Carrot Top has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home with his family after a suicide attempt left the Las Vegas comedian in critical condition last week.
Page Six confirms the 61-year-old prop comic, whose real name is Scott Thompson, is back home and “doing well” after several days of hospital care.
Thompson was hospitalized in critical condition following a suicide attempt at his Las Vegas home on Sept. 18. His long-running residency at the Luxor Hotel and Casino has been placed on hiatus, and shows were canceled for the next three weeks.
The hospitalization came as he faced a contentious legal fight with musician Brian Evans, who previously opened for his Luxor show.
A police report previously obtained by Page Six says Thompson’s manager called authorities for a welfare check. Officers found the longtime Las Vegas headliner unconscious near the pool in his backyard.
Shortly before the incident, Thompson spoke with his manager by phone and voiced concern about an article set to be published. He later sent a one-word text, then stopped responding. That silence triggered the welfare check and the rush to a local hospital.
He remained under medical care for nearly a week.
On Sept. 20, while Thompson was still hospitalized, his rep Jami Schlicher gave Page Six a positive update.
Schlicher said:
“Scott remains hospitalized and under close medical care. He is now awake, breathing on his own and continuing to improve, surrounded by his family and those closest to him,”
She added that fans’ notes had been shared with him, including stories about how his comedy helped people through hard stretches in their own lives.
Schlicher said:
“Hearing those stories and feeling that support has meant a great deal to him during his recovery.”
People first reported the later update that he had been released and was home. Schlicher had earlier said Thompson and his family were deeply grateful for the kindness shown to them and asked that his privacy be respected while he recovered. Reports also noted he shared moments of humor with medical staff during his stay.
Thompson’s attorney, Ronnie Bitman, alleged in a Sept. 3 court filing that Evans threatened to publicly file a sexually explicit video of the comedian unless he was paid $500,000. Thompson’s attorneys later referenced the suicide attempt in court filings while seeking protective relief in the dispute.
Evans has denied the extortion claims. He told Page Six he “never threatened, ever, to post any video anywhere in exchange for a settlement.” He also said the video had been “deleted a long time ago” under a previous settlement.
No independent proof of the video’s contents or current status appears beyond those competing claims. The court itself is not named in the available reporting, and no arrest tied to the hospital episode is described.
Thompson has headlined at the Luxor since 2005. It is not yet clear when he will return to the stage after the three-week cancellation window reported by TMZ.
If you or someone you know is affected by the issues in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.
Private pain is not entertainment, and a man fighting back from the edge deserves room to heal with his family, not a circus.
