Mike Starr, former Alice in Chains bassist and 'Celebrity Rehab' participant, was found dead in Utah on Tuesday, TMZ.com reports. Police tell the website the rocker's body was found in a Salt Lake City home around 1:45pm. The cause of death is still unknown. Starr was 44.
The bassist was arrested just last month for felony possession of a controlled substance. He was found with six Xanax and six painkiller pills at the time of his arrest.
"It's a terrible shock and tragedy," Starr's father told TMZ on Tuesday.
"Devastating to hear of Mike Starr succumbing to his illness. So very sad. Our prayers are with his family," Dr. Drew Pinsky Tweeted. Starr appeared on the third season of 'Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew' in 2009.
Starr was the original bassist of Alice in Chains and played on their first studio album, We Die Young. During his stint on 'Celebrity Rehab,' Starr confessed he was kicked out of the rock band in 1993 because of his drug problem.
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