Brad Renfro Warned Of Perils Of Drugs In 'Last' Interview

Access Hollywood - February 13, 2008 2:44 PM PST

It's been one month since actor Brad Renfro died of a heroin overdose and only now, his last interview is being made public.

In his last known interview, with Portable Hollywood, a cell phone entertainment content provider, just a month before his death, Renfro, looking bloated and older than his 25 years, almost prophetically warned about the woes of growing up in Hollywood.

[ Brad Renfro Dead At Age 25 - Watch the Video ]

Unfortunately, a lot of people aren't able to traverse through things like that and come out on the other side you know, and a lot of people don't make it. They don't live through it," he said.

Renfro even had advice for newcomers.

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"I would tell them to stay them to stay the hell away from the party scene," he said.

Ironically, that was the same message a 16-year-old Renfro shared with Access Hollywood 10 years ago, after his first drug arrest.

[ All Access: Brad Renfro ]

"My message to anyone out there who's never done drugs - is to never do them," he said.

Tragically, Brad never learned his own lesson. After years of struggling with alcohol and drug addiction, including more arrests, like one during an undercover drug raid on LA's Skid Row in 2005, Renfro died in his LA home on January 15, 2008 from an accidental heroin overdose.

[ Brad Renfro Talks Arrest & Drug Use - Watch the Video ]

Shortly after Renfro's death, his obituary revealed a shocking secret - a son, referred to only as Y. Renfro.

The four-year-old, reportedly named Yamato, lives in Japan with his mother and did not attend his father's Knoxville Tennessee funeral.

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Neither did Joanne Renfro. The grandmother who raised him was too sick to go.

In a sad twist of fate, Joanne also passed away, just two weeks after her beloved grandson.

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  • __A_YAHOO_USER__
    it was in the papers and tv about beyonce being a drug and alcohol addict. oh well daughter like father.
    report abuseposted May 3, 2009 2:31 PM PDT
  • __A_YAHOO_USER__
    it was in the papers and tv about beyonce being a drug and alcohol addict. oh well daughter like father.
    report abuseposted May 3, 2009 2:30 PM PDT
  • __A_YAHOO_USER__
    it was in the papers and tv about beyonce being a drug and alcohol addict. oh well daughter like father.
    report abuseposted May 3, 2009 2:30 PM PDT
  • Larissa J
    OMG! I cant believe Brad died. It breaks my heart and it hurts. I'll miss you Brad,I loved his movies. I have a huge crush on Brad but... he'll be back, it's not goodbye yet, it's just see you later. God please bless Brad and give him streghth! He was a very talented person who enjoyed making movies.
    report abuseposted December 1, 2008 11:36 AM PST
  • Larissa J
    OMG! I cant believe Brad died, it breaks my heart and it hurts. I'll miss you Brad, I really Loved his movies. I have a crush on Brad but... he'll be back. It's not goodbye yet, it's just see you later. God please bless and give Brad strenth!
    report abuseposted December 1, 2008 11:28 AM PST
  • Stacye
    This is an old story and Im sure no one will read this but, I had NO idea. Probably because I never associated the name with the little boy from the Client!!! This is sooo sad. Breaks my heart!! God bless him and his family!!! Heroin is a horrible drug, Ive seen it first hand with a family member.. its like the DEVIL!!! Its just takes over and no one is immune... it just takes one time!!
    report abuseposted March 11, 2008 3:22 PM PDT
  • booberry
    sad. very sad.
    report abuseposted February 13, 2008 11:04 PM PST
  • Traci F
    So sad!! RIP Brad. You will be missed! =[
    report abuseposted February 13, 2008 8:40 PM PST
  • Giovanna d
    Mia, what, do you live under a rock or something?
    report abuseposted February 13, 2008 8:40 PM PST
  • Niki
    i've had the hugest crush on Brad since I was 13 or 14, i was more upset that he passed away than i was about heath ledger. RIP
    report abuseposted February 13, 2008 7:09 PM PST
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