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Josh Halliday

The Vivienne died from cardio-respiratory arrest due to ketamine use, inquest finds

The Vivienne poses for photos on a red carpet at an event in January 2020.
The Vivienne, 32, died at home in Chorlton-by-Backford, Cheshire, on 5 January. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/PA

The drag artist known as The Vivienne died from misadventure after suffering cardio-respiratory arrest after taking ketamine, a coroner has ruled.

James Lee Williams, 32, was found in the bath by a neighbour at home in Chorlton-by-Backford, Cheshire, on Sunday 5 January. The last time anyone had contact with Williams was two days earlier, a court was told, when a friend said it was evident the entertainer had taken ketamine.

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