Pop Idol star Darius Campbell Danesh went "off-grid" shortly before his tragic death and would not answer texts from even close pals, according to reports.
The much-loved performer, 41, was found unresponsive in an apartment which housed mainly hospital outpatients in Rochester, Minnesota, on August 11.
An investigation into the cause of Darius' death is still pending, but now friends have said they struggled to contact the Scot shortly before he died.