Michael K. Williams was high on drugs meeting Obama, posthumous memoir reveals
Late actor Michael K. Williams was coming down from a three-day drug bender when he met Barack Obama during a 2008 campaign stop.
“The Wire” star ,who died from an accidental overdose last September at 54 ,made the startling admission in a memoir written prior to his passing.
The tome, “Scenes From My Life,” is set to be published later this month.
Williams recalls being invited to attend an event in Harrisburg, Virginia, by Obama — who has famously declared that “The Wire” is his favorite show.
However, when he arrived at the event, Williams was so high on cocaine that he had lockjaw and was unable to speak properly.
At the time, Obama was the junior senator from Illinois and was making a run for president. Williams said he was so preoccupied with drugs that he was “clueless” as to who the politician was.