The man who once ruled New York City nightlife has told a media outlet that he plans to end the party in July.Mark Fleischman, who owned Manhattan’s Studio 54, once the world’s most exclusive club, is now 82 and confined to a wheelchair.
He told the New York Post that he plans to use the Swiss nonprofit assisted suicide group Dignitas to end his life on July 13.
The group helps assisted suicides with a lethal dose of barbiturates after a lengthy screening process.“I can’t walk, my speech is f–ked up and I can’t do anything for myself,” Fleischman told The Post. “My wife helps me get into bed and I can’t dress or put on my shoes.
I am taking a gentle way out. It is the easiest way out for me.”Fleischman now resides in Marina Del Ray, Calif. He said neurologists have been unable to diagnose his illness, which began in 2016.He took over Studio 54 in December 1978 when partners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager were raided and charged with tax evasion, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy.
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