Prince Was Going to Meet Addiction Specialist Before He Died

Prince died one day before an emergency meeting with an addiction specialist, according to a report from The Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Minneapolis-based attorney William Mauzy told the newspaper that Dr. Howard Kornfeld had been contacted by a Prince representative on April 20 because he “was dealing with a grave medical emergency.” The move was apparently an attempt to help the ailing singer kick a rumored painkiller addiction. Kornfeld reportedly could not clear his schedule to fly to Minnesota until April 22, but sent his son Andrew Kornfeld instead.

Andrew Kornfeld was scheduled to meet with Prince early on April 21 after taking an overnight flight from California.

“The plan was to quickly evaluate his health and devise a treatment plan,” Mauzy said. "The doctor was planning on a lifesaving mission.”

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