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Richard Pryor nearly dies after setting himself on fire while on drugs: Part 9

He was on coke and freebase when he got severely burned. His widow, Jennifer Pryor, who was not married to him at the time, said she was at the house before the fire and feared he would hurt himself.

January 17, 2020

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