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Wayne Static's widow Tera Wray Static has hit out at claims her husband Wayne died of a drug overdose.
The Static-X frontman passed away on Saturday 1 November. Following the news, rumours were rife of the cause of death being a drug overdose, claims that Tera Wray Static has rubbished, reffering to them as "disrespectful".
Read Tera Wray Static's full statement (via the band's Facebook) below:
"Today is my husband's birthday and instead of celebrating his 49th year of life, we are grieving his short 48 years It has come to my attention that many have questions and opinions about the cause of the death of my husband in which I now find is necessary to further respond."
"Wayne was not taking drugs. If anything, he was a drinker, and did not OD. The autopsy will be done by this weekend at the soonest. However, for some of the test results it will take up to six months to get the actual death certificate finalised. I hope that the results I am given will have some insight, but they told me what I will receive this weekend will be deemed incomplete until all tests are back."
"We can all have opinions as to why. We all know that both Wayne and I had abused narcotics with alcohol in the past, which I am sure took a toll on his body, heart and soul. We were packing to travel on tour and were to leave that night, but it was Halloween and we decided to leave in the morning with our animals.
"I wish we had traveled that night then maybe had he fallen ill we could have gotten to the hospital. I will never know. I find it disrespectful to our families and myself for negative spins that are being posted."For Wayne's music peers to take it upon themselves to make comments about us when they are not part of our daily lives or know us outside of tour and music, just to grab a headline to get themselves at the top of the gossip page, is disgusting."
"This is not about you or what you feel is your expert opinion on people you have no relationship with, so shame on you. Do not act like we liked your band either."
