Have you watched any of Toshiro Mifune's Samauri films? His sword fighting scenes are on a par with Bruce's kung-fu action scenes.
Not to mention Bruce had a very distinct red line across his left cheek in his Hong Kong funeral coffin as if he had been struck across the face with a thin bar and his left eye brow and eye lid a redish pink..Weird🤔
they knocked on the door at betty tings bruce knew them they wanted to talk about monie, (2 triads)-----things got heated and one of them jabbed a syringe into him as he went down he put up a fight hence the cuts!!-------
We are immortals. Too many versions we have played and in future we will again. Everything is preplanned. No grave can hold my body down. It will rise just like sun rise 🔆🌙🐱
Hi Tom. Ever since Bruce Lee's death. I strongly believed it's a cover up for an assassination And I still do till this day. Bruce Lee was one of the greatest marshal artist that ever lived. may he's sole rest in eternal peace 🕊️💐 from UK 🇬🇧👍👍 an old cockney gal
If Brandon hadn’t died the way he did, on that film set . I might had brought that story that Bruce Lee wasn’t poisoned but now, know way definitely foul play and Brandon too. Because, Brandon would have carried on his legacy through this life . Either way Bruce Lee is a Martial arts legend n will always be on the highest scale of any one in this 21st century the reach up to and always will be. Bruce who was also a great human being to reach out to all man kind black or white to share his knowledge of life n Martial arts, and philosophy when most of the old school Chinese Martial artist wouldn’t. We are thankful for his presence in our life time , thank you Sifu Bruce Lee ( The legend)
While I agree that there is question of foul play in Bruce's death, I'm fairly certain that Brandon's death was accidental. With regard to Brandon carrying on Bruce's legacy, I personally feel that Brandon's main interest was that of a dramatic actor and not an action martial arts actor. Brandon was destined to be an A-list leading man in Hollywood along the lines of a Tom Cruise. He had the looks, the personally, and was a great actor.
@@TomBleecker Брэндон интересен сам по себе , а не как сын Брюса. Он хорошо мог бы играть в мелодрамах и комедиях. У него очень выразительное лицо .харизма.
I don't recall anyone hating Bruce, although some were put off by his cockiness and some of the negative statements he publicly made about the martial arts in general. Surely, I didn't know of anyone who wished him harm.
@@TomBleecker Thanks, that answers my question. Do believe that anyone in particular around Bruce Lee and/or particular celebrities at that time that may be jealous, bitter or angry at Bruce Lee??
Creatinine is a better index of renal failure. That being said, a BUN of 92 is outrageous. A simple urine test will also reveal protein in the urine. Very good video, very thoughtful and informative. Now that we know that Bruce and Linda were using cocaine fairly regularly, how does that fact affect all theories up to this point?
I don't recall there being any evidence of Linda using cocaine, only Bruce. Anyway, from the research I've read, heavy cocaine injection is known to cause brain edema, which doctors agree was the cause of Bruce's death.
As I have often mentioned, these sudden acts of unprovoked violent outbursts were out of character for Bruce. Although I wasn't around Bruce in his final months in Hong Kong, my sense is that his abuse of cocaine and other drugs, as well as his increasing lack of sleep, had much to do with this.
If I had to bet I’d bet that Bruce Lee simply died of a drug overdose or drug related death and it was covered up because he was an icon in Hong Kong and a cash cow with new films still to come out. Lee was very much a product of his time. He was a psychedelic martial artist who flew too close to the sun. Incredible athleticism, grace, fluidity, balance, drive, ambition, and penchant for drugs like coke, acid, steroids, and marijuana. He’s The Beatles of martial arts.
I’m referring to illegal recreational drugs and steroids which was I believe was legal then. Steroids would explain Lee’s “very violent temper”, as Dan Inosanto described it.
Great insights 👍. I'm especially intrigued by the bruises and that neck injury. Maybe he was beat up with a blunt object? Also, in your book, there's a photo where Bruce lost considerable muscle definition. Is this an effect of yet an unnamed condition which Bruce suffered from?
The wasting away of his muscles was caused by the gradual failure of his kidneys, which is covered in more detail in my video about cortisone being the cause of death.
Bruce was covering his drinks. While chewing his poisened Hash. They told him to stop it eating hash. They didn’t know it was poisoned though. They said he was worried, but when the big mouth Doctor, back in the states had to stroke his ego, by telling him that he had the body of a 20-year-old. Bruce felt invincible. Bad move
There was a good doc. About Bruce his brother, about the death of Bruce, but nothing came out. What we know is on 10 may and 20 july he got a edema, and that on 20 july, both Ramond and Betty did not call the ambulance immediately. And Raymond was losing Bruce to Hollywood, so was the traid. So poisoned would be the case.
Of course, what needs to now be taken into serious consideration is Bruce ingesting large amounts of cocaine on a daily basis. The fact that a large ingestion of cocaine can cause fatal brain edema is now the elephant in the room.
I hope all this will be in the new Bruce Lee Bio pic. With Danny Chen from Longstreet/Green Hornet era to Way Of The Dragon era, and Abbas Alizida The Afghanistan Bruce Lee to portray Bruce Lee from Game Of Death/ Enter The Dragon to his death, touch on what happened the last day of his life add the interpolation of both of his funerals and commentary from people who knew him plus some fans 💯😁😁😁😁😁😁😁💯😲😲😲💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
Could make a bomb ass movie about what really happened to Bruce and how it probably played out and it would be amazing with all these details Tom is talking about .
Thx again Sir... when will the next Amy interview be out ? Also Linda must have hinted or told you if she suspected that Bruce was killed ? ( even if she did not suspect anyone person )
I'm working on the second video of Amy Sanbo. Hopefully it will be posted this evening or tomorrow morning. Although it was clear to me that Linda did not accept the conclusion of the Medical Examiner's Inquest, she did not discuss with me her thoughts as to what had caused Bruce's death or, if there was foul play, who may have been involved.
@@TomBleecker "did not accept the conclusion of the Medical Examiner's Inquest" - that is interesting enough .... so it seems that she herself did not know, or else she would have atleast ran it by you in one way or another.
The triads didn't kill Bruce Lee. It was hashish. Bob Wall went to Bruce's house several months before his death and Bruce was chomping hashish brownies like chocolate chip cookies. Bruce became incoherent and could barely talk. Wall said Bruce had to lie down for a while and his voice drifted off into a dozing somnambulance. He was shocked. A month before his death Bruce had an unconscious experience where his friends could barely wake him. It was the brownies. The autopsy found a deadly amount of cannabis residue in Bruce's stomach. That's it!
Both Professor Teare and Dr. Lam King-leung debunked the theory that hashish in brownies and/or marijuana caused Bruce's death. Under oath, Dr. Lam King-leung testified that only a small amount of marijuana had been found in Lee’s stomach and small intestine. The second, and more critical testimony, was that of Professor Ronald Teare of London University’s Forensic Medicine Department, who considered the marijuana found in Lee’s body on the day Lee died “about as significant as if I had been told Lee had taken a cup of tea or coffee.”
@@TomBleecker It was a whitewash, not a debunking. Dr. Donald Langford and Dr. Peter Wu stated Bruce Lee's death was due to cerebral edema (brain swelling) caused by a cannabis overdose. People connected to Bruce financially hated this finding. They wanted a 2nd autopsy and hired guys who found the brain swelling to be caused by an allergic reaction to the headache medication Equagesic. But Lee had been experiencing headaches and seizures for several months. He collapsed while working on his film Enter the Dragon two months before his death. He was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with cerebral edema (brain swelling). He was discharged several days later. He was wrongly informed that he could not overdose on cannabis. He continued to eat the brownies, which killed him.
@@bobgarrett7134 You're preaching to the choir. Have you seen all of Bruce's medical records dating from his personal physicians in the United States, the autopsy report, the medical examiner's report, the full transcripts from the Coroner's inquest, and the Hong Kong police records? In addition, have you watched Dr. Richard Hunter's analysis on the TV cable show "Autopsy"? If you want to go down the road of suggesting that drugs are what killed Bruce, you'd make a far better case using his abuse of cocaine, which is known to cause brain edema. Anyway, as I mentioned earlier, I don't agree with the notion that Bruce died from eating hash brownies.
@@TomBleecker It's an open and shut case. The hashish brownies are what he loved to munch to get into a relaxed state. Then he'd doze off. They were also causing him severe headaches and seizures. Bruce made the connection and was tying to regulate the amount of cannabis he ingested. That can be very difficult because the THC percentage per mg can vary greatly. Did you read the story of Bob Wall visiting Bruce, noting the number of brownies he chomped down, and his verbal deterioration into total incoherence and sleep?
@@bobgarrett7134 You said all this earlier. It's obviously an open and shut case to you, but not to many others, me included. Yes, I read Bob Wall's interview and a half dozen other theories that don't agree with all the medical records. Anyway, I think this thread is closed. Thanks for your input.
As I mentioned in one of the videos, the flak I caught came primarily from the diehard Bruce Lee fans who had grown up watching Bruce's movies and had been subjected for years to the commercialization of Bruce. As a result, they found it difficult, if not impossible, to accept that Bruce was anything less than a god.
@@TomBleecker ...Tom I too am a die hard fan...not a fan boy but fan. As you said, you can't replace what he had. I have never seen one man generate soooo much excitement whereas people lined up around the theater to see his movies!! MY god!God!! But as I got older and really dove into fact a lot of these things I read about previously are now being discussed, even the hash ingestion, etc. I hope there are more facts instead of overblown non facts. He'll always be the G.O.A.T in my opinion. Here's my question...do you know if there was at anytime a discussion about exhuming Bruce's body by the family. Thank you Sir!
@@kelvendyson1508 Greetings. Over the years, I have heard/read the claim that family members wanted to exhume Bruce's body, mostly for a second autopsy. While I cannot speak for Bruce's siblings, I can share with you that I never heard this discussed or stated by Linda, Brandon, or Shannon.
@@MrDravenLee I have heard that rumor, although I've never been able to confirm it. I can say that in all the conversations I had with Brandon about his father, he never mentioned wanting to exhume his body.
Bruce aimed big. I think Bruce wanted to be a big star in Hollywood. I don't think Bruce had any political knowledge to have strong opinions on communism, capitalism, economics, etc
Run Run Shaw alluded to suicide as the cause. I do not agree with that, but the HK film industry context for him was different. Many of his actors and actresses committed suicide in the mid to late 1960s, some in early 70s, mostly due to waning careers and personal issues.
The notion that Bruce would have tried to commit suicide is totally ridiculous, given that based on the private test screenings of ETD and the lucrative movie contracts that he was offered from major Hollywood studios a stellar movie career was all but guaranteed.
At one point, he did. So with Raymond Chow. The reverse would also be true - that Bruce could take credit for Lo Wei and Raymond Chow's success. No successful movie is made by just one person. It's a team effort.
@@Ssssfs...Google Bruce Lee morgue photo and then look up Tom Bleeker comments on Bruce Lee's death on TH-cam. HE points out some things in that photo.
Just would also like to say R.I.P to one incredible human being. Mind boggling what he achieved in a short time. Very intelligent as well , seems as if he was from another planet or something. ❤ VERY FASCINATING PERSON. HE LEFT A LIFE THAT WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED. STILL TO THIS DAY 50YEARS AND PEOPLE STILL ARE MESMERIZED BY HIM. ❤
In my opinion, I feel Bruce Lee overworked himself. Of course I wasn't there it's just my opinion. I feel when Bruce Lee finished the meeting with Raymond Chow, Bruce should have went home instead of going to Betty Ting Pei's apartment. When Betty Ting Pei couldn't wake up Bruce Lee, she should have called the ambulance. Instead Betty called Raymond Chow. When Raymond Chow came over to wake up Bruce but couldn't he called the ambulance. Only God knows what happened.
As is the case with many other aspects of the legend, I don't recall Bruce ever talked about or actually drinking cow's blood. First of all, where would he have gotten it? What he did was put raw hamburger meat in his blender as part of a protein drink - and that meat contained raw blood, much like a rare steak. There wasn't much difference between this and raw eggs with regard to protein. With regard to iron, he probably got more than enough from the desecrated liver powder.
Bruce tried a lot of different things that he thought would bolster his health and performance. Is there any truth to the story of him having the sweat glands in his underarms removed? This was apparently done so that he would not have sweaty underarms on screen.
@@MORCOPOLO0817 It is true that Bruce had some of his sweat glands surgically removed from his underarms, but not all. This was done in the late 1960s just prior to his leaving for HK. And, yes, this was done because his profuse sweating created a problem with wardrobe when shooting film.
@@TomBleecker интересно куда испарялся его пот ? Ну не в голову же ? Капельки пота стекающие с него на фото в ,, входит дракон,, выглядят очень мужественно.
Bruce Lee's cause of death never made sense until the discovery of the drug letters and his cocaine use that resulted in weight loss and cerebral edema. Been a fan since 1972.
@@Drivehead103 Along with a highly credentialed medical team, I researched Bruce's death in detail that included looking over all his medical records, lab reports, and autopsy. In addition, Dr. Richard Hunter, an esteemed medical examiner, ruled that Bruce's death was caused by cortisone abuse. I can assure you that Bruce's use of cocaine played no part in his death.
@@TomBleecker I was about to buy into the steroid cause of death but my common sense told me that many athletes used steroids the same way without dying. Show me a list of other athletes that have died from steroid used to control inflammation. Steroid use causing cerebral edema is not something I have looked into but I will check it out. Cocaine acting on the blood-brain barrier still seems to be a more likely reason.
@@Drivehead103 Are you referencing anabolic steroids or cortisone as a corticosteroid? I'm assuming that latter. An athlete overusing cortisone and not under the care of a physician is at risk of serious health problems, including death. I strongly suggest watching the Bruce Lee segment on the TV show "Autopsy" that stars renowned medical examiner Dr. Richard Hunter. Thanks for your post.
Tom you have made me rethink my whole take on Bruces death. I thought it was any number of explainable reasons I had heard from dehydration thru heat on both days of collapse, sudep, cortisone sheer exhaustion from work etc but never believed the official equagesic allergy. Your knowledge is exeptional, he had lost weight compared to WOTD & his whole appearance seemed un natural by the time of ETD, 140lb's was his natural weight I believe. Is it me or did his colour look different, kind off washed out. Must get your book.
It's difficult to determine Bruce's natural color from photos taken on the set because of makeup applied by the makeup artist. Photos taken of him when not working around that timeframe suggest that his skin tone had darkened. Thanks for your post.
Seems logical to have died because of poisoning. i, too, believe that he was poisoned. Something seemed a little off about his face during the funeral. Do you think his death was part of a conspiracy? why else would they not call the ambulance until the last minute?
In my opinion, they didn't call an ambulance because he was already dead and had been for some time. They also had to figure out how to cover up the issue of Bruce dying in Betty Ting's apartment.
Wen u train as hard as bruce did everyday . Training harder then most ur gunna loose lots of weight specially in humid hot hong kong and lost his appetite all adds up
So Raymond Chow saw Bruce as the golden 🦢 at Golden Harvest,, so to speak!! I don't think Bruce was that difficult to work with. Bruce died by a # of reasons 😢
If those who worked on ETD are to be believed, Bruce was very difficult to work with. Recall that even from the start, when Bruce refused for several days to show up for work, the director demanded he be fired.
@@TomBleecker I heard Bruce was being "difficult" on the set of ETD because the studios had renegged on a number of contract stipulations(Bruce being allowed to rewrite scenes and dialogue if and when needed being one of those stipulations)...which would make sense to me because Bruce was well knowledged in the film industry's sleezy tactics and tired of dealing with them.
@@alexscott730 Bruce had problems with the script because he stuttered. Because of this, he wanted particular words changed in the script. Jesse Glover recalled in his book that when people would laugh at Bruce when he stuttered, he'd go ballistic. Anyway, Bruce didn't have script approval. Whatever dialogue was changed would have been on the approval of the director Robert Clouse and screenwriter Michael Allin. While Bruce had experience in the HK film industry, he had no prior experience in the Hollywood film industry - the two of which are radically different. While he from time to time was successful crossing swords with the HK film industry, he would have had no success crossing swords with Warner Brothers. In fact, at one point early in the production, Robert Clouse wanted Bruce replaced, which almost happened had it not been for Linda pleading with Clouse to give Bruce more time to get grounded.
For the first time in the history a man speaks the truth about the death of Bruce Lee, big respect to you Sir.
Thank you. I hope that my speaking out will motivate more people with information to speak up.
@@TomBleecker Ive never liked entertaining the thought but IF he was poisoned the person with access to his food and drink would be my prime suspect. I read somewhere on May 10th when he collapsed he threw up his favorite homemade spaghetti. I'll leave it at that.
@@icanmanifest Although Bruce did vomit spaghetti on May 10th, I've never known him to have a "favorite spaghetti." Also, the people who had access to his food and drink on May 10th were not the same as those who had access on the evening at Betty Ting-pei's.
@@TomBleecker I’ve always thought about the story of bruce going to betty’s apartment complaining of a headache then taking a nap and never waking up I believe when he went to sleep she made a call and he was ambushed as he was resting he could be caught off guard this would explain the details you mentioned with his face I believe they beat him to death then they called the ambulance and by that time bruce was long gone
@@michaellopez1196In my opinion, I believe that beating Bruce to death would have been ill-advised because of the obvious telltale signs the coroner would have uncovered. As an aside, I now believe the swelling of his face that was seen in the photos taken at the funeral parlor was caused by the embalming.
In a interview Bruce Lee's mom when asked what happened to her son she said in her opinion Bruce Lee was definitely the victim of foul play.
Tom, the first question in law enforcement when investigating a person's death is: "Who stood to gain the most from this person's death, and who had the ability to cover it up?" I believe you answered those questions with your research: "Raymond Chow"
wasnt raymond makin lotsa money from bruces films
@@riverdean7Yeah but with Bruce planning to return to the US, all that was going to be out the window
@@riverdean7Yeah but with Bruce Lee planning to return to the US, thus leaving Raymond Chow/Golden Harvest behind, all that was going to be out the window
@@riverdean7I think Bruce was using Hollywood and/or Shaw Brothers as leverage against Chow. I always thought Chow to be shady.
What is very strange about the whole thing is that when Betty found Bruce unconscious she didn't call the ambulance, she called Raymond Chow. Chow came and he also didn't call the ambulance, instead he called his personal doctor. It took his doctor to call the ambulance and that was an hour after Betty had found Bruce.
I always thought that was very strange. Why would you call your personal doctor and not the ambulance, especially given the significant person that Bruce was? It's not a commonsense approach to dealing with someone who cannot be woken up.
That always seemed suspicious to me, it was a if Betty and Chow wanted to use the hospital as the very last resort, as if they had something to hide. People don't seem to focus on that much, that irregularity in how they dealt with the situation.
You make a good point in "Why would you call your personal doctor and not the ambulance, especially given the significant person that Bruce was?" Betty definitely did not want the media to report in the morning papers that Bruce Lee was found dead in her apartment, let alone her bed. Chow didn't want to see those headlines either. Betty panicked, which is why she called Chow, to ask him what to do. The fact that Bruce had been dead for some time is also why he wasn't taken to Baptist Hospital, which was much closer than Queen Elizabeth Hospital and why both Linda and Chow lied to the media that night and stated that Bruce had died at home while walking in the garden with Linda. This isn't to say there wasn't foul play. But if there was and Betty and Chow knew about it, neither one would have wanted Bruce to die in Betty's apartment. Thanks for your post.
@@TomBleecker you've cleared up a lot regarding his life and death. I've watched most of your videos. Do you think there was foul play in Brandon's death? I know the official narrative, but those aren't usually dependable. Thanks so much for your efforts on this over the decades. 😀🙏
@@Will-sh8kl Glad to hear you've enjoyed my videos. I believe the possibility that there was foul play in Brandon's death is slim. Thanks for your post.
@ray h. It's freaky and rare but it can happen. We saw it recently occur on Alex Balwin's Rust movie set. In the case of Bruce, there was a lot going on behind the scenes, such as the links between him and the Triads associated with Golden Harvest and then there was talk of him leaving Chow's studio and his attempts to get money from him that was owed to him. What made Bruce's death suspicious is the manner in which medical help was called, it's not a common protocol, especially with someone of Bruce's celebrity. There was a lot of coverup's going on around his death an ultimately things didn't occur in the manner a person would usually die of natural causes. A lot of it is discussed in Tom's book but drawing my own hypothesis here from what Tom discusses as a possibility. Would I say his death was definitely foul play? No, but what I am saying is that how Chow and Betty handled it was controversial and suspect to say the least and when you take those steps you're going to draw suspicion to yourself, right or wrong.
He was poisoned just like Fists of Fury. Sick.
This is the most credible sounding explanation I've ever heard on the topic.
I think Bruce was killed, It all doesn't add up. He looked odd as hell in the autopsy pic as well as the coffin one. I watched Game of Death again the other day and thought it was sick how Chow used the real footage from the funeral and worst of all the whole story of some syndicate trying to extort him with a join us or die attitude just mirrors how the Triads were probably leaning on him. I mainly believe once Chow and cohorts new Bruce was going to be a star in Hollywood and leave the Hong Kong film industry after Enter the Dragons success they took it upon themselves with the attitude if we can't make money from him then no one will.
You would have to consider Betty and Ray as primary suspects,Bruce looked pretty rough there like someone hit him over the head,looks like Murder could be at play here,and alterior motives were obvious as you stated.
Nah. I think he od'd messin around with Betty. She didn't wanna call the ambulance cuz the laws would also come & find drugs. Nobody will ever know tho....
Exactly.
@@aceloco817 Remember ace the same exact episode happened months before it was exactly the same. People forget that day he took no painkiller just Hashish that was probably poisoned. Lo Wei, had vicious arguments with Bruce. And Raymond Chow loved money.$$$. Sometimes Jealosy blinds people? They decide if he’s not going to make it for us.$$$ he’s not gonna make it foranyone. Or himself. Watching him make millions upon millions would’ve drove them crazy. But who knows what the future could have brought? And if he had continued to make films in both America and Hong Kong, maybe he could’ve somehow still did some films with them? Bruce himself said that his temper was so bad. Maybe if he just had pacified some of these vultures, he would still be alive. Even if he survived the second poisoning, they would’ve eventually got to him and then when Brandon threaten to speak up, he was gone. This is a coincidence? B.S. r.I.p. Bruce and Brandon.
@@anthonyD2365 idk bout Bruce smoking no poisoned hash. Didn't know he smoked. He prolly did. Not disputing any of that. I'm just talking bout when he died. With ol girl in the crib, scared to death. He prolly was set up tho. Who knows.... 🤷♂️
Ive just started watching these videos and Im a huge Bruce Lee fan . Growing up in the 70s as a Western kid from a Pakistani background ,Bruce Lee and Muhammed Ali were great symbols of courage and fearlessness that someone like me could relate to so i get that those are things that people want to defend . However Im now an adult and Im glad that finally Tom Bleeker is saying things that put the story of Bruce into an adult context again without the " vanillisation" ...its high time and takes away nothing from Bruce Lees great contribution to popular culture . Ive ordered your book sir and really looking forward to reading something that is coming from someone who knew the man but isnt over-awed by him
Tom Bleeker is quite a story teller lol Bruce was addicted 2 coidariods ever since he hurt his back and eventually it killed him
Return of the.dragon. I write cha books and I watch books
Wow! This was very insightful, it's been so many years since Bruce's passing and it's so many questions have went unanswered. A mysterious death. Thank you!
Why is this all coming out now? We've known all along he was poisoned. Brandon was murdered too
Of course Brandon was offed. Real bullets don't magically walk into prop guns and find the latest up and coming hot action star that coincidentally also happened to be the son of one of the most powerful and influential human beings known to man. Can't have the offspring of Bruce Lee potentially dominating the action movie scene for possibly many years in corrupt and racist Hollywood.
As for Bruce, yeah foul play is definitely possible. Also possible is overwork and heatstroke due to major dehydration (which also leads to kidney failure) as potential reasons as offered up by Matthew Polly and John Little. It could very well also be that simple. Well, only God and Bruce knows. Very interesting that the doctors didn't test for a whole range of - at least - known poisons or their constituents to rule them out. Also very interesting that they only found weed in his system and that his blood work wasn't apparently tested for other narcotics despite - evidently that little tidbit being unknown to the whole world for damn near 50 yrs - that Bruce was supposedly abusing every illegal drug known to man at the time like some Chinese Tony Montana. I have my own doubts about that because it wouldn't take 50 years plus for this miraculous knowledge to surface. You just can't keep something that damning to a man like Bruce Lee's reputation quiet on all fronts for that long. It's ridiculous. None of his friends and colleagues mentioned anything about it in print or on film. I guess they must all have been paid off to keep it quiet as some trolls would say. I'm just waiting on the new set of miraculous letters to surface another 50 silent years later that exposes his addiction to prostitutes supplied by Kareem Abdul Jabbar lol
@Kunemo23 and how would you know about your last sentence? He was allegedly promiscuous but that's none of our business and it probably hurts his wife. I'm guessing the family do not want his good reputation tarnished, like Elvis.
However your statement about Hollywood are my sentiments exactly. Hollywood is powerful and Bruce wanted to create Concorde over there, that would have been fierce competition for big H and they would have seen him as a threat.
Analysing etc won't bring him or Brandon back and although fans want the truth it won't ever come out, so let them RIP because the family need peace too.
@@out_of_control1 My last sentence was pure sarcasm. Bruce had affairs, yes. Prostitutes? Give me a break. As if a man like that needs to stoop to those levels.
@Kunemo23 no problem
Damn he died with his "pants down" at Betty's crib had he lived, Linda would have left him through divorce.
My God Tom,I've for most of my life believed that Bruce may have been murdered,I Couldn't like most Believe that an aspirine had enduced the oedema through an allergic response,but then I read Matthew Polly's book talking about possible heatstroke being the culprit and the lack of any foul play being found in the autopsy rapport and I accepted that. Now I'm full circle again, and with all the stakes,financially, that were in play,man It Couldn't be any other way. Bruce wanted to make It "Big Time" but payed the price for It "Big Time"
Personally, I don't understand the reasoning behind Matthew Polly's theory that heatstroke is what killed Bruce Lee. The problem boils down to a simple question, which is when was this heatstroke supposed to have occurred? Was it when Bruce was at his air-conditioned home on Cumberland Road in the morning talking with Raymond Chow? Or did the heatstroke set in when Bruce was driving with Raymond to Betty's in Raymond's air-conditioned Rolls Royce? Or was Bruce beset with heatstroke over the several hours he sat in Betty's air-conditioned apartment before lying down in her bedroom to rest? As an aside, Raymond was in Bruce's company during all three of these settings, and he didn't suffer heatstroke.
Absolutely a remarkable and highly informative video, thank you Mr. Bleecker.
You're welcome.
@@TomBleecker да . Интересно. Жаль , что нет субтитров на русском ( не всё нам понятно. Извините. ).
The biggest offer was from Sophia Loren's husband, Carlo Ponti. He was going to make Bruce Lee the highest paid movie star at that time .
James Demile and Dan Inosanto told in private to a whole bunch of people that he thinks Bruce was poisoned
Bruce'best friend in HK who also appeared in The way of the Dragon as the waiter who was knocked down in the back alkey of the restaurant also believed foul play on Bruce death
Unicorn Chan
Great content Tom. Lots of Bruce Lee anecdotes and stories that I had no idea about. Especially about Raymond being with Bruce and Betty talking over the "script!", That was a lightbulb moment there! Thanks for sharing.
and by the way I have a medical background myself ...that allergic reaction to equagesic sounds like so much BS but once its on the certificate thats it
Thank you for sharing Mr. Bleecker 🙏
You're welcome.
Aloha Tom. Really enjoyed watching this discussion. Read the book when it came out and your "re- visit" of the subject was both interesting and compelling. Again, really enjoy this... Hope to see you at the Camp in Vegas this year.
I will be there. Very much looking forward to it. As an aside, there are 14 videos in this Bruce Lee playlist. Your time and interest permitting, you may enjoy some of the others. Cheers
Wow just simply tragic😔. RIP Master Lee 🙏
Jackie Chan tells the story of how he ran into Bruce one night as he (Chan) was on his way to go bowling. Bruce asked if he could come with, and according to Chan, just kind of sat there watching/staring off into space as if something was weighing heavily on his mind. I think he died about a week later.
Jackie chan is owned by the CCP and will never speak thr full truth
Jackie Chan is quoted as saying that everybody in Hong Kong knew what really happened to Bruce, but he didn't elaborate any further. He needs to come clean about the matter before he passes on too - he's not getting any younger !
Facinating about the branding iron mark on his forehead and bruises everywhere. Didn't know about that. I used to see the neck bulging out in that infamous photo but always thought it was caused by drugs they pumped him with to start his heart or swelling caused by whatever inflamed his brain. But now I see that doesn't make sense. Did you hear that Bruce's sister Agnes Lee's husband noticed Bruce had black toes and finger tips when he saw his body at the hospital? Signifying poison. I don't know if you mentioned that already Thanks for another great video.
Yes, I have heard of the black fingernails. A mortician friend living in North Carolina emailed me about that. He had an explanation; however, at the moment, I can't recall what that was. Good point.
Grandmaster William Cheung in the "The Lost Interviews" DVD said the exact same thing.When he saw his body before the ceremony on 25th in Hong Kong,he said that his toes were all bent and black and that indicates poison.
@@acegrafik Bruce Lee was meticulous about his appearance. I can't imagine that he would make a public appearance, especially with his popularity at that time, displaying bent toes with blackened toenails. I also feel that if he noticed his fingernails turning black, he would have consulted his physician. As an aside, if his poisoning had reached that level, he would have felt miserable and most likely not making public appearances.
@@TomBleecker
No,no,i mean he actually saw his body .And his toes were all bent and black.He said that he just lift the blanket and only saw his toes.
@@acegrafik There has to be a miscommunication somewhere. I seriously doubt that William Cheung (or anyone besides the immediate family) would have been allowed inside the autopsy room or the funeral home.
I've been a Bruce Lee fan since the Green Hornet days and I really appreciate your videos.
Thanks. Glad you find them of value. Cheers
My aunt remembers shortly after Bruce's death the Taiwanese newspapers reported on his affair and how he was discovered at his mistress's apartment. She said for a big star at the time it was strange that they'd allow all this dirty laundry to get aired. Seems like it was a character assassination since if the studio wanted to keep it out of the news, they easily could have. Likely the opposite occurred, where the "leak" was deliberate.
The Hong Kong film industry was similar to the Hollywood film industry when it came to bloodthirsty news reporters looking for a scoop. Even the top actors in Hollywood have had a difficult time staying under the radar of the media. In Hong Kong the media is called the "mosquito press." Of course, at times Bruce was anything but discreet about his activities. In fairness, Bruce didn't have anywhere near the number and intensity of indiscretions that the media claimed he had. The main objective of any media that covers celebrities is to sell newspapers.
Mr. Bleecker these are the best videos on Bruce that I’ve ever seen! Please continue making more videos, and it doesn’t have to be Bruce videos.
Btw, would you ever consider being a guest on Viking Samurai’s TH-cam channel?
Thanks for the great content🙏
Thanks. Regarding your TH-cam channel, please contact me via my personal website www.tombleecker.com
Bruce lee was all about martial arts films so the producers directors has to listen to him cause these films without bruce would be NOTHING.
that was excellent.
thanks so much for this.
I've said it once and I'll say it again...Wu Ngan took a lotttt of secrets to the grave with him.
When did he die?
@@juanmanuelcincunegui114 ...2016.
Who exactly is Wu Ngan ?
@James Barbour ...Wu Ngan was Bruce Lee's personal assistant. He lived in Bruce's mansion in Hong Kong. Matter of fact he was the guy in Way of the Dragon that Bruce side kicked holding the air shield. I believe he was in Enter the Dragon as well.
@@kelvendyson1508 oh right - thanks very much for the info. Didn't even know he had a PA.
It's interesting that Raymond Chow joined Bruce Lee's mother and two brothers Peter and Robert at Sensei Fumio Demura's Orang Coast College Karate tournament in 1976. Demura Sensei mentioned how Bruce's family suspected fowl play.
Mr.Bleecker, have you heard of the phenomenon of reverse speech? I would be very interested in hearing an analysis of Raymond Chow and Betty ting pei regarding Bruce's death. One would need to be fluent in their dialect however.
I know very little about reverse speech. What little I know seems quite fascinating.
It’s satanic.
They’ve gotten to the point where they believe Bruce died by drinking to much water or not enough. But you know as well as I do that Bruce made a lot of enemies on the wrong side of the tracks. And they know a million and one ways to do somebody in. And they ripped his family off like you wouldn’t believe. What can you do when the power is on their side. But nobody knows who they are and everybody knows who Bruce Lee is and that number keeps on growing. So Bruce is helping many in this generation to be motivated and believe in themselves through many who were inspired by him. Everything is for the bigger picture. 🙏
I don't believe Bruce had enemies any more than Mike Tyson, Elvis, or other entertainers who suddenly have a substantial financial draw. Second, no one ripped off Bruce's family. When he died, he was essentially broke, although it was possible that he would be owed a substantial amount of money if "Enter the Dragon" did well at the box office, which is what happened. After Bruce died, his widow Linda was his sole heir, and after negotiating with Raymond Chow, the two agreed on a financial settlement that was acceptable to Linda. With regard to the cause of Bruce's death, we'll probably never know, although topping the list these days is the disclosure that he was heavily into cocaine and other drugs that in all likelihood severely compromised his health.
@@TomBleecker Wow, that's new to me... How come he didn't get some financial stability after the success of the three films before ETD? I now wonder if that is what led him to more dependence on drugs... I'm right now inclined to believe that HK hospital told us a half truth after long talks with Raymond and Linda... The cause of death is cerebral edema which drugs may cause apparently, that plus the pill Betty gave him
@@NPGAadamHe didn't have any financial stability because his contracts with Raymond were oral, with peanuts up front and a lot of promises of riches down the road when a big box-office success hit. Bruce should have had professional, experienced representation, which he didn't. The single tablet of Equagesic had nothing to do with Bruce's death. Kidney failure due to long-term cortisone abuse topped the list of possibilities until Bruce's extension abuse of cocaine was disclosed.
@@TomBleecker I thought he had seen some money coming in from Way Of The Dragon. You were married to Linda so she would have known. How much money did Bruce have at the time of his death?
@@bobbyz23 This is detailed in "Unsettled Matters" Chapter 11, War Declared. As an overview, although Bruce believed that he was owed money for "Way," Chow held the purse strings and wasn't forthcoming. This meant that with the exception of approximately US$3,000 in a Bank of Hong Kong checking account, US$15,000 in a savings account, and a $5,000 note from the sale of their Bel Air home, which in total wouldn’t pay for Bruce’s funeral expenses, Linda Lee was penniless.
Hi Tom, regarding the autopsy photos, I read years ago that where cause of death is suspected as a brain anomaly, the pathologist will look at the brain, for any obvious signs.
To do this, they effectively peel away the face/scalp and open the skull.
The process enables them to pull the skin back after brain inspection (and make the deceased reasonably presentable for an open casket).
It might be this process that you’re seeing with swelling, bruises, cuts across the neck, etc.
Good videos, thank you.
My sense is, having talked with people who work in funeral homes, is that the swelling around Bruce's neck and face was the result of embalming. Cheers
The thing is tho that photo of Bruce in the morgue is before the autopsy and Bruce looks beat up
I am sincerely gratefull to Mr. Bleeker for sharing these insights and revelatio s and theory surrounding Bruces death. I have gained incredible insight into understanding the real possible cause of Bruce's death,which has eluded me for many years.
I entered this world 3 days after Bruce's first near fatal collapse on the 10 May 1973.
The only comfort is today Bruce's legacy is held in high regard as the Father of MMA as well as being a great actor, philosopher and martial artist.
Despite all the allegations of extra marital affairs,drug abuse etc. we all still respect and ❤ Bruce Lee forever.😊
I had an autogrpahed copy of your book. I gave it to my boyfriend (now husband) who misplaced it., sadly. Unlike other Lee biographers, you are the one who had the most access to personal files on Bruce because of your marriage to Linda. A great read and I recommend anyone with an open mind read Unsettled Matters. As a former journalist, I admire anyone who pursues the truth through interviews and research. IT gives the world another dimension of Bruce Lee despite some people wanting to propogate this legend status. An incredible athlete but fallible person. Sad that those close to him would rather show him as a loving husband and family man all the time. He had his demons because he was human...superhuman strength but human none the less.
Thank you for your kind words about "Unsettled Matters." To clarify, my access to Bruce's files was not the result of my being married to Linda. I was given access to those files when Linda hired me to cowrite "The Bruce Lee Story" with her, which was months before our marriage. Thanks for your post.
@@TomBleecker Oh thanks. I didn't mean to come off as suggesting anything. I enjoy watching your videos too.
@@williamwindomtributesite1640 Thanks again. Cheers
@@TomBleecker ваша книга о Брюс Ли очень оригинальная. Это большой вклад для фанатов.
I believe the circumstances and medical evidence all point to Bruce Lee dying of a cannabis (hashish) overdose. In the excellent documentary "Death by Misadventure", they interview the physicians, including one of the top neurosurgeons in Hong Kong at the time, who treated Bruce Lee when he almost died on May 10th, 1973. They give their unbiased medical determination on the cause of death. It is beyond any doubt in my opinion.
Unfortunately, 50 years ago, the medical examiner didn't have anywhere near the information that has surfaced since then. If Bruce died from drug a drug overdose, the culprit was more likely cocaine.
Yes. If.. Then coca leaves that was given to him as edibles... He didn't know that it was cocaine overdosed leaves on May 10th. I think they knowingly used deadly portioned drugs to kill him because they could say after oh he was taking weed/coca anyways and then died overdose... This could be how... But who is still not so clear. We are sure. Betty, kinda, chow and the secret society in the background. They wanted Bruce to join the nwo system but he refused. He wasn't interested in the cabala but they were in him using him. But hey the British royalties societies didn't get there chop chop moviestar on board he said f off. And that was practically his death sentence they had Linda in their pocket and she sold him out faster than you can blink cuz she knew Bruce was going to leave her. However... Bruce, sadly He's gone and you and I are here and he sure wanted us to uncover the truth and not to be enraged or sad but clear and striving. We have to always support the truth and expose the lies. That's the philosophy of Bruce Lee and the natural law.
People seem to forget as well that afterwards betty went on to marry a triad boss. She was heavily involved with Triads who have big interest in chinese cinema.
From the beginning I think about his death, it was faul play. Sad for Bruce, and sad for Brandon Lee to died in this ways.
❤️🙏🇺🇸💐 RIP LEE JUN FON ‘BRUCE LEE’ THEIR WILL NEVER EVER BE ANOTHER LIKE YOU’ 💐🇺🇸🙏❤️
Li jun fon
As a kid I saw ETD in 75 and quickly became a fan for life as many and collected everything I could find. Every time I hear any medical reason for his death substantiated, they never were fully explained by positive facts or science to finally pin it down. It's always been, allergic to pain killer, the removal of sweat glands (if that actually occurred), epilepsy history, even death punch. Then came the Baker letters recently of all his drug use that made me think, maybe he just OD'ed. Betty as old as she is now was there, the last to see him and knows. Chow is gone but he had to tell someone close to him. There is someone out there that knows what exactly happened to him. To me there is more physical evidence proving murder that makes sense than any natural physical hypothesis since 73.
Try the someone who never did video, a solo documentary, or sought publicity until recently but was with Bruce and Raymond the day he died. Raymond's right hand. Andre Morgan.
Betty ting still alive and old and in hiding she knows exactly what happened and ofc since she tried to commit suicide...weird ass biatchh
the truth,,, the realistic truth,,,,, thank you Mr Bleecker
Saw a program here in Australia called autopsy. A specialist telling that bruce died from excessive use of quaterzone ?
That's correct. That show was first aired about two years ago in the UK. Death from cortisone abuse was one of the two theories that I wrote in my book "Unsettled Matters" in 1996.
I watched this earlier and the details sound correct to my own research after reading the Mathew Polly book, that's when alarm bells went off in my head. That Bruce Lee was murdered by Raymond Chow I found the clues on a website. I was stunned.
Thank you at last the truth.
That Raymond Chow murdered Bruce is a possibility but never confirmed. If you haven't read my book Unsettled Matters published in 1996, you might find several of the chapters in that book informative. Thanks for your post.
@@TomBleecker может господин Чоу и не виноват ,но он на этом хорошо заработал ?
@@user-gl6px3ly1z Рэймонд Чоу не зарабатывал денег, на которые не имел права.
Although I liked his performance in Chinese Connection, I would guess Lo Wei over Raymond Chow, could be involved?
Raymond Chow was still involved with Bruce. When Bruce Lee would have became a U.S sensation. I doubt that he would’ve had anything to do with Lo Wei. Also in that TH-cam video. His crocodile tears do not fool anyone.
Quick question for you: how did something so unfortunate happen to Brendan Lee when, in the history of filmmaking, Arnold, Stallone, Bruce Willis, and many others have shot tons of gun rounds and not one person died/etc.. Can you explain what really happened to Brendan Lee? thanks.
What happened to Brandon was that he was accidentally shot on a film set because the person responsible for handling the firearm that shot Brandon did not do his job. While the chance of this happening is very slim, these tragedies do occur, as was pointed out recently on the film set of Alec Baldwin.
@@TomBleecker Okay, thanks. 1 more thing; Bruce Lee stated that he was training to fight Muhammad Ali one day. Now, had this happened, both would have been in their primes. Assuming no groin/eye pokes and so forth; who do you think would have won in a street fight?
@@EkoLux23 I guarantee you that story is Bruce Lee commercialization campfire folklore. There is no way that Bruce was training to fight Ali. As to who would win in a hypothetical street fight, I suppose whichever one scored first.
Sabotage. He was gonna expose the murder of his father. Like JFK jr.
Yeeah, its called you and your son. The Chinese don't fuck around man. Their mafia. making a point, look like an accident.
I don’t have an inkling as to what happened to Bruce Lee, but I do find it highly suspicious that a physical specimen like Bruce Lee could die on his own for no reason whatsoever! Many of Bruce’s close friends often said that Bruce told them the doctors that saw him often told him he has “a body of an 18 years old” and that he was such a physical specimen other men wished they could be just like him.
The way Bruce looks in Enter the Dragon was also off. He looks unhealthily too thin, unlike the way he looks in other movies. The explanation that they gave to explain his death was also weak and suspicious, that he died of bad interactions between the food that he ate and the pain medicine that he took always seems highly suspicious to me and just doesn’t add up for me. I don’t know what happened to Bruce, but I definitely wouldn’t rule out foulplay as a possible cause for his death. There were probably some people back then that wanted him dead.
Bruce Lee certainly had far too many enemies, including some who knew he was worth more to them dead than alive. With regard to his health, how he appears in his movies can be misleading. According to his medical records and what Dr. Karpman stated under oath, Bruce was far from a physical specimen. In fact, he was in the latter stages of full adrenal failure. Thanks for your post.
That’s what I said, during the making of Enter the Dragon he didn’t look so healthy like he did in his earlier movies. The friends that said he told them his doctors said that he looked great were describing a time when Bruce was still healthy and strong, such as before he shot Enter the Dragon or at a time when he was just beginning to shoot the film.
The only doctor that told Bruce he appeared healthy was Dr. Harold Karpman, and this was near the end of the ETD shoot. To clarify, Dr. Karpman made only a superficial examination of Bruce and commented that Bruce had the body of an 18-year-old based on Bruce's blood pressure, pulse, lung and heart sounds, etc.
Now Bruce being set up & murdered in light of that history does make sense. Wonder if Betty helped (or was pressured) to lay the trap for Bruce in her apartment?? 🤔
Extremely likely.
She was definitely blackmailed and she had no choice. Go with it or die with him. Easy
🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣
I had a question? Not related to this matter, but I wanted to ask you, I heard through the grapevines that Linda sued Dan Inosanto, if so could you do a video on that by chance. If not just disregard the comment.
Love your honesty ,a quick question, did bruce ever mention wong sheung leung or william cheung
I don't recall Bruce ever mentioning either of those gentlemen.
William Cheung Taught Traditional Wing Chun,And Had A School Here IN Baltimore Maryland At The Corner Of Park Ave,And Mulberry Street. I Was A Student At That Time Of Willy Lin's Northern Shaolin Gung Fu School,Which Was Located On Howard Street. I Spared With William Cheung's School Sensei That He Left To Running The School Here,He Was Really Great At Wing Chun Center Line,But Couldn't Do Anything With My Constant Shifting Ways Of Attack,That Flowed From One Move To The Next,And Yes I Not Only Was A Northern Shailin Practitioner,But Also Had Black Belts In Shotokan,And Tae Kwon Do At The Time,Before Moving To Northern Wu Shu,After That I Trained In Jeet Kune Do Where We Dawned Head Gear,Foot Padded Shoes And Chest And Knee Pads,And Trained Full Contact. Unless You Kick At Full Power At Your Opponent,And Punch Full Force At Your Opponent During Your Practice Of Sparring,You'll Never Be A Real Combatant In A Real Fight. In Other Words,You Don't Learn How To Swim By Watching Swimmers,You Have To Get Really Wet In The Water!
Woah...shocking revelation
How many autopsy photos? Are there. I've only seen one.
I don't believe that any of the autopsy photos were ever made public. The one of Bruce lying on a steel gurney with his neck swollen and his hair wet was taken at the funeral home.
@@TomBleecker Thank you.
Mister Bleecker I live in Paris France and I am about to publish a book with the 50th anniversary of his death, and would like the permission to use some of your material on your book Unsettled matters! Can I have a conversation on the phone with you about how to make it happen?! I have nearly 10 000 people already interested on my entourage.
Please contact me through the contact link on my website www.tombleecker.com. Thanks
7:45 - I would assume that immediately after 'Enter the Dragon', Bruce would re-commence with 'Game of Death' which had the potential to easily be his best work at that time.
My sense is that was the original plan prior to ETD starting principal photography. However, when Bruce realized he had a huge hit with ETD and was receiving offers from the major Hollywood studios for big budgeted films that he would star in (one major studio offered him a 5-film deal), I believe, knowing Bruce's quest for fame and fortune, that GOD would have been set aside indefinitely.
Absolutely.....Bruce was FORMIDABILE only filmed his eyes on a primo piano ,elettromagnetic FORMIDABILE power and unique attitude,punto!
But yes....he was really exausted and we can ser it in ENTER as he'd lost a lot of weight and,as martial arrtist i was and in some way i'm stiil,his kicking at the end of the movie was not so perfect as he usued to performed in the previous films!
So thakful for your spoken sir and grateful for espose this bitter truth.
Oss
GL 👊🏼
You're welcome. Thanks for your comments.
Mr. Bleecker, I finished watching your video. What do you think is really going on in Betty Ting;s house at the night of Bruce Lee's death?
I cover this in great detail in "Unsettled Matters."
It would be curiosity if this man could talk about the mysterious passing of Bruce Lee's son.
What do you find mysterious about Brandon's tragic passing?
In game of death it predicted Brandon death .also there's illuminate symbolism
@@TomBleecker ходят слухи , что Брэндон хотел докопаться , кто убил Брюса Ли. Мы не знаем правды , но смерть этих великих людей вызывает изумление . Две звёзды из одной семьи умерли слишком рано. Согласитесь , что это вызывает подозрения в заговоре и нечестной игре ? Оба актёра находились на пике карьеры и могли реально продвинуться дальше. Как в творческом плане , так и в финансовом. Официальные версии не выглядят убедительно. Случайные смерти дважды это дикий перебор.
@@user-gl6px3ly1z В течение многих лет ходили слухи, что Брэндон хотел возобновить расследование смерти своего отца и что он также хотел эксгумировать тело своего отца, чтобы провести еще одно вскрытие. Оба эти слуха ложны.
27:00 sounds like you talking about Rhabdomylosis, Kidney failure and muscle wasting high uriah levels. It’s typically caused by excessive exercise and dehydration
Dr. Michael Hunter attributed Bruce's death to kidney failure and blamed cortisone abuse as having caused that failure. As an aside, the day Bruce died, he hadn't worked out and wasn't suffering from dehydration. Thanks for your post.
Mr. Bleecker, I wanted to ask you a very controversial question. Being that Linda Lee testified that Bruce did not ever use drugs to her knowledge, what kind of impact so you fell these letters would have on any claims of insurance fraud? Do you think this is may be why she has declined commenting in this issue? Do you think that this may be why she along with others wanted an open and shut momentum on the death inquiry?
Much love and respect to Linda and her brilliant and beautiful daughter Shannon. It’s just something that has been on my mind lately.
There is no question that those letters would have been highly damaging to the insurance claims. My feeling is that at the time, Linda was following the advice of Bruce's attorney, Adrian Marshall, with regard to what she said to the court and the press. Why Linda hasn't commented on those letters only she knows. Cheers
@@TomBleecker Hello. Isn’t it moot at this point? Most people who criticize Bruce Lee for smoking weed or snorting coke imbibe themselves. These people are fans who probably don’t even train martial arts. Let Bruce Lee rest in peace and continue to inspire people to train.
He who has not sinned shall cast the first stone.
Glad to see you are still active sir!
@@XavierJustice-is2or I don't have the sense that people (those who partake and those who don't) are criticizing Bruce for his drug use. At the same time, those who discuss it clearly aren't willing to ignore it simply because he died 50+ years ago. Bruce's drug use is part of his legacy and, tragically, (some feel) may have caused his early demise. Perhaps there are some good lessons to be learned here. Moreover, I don't know of anyone who has stated that Bruce's (or anyone else's) drug use is a sin. Thank you for your well wishes. By the grace of God and perhaps the luck of the draw, I'm still above ground and in good health. Cheers
@@TomBleecker I agree. Thank you for your response.🫡😊
thank you tom, i always remember your name, as i used to play solo and with my bands on bleecker street ,nyc.\
did they actually shoot WoTD in Italy? or was it only on location shooting? I have read,,that they reproduced Rome at the RC studio, like the Coliseum fight with CN,,,,,that recent book my Matt Polly, is very different than I thought it would be, he never mentions you at all,!
Not sure why he did this but , looking forward to getting your books.THANK YOU all your vids,my dear sir.
Love robert in nw Italy
The main thoroughfare of Greenwich Village, Bleecker Street, was actually named after my family. Several generations ago, my great-grandfather owned a large farm in that area of New York. And the frontage road of that farm was a dirt road, and when the farm was torn down when Greenwich Village was growing, the town's city council decided to pave that dirt road and called it Bleecker Street. As an aside, there is now a successful film company called Bleecker Street. You are correct that Way of the Dragon was shot in Italy and the sound stages of Golden Harvest. Regarding the final fight scene, filming around the Colosseum was strictly forbidden, and the few scenes actually filmed there were quickly shot without the knowledge of the Roman authorities.
@@TomBleecker thank you tom,! I look forward to more of your videos. Also, I am posting your name on alot of BRUCE LEE utube channel videos, asking why they never mention or refer to you. So far, no one has replied. Buon giorno,my friend,love Robert
@@ror312gallery19 Many of the TH-cam channels are hosted by people who still believe in the "Saint Bruce" marketed brand name, although the numbers in that faction of Bruce's following has diminished considerably over the years. Because of my stance on a truthful accounting of Bruce's life and death, these people tend to avoid mentioning me. There are TH-cam channels that do mention my name and point to my channel. One that is heavily populated is Alex Recter's (sp?) "Kung-fu Genius." Cheers
@@TomBleecker yes, thank you tom, his vids are not watchable for me anymore. good to hear he has mentioned you though.good day and good work to you there my friend.
Of course, since the surfacing of the drug letters, many of Bruce's following are focused on the strong possibility that Bruce's heavy cocaine use may have caused his brain edema.
Yea but if he was poisoned he collapsed of exactly the same thing he died from in may 73 and July 73 so doctors never mentioned poison ???
What's suspicious is that Bob Baker keeping those letters where Bruce talks about drugs and the quantity of drugs he needed. WHY was he keeping those particular letters instead of destroying them immediately? Possible blackmail?
Bruce keeping a knife on him and also had a gun in his car. He could have owed money to someone for the drugs and wasn't paying his debts fast enough? Triads, Bob Baker? Both?
Someone Bob Baker knew got caught with something to do with drugs Bruce expressed in his letter. Maybe Bob was using that as a way of holding off Bruce's demands of obtaining more drugs?
The fact that Bruce was talking about drugs in those letters almost seems like there was a deeper element involved somewhere behind the scenes. And at some point, things could have taken a wrong turn which ultimately led to Bruce's death....not of his own doing, but beyond what he could control directly.
Maybe he was purposely given a bad batch of drugs because he didn't pay what he owed?
Surely lots of theories expressed that are worthy of thought. That said, what is disclosed in these letters, coupled with the fact that large doses of cocaine are known to cause brain edema, is perhaps the most novel and important piece of information.
Good video Mr Bleecker. Bruce was murdered and never died from no reaction to painkillers or anything else ridiculous like hashish and drinking too much water.
When a individual becomes so big, Influential, powerful and cannot be controlled by the industry or exploited by any organised crime groups they become a target.
Bruce was in conflict with the triads and powerful people in china no doubt, he refused to go along with them. If he could not be controlled and exploited they had to eliminate him. Betty was involved with triads, Raymond chow was involved too, he only sought to use Bruce for benefit in the film industry.
They organised his poisoning at Betty's, they were all on it, they drugged Bruce, they delayed the medical attention to make sure the poison took its full effect. They manipulated the autopsy reports with the connections they had to cover it up and make it look like anything else.
I'm surprised people don't talk about this more and they consider it a supposed conspiracy, a theory yet the truth, the reality says otherwise.
Even though Bruce is dead his spirit and influence will go on and continue to inspire many to become great as he already has. Long live Bruce
There have been dozens of movies stars much bigger than Bruce who didn't end up murdered because they couldn't be controlled by the major studios or anyone else. That said, I agree with you that filmmaking in Hong Kong in the early 1970s was more controlled by outside influencers. I agree with much of your theory, although one major problem is that most of what you laid out didn't apply to Bruce's collapse on May 10th at Golden Harvest Studios. And, of course, with the surfacing of those drug letters two years ago, the very real possibility that Bruce overdosed on cocaine, which in large amounts is known to cause brain edema, is a credible possibility. Thanks for your comments.
@TomBleecker how do we know the original autopsy, toxicology reports were never doctored and fabricated, how do we know if Bruce really died from edema or what they made out. I am aware of the drug letters and they bruce dabbled with some things like coke and hashish but I don't believe that has anything to do with the way he died.
I've seen everything when It comes to Bruce's death, that it was a reaction to meprobamate, drug related, drinking too much water, that his sweat glands being removed and so on. He did collapse beforehand but I believe that could of been a result of all the intense training he was doing and heat exhaustion.
The way he died was under very strange circumstances. I have a feeling there's more to it and that's what I'll always believe. I also heard Bruce seemed quite stressed in his final years and started drinking, something was bothering him.
It's truly sad Bruce died so early, he would of become even greater than he already was had he not died. Never the less alive or dead he made his place in history and went on to inspire so many worldwide, he will never be forgotten.
Hi Tom. I love your exceptional research and information on Bruce Lee.
I wonder what you might think of my grades of Bruce's completed Martial Art films:
"The Big Boss" - A plus
"Fist Of Fury" - A plus
"Way Of The Dragon" - A plus plus
"Enter The Dragon" A
Well, those grades are certainly your personal opinion. In my view, I wouldn't put Bruce's first three films on the same level as ETD, but that's just my opinion. Thanks for your post.
@@TomBleecker Thank you for your response! The reason I rank the first 3 ahead of "Enter The Dragon" is because the story lines are much tighter, which included both comedy and charm, and because it is truly Bruce in his unbelievable fight performances. The first 3 had Bruce as a very important moral and philosophical societal hero. Which of course tuned out to be ultimately important for Chinese history and culture ever since these first 3 films were release there in China. I think the first 3 movies laid the groundwork for Bruce's over the top fight scene in "Enter The Dragon".
@@JimmyPlato1 It appears that you are comparing Bruce's films with one another and not comparing them to any other films. The attraction of all four of Bruce's films was his fight scenes. The scripts and acting were for the most part forgettable. His fight scenes in ETD are what made that film (all 11 minutes, which is impressive). By the way, Bruce's films were never released in China.
@@TomBleecker Well there is no doubt that "Enter The Dragon" was a much bigger production. But notice how vital and important the Asian actors were in the first 3 Bruce films. In contrast, Jim Kelly and John Saxon semi dominated "Enter The Dragon", and the Asian actors were not really all that important (with the exception being the main villain Han). I think this is one of the reasons ETD goes down just a little bit when it compares to the first 3. As great as the fight scene with the wooden pole in Bruce's hands in ETD was, I think Bruce kicking the crap out of the entire Japanese school in "Fist Of Fury" was absolutely awesome, and maybe even a slightly better fight scene than the great ETD one was. And I did not know that the first 3 were released in Hong Kong only.
@@JimmyPlato1In my view, aside from Bruce's fight scenes, none of the other actors (besides Chuck Norris) were of any relevance in the first three films. The scripts were predictable and boring. And the acting was forgettable. Again, what made those first three films was Bruce's action scenes. ETD was certainly a blockbuster film and to this day is the gold standard of MA films. Have you watched any of Toshiro Mifune's Samauri films? His sword fighting scenes are on a par with Bruce's kung-fu action scenes.
Not to mention Bruce had a very distinct red line across his left cheek in his Hong Kong funeral coffin as if he had been struck across the face with a thin bar and his left eye brow and eye lid a redish pink..Weird🤔
they knocked on the door at betty tings bruce knew them they wanted to talk about monie, (2 triads)-----things got heated and one of them jabbed a syringe into him as he went down he put up a fight hence the cuts!!-------
@@rowdyyates4273 звучит интригующие. Это как сюжет для нового фильма Брюс лая или Брюс Ле.
نعم لقد سمعت بهده للقصه@@rowdyyates4273
@@user-gl6px3ly1zنعم انا ايضا سمعت بها قبل 17 سنه
Incredible video, THANKYOU
We are immortals. Too many versions we have played and in future we will again. Everything is preplanned. No grave can hold my body down. It will rise just like sun rise 🔆🌙🐱
Hi Tom. Ever since Bruce Lee's death. I strongly believed it's a cover up for an assassination And I still do till this day. Bruce Lee was one of the greatest marshal artist that ever lived. may he's sole rest in eternal peace 🕊️💐 from UK 🇬🇧👍👍 an old cockney gal
Many believe as you do. Of course, since those 44 drug letters surfaced, many who believed in foul play now feel that Bruce caused his own death.
Martial Artist
Whatever u do in the dark will come out in the light. Amen.
If Brandon hadn’t died the way he did, on that film set . I might had brought that story that Bruce Lee wasn’t poisoned but now, know way definitely foul play and Brandon too. Because, Brandon would have carried on his legacy through this life . Either way Bruce Lee is a Martial arts legend n will always be on the highest scale of any one in this 21st century the reach up to and always will be. Bruce who was also a great human being to reach out to all man kind black or white to share his knowledge of life n Martial arts, and philosophy when most of the old school Chinese Martial artist wouldn’t. We are thankful for his presence in our life time , thank you Sifu Bruce Lee ( The legend)
While I agree that there is question of foul play in Bruce's death, I'm fairly certain that Brandon's death was accidental. With regard to Brandon carrying on Bruce's legacy, I personally feel that Brandon's main interest was that of a dramatic actor and not an action martial arts actor. Brandon was destined to be an A-list leading man in Hollywood along the lines of a Tom Cruise. He had the looks, the personally, and was a great actor.
@@TomBleecker Брэндон интересен сам по себе , а не как сын Брюса. Он хорошо мог бы играть в мелодрамах и комедиях. У него очень выразительное лицо .харизма.
Hi, Mr. Bleecker, do you personally hear of anyone hated Bruce lee or spoke ill of him first hand, when Bruce was alive? Thanks
I don't recall anyone hating Bruce, although some were put off by his cockiness and some of the negative statements he publicly made about the martial arts in general. Surely, I didn't know of anyone who wished him harm.
@@TomBleecker Thanks, that answers my question. Do believe that anyone in particular around Bruce Lee and/or particular celebrities at that time that may be jealous, bitter or angry at Bruce Lee??
@@andyusfca No, not at all.
Creatinine is a better index of renal failure. That being said, a BUN of 92 is outrageous. A simple urine test will also reveal protein in the urine.
Very good video, very thoughtful and informative.
Now that we know that Bruce and Linda were using cocaine fairly regularly, how does that fact affect all theories up to this point?
I don't recall there being any evidence of Linda using cocaine, only Bruce. Anyway, from the research I've read, heavy cocaine injection is known to cause brain edema, which doctors agree was the cause of Bruce's death.
Maybe they got to his drugs and added the poison to them.
I love Bruce but I agree
Why would the most respected martial artist threaten lo wei with a knife he didnt need it hurt him
As I have often mentioned, these sudden acts of unprovoked violent outbursts were out of character for Bruce. Although I wasn't around Bruce in his final months in Hong Kong, my sense is that his abuse of cocaine and other drugs, as well as his increasing lack of sleep, had much to do with this.
The best people to know are in decreasing order are Ting Pei, Linda, Raymond Chow.....
If I had to bet I’d bet that Bruce Lee simply died of a drug overdose or drug related death and it was covered up because he was an icon in Hong Kong and a cash cow with new films still to come out. Lee was very much a product of his time. He was a psychedelic martial artist who flew too close to the sun. Incredible athleticism, grace, fluidity, balance, drive, ambition, and penchant for drugs like coke, acid, steroids, and marijuana. He’s The Beatles of martial arts.
I’m referring to illegal recreational drugs and steroids which was I believe was legal then. Steroids would explain Lee’s “very violent temper”, as Dan Inosanto described it.
You may very well be correct.
Nope thats 100% bs. Its Impossible to OD on POT. GTFOH. EMBARRASSINGLY STUPID.
@@HEADLINEZOO no proof he took steroids. Bullshitter
Hhhhhh @@TomBleecker
Unreal awsome video
Great insights 👍. I'm especially intrigued by the bruises and that neck injury. Maybe he was beat up with a blunt object? Also, in your book, there's a photo where Bruce lost considerable muscle definition. Is this an effect of yet an unnamed condition which Bruce suffered from?
The wasting away of his muscles was caused by the gradual failure of his kidneys, which is covered in more detail in my video about cortisone being the cause of death.
@@TomBleecker Thanks man. I'd be definitely checking out that cortisone video.
Nnnaaaaa no one beat that man up no way impossible.
@@rakim6466 No one is invincible, including Bruce Lee, especially if he was compromised by either his abuse of drugs or if someone drugged him.
Bruce was covering his drinks. While chewing his poisened Hash. They told him to stop it eating hash. They didn’t know it was poisoned though. They said he was worried, but when the big mouth Doctor, back in the states had to stroke his ego, by telling him that he had the body of a 20-year-old. Bruce felt invincible. Bad move
The truth is finally told
There was a good doc. About Bruce his brother, about the death of Bruce, but nothing came out.
What we know is on 10 may and 20 july he got a edema, and that on 20 july, both Ramond and Betty did not call the ambulance immediately.
And Raymond was losing Bruce to Hollywood, so was the traid.
So poisoned would be the case.
Of course, what needs to now be taken into serious consideration is Bruce ingesting large amounts of cocaine on a daily basis. The fact that a large ingestion of cocaine can cause fatal brain edema is now the elephant in the room.
I hope all this will be in the new Bruce Lee Bio pic. With Danny Chen from Longstreet/Green Hornet era to Way Of The Dragon era, and Abbas Alizida The Afghanistan Bruce Lee to portray Bruce Lee from Game Of Death/ Enter The Dragon to his death, touch on what happened the last day of his life add the interpolation of both of his funerals and commentary from people who knew him plus some fans 💯😁😁😁😁😁😁😁💯😲😲😲💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
Could make a bomb ass movie about what really happened to Bruce and how it probably played out and it would be amazing with all these details Tom is talking about .
The movie you're envisioning is already in book and screenplay formats and called "Tea Money."
@@TomBleecker gotcha . Im curious of your thoughts on his death .
@@Ninjaturtles199 I still believe that a strong case could be made that the cause was cortisone abuse, foul play, or even his cocaine abuse.
@@TomBleecker given the letters and all the facts I’d agree with you
Thx again Sir... when will the next Amy interview be out ? Also Linda must have hinted or told you if she suspected that Bruce was killed ? ( even if she did not suspect anyone person )
I'm working on the second video of Amy Sanbo. Hopefully it will be posted this evening or tomorrow morning. Although it was clear to me that Linda did not accept the conclusion of the Medical Examiner's Inquest, she did not discuss with me her thoughts as to what had caused Bruce's death or, if there was foul play, who may have been involved.
@@TomBleecker "did not accept the conclusion of the Medical Examiner's Inquest" - that is interesting enough .... so it seems that she herself did not know, or else she would have atleast ran it by you in one way or another.
The triads didn't kill Bruce Lee. It was hashish. Bob Wall went to Bruce's house several months before his death and Bruce was chomping hashish brownies like chocolate chip cookies. Bruce became incoherent and could barely talk. Wall said Bruce had to lie down for a while and his voice drifted off into a dozing somnambulance. He was shocked. A month before his death Bruce had an unconscious experience where his friends could barely wake him. It was the brownies. The autopsy found a deadly amount of cannabis residue in Bruce's stomach. That's it!
Both Professor Teare and Dr. Lam King-leung debunked the theory that hashish in brownies and/or marijuana caused Bruce's death. Under oath, Dr. Lam King-leung testified that only a small amount of marijuana had been found in Lee’s stomach and small intestine. The second, and more critical testimony, was that of Professor Ronald Teare of London University’s Forensic Medicine Department, who considered the marijuana found in Lee’s body on the day Lee died “about as significant as if I had been told Lee had taken a cup of tea or coffee.”
@@TomBleecker It was a whitewash, not a debunking. Dr. Donald Langford and Dr. Peter Wu stated Bruce Lee's death was due to cerebral edema (brain swelling) caused by a cannabis overdose. People connected to Bruce financially hated this finding. They wanted a 2nd autopsy and hired guys who found the brain swelling to be caused by an allergic reaction to the headache medication Equagesic. But Lee had been experiencing headaches and seizures for several months. He collapsed while working on his film Enter the Dragon two months before his death. He was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with cerebral edema (brain swelling). He was discharged several days later. He was wrongly informed that he could not overdose on cannabis. He continued to eat the brownies, which killed him.
@@bobgarrett7134 You're preaching to the choir. Have you seen all of Bruce's medical records dating from his personal physicians in the United States, the autopsy report, the medical examiner's report, the full transcripts from the Coroner's inquest, and the Hong Kong police records? In addition, have you watched Dr. Richard Hunter's analysis on the TV cable show "Autopsy"? If you want to go down the road of suggesting that drugs are what killed Bruce, you'd make a far better case using his abuse of cocaine, which is known to cause brain edema. Anyway, as I mentioned earlier, I don't agree with the notion that Bruce died from eating hash brownies.
@@TomBleecker It's an open and shut case. The hashish brownies are what he loved to munch to get into a relaxed state. Then he'd doze off. They were also causing him severe headaches and seizures. Bruce made the connection and was tying to regulate the amount of cannabis he ingested. That can be very difficult because the THC percentage per mg can vary greatly. Did you read the story of Bob Wall visiting Bruce, noting the number of brownies he chomped down, and his verbal deterioration into total incoherence and sleep?
@@bobgarrett7134 You said all this earlier. It's obviously an open and shut case to you, but not to many others, me included. Yes, I read Bob Wall's interview and a half dozen other theories that don't agree with all the medical records. Anyway, I think this thread is closed. Thanks for your input.
Can't understand why he caught soooo much flack for the book he wrote...these just seem like straight facts!!
As I mentioned in one of the videos, the flak I caught came primarily from the diehard Bruce Lee fans who had grown up watching Bruce's movies and had been subjected for years to the commercialization of Bruce. As a result, they found it difficult, if not impossible, to accept that Bruce was anything less than a god.
@@TomBleecker ...Tom I too am a die hard fan...not a fan boy but fan. As you said, you can't replace what he had. I have never seen one man generate soooo much excitement whereas people lined up around the theater to see his movies!! MY god!God!! But as I got older and really dove into fact a lot of these things I read about previously are now being discussed, even the hash ingestion, etc. I hope there are more facts instead of overblown non facts. He'll always be the G.O.A.T in my opinion. Here's my question...do you know if there was at anytime a discussion about exhuming Bruce's body by the family. Thank you Sir!
@@kelvendyson1508 Greetings. Over the years, I have heard/read the claim that family members wanted to exhume Bruce's body, mostly for a second autopsy. While I cannot speak for Bruce's siblings, I can share with you that I never heard this discussed or stated by Linda, Brandon, or Shannon.
@@TomBleecker There's a rumour Brandon wanted an exhumation. Whether it's true or not I have no idea.
@@MrDravenLee I have heard that rumor, although I've never been able to confirm it. I can say that in all the conversations I had with Brandon about his father, he never mentioned wanting to exhume his body.
I wonder if anyone knows what he thought about the CCP or Hong Kong etc.
What is CCP?
@@TomBleecker It's CPC actually - Communist party of China.
Bruce aimed big. I think Bruce wanted to be a big star in Hollywood. I don't think Bruce had any political knowledge to have strong opinions on communism, capitalism, economics, etc
@@nyb_ok Rob Chan was the one who made the reference to CCP. My sense is he was referencing the Chinese Communist Party.
@@TomBleecker yes yes, most people say CCP but it's actually CPC (Communist party of China)
Run Run Shaw alluded to suicide as the cause. I do not agree with that, but the HK film industry context for him was different. Many of his actors and actresses committed suicide in the mid to late 1960s, some in early 70s, mostly due to waning careers and personal issues.
The notion that Bruce would have tried to commit suicide is totally ridiculous, given that based on the private test screenings of ETD and the lucrative movie contracts that he was offered from major Hollywood studios a stellar movie career was all but guaranteed.
I thought it was Lo Wei that took credit for Bruce's success.
At one point, he did. So with Raymond Chow. The reverse would also be true - that Bruce could take credit for Lo Wei and Raymond Chow's success. No successful movie is made by just one person. It's a team effort.
@@TomBleecker сценарий ,, яростный кулак ,, ( если его автор ло вей ) очень хорош. Если там убрать некоторые затянутые эпизоды.
I noticed the same things about the autopsy photo!! So it's verified by Mr. Bleeker and you can see it!!
Where?
@@Ssssfs...Google Bruce Lee morgue photo and then look up Tom Bleeker comments on Bruce Lee's death on TH-cam. HE points out some things in that photo.
They waited to long from what I hear to call the ambulance. Why wait when it's obvious he's unconscious.. too many unanswered questions..
Just would also like to say R.I.P to one incredible human being. Mind boggling what he achieved in a short time. Very intelligent as well , seems as if he was from another planet or something. ❤ VERY FASCINATING PERSON. HE LEFT A LIFE THAT WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED. STILL TO THIS DAY 50YEARS AND PEOPLE STILL ARE MESMERIZED BY HIM. ❤
The likelihood is that he was already dead when Betty Ting-pei found him.
In my opinion, I feel Bruce Lee overworked himself. Of course I wasn't there it's just my opinion. I feel when Bruce Lee finished the meeting with Raymond Chow, Bruce should have went home instead of going to Betty Ting Pei's apartment. When Betty Ting Pei couldn't wake up Bruce Lee, she should have called the ambulance. Instead Betty called Raymond Chow. When Raymond Chow came over to wake up Bruce but couldn't he called the ambulance. Only God knows what happened.
⚡💯
It is also reported that Bruce drank cow's blood. I wonder if he had an excess of iron in his system?
As is the case with many other aspects of the legend, I don't recall Bruce ever talked about or actually drinking cow's blood. First of all, where would he have gotten it? What he did was put raw hamburger meat in his blender as part of a protein drink - and that meat contained raw blood, much like a rare steak. There wasn't much difference between this and raw eggs with regard to protein. With regard to iron, he probably got more than enough from the desecrated liver powder.
Bruce tried a lot of different things that he thought would bolster his health and performance. Is there any truth to the story of him having the sweat glands in his underarms removed? This was apparently done so that he would not have sweaty underarms on screen.
@@MORCOPOLO0817 It is true that Bruce had some of his sweat glands surgically removed from his underarms, but not all. This was done in the late 1960s just prior to his leaving for HK. And, yes, this was done because his profuse sweating created a problem with wardrobe when shooting film.
@@TomBleecker интересно куда испарялся его пот ? Ну не в голову же ? Капельки пота стекающие с него на фото в ,, входит дракон,, выглядят очень мужественно.
Wow
Bruce Lee's cause of death never made sense until the discovery of the drug letters and his cocaine use that resulted in weight loss and cerebral edema. Been a fan since 1972.
While Bruce's use of cocaine could well have contributed to his weight loss, cocaine has never been known to cause brain edema. Thanks for your post.
@@TomBleecker cocaine compromises the BBB and definitely is responsible for cerebral edema according to science literature. Easy to research.
@@Drivehead103 Along with a highly credentialed medical team, I researched Bruce's death in detail that included looking over all his medical records, lab reports, and autopsy. In addition, Dr. Richard Hunter, an esteemed medical examiner, ruled that Bruce's death was caused by cortisone abuse. I can assure you that Bruce's use of cocaine played no part in his death.
@@TomBleecker I was about to buy into the steroid cause of death but my common sense told me that many athletes used steroids the same way without dying. Show me a list of other athletes that have died from steroid used to control inflammation. Steroid use causing cerebral edema is not something I have looked into but I will check it out. Cocaine acting on the blood-brain barrier still seems to be a more likely reason.
@@Drivehead103 Are you referencing anabolic steroids or cortisone as a corticosteroid? I'm assuming that latter. An athlete overusing cortisone and not under the care of a physician is at risk of serious health problems, including death. I strongly suggest watching the Bruce Lee segment on the TV show "Autopsy" that stars renowned medical examiner Dr. Richard Hunter. Thanks for your post.
With all do respect, Jackie Chan would differ with you about the ''Triads''🥺🙏💪👍✌
How would he and I differ?
@@TomBleecker Jackie Chan"s life was in jeopardy, threatened by the ''Triads''or am I, wrong?
@@JoseRamos-kd9ig I haven't heard or read any substantive proof that Jackie Chan felt his life was being threatened by the triads.
Tom you have made me rethink my whole take on Bruces death. I thought it was any number of explainable reasons I had heard from dehydration thru heat on both days of collapse, sudep, cortisone sheer exhaustion from work etc but never believed the official equagesic allergy. Your knowledge is exeptional, he had lost weight compared to WOTD & his whole appearance seemed un natural by the time of ETD, 140lb's was his natural weight I believe. Is it me or did his colour look different, kind off washed out. Must get your book.
It's difficult to determine Bruce's natural color from photos taken on the set because of makeup applied by the makeup artist. Photos taken of him when not working around that timeframe suggest that his skin tone had darkened. Thanks for your post.
Yea it's about 50/50
Seems logical to have died because of poisoning. i, too, believe that he was poisoned. Something seemed a little off about his face during the funeral. Do you think his death was part of a conspiracy? why else would they not call the ambulance until the last minute?
In my opinion, they didn't call an ambulance because he was already dead and had been for some time. They also had to figure out how to cover up the issue of Bruce dying in Betty Ting's apartment.
Poison in his pot
Wen u train as hard as bruce did everyday . Training harder then most ur gunna loose lots of weight specially in humid hot hong kong and lost his appetite all adds up
So Raymond Chow saw Bruce as the golden 🦢 at Golden Harvest,, so to speak!! I don't think Bruce was that difficult to work with. Bruce died by a # of reasons 😢
If those who worked on ETD are to be believed, Bruce was very difficult to work with. Recall that even from the start, when Bruce refused for several days to show up for work, the director demanded he be fired.
@@TomBleecker I heard Bruce was being "difficult" on the set of ETD because the studios had renegged on a number of contract stipulations(Bruce being allowed to rewrite scenes and dialogue if and when needed being one of those stipulations)...which would make sense to me because Bruce was well knowledged in the film industry's sleezy tactics and tired of dealing with them.
@@alexscott730 Bruce had problems with the script because he stuttered. Because of this, he wanted particular words changed in the script. Jesse Glover recalled in his book that when people would laugh at Bruce when he stuttered, he'd go ballistic. Anyway, Bruce didn't have script approval. Whatever dialogue was changed would have been on the approval of the director Robert Clouse and screenwriter Michael Allin. While Bruce had experience in the HK film industry, he had no prior experience in the Hollywood film industry - the two of which are radically different. While he from time to time was successful crossing swords with the HK film industry, he would have had no success crossing swords with Warner Brothers. In fact, at one point early in the production, Robert Clouse wanted Bruce replaced, which almost happened had it not been for Linda pleading with Clouse to give Bruce more time to get grounded.
Of course they killed him
Well, at best, it's an unproven plausible theory.