THE shocking death of Lady Gaga's heavily-tattooed model friend Rick 'Zombie Boy' Genest has been officially ruled an accident.
The 32-year-old - who appeared in the star's 2011 music video Born This Way - died of head injuries after falling from the third-floor balcony of a Montreal apartment.
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When the Canadian’s body was found, rumours swirled he’d committed suicide, since medical records showed he’d sought help for mental health problems in the past.
Gaga even pushed that theory herself in a since-deleted tweet and was forced to apologise for speculating he had taken his own life.
However, the coroner’s report found there was no “clear and unequivocal intention to end his life” adding it was an "accidental death."
It also revealed Genest had marijuana and a high blood alcohol level in his system at the time of the August 2018 fatal fall and was "highly intoxicated."
“Some close friends reported that he heard voices, particularly when he used substances,” the coroner’s report said.
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“However, Mr Genest did not seem to be in a state of psychosis or delirium when he went out on the balcony.”
Cameras inside the building showed Genest going on to the balcony alone and appearing to place a cigarette into his mouth.
Loved ones told the coroner's office he would sometimes sit on balcony railings when he went outside for a cigarette.
Coroner Mélissa Gagnon said that he appeared to have fallen from the balcony of a nearby building, though there were no witnesses to the actual event.
"Considering that habit and his very advanced state of inebriation, it is plausible that Mr Genest accidentally fell from the balcony," her report states.
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The distinctive model - who walked for Thierry Mugler - had nearly 90 per cent of his body covered in tattoos, including a skull on his face and a brain on his head.
His death was confirmed on Facebook by his agency Dulcedo Management, who paid tribute to the "icon of the artistic scene".
It said: "The whole dulcedo family is shocked and pained by this tragedy. Zombie Boy, Rico, was loved by all those who had the chance to meet him and know him.
"Icon of the artistic scene and the fashion world, this innovator, against popular culture, has been able to charm all hearts.
"We received the unfortunate news at the beginning of the afternoon and members of the team have come to support his family and relatives in this dark and difficult moment.
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The model featured in Mugler fashion shows in Paris and New York City in 2011 and later appeared in magazines such as GQ, Vanity Fair and Vogue.
He also appeared in a DermaBlend advert in 2011 in which he promotes the brand's concealer and make-up remover.
And was in the 2013 fantasy action film '47 Ronin' starring Keanu Reeves.
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