Bob Saget reportedly complained that he 'didn't feel good' before final stand-up set, said his hearing was off — but his loved ones dispute the allegations



Comedian Bob Saget was reportedly feeling unwell in the hours leading up to his death, the Daily Mail reported on Thursday.

Saget was found dead in an Orlando, Florida, hotel room in January, having suffered a brain bleed as a presumed result of an unwitnessed fall. An autopsy determined that Saget was COVID-19-positive at the time of his death.

The comedian's family and friends, however, have refuted this claim and said that he was not ill with long COVID before his death.

What are the details?

Saget's showrunner and other witnesses have come forward to detail what they say was Saget's condition during the time leading up to his death.

According to various reports, Florida's Orange County sheriff's office released photos, bodycam footage, and interview audio featuring testimony of witnesses who claimed to have interacted with Saget in the time leading up to his death.

One such witness was showrunner Rosalie Cocci, who told investigators that Saget — who was suffering from long COVID in the days and weeks ahead of his death — said he "didn't feel good" ahead of his final show, noting that his hearing was off and he was suffering from a sore throat.

"I did hear him say, 'I don't feel good but I'm ready to do the show,'" she recalled. "'This is what I do this for.' He seemed to be talking himself up. ... He wasn't sweating, he didn't miss a beat, nothing slurred. ... He came out very energetic."

Cocci added, "[Saget] said he had long-term COVID, and it was taking his body a long time to get over it. He said that his hearing had been off and that was the case that night. He was asking the sound guys to turn everything up. And [he said] that he had been sick the night before — his hearing was off, and he had a sore throat. He was happy he had lozenges for the stage."

Cpl. Brian Meadows said that he was moved to interview those in Saget's circle following conversations with Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Joshua Stephany, who told Meadows that he could "not state definitively" when Saget's apparent head injury had occurred, "but believed it was probably within hours of his death, possibly within a day or two, depending on several medical factors."

Stephany added that Saget would have "exhibited significant signs that something was wrong."

Hospitality employee Richard Stanford told investigators that during a conversation, Saget's train of thought seemed fairly erratic, but that he chalked the behavior up to him being a comedian with an "ADD" personality.

"He's a comedian, and his thought track is just, you know, is ADD — just boom, boom, boom," Stanford recalled. "I don't know if he stumbled over words. The train of thought just changed a couple times. We'd be talking about a story and then, all of a sudden, he'd bring up this part, and I don't know personally how those would tie together. Just weird, stepping on himself a little bit."

Stanford, who walked Saget to his car following the conversation, said that he didn't notice that "anything was wrong."

"At no point did I think anything was wrong," Stanford insisted. "He chatted with everyone. ... He had a good time talking with everyone."

What else?

TMZ on Thursday reported that Saget's friends and family denied he was sick with long COVID leading up to his death.

"Bob Saget's friends and family say he was his normal, happy and joking self in the days leading up to his death ... and allegations he was complaining about being sick with long-term COVID before his last show just don't add up," the outlet reported. "We spoke with one of Bob's best friends, who was in touch with the comedian almost daily, and tells us Saget never mentioned feeling off or that he was still battling the after-effects of COVID. Not only that, we're told the friend, who saw Bob regularly, said he never exhibited symptoms of being sick either."

Saget's widow, Kelly Rizzo, also stated that the late comedian — with whom she spoke on the day he died — "never mentioned being sick or having hearing issues."

Following announcement that Bob Saget's fatal head injuries were consistent with a 'baseball bat to the head' or a fall from '20 or 30 feet,' family sues to block release of death records, investigation



The late Bob Saget's family is suing Florida officials to prevent the release of photos connected to the comedian's death investigation.

Saget was found dead in an Orlando, Florida, hotel room in January after having suffered extreme head trauma.

What are the details?

Saget's widow, Kelly Rizzo, and his daughters filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Orange County Sheriff's Office to prevent the release of Saget's death records.

The suit alleges that the records are "exempt from disclosure to the public" and should remain confidential and that any such release would cause "irreparable harm in the form of extreme mental pain, anguish, and emotional distress."

"In the process of these investigations, Defendants created records which include photographs, video recordings, audio recordings, statutorily protected autopsy information, and all other statutorily protected information," the lawsuit states. "Upon information and belief, some of these Records graphically depict Mr. Saget, his likeness or features, or parts of him, and were made by Defendants during Defendants' investigations."

Saget, 65, was determined to have suffered blunt head trauma as the likely result of an "unwitnessed fall" in his hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando.

"It is the most probable that the decedent suffered an unwitnessed fall backwards and struck the posterior aspect of his head. The manner of death is accident," chief medical examiner Dr. Joshua D. Stephany said in his report on the beloved entertainer's death.

Following his death, the actor and comedian's family released a statement saying that they believed he "accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it, and went back to sleep."

Experts, however, state that Saget's extensive injuries as detailed in the public autopsy were more consistent with a "baseball bat to the head" or a fall from "20 or 30 feet."

What else?

Brian Bieber, a Saget family attorney, told CNN that the family's injunction was intended to "prevent disclosure of any photographs or videos of Mr. Saget made by the authorities during their investigation."

"The facts of the investigation should be made public, but these materials should remain private out of respect for the dignity of Mr. Saget and his family," Bieber told the network. "It's very simple — from a human and legal standpoint, the Saget family's privacy rights outweigh any public interest in disclosure of this sensitive information."

'Far from a head bump': Bob Saget's autopsy report raises questions, shows multiple fractures to the skull



Earlier this week, Bob Saget's family released a statement saying the beloved actor and comedian died from head trauma.

"The authorities have determined that Bob passed from head trauma. They have concluded that he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and went to sleep," the statement said, going on to note that "no drugs or alcohol were involved."

But an autopsy report released Friday suggested Saget's injuries were far more severe than a "slip and fall" accident, raising a number of questions about how the actor suffered multiple fractures to the skull and hemorrhaging near the brain.

"Far from a head bump that might have been shrugged off, the autopsy described an unmistakably serious set of injuries that would at the very least have probably left someone confused, brain experts said," read a tweet from NYT Science.

Far from a head bump that might have been shrugged off, the autopsy described an unmistakably serious set of injuries that would at the very least have probably left someone confused, brain experts said.https://nyti.ms/34tvz0B
— NYT Science (@NYT Science) 1644631680

“This is significant trauma,” Director of the Houston Methodist Neurological Institute Gavin Britz reported. “This is something I find with someone with a baseball bat to the head, or who has fallen from 20 or 30 feet.”

"This is not a "slip & fall". This is not a minor concussion. This is MAJOR head trauma," tweeted emergency physician and researcher Dr. Megan Ranney, along with a copy of the autopsy report.

Hi. ICYMI: This is not a "slip & fall". This is not a minor concussion. This is MAJOR head trauma. \n\nMy condolences to Saget's friends & family. I hope that they get answers as to what really happened.pic.twitter.com/DtrwEAN1xZ
— Megan Ranney MD MPH \ud83d\uddfd (@Megan Ranney MD MPH \ud83d\uddfd) 1644606914

The report revealed that Saget’s injuries included an abrasion of the posterior of his scalp, subgaleal hemorrhaging under the abrasion, multiple fractures to the skull, a subdural hematoma and additional hemorrhaging. His death on Jan. 9 has been ruled an accident.

An autopsy report for Bob Saget has determined the comedian\u2019s cause of death to be \u201cblunt head trauma\u201d that resulted in multiple fractures to the skull and hemorrhaging near the brain.\n\nFull Story: https://trib.al/ulgjEe7\u00a0pic.twitter.com/lJ4vqQVkoo
— NewsNation (@NewsNation) 1644627607

CNN’s chief medical correspondent and neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta said the autopsy report reveals Saget's injuries were "not a simple bump on the head" but a "very significant blow to the head" that would be consistent with a fall down a flight of stairs or a major car accident.

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta examines actor and comedian Bob Saget's autopsy report and says the report reveals what seems to be signs of a significant blow to the head .


CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta examines actor and comedian Bob Saget's autopsy report and says the report reveals what seems to be signs of a significant blow to the head https://cnn.it/3LD5KvM\u00a0pic.twitter.com/I0YLeARRW5
— CNN (@CNN) 1644596966












'Full House' star and comic Bob Saget dies at age 65



TMZ is reporting that "Full House" star and stand-up comedian Bob Saget has died at the age of 65.

Saget – who made a name for himself as character "Danny Tanner" in the sitcom "Full House" and later as the host of "America's Funniest Home Videos" – has passed away, according to multiple news reports.

According to TMZ, Saget passed away on Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Florida.

"The Sheriff's Department and the fire department responded to the hotel around 4 PM ET ... after hotel security had found Bob in his room. We're told he was pronounced dead on the scene, but the circumstances of his death are still unclear," TMZ reported.

Saget – who toured nationally as a stand-up comedian – appeared as recently as Saturday at a comedy show at the Ponte Concert Hall in Jacksonville, Florida.

This is a developing story, and more details will be provided as they arrive.