Mary Kate Olsen In A Full Court?
The federal government has a subpoena with Mary-Kate Olsen’s name on it!
In case you haven’t been following the drama surrounding Mary-Kate Olsen and the DEA’s ongoing investigation into Heath Ledger’s death, here’s what you need to know…
- In February, the DEA launched an investigation into how Heath obtained the multiple prescription drugs that reportedly led to his accidental overdose.
- Mary-Kate was publicly linked to the case when the masseuse who discovered Heath’s body allegedly called Mary-Kate three times before calling 911.
- Speculation surfaced early this week that Mary-Kate was refusing to cooperate with the federal probe unless she was granted immunity in the case.
- Mary-Kate’s attorney fired back: “Despite tabloid speculation, Mary-Kate Olsen has nothing whatsoever to do with the drugs found in Heath Ledger’s home or his body, and does not know where he obtained them.” While her attorney did not address the reports that Mary-Kate was seeking immunity from the feds, he did call descriptions of the investigation “incomplete and inaccurate.”
- Today, E! News quotes a federal law enforcement source, stating that a subpoena with Mary-Kate’s name on it “was dated and signed on April 23, but it has not been enforced yet…We are still in negotiations. There are still negotiations with Mary-Kate’s lawyer and also with our U.S. Attorney’s Office, the prosecutors.”
Popsquire’s perspective…
Whenever you watch a drama on tv, the witnesses always ask for immunity. So, you can’t blame Mary-Kate for asking, if she did. However, immunity is not granted or discussed as often as tv leads us to believe. Instead, prosecutors and investigators in most cases are able to move forward on cases without offering any protections to witnesses.
If she is subpoenaed and must appear before a grand jury, do you think she will send Ashley instead? Would you be able to tell the difference? Now, that would be an amazing collision between pop culture and law!
